There was quite a bit of movement in this update, but one thing that hasn’t changed is Brother Rice holding down the top spot. Winners of 25 straight, the Crusaders boast a 26-1 record with one of the best strength of schedules, and they are showing no signs of slowing down any time soon as they have outscored their opponents an eye-opening 249-79. There are three new faces in this update, with Grayslake Central, Teutopolis and Nashville all making their Power 25 debuts, along with a handful of teams falling out after tough weeks. 

Continue reading below to see all the notable movement in this update. 

Rising 

+ No. 3 Minooka (25-3): Minooka finds themselves up one spot to No. 3 after a 4-1 week. They saw a couple dominant wins over Plainfield North (12-2, 16-0), as well as a ranked win over No. 7 at the time Lincoln-Way East 11-7. They also took down Lincoln-Way Central 7-5, but ultimately fell for the aforementioned Plainfield North for their lone loss. 

+ No. 4 St. Laurence (24-3): The Vikings are one of the hottest teams in the state, riding a 20-game win streak at they now sit at 24-3 on the year. They went a perfect 4-0 this past week with some good wins, taking down No. 13 at the time Providence Catholic twice (16-5, 4-3) and a tough Mount Carmel club 12-11 and 9-0. They will square off with No. 1 Brother Rice this week in a heavy-weight CCL Blue matchup. 

+ No. 7 Father McGivney (28-2): The Griffins are rising a spot to No. 7 as they are on a 26-game win streak. They went a perfect 3-0 this past week with wins over Altamont 11-0, St. Anthony 6-4 and Mater Dei 7-1. They have a couple tough games this week with No. 19 O’Fallon and a 24-5 Pleasant Plains club on the docket. 

+ No. 8 Lemont (22-3-1): Lemont is making a big jump to No. 8 after a statement 5-0 win over No. 10 at the time Lincoln-Way West. They also saw wins over Oak Lawn 11-1, Hinsdale Central 5-3 and Blue Island Eisenhower 5-2 to cap off their 4-0 week. 

+ No. 9 Lincoln-Way West (20-6): Though the Warriors fell to No. 14 at the time Lemont, they did pick up some good wins on the week, taking down Andrew twice (4-1, 4-1) and Lockport 6-1. 

+ No. 10 Fremd (22-1-1): The Vikings finally suffered their first loss of the year to No. 25 Mundelein 4-0, but they did take two from a strong Barrington club (4-3, 5-1) and one from Wheeling 13-2. With just one loss on the year up to this point, the Vikings are still very much deserving of a top-10 position. 

+ No. 12 Normal Community (26-4): The Ironmen have been making some noise lately as they now boast a 12-game winning streak and 26-4 overall record. They went a dominant 5-0 this past week, seeing wins over Urbana 16-0, No. 23 at the time Normal University 3-0, Peoria twice (17-0, 11-1) and United 10-3. 

+ No. 15 St. Joseph-Ogden (29-2): The Spartans are riding a 23-game win streak as they now sit at 29-2 on the year. They went a perfect 5-0 this past week with wins over Monticello 4-2, Milford 12-11, Tolono Unity 10-0, Reed Custer 9-5 and Galesburg 5-1. The win over Monticello was quite a statement win, as they took down one of the top arms in the state in the process. 

+ No. 17 Prairie Ridge (23-6-1): The Wolves keep rolling as they now sit at No. 17 in the state after a 3-1 week. Their lone loss came to Burlington Central 2-1, but they did end up beating Central 5-1, Crystal Lake Central 8-0 and Niles North 12-1. 

+ No. 20 St. Francis (21-3): The Spartans are on a 17-game win streak as they jump four spots to No. 20. They went a perfect 4-0 this past week, taking down De La Salle in dominant fashion (21-0, 12-2) and Marmion twice (8-6, 9-0). 

+ No. 23 Mundelein (18-6-2): The Mustangs handed No. 11 Fremd their first loss of the season to cap off a successful week. Despite falling to Lake Zurich 8-5, the Mustangs also saw wins over the Bears 9-3 and Vernon Hills 3-0. 

Falling

+ No. 6 McHenry (23-4-1): A 2-2 week has McHenry down three spots to No. 6. They saw wins over Crystal Lake South 2-1 and Schaumburg 12-6 - but they fell to the aforementioned South 5-2 and Jacobs 3-1. They’ll have a chance to bounce back this week with four games on the docket, including two against a ranked Prairie Ridge club. 

+ No. 11 Lincoln-Way East (21-7): The Griffins had a tough week against some of the top teams in Illinois and Indiana, finishing at a 2-3 clip. Their victories came against Stagg in a two-game set 11-1 and 7-4, but they fell to No. 4 Minooka 11-7, No. 1 Andrean (IN) 9-3 and No. 16 Zionsville (IN) 8-0. 

+ No. 13 Edwardsville (17-8): The Tigers are dropping seven spots to No. 13 after a 3-2 week. They did see wins over Belleville West 10-3, Glenwood 11-3 and Highland 7-5 - but fell to West 2-1 and Teutopolis 5-4. 

+ No. 14 Nazareth (24-5): The Roadrunners are dropping two spots after a 2-1 week, seeing wins over Benet 7-5 and Huntley 9-1, though they did fall to Benet 11-0. 

+ No. 21 Providence Catholic (17-11): The Celtics are down eight spots to No. 21 after a 1-4 week. Their lone win came against Mount Carmel 7-6, but they went 0-4 against No. 9 St. Laurence (16-5, 4-3) and No. 1 Brother Rice (5-2, 5-4). 

New to the Power 25

+ No. 18 Grayslake Central (21-5): The Rams are coming off a 4-0 week as they now find themselves in the Power 25 for the first time all year. Their big win came against No. 2 Libertyville 6-4, and they also took three games from Grant (7-1, 8-5, 6-4). 

+ No. 22 Teutopolis (22-4): The Wooden Shoes are making their debut after winning the Tiger Classic hosted by Edwardsville. They went 3-1 on the week, with their lone loss coming to Highland 6-3 - but they saw wins over North Clay 11-4, Glenwood 2-1 and the host No. 6 Edwardsville 5-4. 

+ No. 25 Nashville (24-1): The Hornets boast one of the top records in the state at 24-1, and they are taking over the 25th spot after a 4-0 week with wins over Roxana 9-6, Highland 9-3, Okawville 16-1 and Gibault Catholic 16-1. 

Dropped Out 

+ York (18-6)
+ Oswego (19-9)
+ Normal University (20-6)

On the bubble (Listed alphabetically) 

+ Barrington (17-8-1)
+ Benet (18-8)
+ Downers Grove North (21-5)
+ East Peoria (19-7)
+ Eureka (27-3)
+ Hampshire (23-7)
+ Hersey (20-6-1)
+ Lockport (17-9)
+ Marquette (24-3) 
+ Tremont (25-5) 

Updated Top-10

RANK	LAST WEEK	TEAM	CLASS	RECORD (5/12)
1	1	Brother Rice	4A	27-1
2	2	Libertyville	4A	24-3
3	4	Minooka	4A	25-3
4	9	St. Laurence	3A	24-3
5	5	Triad	3A	22-4
6	3	McHenry	4A	23-4-1
7	8	Father McGivney	1A	28-2
8	14	Lemont	3A	22-3-1
9	10	Lincoln-Way West	4A	20-6
10	11	Fremd	4A	22-1-1

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