Big Tim's Super 25 in Chicago Area after Week 13!!!!!

Chicago Public League Red has crowned a champion, state playoffs start this week on Monday with regionals. Leo Catholic (Chicago) is back in, Hillcrest (Country Club Hills) drops out after one week in. Here we go:

1) Benet Academy (Lisle) (30-1) (4A): Wins last East Suburban Catholic Title beating previous #10 Marist (Chicago) on the road. Wednesday Regional Semifinal vs South (Plainfield)/Romeoville winner at West Aurora.

2) DePaul College Prep (Chicago) (27-3) (4A): Beat previous #5 Warren Township (Gurnee) on the road. Wednesday Regional Semifinal vs Highland Park/Taft (Chicago) winner at Maine East (Park Ridge).

3) Kankakee (26-1) (3A): Beat Waubonsie Valley (Aurora) and West (Joliet). Wednesday Regional Semifinal vs Sterling/Morris winner.

4) Curie (Chicago) (26-1) (4A): Wins second Chicago Public League Red title in three years with win over previous #24 Lincoln Park (Chicago), beat Kenwood Academy (Chicago) in semifinal. Wednesday Regional Semifinal vs Hancock (Chicago)/Jones (Chicago) winner at Jones (Chicago).

5) Neuqua Valley (Naperville) (30-1) (4A): Beat North (Naperville) and Larkin (Elgin). Wednesday Regional Semifinal host Central (Plainfield)/East Aurora.

6) Warren Township (Gurnee) (28-3) (4A): Beat Zion Benton, lost at home to #2 DePaul College Prep (Chicago). Wednesday Regional Semifinal host Zion Benton/Round Lake winner.

7) Kaneland (Maple Park) (30-0) (3A): Beat Ottawa and LaSalle Peru. Wednesday Regional Semifinal Illinois Math and Science (Aurora)/Prairie Ridge (Crystal Lake) winner at Central (Burlington).

8) Homewood Flossmoor (26-3) (4A): Beat Andrew (Tinley Park). Wednesday Regional Semifinal Thornton Fractional South/Andrew (Tinley Park) winner at Sandburg (Orland Park).

9) St Patrick (Chicago) (25-4) (4A): Beat Taft (Chicago) and Francis Parker (Chicago). Wednesday Regional Semifinal vs Notre Dame College Prep (Niles) at New Trier (Winnetka).

10) Glenbard East (Lombard) (27-3) (4A): Beat East Aurora. Wednesday Regional Semifinal host Proviso East (Maywood)/Proviso West (Hillside) winner.

11) Marist (Chicago) (26-5) (4A): Lost to #1 Benet Academy (Lisle), beat St Viator (Arlington Heights). Wednesdsay Regional Semifinal vs Eisenhower (Blue Island)/Shepard (Palos Heights) winner at Rich Township (Richton Park).

12) Bolingbrook (22-7) (4A): Beat Yorkville. Wednesday Regional Semifinal vs North (Plainfield)/Central (Naperville) at Oswego.

13) Loyola Academy (Wilmette) (25-6) (4A): Beat Montini Catholic (Lombard) and Lake View (Chicago). Regional Semifinal vs Von Steuben)/ Glenbrook South (Glenwivew) winner at Glenbrook South (Glenview).

14) York Township (Elmhurst) (27-4) (4A): Beat North (Downers Grove). Wednesday Regional Semifinal vs West Chicago/Bartlett winner at Glenbard West (Glen Ellyn).

15) Whitney Young (Chicago) (21-7) (4A); Idle last week. Wednesday Regional Semifinals vs Back of the Yards (Chicago)/Morton (Cicero) winner at Morton (Cicero).

16) Fremd (Palatine) (25-2) (4A): Beat Hoffman Estates in Mid Suburban Title game. Wednesday Regional Semifinal vs Wheeling/Larkin (Elgin) winner at Schaumburg.

17) Palatine (27-4) (4A): Beat Schaumburg. Wednesday Regional Semifinal host Dundee Crown (Carpentersville)/ Elk Grove winner.

18) Cary Grove (27-4) (3A): Beat McHenry and Prairie Ridge (Crystal Lake). Wednesday vs Marmion Academy (Aurora) at South (Crystal Lake).

19) Evanston Township (24-6) (4A); Beat Niles North (Skokie) on junior Mekhi Collins buzzer beater to win Central Suburban Title. Wednesday Regional Semifinal host Mather (Chicago)/Niles West (Skokie) winner.

20) St Ignatius College Prep (Chicago) (27-4) (4A): Beat Central Catholic (Aurora) and Francis Parker (Chicago). Wednesday Regional Semifinal host Reavis (Burbank)/Argo (Summit) winner.

21) Waukegan (22-7) (4A): Beat Stevenson (Lincolnshire). Wednesday Regional Semifinal vs Mundelein at Jacobs (Algonquin).

22) New Trier (Winnetka) (23-7) (4A): Beat Nies West (Skokie). Wednesday Regional Semifinal host Walter Payton College Prep (Chicago).

23) Leo Catholic (Chicago) (23-6) (3A): Beat previous #22 Mount Carmel (Chicago). Wednesday Regional Semifinal host CICS Longwood (Chicago)/Noble Hansberry (Chicago) winner.

24) Mount Carmel (Chicago) (18-11) (4A): Lost to #23 Leo Catholic (Chicago). Wednesday at Hinsdale Central.

25) Lincoln Park (Chicago) (20-8) (4A): Lost to #4 Curie (Chicago) in Chicago Public League title game, Beat Hyde Park Academy (Chicago) in semifinal. Wednesday Regional Semifinal vs Lane Tech College Prep (Chicago) at Glenbrook South (Glenview)