A busy week in the Super 25. There were plenty of upsets and several instances where ranked teams lost to good teams with lousy records. Expect a lot more of that over the second half of the season.
The real problem this week wasn’t the upsets or anything the ranked teams did, it was the lack of teams that deserved to join the rankings. There are a solid 15 teams outside the Super 25 that are as good as the bottom 15 teams, but other than Rolling Meadows none of them stepped up with solid weeks to grab a spot.
The top six remained the same. Warren and Curie tumbled a bit after upsets. Young dropped out after losing to Lane. The Dolphins beat Fenwick, but Nate Marshall didn’t play. He was at a football All-American game.
Fremd is the other team that dropped out. The Vikings lost to Barrington. Bloom rejoins along with Rolling Meadows.
Super 25 high school basketball rankings for Jan. 12, 2025
With record and last week’s ranking
1. DePaul Prep (16-1) 1
At Mount Carmel Friday
2. Rich (11-4) 2
Two wins in New York
3. Kenwood (16-1) 3
Survived at Phillips
4. Bolingbrook (16-2) 4
Five games this week
5. Waubonsie Valley (17-0) 5
Won in Taylorville
6. Brother Rice (16-1) 6
Host St. Ignatius Friday
7. Homewood-Flossmoor (16-2) 8
Solid three-win week
8. Benet (17-2) 9
Beat three good teams
9. Lincoln Park (16-3) 11
Beat Lane, won in NYC
10. Niles North (13-4) 13
Lemont, Evanston this week
11. Fenwick (13-4) 14
Lost without Nate Marshall
12. Mount Carmel (15-2) 15
Dominated St. Ignatius
13. Hinsdale Central (15-2) 16
Beat Oak Park, Downers South
14. Warren (12-4) 7
Lost at Joliet West, beat Stevenson
15. Curie (13-5) 12
Upset by Lindblom
16. Simeon (11-5) 10
Upset by Crete-Monee
17. Kankakee (12-2) 18
Hosts Rich Tuesday
18. St. Laurence (14-4) 20
At De La Salle Tuesday
19. Marist (16-2) 22
Solid win vs. St. Patrick
20. New Trier (15-4) 23
Huge week ahead
21. Deerfield (13-4) 24
Big test vs. New Trier Friday
22. Waukegan (12-4) 17
Lost to Lake Forest
23. Bloom (11-5) NR
Solid win vs. Crete-Monee
24. Rolling Meadows (15-2) NR
Faces Mount Carmel Saturday
25. Evanston (14-3) 25
Fell short vs. Rolling Meadows