The Associated Press (AP) released its first poll of the IHSA 2023-24 girls basketball season this week.
Local teams in this week’s rankings include Annawan (#4 in 1A) and Alleman (#6 in 2A).
WRMJ will post the polls when they are released.
*The number in parentheses represents how many number-one overall votes a team received.
AP 1A Poll:
1.Galena (4)
2. Okawville (3)
3. Orangeville
4. Annawan (1)
5. Elmwood
6. Aquin
T7. Effingham St. Anthony
T7. Serena
T9. Peoria Heights
T9. Altamont
Receiving votes: Tuscola 14, Pecatonica 12, Gibson City-Melvin-Sibley 11, Brown County 8, Neoga 7, Tilden 6, LeRoy 5, Illini Bluffs 5, Winchester-West Central 5, Hardin Calhoun 4, Goreville 4, Mowequa Central A & M 3, Hope Academy 3, Carrollton 2, River Ridge 2, Mendon Unity 1, Father McGivney 1, Tri-County 1, Christopher 1
AP 2A Poll:
1.Breese Central (3)
2. Nashville
3. PORTA (3)
4. Peoria Notre Dame (3)
5. Deer Creek-Mackinaw
6. Alleman
7. DePaul Prep
8. Central-Southeastern
9. Breese Mater Dei
10. Staunton
Receiving votes: Stillman Valley 15, Carlyle 14, Bishop McNamara 11, Crane 10, Tri-Valley 9, Watseka 9, Princeton 7, Canton 4, Columbia 3, Riverdale 2, Coal City 2, Paris 2, Peotone 2, El Paso-Gridley 1
AP 3A Poll:
1.Peoria (3)
2. Lincoln (4)
3. Galesburg (1)
4. Civic Memorial
5. Hyde Park
6. Morton
7. Quincy Notre Dame
8. Taylorville
9. Washington
10. Mt. Zion
Receiving votes: Effingham 10, Sycamore 9, Butler 9, Jacksonville 6, Dixon 6, Highland 2, Montini 2, Marian Catholic 2, Mattoon 2, Kankakee 2, Mount Vernon 1
AP 4A Poll:
1.Bolingbrook (4)
2. Loyola Academy (2)
3. Alton (2)
4. Kenwood
5. O’Fallon
6. Whitney Young
7. Maine South
8. Normal Community
9. Hononegah
T10. Quincy
T10. Batavia
Receiving votes: Fremd 12, United Tonwnship 5, Waubonsie Valley 3, St. Charles East 2, Nazareth 2, Edwardsville 1