The rankings are in...

Is Glenbard West the best team in Illinois?

...after the first round of the IHSA playoffs. While the Trib and Sun-Times both dropped Batavia, and added Crete-Monee and Wheaton North, respectively, MaxPreps made some big changes to its top ten. For starters, Glenbard West vaulted six spots into the No. 1 ranking and Lincoln-Way East dropped to No. 5. Waubonsie and Wheaton North each jumped four spots and Lake Zurich nine.

Was there really that much churning this weekend? Or did the top teams just beat a lot of schools that didn't belong in the playoffs in the first place? Oh, well; I'll leave that to the experts to decide. (I'd still have Lincoln-Way East and Loyola ranked Nos. 1 and 2; they're the best teams I've seen all year.)

On to the rankings:

MaxPreps:

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

Chicago Sun-Times:

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

Chicago Tribune:

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

* Indicates teams I've seen play. ^ Indicates teams I've seen on television.