The Marion Wildcats remain the team to beat in Southern Illinois but they are no longer the unanimous #1 team in this week’s coaches poll.
The Nashville Hornets garnered a first place vote after a 42-28 win over Benton.
Both Cahokia and Mt. Carmel climbed in to the top 5 thanks to slides from Benton and Fairfield – despite the Mules 23-13 win at Harrisburg in a game that was scheduled on Thursday last week.
Johnston City’s 12-6 win over CZR finally put the Tribe in the Top 10 for the first time this season.
Here’s a look at the Full Rankings:
Rank School (First Place Votes) Points Ranking Last Week
- Marion (8) 88 1 (-)
- Nashville (1) 77 3 (+1)
- Cahokia 57 6 (+3)
- Mt. Carmel 53 7 (+3)
- Benton 50 2 (-3)
- Carterville 45 5 (-1)
- Fairfield 44 4 (-3)
- Centralia 22 8 (-)
- Carbondale 17 9 (-)
- Johnston City 8 Not Ranked
Also receiving votes: Anna Jonesboro 5, Christopher Zeigler Royalton 2, Harrisburg 1
Southern Illinois Coaches interested in participating in the Coaches Poll can email picks to mattv@riverradio.net every week by 10am each Wednesday of the season.