Illinois Top 40 – Week 6

<!-- wp:paragraph --> <p>Holiday tournaments are now in the books and we've officially gone through another week of rankings!</p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p>With Kenwood's Big Dipper loss, the Broncos fall out of the top spot. Moving up is DePaul, who won the prestigious Pontiac tournament with wins over Joliet West, Curie, and Benet. This is the first time the preseason #1 is back in the top spot. </p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p>With so many holiday tournaments happening, there were a handful; of teams that took huge leaps. The first one is Rich Township. Their only in-state loss this year was DePaul Prep. In the Big Dipper, they beat both Homewood-Flossmor and Kenwood to win the championship. Morton (IL) also cracks the top 25 after winning their holiday tournament. Blowing out Mt. Zion to win it.</p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p>Fenwick also takes a big jump. I'm extremely impressed with what the Friars have done this season. [player_tooltip player_id='2724288' first='Nathaniel' last='Marshall'] continues to be a massive difference-maker.</p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p>Happy New Year!</p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p><strong>RANKINGS</strong></p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:list {"ordered":true} --> <ol class="wp-block-list"><!-- wp:list-item --> <li>DePaul Prep (14-1) - Pontiac Champs</li> <!-- /wp:list-item --> <!-- wp:list-item --> <li>Bolingbrook (14-2) - Tosh Champs</li> <!-- /wp:list-item --> <!-- wp:list-item --> <li>Kenwood (14-1) - Third at Dipper</li> <!-- /wp:list-item --> <!-- wp:list-item --> <li>Waubonsie Valley (12-0) - Jacobs Champs</li> <!-- /wp:list-item --> <!-- wp:list-item --> <li>Quincy (13-0) - Collinsville Champs</li> <!-- /wp:list-item --> <!-- wp:list-item --> <li>Warren (10-2) - Proviso West Champs</li> <!-- /wp:list-item --> <!-- wp:list-item --> <li>Homewood-Flossmor (13-2) - Dipper Runner-Up</li> <!-- /wp:list-item --> <!-- wp:list-item --> <li>Brother Rice (14-1) - Hinsdale Cent Runner-Up</li> <!-- /wp:list-item --> <!-- wp:list-item --> <li>Benet (11-2) - Pontiac Runner-Up</li> <!-- /wp:list-item --> <!-- wp:list-item --> <li>Rich Township (8-4) - Dipper Champs</li> <!-- /wp:list-item --> <!-- wp:list-item --> <li>Lincoln Park (13-3) - Prov West RunnerUp</li> <!-- /wp:list-item --> <!-- wp:list-item --> <li>Metamora - Third at Tosh</li> <!-- /wp:list-item --> <!-- wp:list-item --> <li>Fenwick - Tosh Runner-Up</li> <!-- /wp:list-item --> <!-- wp:list-item --> <li>Peoria (14-1) - State Farm Champs</li> <!-- /wp:list-item --> <!-- wp:list-item --> <li>Mt. Carmel (11-2) - Lost in Pekin</li> <!-- /wp:list-item --> <!-- wp:list-item --> <li>Hinsdale Central (12-3) - HC Champs</li> <!-- /wp:list-item --> <!-- wp:list-item --> <li>St. Laurence (13-3) -Tosh Consolation Champs</li> <!-- /wp:list-item --> <!-- wp:list-item --> <li>St. Ignatius (12-2) - Lost in Tosh QF</li> <!-- /wp:list-item --> <!-- wp:list-item --> <li>Rock Island (13-1) - 3rd at State Farm</li> <!-- /wp:list-item --> <!-- wp:list-item --> <li>Simeon (8-4) - 3rd at Pontiac</li> <!-- /wp:list-item --> <!-- wp:list-item --> <li>Curie (10-3) - 4th at Pontiac</li> <!-- /wp:list-item --> <!-- wp:list-item --> <li>New Trier (11-4) - Pontiac QF</li> <!-- /wp:list-item --> <!-- wp:list-item --> <li>Morton (IL) (9-5) - Peking Champs</li> <!-- /wp:list-item --> <!-- wp:list-item --> <li>Kankakee (10-1) - Kankakee Champs</li> <!-- /wp:list-item --> <!-- wp:list-item --> <li>Mt. Zion (12-2) - Struggles at Pekin</li> <!-- /wp:list-item --> <!-- wp:list-item --> <li>Centralia (11-3) - Centralia Champs</li> <!-- /wp:list-item --> <!-- wp:list-item --> <li>Evanston (12-2) - Centralia Runner-Up</li> <!-- /wp:list-item --> <!-- wp:list-item --> <li>Marist (13-2) - Centralia Semifinalists</li> <!-- /wp:list-item --> <!-- wp:list-item --> <li>Alton (13-2) - 5th at Centralia </li> <!-- /wp:list-item --> <!-- wp:list-item --> <li>Bloom (9-4) - Pontiac Early Exit</li> <!-- /wp:list-item --> <!-- wp:list-item --> <li>Niles North (11-3) - 3rd at Hinsdale</li> <!-- /wp:list-item --> <!-- wp:list-item --> <li>Moline (13-2) - Pekin Runner-Up</li> <!-- /wp:list-item --> <!-- wp:list-item --> <li>Joliet West (10-4) - Pontiac QF</li> <!-- /wp:list-item --> <!-- wp:list-item --> <li>Normal (9-1) - 3rd at State Farm </li> <!-- /wp:list-item --> <!-- wp:list-item --> <li>Rolling Meadows (11-2) - Out early at Tosh</li> <!-- /wp:list-item --> <!-- wp:list-item --> <li>Fremd (13-1) - Wheeling Champs</li> <!-- /wp:list-item --> <!-- wp:list-item --> <li>Loyola (12-4) - 3rd at Holiday Hoopfest (FL)</li> <!-- /wp:list-item --> <!-- wp:list-item --> <li>Whitney Young (8-5) - 5th at Proviso</li> <!-- /wp:list-item --> <!-- wp:list-item --> <li>Edwardsville (6-1) - Don Mauer Champs</li> <!-- /wp:list-item --> <!-- wp:list-item --> <li>Althoff (12-3) - 3rd at Collinsville</li> <!-- /wp:list-item --></ol> <!-- /wp:list -->