Records through Sunday; Preseason rankings in parentheses.
1. Curie 28-5 (8)
4A champs.
2. Benet 31-4 (17)
4A runner-up for second time in three years.
3. Simeon 30-4 (1)
Upset by Benet in 4A semifinals.
4. Kenwood 22-5 (5)
Went 2-2 against Curie.
5. Morgan Park 26-4 (2)
Upset by Lincoln-Way West in 3A supersectionals.
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6. Fenwick 28-3 (3)
Best season since 1997-98.
7. St. Joseph 25-10 (12)
Played well in 3A semifinal loss to Belleville Althoff.
8. Notre Dame 25-7 (7)
Lost to Curie in supersectionals.
9. Lincoln-Way West 22-10 (NR)
3A runner-up beat Morgan Park and Peoria Manual to reach title game.
10. Bogan 20-8 (9)
Overshadowed by Red South rivals Simeon and Morgan Park.
11. North Lawndale 22-8 (NR)
Won Red West, regional titles.
12. Marian Catholic 23-6 (10)
Future is bright.
13. Thornton 25-4 (NR)
Tai Streets regime off to good start.
14. Deerfield 28-4 (NR)
Dan McKendrick can coach with the best of them.
15. Joliet West 21-10 (NR)
Sectional champs were led by Trevian Bell and Teyvion Kirk.
16. Stevenson 24-7 (14)
Justin Smith will be back.
17. Evanston 23-6 (6)
Nojel Eastern-Lance Jones will be dynamic duo in ’16-17.
18. Young 19-9 (11)
Nearly beat Curie in sectional semifinals.
19. Glenbard West 25-4 (NR)
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Justin Pierce elevated the program.
20. Conant 23-7 (NR)
Sectional champs should be better next year.
On the verge: Mount Carmel 24-8, Proviso East 18-9, Riverside-Brookfield 22-6, Vocational 21-9, York 20-13.