Here are the inaugural Illinois boys basketball rankings for the 2021 season, according to an Associated Press panel of sportswriters. Included: team, first-place votes, record and points.
Class 4A
School W-L Pts. Prv.
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1. Simeon (5) 0-0 59 -
2. Whitney Young 0-0 49 -
3. Evanston 4-0 47 -
4. Mundelein 4-1 40 -
5. Glenbard West (1) 3-0 33 -
6. Curie 0-0 30 -
7. Glenbrook South 7-0 24 -
8. Rolling Meadows 4-0 23 -
9. Bolingbrook 3-0 9 -
10. Belleville East 3-0 6 -
Others receiving votes: Homewood-Flossmoor 3, Lake Forest 3, Moline 2, Thornton 1, Rockford East 1.
Class 3A
School W-L Pts. Prv.
1. Niles Notre Dame (5) 5-1 59 -
2. DePaul College Prep 1-0 47 -
3. Peoria Notre Dame (1) 5-0 40 -
4. Hillcrest 3-0 38 -
5. Fenwick 3-0 30 -
6. Peoria Manual 3-0 29 -
7. Galesburg 3-0 16 -
8. Kankakee 1-0 14 -
9. St. Patrick 2-0 13 -
10. Effingham 6-0 8 -
Others receiving votes: Lincoln 7, North Lawndale 6, Centralia 6, Kenwood 4, Mount Vernon 2, St. Rita 2, Ottawa 2.
Class 2A
School W-L Pts. Prv.
1. Sacred Heart-Griffin (3) 4-1 48 -
2. Clark (3) 0-0 41 -
3. Tuscola 6-0 39 -
4. Mt. Carmel 1-1 37 -
5. Rockford Lutheran (1) 5-0 33 -
6. Elmhurst Timothy Christian 3-1 32 -
7. Fairfield 5-0 28 -
8. Nashville 3-0 25 -
9. Eureka 5-0 20 -
10. Macomb 5-0 16 -
Others receiving votes: Fieldcrest 15, Pittsfield 8, Breese Mater Dei 6, Normal University, Corliss 5, Massac County 5, Bismarck-Henning 5, Columbia 4, Sterling Newman 4, Orr 3, Breese Central 3, Benton 2, Princeton 1.
Class 1A
School W-L Pts. Prv.
1. Yorkville Christian (5) 2-1 66 -
2. Indian Creek (2) 5-0 54 -
3. Casey-Westfield 2-0 52 -
4. Cobden 2-0 34 -
5. Kewanee (Wethersfield) 5-0 25 -
6. Roanoke-Benson 5-0 23 -
7. Macon Meridian 3-0 20 -
8. Concord Triopia 5-0 18 -
9. Winchester-West Central 1-0 14 -
10. Payson Seymour 0-1 10 -
Others receiving votes: Gilman (Iroquois West) 9, Griggsville-Perry 7, Brimfield 7, Farina South Central 7, Quest Academy 7, Cumberland 6, Effingham St. Anthony 5, Fulton 5, Lena-Winslow 4, Okawville 4, Altamont 3, Liberty 2, Monmouth United 2.