The first Illinois high school girls basketball state rankings for 2023-24

Illinois Associated Press

Illinois high school girls basketball poll

Here are the first rankings of Illinois high school girls basketball teams in each class, according to an Associated Press panel of sportswriters. They were released on Dec. 13, 2023.

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Class 4A

  1. Bolingbrook (4) 9-0 71

  2. Wilmette Loyola (2) 9-0 69

  3. Alton (2) 8-0 59

  4. Chicago Kenwood 9-2 44

  5. O'Fallon 8-2 40

  6. Chicago Whitney Young 6-2 29

  7. Park Ridge Maine South 10-0 28

  8. Normal Community 9-1 26

  9. Rockton Hononegah 9-0 17

  10. tie-Quincy 9-2 16

  11. tie-Batavia 9-1 16

Others receiving votes: Palatine Fremd 12. East Moline 5. Aurora Waubonsie Valley 3. St. Charles East 2. LaGrange Park Nazareth 2. Edwardsville 1.

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Class 3A

  1. Peoria High (3) 10-0 74

  2. Lincoln (4) 9-0 73

  3. Galesburg (1) 10-0 58

  4. Bethalto Civic Memorial 9-0 55

  5. Chicago Hyde Park 9-2 33

  6. Morton 7-3 28

  7. Quincy Notre Dame 8-1 26

  8. Taylorville 7-1 23

  9. Washington 5-1 17

  10. Mt. Zion 10-3 11

Others receiving votes: Effingham 10. Sycamore 9. Chicago Butler 9. Jacksonville 6. Dixon 6. Highland 2. Lombard Montini 2. Chicago Heights Marian Catholic 2. Mattoon 2. Kankakee 2. Mount Vernon 1

Class 2A

  1. Breese Central (3) 8-0 80

  2. Nashville 9-0 71

  3. Petersburg PORTA (3) 9-0 52

  4. Peoria Notre Dame (3) 10-1 47

  5. Deer Creek-Mackinaw 6-1 34

  6. Rock Island Alleman 9-2 33

  7. Chicago DePaul College Prep 7-1 21

  8. Augusta Central Southeastern 5-0 19

  9. Breese Mater Dei 6-2 18

  10. Staunton 10-0 16

Others receiving votes: Stillman Valley 15. Carlyle 14. Kankakee Bishop McNamara 11. Chicago Crane 10. Downs Tri-Valley 9. Watseka 9. Princeton 7. Canton 4. Columbia 3. Port Byron Riverdale 2. Coal City 2. Paris 2. Peotone 1. El Paso-Gridley 1.

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Class 1A

  1. Galena (4) 7-0 81

  2. Okawville (3) 7-1 76

  3. Orangeville 11-0 60

  4. Annawan (1) 9-2 41

  5. Elmwood 10-1 34

  6. Freeport Aquin 8-2 29

  7. tie-Effingham St. Anthony 8-3 24

  8. tie-Serena 6-0 24

  9. tie-Peoria Heights 10-1 18

  10. tie-Altamont (1) 8-2 18

Others receiving votes: Tuscola 14. Pecatonica 12. Gibson City-Melvin-Sibley 11. Mount Sterling Brown County 8. Neoga 7. Chicago Tilden 6. LeRoy 5. Glasford Illini Bluffs 5. Winchester 5. Hardin Calhoun 4. Goreville 4. Moweaqua Central A&M 3. Chicago Hope Academy 3. Carrollton 2. Hanover River Ridge 2. Mendon Unity 1. Glen Carbon Father McGivney Catholic 1. Tri-County 1. Christopher 1.

This article originally appeared on Journal Star: IHSA basketball rankings: Girls basketball poll for all classes 2023-24

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