The Marion Wildcats remains atop the John A Logan Little Egypt Football Coaches’ Poll as we head in to Week 4 of the season as the unanimous #1 team.
Benton continues to pick up attention as the #2 team, gaining nearly all the second place votes, finishing with 87 points.
Johnston City made the largest leap after their 28-26 victory over Fairfield, jumping up from #10 to #6, just a few points away from cracking the top 5.
Carterville also made a big leap after their 31-21 win at Murphysboro, going from #7 to #4.
Here’s a look at the Full Rankings:
| Rank | School (First Place Votes) | Points | Rank Last Week |
| 1 | Marion (10) | 100 | 1 (-) |
| 2 | Benton | 87 | 2(-) |
| 3 | Nashville | 66 | 4 (+1) |
| 4 | Carterville | 61 | 7 (+3) |
| 5 | Murphysboro | 47 | 3 (-2) |
| 6 | Johnston City | 45 | 10 (+4) |
| 7 | Fairfield | 38 | 5 (-2) |
| 8 | Centralia | 30 | 6 (-2) |
| 9 | Cahokia | 22 | 9 (-) |
| 10 | Carbondale | 21 | 8 (-2) |
Also receiving votes: Anna-Jonesboro 8, Du Quoin 6, Flora 4, Chester 4, Harrisburg 2, Herrin 1
Southern Illinois Coaches interested in participating in the Coaches Poll can email picks to mattv@riverradio.net every week by end of day each Wednesday of the season.
