Before we leap headlong into the boys fall soccer season, let's take a moment to look back to see what were the best soccer high schools in Illinois in the just completed school year.
It's certain that everybody has an opinion and that many will be different. The method to Chicagoland Soccer's madness is to go back over its Final 50 polls for the girls and boys seasons to see which schools made an appearance in each.
Below is a list of the schools that accomplished that feat.
The ranking is based on a simple points system: 50 for the top-ranked team in either poll; 49 for the second; etc.
In the first year the poll was published (after the spring seasons for the boys and girls in 2021 after the COVID-19 pandemic), 25 teams qualified. For 2021-22, 22 schools made the chart. In the 2022-23 edition, 18 schools made the cut.
For the '23-'24 school year, 18 schools can claim the impressive achievement. Kudos go to New Trier for achieving a perfect score, the first in the poll's brief history.
Congratulations to Benet, Lyons, Naperville North, New Trier, St. Charles East and Stevenson for making the poll each season.
Without further ado, here are the top Illinois soccer high schools according to Chicagoland Soccer.
Key: Rank (2023-24 rank); 2022-23 rank; 2021-22 rank; 2021 rank (abbreviated spring seasons due to COVID-19); GR-girls ranking in Final 50 for 2023-24 school year; BR-boys ranking in Final 50 for 2023-24 school year; W (combined wins); L (combined losses); T (combined ties); points (combined points per finish).
Editor's note: all-boys schools Brother Rice (19-4-2/no. 23), Notre Dame (Niles, 15-4-2/no. 25) and Marmion (12-4-3/no. 41) were ranked in the Final 50.
Rank | 22-23 rank | 21-22 rank | 21 rank (spring) | Team | IHSA Class | GR | BR | W | L | T | Pts |
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1 | 2 (tie) | 10 | 23 | New Trier | 3A | 1 | 1 | 48 | 3 | 6 | 100* |
2 | 2 (tie) | 2 | 1 | Lyons | 3A | 6 | 2 | 39 | 11 | 5 | 94 |
3 | 1 | 1 | 3 | Naperville North | 3A | 12 | 3 | 36 | 8 | 7 | 87 |
4 | NR | 4 | 6 | Evanston | 3A | 15 | 12 | 36 | 6 | 4 | 75 |
5 | NR | NR | NR | Glenbrook North | 3A | 23 | 5 | 36 | 9 | 4 | 74 |
6 | 14 | NR | NR | Notre Dame (Peoria) | AA | 21 | 10 | 47 | 4 | 4 | 71 |
7 | NR | 6 | 10 | Naperville Central | 3A | 10 | 22 | 26 | 12 | 8 | 70 |
8 | 10 | NR | NR | York | 3A | 19 | 16 | 34 | 7 | 1 | 67 |
9, tie | 8 (tie) | 10 | 4 | St. Charles East | 3A | 26 | 14 | 35 | 13 | 6 | 62 |
NR | 5 | 13 | Triad | AA | 20 | 20 | 44 | 7 | 2 | 62 | |
11 | 6 | 8 | 2 | Benet | 3A | 11 | 38 | 30 | 8 | 4 | 53 |
12, tie | NR | 15 (tie) | NR | Lockport | 3A | 4 | 47 | 37 | 6 | 1 | 52 |
12 | NR | 24 | Lane | 3A | 14 | 36 | 32 | 7 | 1 | 52 | |
14 | 11 | 20 | 14 | Stevenson | 3A | 24 | 29 | 28 | 8 | 3 | 49 |
15 | 8 | NR | NR | Hinsdale Central | 3A | 31 | 39 | 28 | 14 | 3 | 32 |
16 | NR | 13 (tie) | 12 | Althoff | A | 36 | 43 | 37 | 14 | 4 | 23 |
17 | NR | NR | 18 | Columbia | A | 37 | 46 | 40 | 8 | 5 | 19 |
18 | NR | 9 | NR | Lincoln-Way Central | 3A | 47 | 40 | 25 | 10 | 4 | 15 |
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