Here are the Top Ten teams...

Kaneland joins the MaxPreps top ten.

...in the state of Illinois, as far as I'm concerned.

(I only rank schools I've seen. * Indicates teams I've seen in person; ^ indicates teams I've seen on TV.)

After Week Eight:

1. Lincoln-Way East (8-0) *
2. Loyola (7-1) *
3. Mount Carmel (7-1) ^
4. Glenbard West (8-0) *
5. Cary-Grove (8-0) *
6. Glenbard North (7-1) *
7. Wheaton North (7-1) *
8. Marist  (7-1) *
9. Providence (7-1) *
10. Crete-Monee (8-0) *

Schools I would like to rank somewhere, but haven't seen play yet would be: Batavia (8-0), Neuqua Valley (8-0), Waubonsie Valley (7-1), and Kaneland (8-0).

Now for the rankings from the top news services:

MaxPreps:

1. Lincoln-Way East (8-0) *
2. Loyola (7-1) *
3. Marian Central Catholic (8-0)
4. Cary-Grove (8-0) *
5. Glenbard West (8-0) *
6. Mount Carmel (7-1) ^
7. Neuqua Valley (8-0)
8. Montini (6-2)
9. Marist (7-1) *
10. Kaneland (8-0)

Chicago Sun-Times:

1. Maine South (8-0)
2. Glenbard West (8-0) *
3. Lincoln-Way East (8-0) *
4. Loyola (7-1) *
5. Mount Carmel (7-1) ^
6. Neuqua Valley (8-0)
7. Palatine (7-1)
8. Batavia (8-0)
9. Glenbard North (7-1) *
10. Crete-Monee (8-0) *

Chicago Tribune:

1. Maine South (8-0)
2. Loyola (7-1) *
3. Lincoln-Way East (8-0) *
4. Glenbard West (8-0) *
5. Mount Carmel (7-1) ^
6. Crete-Monee (8-0) *
7. Batavia (8-0)
8. Glenbard North (7-1)* 
9. Bolingbrook (6-2) *
10. Palatine (7-1)