Our final top 25 rankings for the 2019 season:
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1 | 1 | East St. Louis (14-0) | |
Flyers complete season of domination. |
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2 | 2 | Lincoln-Way East (14-0) | |
Defensive excellence was truly stunning. |
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3 | 5 | Chicago Mount Carmel (13-1) | |
Caravan unleashed masterful game plan in 7A title win. |
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4 | 3 | Nazareth (13-1) | |
Roadrunners grounded by great Mt. Carmel defensive effort. |
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5 | 4 | Gurnee Warren (13-1) | |
Defense still very strong, but offense squelched by Lincoln-Way East |
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6 | 6 | Prairie Ridge (12-2) | |
Threw very strong punch against East St. Louis early |
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7 | 18 | Rochester (13-1) | |
Impressive all-around performance against St. Rita. |
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8 | 8 | Willowbrook (11-2) | |
Loss to Mount Carmel to cap season absolutely no shame. |
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9 | 9 | Marist (8-5) | |
In retrospect, offensive performance against Lincoln-Way East was impressive. |
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10 | 7 | St. Rita (10-3) | |
Simply wasn't the Mustangs day in Class 5A final. |
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11 | 10 | Brother Rice (8-5) | |
Two straight years of postseason success stories. |
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12 | 11 | Homewood-Flossmoor (10-2) | |
Not being able to crack Lincoln-Way East's defense doesn't look like much of a sin. |
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13 | 12 | Loyola (8-4) | |
Rare ousting in quarterfinal round for Ramblers. |
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14 | 13 | Rolling Meadows (12-1) | |
Made postseason strides this season. |
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15 | 14 | Chatham Glenwood (12-1) | |
Spectacular year for the Titans. |
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16 | 15 | Minooka (11-1) | |
Indians hope this is just the beginning. |
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17 | 16 | Batavia (9-3) | |
Bulldogs backing away from no one in non-conference schedule. |
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18 | 17 | Bolingbrook (8-4) | |
Raiders had dynamic talent on defense. |
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19 | 20 | Richmond-Burton (14-0) | |
Tremendous run through loaded Class 4A field. |
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20 | 19 | Rockford Boylan (12-1) | |
Showed themselves nicely out of a locked conference. |
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21 | 21 | Hillcrest (10-2) | |
Hawks have established themselves as powerhouse in south suburbs. |
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22 | 22 | Glenbard West (10-1) | |
Hilltoppers will likely once again be in the mix in 7A or 8A in 2020. |
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23 | 24 | Neuqua Valley (9-2) | |
Worth mentioning one more time: pushed East St. Louis to the hilt. |
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24 | 25 | Deerfield (10-3) | |
Sustaining the success of this year is the next challenge. |
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25 | NR | St. Laurence (8-5) | |
Won Prep Bowl, definitely a 2020 team to keep an eye on. |