A lot of very good football teams suffered season-ending losses in the second round of the playoffs.
Glenbard West, Carmel, Warren and Lyons hang on in the Super 25 after losing this past weekend.
Prairie Ridge, Lincoln-Way Central, Bradley-Bourbonnais and Glenbrook South fall out of the rankings. Prairie Ridge, No. 20 in the preseason, was ranked all year. The Wolves lost at St. Francis in the second round.
Four new teams join the Super 25. Bolingbrook, St. Laurence and Lake Zurich make season debuts and St. Rita returns.
St. Laurence’s addition means all four CCL/ESCC White teams are in the rankings. The Vikings lost to their three conference rivals and Brother Rice this season. They beat Bradley-Bourbonnais on Saturday.
Bolingbrook, led by running back TJ Lewis, has been gaining steam for the past two months. The Raiders beat Warren on Saturday.
Super 25 high school football rankings for Week 12
With record and last week’s ranking
1. Mount Carmel (11-0) 1
8A: vs. No. 3 Lincoln-Way East
2. Brother Rice (10-1) 2
7A: vs. No. 10 St. Charles North
3. Lincoln-Way East (9-2) 3
8A: at No. 1 Mount Carmel
4. Maine South (10-1) 4
8A: vs. Oswego
5. Nazareth (10-1) 5
6A: vs. No. 25 Lake Zurich
6. Montini (11-0) 6
4A: vs. Coal City
7. Fremd (10-1) 8
8A: at No. 17 Bolingbrook
8. Batavia (9-2) 9
7A: vs. Glenbard North
9. Downers Grove North (9-2) 10
7A: vs. No. 22 Lincoln-Way West
10. St. Charles North (10-1) 14
7A: at No. 2 Brother Rice
11. Barrington (10-1) 12
8A: at Lockport
12. Glenbard West (9-2) 7
Season complete
13. Carmel (8-3) 13
Season complete
14. Fenwick (8-3) 15
6A: vs. Burlington Central
15. Providence (8-3) 16
5A: vs. Washington, Ill.
16. Hersey (9-2) 20
7A: vs. No. 20 St. Rita
17. Bolingbrook (9-2) NR
8A: vs. No. 7 Fremd
18. Warren (9-2) 11
Season complete
19. Lyons (8-3) 17
Season complete
20. St. Rita (7-4) NR
7A: at No. 16 Hersey
21. St. Francis (8-3) 25
5A: vs. King
22. Lincoln-Way West (10-1) 22
7A: at No. 9 Downers Grove North
23. Morris (10-1) 23
4A: at Geneseo
24. St. Laurence (7-4) NR
6A: at Dunlap
25. Lake Zurich (9-2) NR
6A: at No. 5 Nazareth