Who are the Top Ten...

Is Cliff Alexander the best player in the state?

...high school basketball teams in the state of Illinois? Well, that depends on whom you ask. Here are the rankings from the three news services I follow. (And I know what you're thinking: "Some of their records don't jibe!" Take it up with them, not me.)

Tribune

1. Curie (13-1)
2. Marian Catholic (13-1)
3. Young (8-4)
4. Orr (9-1)
5. Zion-Benton (13-1)*
6. Stevenson (13-1)*
7. Morgan Park (11-3)
8. Bogan (14-2)
9. Simeon (10-2)
10. North Chicago (13-2)

Sun-Times

1. Marian Catholic (13-1)
2. Curie (13-1)
3. Orr (9-1)
4. Young (9-4)
5. Zion-Benton (13-1)*
6. Stevenson (13-1)*
7. Morgan Park (11-3)
8. Simeon (10-2)
9. Bogan (15-2)
10. North Chicago (13-2)

MaxPreps

1. Young (9-4)
2. Springfield Lanphier (13-0)^
3. Curie (12-1)
4. Lincoln (13-0)^
5. Stevenson (12-1)*
6. Morgan Park (10-3)
7. Simeon (10-3)
8. Orr (9-0)
9. Marian Catholic (13-2)
10. Bogan (13-2)

* Seen 'em.

^ Outside the Chicago area.