Chicagoland Boys Soccer Top 30 For Week 8

<!-- wp:paragraph --> <p>The IHSA postseason is right around the corner. Here's my final team rankings before the end of the season.</p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p>Like every week this season, Naperville North sits at the top. If they win a state title, they'll become the first team since starting these rankings to be at #1 the entire season. [player_tooltip player_id='143966' first='Noah' last='Radeke'] and [player_tooltip player_id='54366' first='Jaxon' last='Stokes'] have combined for 30 goals and 14 assists on the year.</p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p>Jumping in to the rankings are North Suburban leaders Lake Forest. Although their record isn't very convincing, the Scouts are at the top of an elite conference and have picked up results over Stevenson, Libertyville, and Lake Zurich in recent weeks. The same can be said about Hinsdale Central. The Red Devils started the season slow but have won their last 8/9 games with wins over Naperville Central, Lyons, and OPRF.</p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p>Although still unbeaten, Speer's strength of schedule barely edges them out of the rankings. They'd be ranked 31st.</p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p><strong>RANKINGS (record)</strong></p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:list {"ordered":true} --> <ol class="wp-block-list"><!-- wp:list-item --> <li>Naperville North (16-1-1)</li> <!-- /wp:list-item --> <!-- wp:list-item --> <li>Glenbrook South (16-1-2)</li> <!-- /wp:list-item --> <!-- wp:list-item --> <li>Evanston (14-1-3)</li> <!-- /wp:list-item --> <!-- wp:list-item --> <li>Naperville Central (11-4-3)</li> <!-- /wp:list-item --> <!-- wp:list-item --> <li>Elgin (10-2-2)</li> <!-- /wp:list-item --> <!-- wp:list-item --> <li>West Aurora (15-4)</li> <!-- /wp:list-item --> <!-- wp:list-item --> <li>New Trier (11-4-2)</li> <!-- /wp:list-item --> <!-- wp:list-item --> <li>Leyden (15-2-2)</li> <!-- /wp:list-item --> <!-- wp:list-item --> <li>Glenbrook North (10-3-4)</li> <!-- /wp:list-item --> <!-- wp:list-item --> <li>Lyons (11-5-2)</li> <!-- /wp:list-item --> <!-- wp:list-item --> <li>Grayslake Central (12-2-1)</li> <!-- /wp:list-item --> <!-- wp:list-item --> <li>Hersey (11-3-5)</li> <!-- /wp:list-item --> <!-- wp:list-item --> <li>De La Salle (20-1-2)</li> <!-- /wp:list-item --> <!-- wp:list-item --> <li>Lincoln-Way East (13-4-3)</li> <!-- /wp:list-item --> <!-- wp:list-item --> <li>Plainfield Central (15-2-3)</li> <!-- /wp:list-item --> <!-- wp:list-item --> <li>Morton (10-5-5)</li> <!-- /wp:list-item --> <!-- wp:list-item --> <li>Notre Dame (12-3-1)</li> <!-- /wp:list-item --> <!-- wp:list-item --> <li>Lake Forest (7-4-6)</li> <!-- /wp:list-item --> <!-- wp:list-item --> <li>Libertyville (8-2-5)</li> <!-- /wp:list-item --> <!-- wp:list-item --> <li>Stevenson (10-4-5)</li> <!-- /wp:list-item --> <!-- wp:list-item --> <li>Hinsdale Central (9-7-1)</li> <!-- /wp:list-item --> <!-- wp:list-item --> <li>OPRF (9-4-3)</li> <!-- /wp:list-item --> <!-- wp:list-item --> <li>Bolingbrook (13-2-2)</li> <!-- /wp:list-item --> <!-- wp:list-item --> <li>Bloom (13-3-2)</li> <!-- /wp:list-item --> <!-- wp:list-item --> <li>Maine South (11-6-2)</li> <!-- /wp:list-item --> <!-- wp:list-item --> <li>Wheaton Academy (16-3)</li> <!-- /wp:list-item --> <!-- wp:list-item --> <li>Lake Zurich (9-3-6)</li> <!-- /wp:list-item --> <!-- wp:list-item --> <li>Lane Tech (10-2-4)</li> <!-- /wp:list-item --> <!-- wp:list-item --> <li>Palatine (9-7-3)</li> <!-- /wp:list-item --> <!-- wp:list-item --> <li>Mt. Carmel (16-4-2)</li> <!-- /wp:list-item --></ol> <!-- /wp:list -->