Team Rankings: Week 8

Teddy Bahu January 12, 2026 @ 01:34 PM

First off, we've been really impressed with what Mt. Carmel have done recently. The Caravan have won their last 6/7 games with two key wins against Lincoln Park and Loyola last week. The Freshman duo of Ronald Johnson Ronald Johnson 6'3" | PG Mt. Carmel | 2029 IL and DK Heard DK Heard 6'5" | SF Mt. Carmel | 2029 IL have been so impressive for Mount Carmel this season. They'll be making their debut in the rankings inside the top 25.

Another team on the rise is St. Patrick. The Shamrocks are 14-2 and climbed 10 spots in the rankings this week. They fell just short against Curie before taking down Hyde Park over the weekend.

York, Quincy Notre Dame, and Morton (IL) make their debuts.

FULL RANKINGS

Ranking	Team	Overall Record
1	Benet	19-1
2	DePaul Prep	15-3
3	Kankakee	13-1
4	Warren	14-1
5	Curie	15-1
6	Decatur MacArthur	14-0
7	St. Ignatius	17-2
8	East St. Louis	15-2
9	Marist	16-1
10	Fremd	14-1
11	Neuqua Valley	15-1
12	Richwoods	14-2
13	St. Laurence	17-2
14	St. Patrick	14-2
15	Centralia	17-1
16	New Trier	13-4
17	Bolingbrook	10-5
18	Homewood Flossmoor	15-2
19	Normal	13-2
20	Rock Island	13-2
21	Waukegan	13-5
22	Whitney Young	13-6
23	Mt. Carmel	13-5
24	Evanston	13-3
25	Kaneland	16-0
26	Loyola	15-4
27	Glenbard North	15-3
28	Hersey	14-2
29	Glenbard East	17-2
30	East Peoria	10-2
31	Palatine	14-3
32	York	15-3
33	Mt. Vernon	14-2
34	Metamora	13-5
35	Kenwood	10-5
36	Lincoln Park	11-5
37	Morton (IL)	12-4
38	Brother Rice	11-6
39	Peoria	11-5
40	Quincy Notre Dame	14-0