Boys, Girls High School Basketball Polls
Published on January 9 2025 6:29 am
Last Updated on January 9 2025 6:32 am
Written by Millie Lange
The Bulldogs have 101 points and were fifth in the previous Class 1A state poll.
Dieterich is in the others receiving votes in Class 1A.
In the girls polls, Effingham St. Anthony remained at No. 1 in the Class 1A poll with 54 points.
Brownstown/St. Elmo dropped from a tie for fifth place to eighth place, also in Class 1A. They drew 25 points.
In Class 2A, Teutopolis remained at fifth place with 62 points.
Effingham is in the others receiving votes category in Class 3A with nine votes.
BOYS BASKEBALL
CLASS 4A
Rank |
School |
Total Points |
Previous |
1. |
Quincy (6) (13-1) |
90 |
T2 |
2. |
Kenwood (3) (14-1) |
80 |
1 |
(tie) |
Rich Township (1) (9-4) |
80 |
NR |
4. |
Bolingbrook (15-2) |
74 |
T2 |
5. |
Waubonsie Valley (15-0) |
67 |
4 |
6. |
Lisle (Benet Academy) (15-2) |
46 |
6 |
7. |
Homewood-Flossmoor (14-2) |
36 |
5 |
8. |
Gurnee Warren (11-3) |
25 |
NR |
9. |
Hinsdale Central (13-2) |
19 |
NR |
10. |
Rock Island (15-1) |
10 |
9 |
Others receiving votes: 11, Simeon 6. 12, Alton 5. 13, Waukegan 3. 14, Lincoln Park 3. 15, Normal Community 2. 16, St. Ignatius 1. 17, Curie 1. 18, Edwardsville 1. 19, Evanston Township 1.
CLASS 3A
Rank |
School |
Total Points |
Previous |
1. |
DePaul College Prep (9) (15-1) |
98 |
1 |
2. |
Brother Rice (14-1) |
84 |
4 |
3. |
Metamora (15-3) |
63 |
T8 |
4. |
Fenwick (13-3) |
60 |
5 |
5. |
Kankakee (11-2) |
47 |
T8 |
6. |
Chicago Mt. Carmel (13-2) |
41 |
7 |
7. |
Peoria (H.S.) (1) (14-4) |
36 |
2 |
8. |
Morton (11-5) |
34 |
NR |
9. |
St. Laurence (13-3) |
33 |
6 |
10. |
Mt. Zion (12-3) |
26 |
3 |
Others receiving votes: 11, Carmel 9. 12, Centralia 6. 13, Kaneland 4. 14, East Peoria 3. 15, Lemont 3. 16, Waterloo 2. 17, St. Patrick 1.
CLASS 2A
Rank |
School |
Total Points |
Previous |
1. |
Belleville (Althoff Catholic) (6) (13-3) |
117 |
6 |
2. |
Williamsville (3) (13-0) |
110 |
4 |
3. |
Benton (3) (15-0) |
104 |
2 |
4. |
Peoria Manual (2) (10-4) |
86 |
1 |
5. |
Bismarck-Henning (16-0) |
71 |
5 |
6. |
Chicago Dyett (12-3) |
69 |
7 |
7. |
Rockford Christian (12-0) |
45 |
9 |
8. |
Columbia (11-4) |
24 |
3 |
9. |
Auburn (15-1) |
23 |
NR |
10. |
Pinckneyville (13-2) |
19 |
NR |
Others receiving votes: 11, Murphysboro 18. 12, Chicago (Christ the King) 15. 13, Warsaw West Hancock 12. 14, Breese Mater Dei 8. 15, Breese Central 8. 16, Carlyle 6. 17, Crane 6. 18, Rockridge 6. 19, St. Joseph-Ogden 5. 20, Warrensburg-Latham 5. 21, Riverton 4. 22, Chicago King 4. 23, IC Catholic 3. 24, Kankakee (McNamara) 1. 25, Sherrard 1.
CLASS 1A
Rank |
School |
Total Points |
Previous |
1. |
Pecatonica (12) (11-0) |
130 |
2 |
2. |
Waltonville (13-0) |
111 |
3 |
3. |
Effingham St. Anthony (1) (13-2) |
101 |
5 |
4. |
Jacksonville Routt (14-1) |
82 |
NR |
5. |
Lanark Eastland (1) (12-2) |
78 |
1 |
6. |
Tuscola (15-1) |
63 |
4 |
7. |
Hope Academy (9-4) |
50 |
8 |
8. |
Goreville (11-2) |
46 |
NR |
9. |
Casey-Westfield (11-3) |
31 |
7 |
10. |
Yorkville Christian (12-5) |
28 |
10 |
Others receiving votes: 11, Dieterich 12. 12, Annawan 11. 13, LeRoy 5. 14, Chicago (Fenger) 5. 15, Mounds Meridian 5. 16, Lexington 4. 17, Bluford Webber 3. 18, Dakota 2. 19, Unity Christian 2. 20, Illini Bluffs 1.
GIRLS BASKETBALL
CLASS 4A
Rank |
School |
Total Points |
Previous |
1. |
Benet (4) |
72 |
2 |
2. |
Lyons (2) |
68 |
1 |
3. |
Kenwood (1) |
64 |
3 |
4. |
Alton (1) |
53 |
T8 |
5. |
Waubonsie Valley |
42 |
4 |
6. |
Fremd |
40 |
5 |
7. |
Huntley |
30 |
T10 |
8. |
Loyola |
18 |
T8 |
9. |
Whitney Young |
16 |
7 |
10. |
Nazareth |
12 |
T10 |
Others receiving votes: 11, Prospect 8. 12, Normal Community 8. 13, St. Charles North 7. 14, Maine South 2.
CLASS 3A
Rank |
School |
Total Points |
Previous |
1. |
Washington (8) (20-0) |
88 |
T1 |
2. |
Quincy Notre Dame (16-0) |
74 |
6 |
3. |
Mount Vernon (14-2) |
67 |
3 |
4. |
St. Ignatius (13-3) |
58 |
5 |
5. |
Bethalto Civic Memorial (15-1) |
54 |
4 |
6. |
Galesburg (15-3) |
30 |
7 |
7. |
Chicago Heights Marian Catholic (16-2) |
24 |
10 |
8. |
Sterling (14-2) |
22 |
NR |
9. |
Morton (13-4) |
21 |
9 |
10. |
Morris (15-1) |
17 |
NR |
Others receiving votes: 11, Montini 16. 12, Dixon 14. 13, Effingham 9. 14, Kankakee 1.
CLASS 2A
Rank |
School |
Total Points |
Previous |
1. |
Breese Central (11) |
119 |
1 |
2. |
Stillman Valley |
75 |
3 |
(tie) |
Peoria Notre Dame (1) |
75 |
6 |
4. |
Nashville |
74 |
2 |
5. |
Teutopolis |
62 |
5 |
(tie) |
Central Southeastern |
62 |
NR |
7. |
Carlyle |
45 |
4 |
8. |
Byron |
44 |
NR |
9. |
Pittsfield (15-0) |
32 |
NR |
10. |
Watseka |
13 |
9 |
Others receiving votes: 11, Vienna 10. 12, Bishop McNamara 10. 13, Deer Creek-Mackinaw 8. 14, Sullivan 8. 15, Sherrard 7. 16, Rock Island Alleman 6. 17, Breese Mater Dei 5. 18, Bloomington Central Catholic 2. 19, Mt. Carmel 1. 20, Petersburg PORTA 1. 21, Tremont 1.
CLASS 1A
Rank |
School |
Total Points |
Previous |
1. |
Effingham St. Anthony (4) |
54 |
1 |
2. |
Abingdon (A.-Avon) (1) |
49 |
T3 |
3. |
Cissna Park (1) |
45 |
T3 |
4. |
Okawville (1) |
43 |
2 |
5. |
Orangeville |
38 |
T5 |
6. |
Pecatonica |
37 |
8 |
7. |
Gibson City-Melvin-Sibley |
34 |
7 |
8. |
Brownstown/St. Elmo |
25 |
T5 |
9. |
Brown County |
12 |
NR |
(tie) |
Roanoke-Benson |
12 |
NR |
(tie) |
Catlin (Salt Fork) |
12 |
NR |
Others receiving votes: Monmouth United 9. 13, Hardin Calhoun 8. 14, St. Edward 3. 15, Rockford Lutheran 2. 16, Chicago Morgan Park Academy 2.