With the Mt. Vernon Rams suffering a shocking loss at Carbondale this past Friday, there’s a new #1 team in Little Egypt. The Marion Wildcats have claimed the top spot by the slimmest of margins, beating out Carterville by just a few votes.
The Wildcats shutout Granite City 47-0 on Friday night to improve to 2-0. Meanwhile, the Lions beat the Nashville Hornets 35-14 to also improve to 2-0.
The Du Quoin Indians continue to impress, sliding in to the Top 5 after 42-38 win at Harrisburg that went to down to the final second. That victory resulted in the biggest jump of the week, the Indians went from #8 to #4. This returns to the Indians to the Top 5 for the first time since the first-ever Little Egypt Football Poll in Spring of 2021. The Indians share the #4 spot with Mt. Vernon.
Nashville and Harrisburg both suffered the biggest slide of the week – both programs slid back four spots.
Carbondale’s stunning upset moved them to the top 10 at #7.
Here’s a look at the Full Rankings:
| Rank | School (First Place Votes) | Points | Rank Last Week |
| 1 | Marion (7) | 111 | 4 (+3) |
| 2 | Carterville (4) | 108 | 2 (-) |
| 3 | Murphysboro (1) | 85 | 3 (-) |
| 4 | Du Quoin | 57 | 8 (+4) |
| – | Mt. Vernon | 57 | 1 (-3) |
| 6 | Benton | 44 | 9 (+3) |
| 7 | Carbondale | 37 | UR |
| 8 | Johnston City | 35 | 7 (-1) |
| 9 | Nashville | 32 | 5 (-4) |
| 10 | Harrisburg | 27 | 6 (-4) |
Also receiving votes: Sesser-Valier-Waltonville 20, Fairfield 14, Herrin 13, Centralia 8, Edwards County 4, Massac County 4, Carmi-White County 4