“Edgy Tim” O’Halloran provides an updated ranking of the Top 30 Chicagoland High School football teams for Week 8. Head to EdgyTim.Rivals.com for more coverage. 

Note: Number in parentheses is the team’s ranking in the previous week.

1. Mount Carmel 7-0 (1)

Which class will they most likely play in the IHSA playoffs? 7A

Next: vs Providence Catholic

2. Lincoln Way East 7-0 (2)

Which class will they most likely play in the IHSA playoffs? 8A

Next: vs Sandburg

3. Loyola Academy 7-0 (3) 

Which class will they most likely play in the IHSA playoffs? 8A

Next: vs Benet Academy

4. Batavia 6-1 (4)

Which class will they most likely play in the IHSA playoffs? 7A

Next: @ Wheaton South

5. Maine South 6-1 (7)

Which class will they most likely play in the IHSA playoffs? 8A 

Next: @ Deerfield

6. Kankakee 7-0 (6)

Which class will they most likely play in the IHSA playoffs? 6A   

Next: @ Thornton

7. Prairie Ridge 7-0 (8)

Which class will they most likely play in the IHSA playoffs? 5A 

Next: vs Crystal Lake Central

8. Hersey 7-0 (9)

Which class will they most likely play in the IHSA playoffs? 7A  

Next: vs Wheeling

9. Barrington 7-0 (11) 

Which class will they most likely play in the IHSA playoffs? 8A  

Next: vs Palatine

10. Palatine 5-2 (10) 

Which class will they most likely play in the IHSA playoffs? 8A  

Next: @ Barrington

11. Naperville Central 6-1 (13) 

Which class will they most likely play in the IHSA playoffs? 8A  

Next: vs Metea Valley

12. Warren Township 5-2 (14)

Which class will they most likely play in the IHSA playoffs? 8A 

Next: vs Lake Forest

13. St. Francis 5-2 (18)

Which class will they most likely play in the IHSA playoffs? 5A   

Next: @ Leo

14. Lake Zurich 6-1 (17)

Which class will they most likely play in the IHSA playoffs? 7A   

Next: @ Mundelein

15. Glenbard West 5-2 (30)

Which class will they most likely play in the IHSA playoffs? 7A  

Next: vs Proviso West

16. St Rita 4-3 (12)

Which class will they most likely play in the IHSA playoffs? 7A   

Next: vs St Laurence

17. York 6-1 (4) 

Which class will they most likely play in the IHSA playoffs? 8A  

Next: @ Lyons Township

18. Wheaton North 4-3 (29)

Which class will they most likely play in the IHSA playoffs? 7A  

Next: @ Glenbard North

19. Morgan Park 6-1 (19)

Which class will they most likely play in the IHSA playoffs? 5A   

Next: @ Brooks

20 St. Charles North 5-2 (20)

Which class will they most likely play in the IHSA playoffs? 7A   

Next: @ Lake Park

21. Morris 7-0 (21) 

Which class will they most likely play in the IHSA playoffs? 4A/5A bubble 

Next: @ Ottawa

22. Geneva 6-1 (15) 

Which class will they most likely play in the IHSA playoffs? 6A

Next: vs St Charles East

23. Prospect 5-2 (23) 

Which class will they most likely play in the IHSA playoffs? 7A  

Next: @ Buffalo Grove

24. Lincoln Way West 6-1 (25)

Which class will they most likely play in the IHSA playoffs? 7A   

Next: @ Homewood Flossmoor

25. Carmel 6-1 (27)

Which class will they most likely play in the IHSA playoffs? 5A   

Next: vs Niles Notre Dame

26. Joliet Catholic 5-2 (28)

Which class will they most likely play in the IHSA playoffs? 5A   

Next: @ Marmion Academy

27. Lyons Township 5-2 (NR)

Which class will they most likely play in the IHSA playoffs? 8A  

Next: vs York

28. Huntley 6-1 (NR) 

Which class will they most likely play in the IHSA playoffs? 8A 

Next: vs Dundee Crown

29. IC Catholic Prep 5-2 (22)

Which class will they most likely play in the IHSA playoffs? 4A  

Next: @ DeLaSalle

30. Downers Grove North 5-2 (16)

Which class will they most likely play in the IHSA playoffs? 7A  

Next: @ Hinsdale South