Coach Frank Lenti...

...is going back down to Champaign this Saturday, and if quarterback Don Butkus is healthy, the Caravan should take another title.

The rankings are in from the three main news sources I watch, and MaxPreps has it about right: Mount Carmel at No. 1, followed by Lincoln-Way East and Glenbard West at Nos. 2 and 3. After that, it's a muddle.

MaxPreps:

1. Mount Carmel (12-1) *
2. Lincoln-Way East (13-0) *
3. Glenbard West (13-0) *
4. Neuqua Valley (12-1) *
5. Cary-Grove (13-0) *
6. Glenbard North (12-1) *
7. Loyola (11-2) *
8. Crete-Monee (13-0) *
9. Montini (11-2)
10. Lake Zurich (10-3)

Chicago Sun-Times:

1. Glenbard West (13-0) *
2. Mount Carmel (12-1) *
3. Lincoln-Way East (13-0) *
4. Glenbard North (12-1) *
5. Loyola (11-2) *
6. Neuqua Valley (12-1) *
7. Crete-Monee (13-0) *
8. Cary-Grove (13-0) *
9. Waubonsie (10-2) *
10. Benet (11-2)

Chicago Tribune:

1. Lincoln-Way East (13-0) *
2. Glenbard West (13-0) *
3. Mount Carmel (12-1) *
4. Glenbard North (12-1)*
5. Crete-Monee (13-0) *
6. Cary-Grove (13-0) *
7. Loyola (11-2) *
8. Neuqua (12-1) *
9. Maine South (11-1)
10. Wheaton North (10-2) *

* Indicates teams I've seen play.