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The Marion Wildcats, who are #5 in 5A in the latest AP State Poll, remain the unanimous #1 team in the Southern Illinois region after another dominant win in Week 2 of the football season, Benton also remained the #2 team and received more attention in this week’s Coaches’ Poll, gaining points after a 61-0 spanking of Sparta.

Murphysboro (#9 in 4A) jumped up from #5 to #3 after a 27-7 win over Anna-Jonesboro, pushing both Nashville and Fairfield from their #3 and #4 posts, respectively.

Cahokia took the biggest hit in the standings after a 21-6 loss to state-ranked Homewood Flossmoor, dropping from #6 to #9.  Both Centralia and Carterville both moved up a spot in the rankings.

 

Here’s a look at the Full Rankings:

Rank School (First Place Votes) Points Rank Last Week
1 Marion (10) 100 1 (-)
2 Benton 84 2(-)
3 Murphysboro 57 5 (+2)
4 Nashville 55 3 (-1)
5 Fairfield 52 4 (-1)
6 Centralia 50 7 (+1)
7 Carterville 49 8 (+1)
8 Carbondale 38 8 (-)
9 Cahokia 35 6 (-3)
10 Johnston City 17 10 (-)

Also receiving votes: Harrisburg 5, Anna-Jonesboro 3, Du Quoin 2, Flora 1, Herrin 1, Massac County 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.

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