Toggle sidebar

Massey Preseason Top 25 Illinois

C

cornerrat#1

Senior
Jul 1, 2025
487
463
63
All.... Is up. Subject to change. Ratsy

1. Mt. Carmel (48)
2. ESTL (68)
3. Brother Rice (99)
4. LWE (113)
5. Loyola (132)
6. St. Rita (272)
7. Nazareth (281)
8. Batavia (281)
9. Maine South (333)
10. Fenwick (336)
11. Lockport TWP (383)
12 Glenbard West (421)
13. Marist (434)
14. DGN (441)
15. Oswego (448)
16. Montini (487)
17. PC (528)
18. York (538)
19. St. Charles North (584)
20. Fremd (602)
21. Lyons (603)
22. Barrington (610)
23. Lincon Way-Central (614)
24. JCA (631)
25. Sandburg (635)
 
McCaravan

McCaravan

All-American
Feb 1, 2016
4,783
7,508
113
Marist? No.
Rita will be good but not #6 good. Their best WR transferred to Montini and they will be breaking in a new QB. I'd put them in top 15, not top 10.
 
  • Like
Reactions: AlabamaTimberwolf
D

DMurph11

Senior
May 16, 2012
510
743
93
No love for Franny….i know they lost some guys but the defending 5A champs still have some firepower on both sides of the ball.
 
S

SiuCubFan8

All-Conference
Jul 27, 2007
5,757
3,612
113
Cross Bones said:
This is the algorithm some people want to seed our playoffs. Mind you the ratings during the season will be influenced by the starting positions.
Click to expand...
Weeks 1-3 are usually weird ranking weeks but as the season goes on the rankings get pretty solid.
 
  • Like
Reactions: jha618
D

Doctor_D

All-Conference
Oct 9, 2016
3,015
2,653
113
pjjp said:
The Broncos were transfer portal pioneers. If what you heard is true, Montini is back to being Montini.
Click to expand...
Montini already back. Just a very well constructed roster. They hit a rough patch and slummed around in the lower levels for a while, but I would not be one bit surprised if they were back in 6A in a few years.
 
  • Like
Reactions: Gene K.
J

JCHillmen10

Sophomore
Jul 29, 2025
98
124
33
Doctor_D said:
Montini already back. Just a very well constructed roster. They hit a rough patch and slummed around in the lower levels for a while, but I would not be one bit surprised if they were back in 6A in a few years.
Click to expand...
Aren’t they still slated to be 4A this coming fall? If so they would need to get to the finals this year and then the next two years in 5A to bump to 6A? So maybe in 6a by 2029 if they dominate the next three years?

if they really got some of the transfers I have heard, they really should not be 4a. But petitioning up is dumb so I guess I understand why they would stay 4a.

it is clear that in the new transfer portal era that kids want a chance to play for a title and they dont care whether it’s 4a or 8a.
 
  • Like
Reactions: Colin2299 and Silver Rain
D

Doctor_D

All-Conference
Oct 9, 2016
3,015
2,653
113
JCHillmen10 said:
Aren’t they still slated to be 4A this coming fall? If so they would need to get to the finals this year and then the next two years in 5A to bump to 6A? So maybe in 6a by 2029 if they dominate the next three years?

if they really got some of the transfers I have heard, they really should not be 4a. But petitioning up is dumb so I guess I understand why they would stay 4a.

it is clear that in the new transfer portal era that kids want a chance to play for a title and they dont care whether it’s 4a or 8a.
Click to expand...
They should be able to win 4A without much issue, which would put them into 5A. Based on where everyone else is currently projected to align, I’d have them as pretty clear favorites in 5A the next two years which would then place them in 6A. Certainly not a lock, but that scenario would not surprise me one bit. That is an extremely talented team, and I’d only expect them to get better.
 
W

Wassup13_rivals219252

All-Conference
Nov 9, 2002
5,897
2,749
113
Doctor_D said:
They should be able to win 4A without much issue, which would put them into 5A. Based on where everyone else is currently projected to align, I’d have them as pretty clear favorites in 5A the next two years which would then place them in 6A. Certainly not a lock, but that scenario would not surprise me one bit. That is an extremely talented team, and I’d only expect them to get better.
Click to expand...
I know Montini lost their best WR Harkins who graduated and will play for NIU. He was out all year last year due to injury. My other favorite WR graduated (Castaldo). Then the St Rita WR is transferring to Montini. That's all I know about.
 
C

cornerrat#1

Senior
Jul 1, 2025
487
463
63
All.... Researching enrollment figures at this early time and finding them tend to be fruitless . They are notorious for being wrong. Having said that I came across (Niche) one showing Montini at 547 (902.55) a small drop of six students.

The wild card in determining postseason class placement this season will be all of the extra teams making the playoffs with the new voted on by-law. That could change schools that are on or near the class bubble but as a rule don't move up or down. I imagine there will be some surprises but a clear picture likely won't form till midseason or later. Ratsy
 
  • Like
Reactions: rocketnation
V

vester71

Redshirt
Feb 24, 2026
6
9
3
MustangFB said:
Curious to see what happens week 1 with Brother Rice vs. LWE
Click to expand...
Do you know if it's at East or BR? I haven't seen the schedules published yet.

Rice is going to be very tough, and East lost a lot this past year, and the QB spot is taking a big step down. Their soph (now Jr) QB is solid, but I bet they're going back to being a run-first team, and that doesn't always work against the monster lines the Catholic league teams have.

I hope I'm wrong and East pulls one out. I'm not close to the program, just love to watch football.
 
Last edited:
Z

ZedLepplin22

Redshirt
Oct 24, 2025
23
15
3
vester71 said:
Do you know if it's at East or BR? I haven't seen the schedules published yet.

Rice is going to be very tough, and East lost a lot this past year, and the QB spot is taking a big step down. Their soph (now Jr) QB is solid, but I bet they're going back to being a run-first team, and that doesn't always work against the monster lines the Catholic league teams have.

I hope I'm wrong and East pulls one out. I'm not close to the program, just love to watch football.
Click to expand...
Game is at LWE
 
  • Like
Reactions: LWN_Pheonix
V

vester71

Redshirt
Feb 24, 2026
6
9
3
ZedLepplin22 said:
Game is at LWE
Click to expand...
Thanks, I guess I’ll be there and see things for myself, but unless East’s QB made some big strides over the offseason, I’m not optimistic about this one for the Griffins. The kid has good size and a strong arm, but he played JV all last year aside from the last regular season game when Williams was injured, and he threw a couple picks.
 
C

Cross Bones

All-Conference
Aug 19, 2001
52,918
3,996
113
vester71 said:
Thanks, I guess I’ll be there and see things for myself, but unless East’s QB made some big strides over the offseason, I’m not optimistic about this one for the Griffins. The kid has good size and a strong arm, but he played JV all last year aside from the last regular season game when Williams was injured, and he threw a couple picks.
Click to expand...
Hard to go from JV to V starter at the end of the season against a team in the hunt for a conference championship and good playoff seed. Let him get a summer of prep and few weeks of practice in. Plus they'll probably be more run/pass balanced this season.
 
  • Like
Reactions: Colin2299, Patrick Devitt and crusader_of_90
L

LWN_Pheonix

Senior
Oct 30, 2023
807
673
93
I could be wrong

My belief is that with the new playoff format adding an additional game; that the compromise was that Catholic (non public) schools would not be bumped up more than 1 additional class after the multiplyer.
 
Patrick Devitt

Patrick Devitt

Freshman
Sep 13, 2025
47
54
18
Cross Bones said:
Hard to go from JV to V starter at the end of the season against a team in the hunt for a conference championship and good playoff seed. Let him get a summer of prep and few weeks of practice in. Plus they'll probably be more run/pass balanced this season.
Click to expand...

This 100%

Going from the JV starter to a superstar kid that is in the running to play this fall at USC is just an unfair comparison. Expectations need to be realistic for the kid. LWE will be fine and the QB will be solid no matter who is under center.
 
  • Like
Reactions: Cross Bones and Gene K.
McCaravan

McCaravan

All-American
Feb 1, 2016
4,783
7,508
113
Patrick Devitt said:
This 100%

Going from the JV starter to a superstar kid that is in the running to play this fall at USC is just an unfair comparison. Expectations need to be realistic for the kid. LWE will be fine and the QB will be solid no matter who is under center.
Click to expand...
I don't recall them ever having poor QB play or QB issues. They'll be fine.
 
  • Like
Reactions: Patrick Devitt
You must log in or register to reply here.
Top Bottom