Monday, November 5, 2012

The latest rankings are in...

...and, while there aren't many changes to the Trib or Sun-Times, there are some big surprises over at MaxPreps.

Both papers dropped Bolingbrook after the Raiders' 44-33 loss on Friday night; the Sun-Times added Waubonsie and the Trib Neuqua, above.

At MaxPreps, however, Neuqua moved up to the number two spot, Cary-Grove moved up to No. 4, and Glenbard North vaulted eight spots to No. 10 after defeating Stevenson.

Inexplicably (to me, at least), Marian Central dropped twenty-five spots down to No. 31! (I guess they didn't like the Hurricanes' 41-20 victory over Woodstock North.)

As for me, after last weekend I would have to include Neuqua in my top four somewhere, along with Lincoln-Way East, Loyola and Glenbard West. (I could see the Wildcats going all the way.) After that it's a muddle, but Maine South, Mount Carmel, Palatine (and/or Waubonsie) could join them after this week's contests.

On to the rankings:

MaxPreps:

1. Glenbard West (11-0) *
2. Neuqua Valley (11-0) *
3. Loyola (10-1) *
4. Cary-Grove (11-0) *
5. Mount Carmel (10-1) ^
6. Lincoln-Way East (11-0) *
7. Waubonsie Valley (10-1) *
8. Palatine (10-1)
9. Lake Zurich (9-2)
10. Glenbard North (10-1) *

Chicago Sun-Times:

1. Glenbard West (11-0) *
2. Mount Carmel (10-1) ^
3. Maine South (11-0)
4. Lincoln-Way East (11-0) *
5. Loyola (10-1) *
6. Neuqua Valley (11-0) *
7. Palatine (10-1)
8. Glenbard North (10-1) *
9. Waubonsie (11-1) *
10. Crete-Monee (11-0) *

Chicago Tribune:

1. Maine South (11-0)
2. Loyola (10-1) *
3. Lincoln-Way East (11-0) *
4. Glenbard West (11-0) *
5. Mount Carmel (10-1) ^
6. Crete-Monee (11-0) *
7. Glenbard North (10-1)* 
8. Neuqua (11-0) *
9. Palatine (10-1)
10. Wheaton North (10-1) *

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

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