Updated Illinois Power 25 Team Rankings
April 9, 2018
This is the second installment of the Power 25 Rankings update. The weather still did not cooperate in week 3 and many of the games throughout the state were cancelled because of it. As a result, the movement in the Power 25 was limited but we still saw some movement, especially within the Top 10.
Below is a look at last week's IHSA action:
UPDATED TOP 5
RANK |
LAST WEEK | TEAM | CLASS |
2018 RECORD |
1 |
1 | Neuqua Valley | 4A | 5-0 |
2 | 2 | O'Fallon | 4A | 12-0-1 |
3 | 4 | Mount Carmel | 4A | 9-2 |
4 | 6 | Lincoln-Way East |
4A | 9-1 |
5 | 3 | Plainfield North |
4A | 5-2 |
CLIMBING
+ Mount Carmel - The Caravan officially settled in back home after their spring trip to the NHSI and now sit at No. 3 after a 2-0 week. The Mount Carmel offense scored 34 runs in their two-game sweep of De La Salle.
+ Lincoln-Way East - The Griffins are now 9-1 on the year and up to No. 4 in the Power 25 after a 2-0 week. Lincoln-Way East had a convincing 9-4 win over No. 13 Andrew last week amd also knocked of Hersey 9-1.
+ St. Laurence - The Vikings climbed one spot in the Power 25 after going 2-1 on the week. In their two wins on the week, St. Laurence outscored opponents 30-1. St. Laurence suffered their first loss of the year, losing to No. 13 Andrew by the score of 8-5. St. Laurence is now 10-1 on the season.
+ Brother Rice - The Crusaders have played one of the toughest schedules in the state and climbed one spot despite going 2-2 on the week. Brother Rice’s biggest win of the week was a 13-3 drubbing of No. 8 Joliet Catholic. The Crusaders two losses (5-4 and 2-1) came to St. Xavier, one of the top programs in the state of Kentucky.
+ Providence Catholic - The Celtics only played one game on the week but made the most of it, defeating No. 5 Plainfield North by the score of 3-2.
+ St. Viator - The Lions knocked off two teams from Wisconsin 10-1 and 18-2 en-route to their 3-0 week. The Lions also shut out Elk Grove by the score of 2-0. Senior RHP Bryce Hellgeth twirled a one-hitter in six innings of work and struck out eight in the win.
LEAKING
+ No. 5 Plainfield North and No. 8 Joliet Catholic only played one game on the week and both against Power 25 opponents. Plainfield North lost a 3-2 affair against No. 21 Providence Catholic and the Hilltoppers of Joliet Catholic lost to No. 7 Brother Rice 13-3.
NEW TO THE TOP 25
+ With such limited action on the week no team made a big enough statement to warrant a move into the Power 25. The forecast for this week looks promising and there should be a lot of action to discuss in next week’s update.
DROPPED OUT
+ Crystal Lake South
JUST MISSED THE CUT
+ Carmel Catholic (5-1)
+ Plainfield East (8-1)
+ Normal U-High (10-1)
+ Glenbrook North (8-2)
+ Huntley (8-1)
+ Crystal Lake South (3-3-1)
+ York (6-1)
+ Normal Community (5-1)
+ Quincy Notre Dame (6-1)
+ Grayslake Central (6-0)
+ Cary-Grove (6-1-1)
+ McHenry (8-2)
+ Loyola (6-1)
+ Oswego (5-1)
+ Hinsdale Central (4-2)
+ Warren (5-1)
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