ICYMI: Illinois Year In Review
December 31, 2016
By Matt Huck
Area Scout
Top Ten Stories of 2016
- IL Top 10 Stories of 2016: No. 1 Providence Catholic Makes History, 3-Peats in Class 4A 12/30/16
- IL Top 10 Stories Of 2016: No. 2 Lemont Wins Second Title In Three Years 12/29/16
- IL Top 10 Stories Of 2016: No. 3 Illinois Products Litter MLB Draft 12/28/16
- IL Top 10 Stories Of 2016: No. 4 Mike Madej, 2016 Player Of The Year 12/27/16
- IL Top 10 Stories Of 2016: No. 5 Trio Of IHSA Coaches Eclipse 800 Wins 12/26/16
- IL Top 10 Stories Of 2016: No. 6 Reed Custer's Dramatic 2A State Title 12/23/16
- IL Top 10 Stories Of 2016: No. 7 Perennial Power Lincoln-Way North Closes 12/22/16
- IL Top 10 Stories Of 2016: No. 8 Brother Rice Wins 30 Straight 12/21/16
- IL Top 10 Stories of 2016: No. 9 Mundelein Turns Season Around, State Runner Up 12/20/16
- IL Top 10 Stories Of 2016: No. 10 IHSA Implements Pitch Count 12/19/16
Top Ten Most View Profiles of 2016
Final Top Ten Class of 2016 Rankings
Rank | Name | State | School | Class | Pos | Commitment |
1 | Cooper Johnson | IL | Carmel Catholic | 2016 | C | Mississippi |
2 | Tyler Fitzgerald | IL | Rochester | 2016 | SS | Louisville |
3 | Drake Fellows | IL | Joliet Catholic Academy | 2016 | RHP | Vanderbilt |
4 | Cal Coughlin | IL | Lake Forest | 2016 | RHP | Texas Christian |
5 | Ben Brecht | IL | New Trier | 2016 | LHP | UC Santa Barbara |
6 | Brenden Heiss | IL | Jacobs | 2016 | RHP | Arkansas |
7 | Jack Suwinski | IL | Taft | 2016 | OF | Indiana |
8 | Jordan McFarland | IL | Waterloo | 2016 | OF | Arkansas |
9 | Sam Ferri | IL | Notre Dame | 2016 | C | Arizona State |
10 | Dalton Parker | IL | St. Joseph Ogden | 2016 | RHP | Purdue |
Final Power 25 Rankings
FINAL RANK |
PRESEASON |
Team | Class |
2016 Record |
1 |
4 |
Providence Catholic |
4A | 33-9 |
2 | 8 |
Brother Rice | 4A | 35-4 |
3 | 12 |
Lemont |
3A | 30-9 |
4 | 19 |
Mundelein | 4A | 31-10 |
5 | 6 |
St. Charles North | 4A | 33-7 |
6 | 1 |
Plainfield North | 4A | 33-5 |
7 | 14 |
St. Laurence | 4A | 31-9 |
8 | 11 |
O'Fallon |
4A | 33-6 |
9 | 13 |
Lincoln-Way North | 4A | 31-6 |
10 | 3 |
St. Rita | 4A | 29-9 |
11 | 5 |
Mount Carmel | 4A | 27-11 |
12 | NR |
Springfield | 3A | 34-6 |
13 | 7 |
Waterloo | 3A | 27-7 |
14 | 2 |
Edwardsville | 4A | 29-8 |
15 | NR |
New Trier | 4A | 27-10 |
16 | 9 |
Oak Park | 4A | 27-8 |
17 | 18 |
Prairie Ridge | 4A | 31-7 |
18 | NR |
Reed-Custer | 2A | 29-5 |
19 | 25 |
St. Joseph-Ogden | 2A | 35-4 |
20 | 16 |
Plainfield South | 4A | 24-13 |
21 | NR |
Limestone | 3A | 31-8 |
22 | NR |
St. Viator | 3A | 25-17 |
23 | NR |
Wauconda |
3A | 27-5 |
24 | 24 |
Champaign Central | 3A | 28-9 |
25 | NR |
Champaign Centennial | 3A | 27-9 |