Homewood-Flossmoor cracks the top 10 after an impressive win over Sandburg, while Bolingbrook, St. Ignatius and Wheaton North enter the rankings.
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Last week’s rankings in parentheses.
1. Lincoln-Way East 4-0 (1): Griffins rolled past Bradley-Bourbonnais as Jayden Cawthon caught a pair of TD passes. Meanwhile, win over Homewood-Flossmoor looks even better.
NEXT: Friday at No. 18 Sandburg.
2. Loyola 4-0 (5): Ramblers won a thriller against Brother Rice on Matthew Lee’s 46-yard TD pass to Joe Haughey with 1:10 remaining.
NEXT: Saturday at Benet.
3. Mount Carmel 3-1 (2): QB Brady Cloherty threw for 295 yards and five TDs as Caravan pulled away in the second half to beat Marist.
NEXT: Friday at St. Patrick.
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4. Providence 4-0 (7): News that the school fired coach Tyler Plantz was unexpected, to say the least, but this is still a team with four impressive wins.
NEXT: Friday at Nazareth.
5. Brother Rice 2-2 (3): Crusaders have lost to the top two teams by a combined four points. Defensive linemen Brayden Parks and Kameron McGee caused problems for Loyola.
NEXT: Friday at Notre Dame.
6. IC Catholic 4-0 (8): Jakobe Baldwin rushed for 134 yards as Knights rolled past CCL White rival DePaul Prep.
NEXT: Friday vs. Leo.
7. Hersey 4-0 (9): Huskies beat Barrington for the first time since 1994 as Kentucky commit Jake Nawrot threw three TD passes.
NEXT: Friday vs. Buffalo Grove.
8. Downers Grove North 4-0 (10): Glenbard West was looking to avenge its 2025 playoff loss, but Trojans stayed unbeaten with a rivalry win.
NEXT: Friday at Proviso West.
9. Montini 3-1 (11): Broncos trailed Nazareth 42-27 in the fourth quarter before Miami recruit Israel Abrams engineered three late scoring drives for the win.
NEXT: Friday vs. Carmel.
10. Homewood-Flossmoor 3-1 (20): Vikings defense was incredible against Sandburg with five sacks, four turnovers, and fumble returns for TDs by Cameron Wilkerson and Vito Pickard Jr.
NEXT: Friday at Lincoln-Way Central.
11. Lyons 4-0 (12): Lions loaded up on big plays against Hinsdale Central, starting with Brendan McCabe’s 73-yard run and EJ Kuhlman’s 81-yard dash.
NEXT: Friday vs. Glenbard West.
12. Prospect 4-0 (14): Safety Caden Moran snagged three interceptions as Knights pulled away in the second half for eye-opening win over Fremd.
NEXT: Friday at Elk Grove.
13. Oswego 3-1 (4): Defense played well in the loss to Bolingbrook, but Panthers gave up TDs on kickoff and interception returns.
NEXT: Friday vs. Plainfield South.
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14. Geneva 3-1 (15): Vikings held on to beat Wheaton Warrenville South, even after giving up three scores and two onside kick recoveries in the final four minutes.
NEXT: Friday at Lake Park.
15. Batavia 3-1 (16): Offense continued to post big numbers as NIU commit Brennon Zeng had eight catches for 132 yards in Bulldogs’ win over Lake Park.
NEXT: Friday vs. St. Charles North.
16. Maine South 3-1 (19): Indiana recruit Jameson Purcell threw for 209 yards and ran for 85 as Hawks recorded their 11th straight victory over New Trier.
NEXT: Friday at Deerfield.
17. St. Rita 2-2 (23): Will rugged schedule make Mustangs stronger? They’ve played four ranked teams, with two more on deck.
NEXT: Friday vs. No. 20 St. Ignatius.
18. Sandburg 3-1 (6): Offense really struggled against Homewood-Flossmoor, but Eagles face an even tougher test.
NEXT: Friday vs. No. 1 Lincoln-Way East.
19. Bolingbrook 3-1 (NR): Preseason hype faded after a Week 1 loss to Homewood-Flossmoor, but the ‘Brook is back after defense dominated in an impressive win over Oswego.
NEXT: Friday vs. Plainfield Central.
20. St. Ignatius 3-1 (NR): After taking IC Catholic to the wire, Wolfpack got a quality win against Fenwick as Nino Capuano had a big night running the ball.
NEXT: Friday at No. 17 St. Rita.
21. Morgan Park 3-1 (22): Public League opener against Payton was a breeze as QB Ronald Smith Jr. threw for 221 yards and three TDs.
NEXT: Saturday at Phillips.
22. Fenwick 3-1 (13): Freshman Noah Marshall, whose brother Nate is an edge rusher at Michigan, caught a TD pass in Friars’ loss to St. Ignatius.
NEXT: Friday at St. Francis.
23. Jacobs 4-0 (24): After Eagles fell behind 20-3 against Burlington Central, QB Austin Stennett led a comeback and Aiden Brunner ran for the winning TD with 1.8 seconds left.
NEXT: Friday vs. McHenry.
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24. Wheaton North 4-0 (NR): Mac Murray ran for 130 yards and two TDs against St. Charles North as Falcons recorded their fourth decisive win.
NEXT: Friday vs. St. Charles East.
25. Morris 4-0 (NR): Logan Conroy’s 50-yard punt return for a TD broke open Warriors’ convincing win over Kaneland.
NEXT: Friday at Rochelle.
Others to watch: St. Patrick, Nazareth, New Trier, Glenbard West, Antioch, Fremd, Lincoln-Way Central, Plainfield South.