Big Tim's Super 25 in Chicago Area Week after Week 8!!!!

Waited till some MLK Day results came in, rankings and writeup will bge short and sweet. When Sides Collide is Saturday and a lot of ranked matchups. Cary Grove, and Glenbrook North (Northbrook0 moves in, East (Oswego) and New Trier (Winnetka) drop out. Here we go:

1) Benet Academy (Lisle) (21-1) (4A): Friday host Carmel Catholic (Mundelein), Saturday host #5 Warren Township (Gurnee) at When Sides Collide.

2) DePaul College Prep (Chicago) (18-3) (4A): Thursday at #20 Mount Carmel (Chicago), Saturday vs #4 Marist (Chicago) at When Sides Collide at Benet Academy (Lisle).

3) Kankakee (15-1) (3A): Only loss to #2 DePaul College Prep (Chicago). Tuesday at Thornridge (Dolton), Friday vs Principia (MO), Saturday vs DeSmet Jesuit (St Louis, MO) at Quincy Shootout.

4) Marist (Chicago) (18-2) (4A): Lost to Webster Groves (MO) at Homewood Flossmoor MLK Classic. Hasn't lost to an Illinois opponent. Tuesday at Brother Rice (Chicago) Battle of Pulaski, Friday host St Viator (Arlington Heights), Saturday vs #2 DePaul College Prep (Chicago) at When Sides Collide at Benet Academy (Lisle).

5) Warren Township (Gurnee) (16-1) (4A): Friday host Lake Forest, Saturday at Benet Academy (Lisle) at When Sides Collide.

6) Curie (Chicago) (18-1) (4A): Tuesday host Michele Clark (Chicago), Sunday vs Christ The King College Prep (Chicago) at Breast Cancer Shootout at Rich Township (Richton Park).

7) St Ignatius College Prep (Chicago) (19-2) (4A): Friday host #21 Loyola Academy (Wilmette)

8) Kaneland (19-0) (3A): Tuesday host Central (Naperville), Friday at Ottawa.

9) Neuqua Valley (Naperville) (18-1) (4A): Friday host Central (Naperville), Saturday vs #12 Bolingbrook at When Sides Collide at Benet Academy (Lisle).

10) Glenbard East (Lombard) (19-2) (4A): Thursday at West Chicago, Saturday at Willowbrook.

11) Palatine (18-3) (4A): Thursday host #25 Hersey (Arlington Heights), Saturday at Jacobs (Algonquin).

12) Bolingbrook (13-5) (4A): Friday at Oswego, Saturday vs #9 Neuqua Valley (Naperville) at When Sides Collide at Benet Academy (Lisle).

13) St Patrick (Chicago) (15-3) (4A): Friday at Marian Catholic (Chicago Heights), Saturday host Antioch.

14) Evanston Township (16-3) (4A): Tuesday host #20 Loyola Academy (Wilmette), Friday at #24 Glenbrook North (Northbrook), host Richwoods (Peoria).

15) Homewood Flossmoor (17-2) (4A): Tuesday host Bradley Bourbonnais, Friday host Sandburg (Orland Park).

16) Whitney Young (Chicago) (15-6) (4A): Tuesday at Lake View (Chicago), Wednesday host Manley (Chicago), Saturday at Taft (Chicago).

17) Waukegan (15-5) (4A): Friday at Lake Zurich.

18) York Township (Elmhurst) (17-3) (4A): Saturday vs Hillcrest (Country Club Hills) at Batavia Night of Hoops.

19) Mount Carmel (Chicago) (15-5) (4A): Thursday at #2 DePaul College Prep (Chicago).

20) Loyola Academy (Wilmette) (17-4) (4A): Tuesday at #14 Evanston Township, Friday at #7 St Ignatius College Prep (Chicago),

21) St Laurence (Burbank) (18-4) (4A): Two losses, one to an unranked team makes for precipitous drop this week. Tuesday at St Francis De Sales, Friday host Longwood (Chicago).

22) Fremd (Palatine) (17-2) (4A): Lost for the first time in three years at Lakes (Lake Villa) MLK Tournament to the host. Thursday at Prospect (Mount Prospect), Friday at Lincoln Park (Chicago).

23) Cary Grove (18-2) (3A): New to the poll. Top players are seniors Adam Bauer, and AJ Berndt. Wednesday at Central (Crystal Lake), Friday at South (Crystal Lake).

24) Glenbrook North (Northbrook) (16-5) (4A): New to the poll. Top players are senior Abel Poothurail, juniors Nate Fridman, and sophomore Charlie Lappin. Tuesday at Highland Park, Friday host #14 Evanston Township.

25) Hersey (Arlington Heights) (15-3) (4A): Thursday at #11 Palatine, Saturday at Niles West (Skokie).