The Marion Wildcats suffered their first loss of the season, dropping them to 4-1 on the year after a 28-6 loss at Cahokia. That opened the way for the surging Murphysboro Red Devils to reclaim the #1 ranking after a dominant Thursday night win over Herrin 63-6.
The Chester Yellow Jackets continue to impress, finding their way into the Top 5 for the first time in the history of the Little Egypt Football Poll. The Yellow Jackets picked up a 20-0 road win over Wesclin last Friday to improve to 5-0.
Carterville fell out of the top 10 with a 26-20 loss at St. Joseph-Ogden while Centralia found their way into the Top 10 with a 41-13 win over Carbondale last week.
Here’s a look at the Full Rankings:
| Rank | School (First Place Votes) | Points | Rank Last Week |
| 1 | Murphysboro (8) | 115 | 2 (+1) |
| 2 | Marion(1) | 100 | 1 (-1) |
| 3 | Johnston City (3) | 99 | 3 (-) |
| 4 | Du Quoin | 83 | 5 (+1) |
| 5 | Chester (1) | 72 | 6 (+1) |
| 6 | Mt. Vernon | 57 | 4 (-2) |
| 7 | Sesser-Valier | 44 | 9 (+2) |
| 8 | Benton | 34 | 7 (-1) |
| 9 | Nashville | 31 | 9 (+1) |
| 10 | Centralia | 28 | NR |
Also receiving votes: Carterville 25, Harrisburg 15, Carmi-White County 10, Carbondale 2
