The Wildcats continue to dominate the top of the rankings, receiving 10 of 12 first place votes after winning in Hopkinsville, KY this past Friday. Headed in to Week 5 of the high school football season they are the #1 team in Southern Illinois.
The Carterville Lions and Murphysboro Red Devils continued circling each other at the #2 and #3 spot, as they have the past few weeks.
Sesser-Valier-Waltonville’s big win at Carmi-White County continued their rise in the top 10, seeing the largest jump of the week going from #9 to #7.
The Nashville Hornets had the largest drop of any team, going from #6 to #8 after a 22-14 win over Anna-Jonesboro.
Here’s a look at the Full Rankings:
| Rank | School (First Place Votes) | Points | Rank Last Week |
| 1 | Marion (10) | 116 | 1 (-) |
| 2 | Carterville (1) | 99 | 3 (+1) |
| 3 | Murphysboro (1) | 95 | 2 (-1) |
| 4 | Du Quoin | 79 | 4 (-) |
| 5 | Johnston City | 60 | 5 (-) |
| 6 | Mt. Vernon | 49 | 7 (+1) |
| 7 | Sesser-Valier-Waltonville | 46 | 9 (+2) |
| 8 | Nashville | 45 | 6 (-2) |
| 9 | Harrisburg | 35 | 8 (-1) |
| 10 | Carbondale | 19 | 10 (-) |
Also receiving votes: Carmi-White County 8, West Frankfort 3, Fairfield 3, Benton 2, Centralia 1