Now that we're in the playoffs...

...it's probably more useful to rank each team according to its class. Of the 28 schools I've seen this year, here's how I would rank them on the morning of the postseason. (Bartlett, Niles North and Taft did not qualify for the playoffs.)

8A

1. Glenbard North (8-1)
2. Bolingbrook (9-0)
3. Homewood-Flossmoor (8-1)
4. Loyola (8-1)
5. Neuqua Valley (8-1)
6. Marist (6-3)
7. Naperville Central (6-3)
8. Warren (6-3)
9. Notre Dame (6-3)
10. Niles West (6-3)

7A

1. Mount Carmel (8-1)
2. St. Rita (8-1)
3. Lake Zurich (8-1)
4. Fenwick (8-1)
5. St. Patrick (6-3)
6. Wheaton Warrenville South (7-2)
7. Wheaton North (7-2)
8. Benet (6-3)
9. Whitney Young (9-0)

6A

1. Providence (5-4)
2. De La Salle (5-4)
3. Crete-Monee (8-1)

4A

1. Phillips (6-3)
2. Aurora Central (6-3)

3A

1. IC Prep (6-3)

P. S. How did I not see anybody in 5A?