Which AA Teams are Top 20?

[FoxesFan]

Here's the list of AA Schools from IHSA. Name five or ten that you think will by top 20. (Montini is a lock so you don't have to keep listing them.)

(And, list the schools that don't have a wrestling program, and I'll delete them)

Quincy (Notre Dame)
Chicago (ACE Tech Charter)
Chicago (North Lawndale Charter)
Rock Island (Alleman)
Mt. Zion
Chicago (Bronzeville Scholastic)
Aurora (Central Catholic)
Rantoul
Chicago (Marine Military Academy)
Richmond (R.-Burton)
Chicago (Carver Military AcademyChicago
Phillips Chicago (University)
Breese (Mater Dei)
Chicago (C. Academy)
Sandwich
Bethalto (Civic Memorial)
Chicago (C. Military Academy-Bronzeville)
Chicago (Perspectives Charter/Calumet)
Chicago (UCCS/Woodlawn)
Chicago (Noble Street Charter)
Mahomet (M.-Seymour)
Chicago (Cristo Rey Jesuit)
Hampshire
Chicago (Raby
Chicago (Gordon Tech)
Chicago (Notre Dame)
Chicago (Uplift)
Charleston
Mascoutah
Marengo
Norridge (Ridgewood)
Chicago (Hancock)
Chicago (Sullivan)
Geneseo
Chicago (North Grand)
Pontiac
Waterloo (H.S.)
Dunlap
Effingham (H.S.)
Belleville (Althoff)
Johnsburg
Chicago (Wells)
Lincoln
Peoria (H.S.)
Chicago (Noble Street Charter/Rauner)
Chicago (CICS/Ellison)
Evergreen Park
Peoria (Woodruff)
Chicago (Noble Street Charter/Pritzker)
Chicago (Agricultural Science)
Lemont (Mt. Assisi Academy)
Dixon (H.S.)
Metamora
Morton
Chicago (Hirsch)
Chicago (Crane)
Taylorville
Burlington (Central)
Chicago (Maria)
Chicago (Noble Street Charter/Rowe-Clark)
Normal (University)
Jerseyville (Jersey)
Jacksonville (H.S.)
Streator (Twp.)
North Chicago
Sterling (H.S.)
West Chicago (Wheaton Academy)
Mattoon
Highland
Chicago (Lindblom)
Chicago (Hope)
Chicago (Noble Street Charter/Golder)
Morris
Elmwood Park
Chicago (Noble Street Charter/South)
River Grove (Guerin)
Centralia
Lombard (Montini)
Lansing (Illiana Christian)
Rochelle
Maple Park (Kaneland)
Bartonville (Limestone)
Urbana (H.S.)
Sycamore
Chicago (Jones)
Washington
East Peoria
Tinley Park (H.S.)
Belvidere (H.S.)
Chicago (Brooks)
Marion (H.S.)
Chicago (Senn)
Chicago (Fenger)
Chicago (Noble Street Charter/UIC)
Decatur (Eisenhower)
Chicago (CICS/Northtown)
Carbondale
Cahokia (H.S.)
Chicago (Manley)
Wheaton (St. Francis)
Decatur (MacArthur)
Champaign (Central)
Chicago (Corliss)
LaGrange Park (Nazareth Academy)
Chicago (Harper)
Midlothian (Bremen)
LaSalle (L.-Peru)
Woodstock (Marian)
Belvidere (North)
Springfield (Lanphier)
Chicago (Robeson)
Yorkville
Chicago (Marshall)
Freeport (H.S.)
Kankakee (Sr.)
Grayslake (Central)
Troy (Triad)
Wauconda
Wilmette (Regina Dominican)
Country Club Hills (Hillcrest)
Chicago (Clark)
Chicago (Tilden)
Westchester (St. Joseph)
Peoria (Notre Dame)
Vernon Hills
Park Forest (Rich East)
Springfield (Southeast)
Chicago (Harlan)
Peoria (Richwoods)
Chicago (Orr)
Lake Villa (Lakes)
Mt. Vernon (H.S.)
Chicago (Little Village)
Grayslake (North)
Richton Park (Rich South)
Aurora (Illinois Math and Science Academy)
Chatham (Glenwood)
Chicago (Bowen)
Antioch
Joliet (Catholic Academy)
Springfield (Sacred Heart-Griffin)
Glen Ellyn (Glenbard South)
Chicago (Kenwood)
Crystal Lake (Central)
Galesburg (H.S.)
Lemont (H.S.)
Chicago (Payton)
Chicago (King)
Riverside (R.-Brookfield)
Bensenville (Fenton)
Springfield (H.S.)
Oak Forest
Rockford (East)
Champaign (Centennial)
River Forest (Trinity)
Chicago (Juarez)
Bloomington (H.S.)
Chicago (Kelvyn Park)
Chicago (Washington)
Oswego (H.S.)
Oak Lawn (Richards)
Danville (H.S.)
Rock Island (H.S.)
Crete (C.-Monee)
Ottawa (Twp.)
Chicago (Gage Park)
Chicago (Roosevelt)
Chicago (Amundsen)
Chicago (Kennedy)
Chicago (Lake View)
Chicago (Julian)

[FoxesFan]

I'll go first, no particular order: Mahomet Seymore, Rock Island, Dixon, Crystal Lake Central, Yorkville, Sandwich, Rock Island, Fenton, Ottawa, Bloomington.

That's ten, who did I miss? Need some help from the South.

This little exercise makes me think that there is a lot of opportunity in Class AA for sleepers, or up and comming teams.

[Keyser Soze]

2 Crystal Lake Central
3 Mohamet Seymour
4 Yorkville
5 Lemont
Bloomington
Morris
Ottawa
Rock Island
Geneseo

It's all guess work for now...

[titan442]

Outside of Montini, the two that stand out for me are Ottawa and Crystal Lake Central.

[MR TWISTER]

Delete LEO

[FoxesFan]

Originally Posted by MR TWISTER

Delete LEO

Done, and thanks, Twist. any more to delete? This list is from the general IHSA website, and must have some more schools without wrestling.

Good Picks Keysor Soze, and Titan 442, I had missed Morris. And Morris is a good example of the positive aspects of the new Class AA. Morris finished 6th in it's Regional last year. Providence was first, Minooka was second, Joliet Township a distance third. That's quite a mountain to climb for a school with 1074 students. This year, they're getting some attention on Illinois Matmen. And while I was looking at that regional, another team that that should be mentioned is Pontiac. They finished fifth.

Don't know what either Morris or Pontiac has comming back. Each have solid IKWF programs.

[Mr. White]

Delete Salem

Some tough teams from the south

Troy (Triad) - lost only one starter
Bethalto (Civic Memorial) - good individuals but had holes in their lineup, maybe filled this year
Highland - new coach but they were tough last year and had a deep freshman class

[coaches4fun]

Let us hope that the state will attempt to keep some of these schools away from one another in their respective regionals and sectionals. The new three class system has (in my opinion) really hurt AA the most, so it would be a shame to see some of the best schools butting heads early on when we would much rather see it at Assembly Hall!

I'm not sure the state takes any of this into consideration, but I'll keep on hoping!

[FoxesFan]

Originally Posted by Mr. White

Delete Salem

Done . . .

[Cavey]

AA Schools with wrestling programs: (130)


Antioch
Aurora (Central Catholic)
Bartonville (Limestone)
Belleville (Althoff)
Belvidere (H.S.)
Belvidere (North)
Bensenville (Fenton)
Bethalto (Civic Memorial)
Bloomington (H.S.)
Burlington (Central)
Cahokia (H.S.)
Carbondale
Centralia
Champaign (Centennial)
Champaign (Central)
Charleston
Chatham (Glenwood)
Chicago (Agricultural Science)
Chicago (Amundsen)
Chicago (Bowen)
Chicago (Brooks)
Chicago (C. Military Academy-Bronzeville)
Chicago (Carver Military Academy)
Chicago (Corliss)
Chicago (Crane)
Chicago (Fenger)
Chicago (Gage Park)
Chicago (Gordon Tech)
Chicago (Harlan)
Chicago (Harper)
Chicago (Juarez)
Chicago (Julian)
Chicago (Kelvyn Park)
Chicago (Kenwood)
Chicago (King)
Chicago (Lake View)
Chicago (Little Village)
Chicago (Manley)
Chicago (Marshall)
Chicago (Orr)
Chicago (Phillips)
Chicago (Raby)
Chicago (Roosevelt)
Chicago (Senn)
Chicago (Sullivan)
Chicago (Tilden)
Chicago (Uplift)
Chicago (Washington)
Country Club Hills (Hillcrest)
Crete (C.-Monee)
Crystal Lake (Central)
Danville (H.S.)
Decatur (Eisenhower)
Decatur (MacArthur)
Dixon (H.S.)
East Peoria
Effingham (H.S.)
Elmwood Park
Evergreen Park
Freeport (H.S.)
Galesburg (H.S.)
Geneseo
Glen Ellyn (Glenbard South)
Grayslake (Central)
Grayslake (North)
Highland
Jacksonville (H.S.)
Jerseyville (Jersey)
Johnsburg
Joliet (Catholic Academy)
Lake Villa (Lakes)
Lansing (Illiana Christian)
LaSalle (L.-Peru)
Lemont (H.S.)
Lincoln
Lombard (Montini)
Mahomet (M.-Seymour)
Maple Park (Kaneland)
Marengo
Marion (H.S.)
Mascoutah
Mattoon
Metamora
Midlothian (Bremen)
Morris
Morton
Mt. Vernon (H.S.)
Mt. Zion
Normal (University)
Norridge (Ridgewood)
North Chicago
Oak Forest
Oak Lawn (Richards)
Oswego (H.S.)
Ottawa (Twp.)
Park Forest (Rich East)
Peoria (H.S.)
Peoria (Notre Dame)
Peoria (Richwoods)
Peoria (Woodruff)
Pontiac
Quincy (Notre Dame)
Rantoul
Richmond (R.-Burton)
Richton Park (Rich South)
River Grove (Guerin)
Riverside (R.-Brookfield)
Rochelle
Rock Island (Alleman)
Rock Island (H.S.)
Rockford (East)
Sandwich
Springfield (H.S.)
Springfield (Lanphier)
Springfield (Sacred Heart-Griffin)
Springfield (Southeast)
Sterling (H.S.)
Streator (Twp.)
Sycamore
Taylorville
Tinley Park (H.S.)
Troy (Triad)
Urbana (H.S.)
Vernon Hills
Washington
Waterloo (H.S.)
Wauconda
Westchester (St. Joseph)
Woodstock (Marian)
Yorkville