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Beth Long’s Super 25 football rankings

By Beth Long

1. Loyola (7-0) 1

Saturday vs. Providence

2. Homewood-Flossmoor (7-0) 2

Friday at Thornton

3. Brother Rice (7-0) 3

Friday at St. Rita

4. Neuqua Valley (7-0) 4

Friday at Lake Park

5. Hinsdale Central (7-0) 12

Friday vs. Hinsdale South

6. Barrington (7-0) 9

Friday vs. No. 7 Palatine

7. Palatine (7-0) 10

Friday at No. 6 Barrington

8. Lincoln-Way East (6-1) 7

Friday at Bradley-Bourbonnais

9. Marist (6-1) 8

Friday vs. Benet

10. Lyons (6-1) 5

Friday at No. 17 Oak Park

11. Prairie Ride (7-0) 11

Friday at Jacobs

12. Glenbard West (5-2) 17

Friday at Proviso West

13. Lemont (7-0) 13

Friday at Tinley Park

14. Naperville North (6-1) 14

Friday at Waubonsie Valley

15. Oswego (7-0) 15

Friday at Plainfield South

16. St. Charles East (7-0) 16

Friday at Elgin

17. Oak Park (6-1) 6

Friday vs. No. 10 Lyons

18. Fenwick (6-1) 18

Friday at St. Francis

19. Batavia (6-1) 19

Friday vs. Larkin

20. Oswego East (6-1) 20

Friday at Minooka

21. IC Catholic (7-0) 21

Friday at Glenbard South

22. Rolling Meadows (7-0) NR

Friday at Hersey

23. Stevenson (6-1) 22

Friday vs. Waukegan

24. Cary Grove (6-1) 23

Saturday vs. South Elgin

25. Benet (6-1) NR

Friday at Marist

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