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| | Class AA Team Pre-Season Ratings | | | |
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| 1 | Belvidere North | | | | | | |
| All 7 return from the 3rd place team led by Anthony Gedwill | | |
| 2 | Dixon | | | | | | | |
| Kasey Ferrigan leads a team ready for the challenge. | | | |
| 3 | Springfield | | | | | | | |
| Just missing a trophy last fall has this squad on a mission. | | | |
| 4 | Yorkville | | | | | | | |
| Austin and Sliwa lead a tough pack. | | | | |
| 5 | Maple Park Kaneland | | | | | | |
| A young group smarting from missing state last season. | | | |
| 6 | Metamora | | | | | | | |
| Rauh and VanFossem lead a young but experienced team hungry for a trophy. | |
| 7 | Sycamore | | | | | | | |
| Reloading with Matthew Gilmer and Transfer Tyson Kinsey. | | | |
| 8 | Normal University | | | | | | |
| A tight pack lead by super soph James Clay. | | | | |
| 9 | Bloomington | | | | | | |
| Josh Roig and Andy Szabo lead this squad in a new adventure in AA. | | |
| 10 | Galesburg | | | | | | | |
| The Silver Streaks look to improve on last season's state performance. | | |
| 11 | Troy Triad | | | | | | | |
| Brett Conway leads one of the top downstate AA teams. | | | |
| 12 | Peoria Notre Dame | | | | | | |
| Clay Elward heads a strong Irish pack | | | | |
| 13 | Breese Mater Dei | | | | | | |
| A good pack is the goal of this Southern Illinois team | | | |
| 14 | West Chicago Wheaton Academy | | | | | |
| Solid group led by Mark Phillips | | | | | |
| 15 | Richmond-Burton | | | | | | |
| All 7 return led by Rocco Mazzanti | | | | | |
| 16 | Mount Vernon | | | | | | |
| Rams are lead by Campbell Walters | | | | |
| 17 | Lansing Illiana Christian | | | | | |
| Last year's surprise team will not be a surprise in 2008. | | | |
| 18 | Peoria Richwoods | | | | | | |
| Todd Hursey's team led by Josh Battles | | | | |
| 19 | Glen Ellyn Glenbard South | | | | | |
| Young squad getting older and better | | | | |
| 20 | Rock Island | | | | | | | |
| Move down to AA may benefit the Rocks. | | | | |
| 21 | Sandwich | | | | | | | |
| Unheralded squad will be known by October. | | | | |
| 22 | Oswego | | | | | | | |
| Former AAA team led by Nick Wiseman | | | | |
| 23 | Chatham-Glenwood | | | | | | |
| Returns 2 led by Brian Dixon | | | | | |
| 24 | Crystal Lake Central | | | | | | |
| Rebuilding with a great group of Sophs… | | | | |
| 25 | Bensenville Fenton | | | | | | |
| The Smith Brothers led the Bison down to AA | | | | |
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| Click here to see the full AA Team Preview Part 1 | | | |
| Click here to see the full AA Team Preview Part 2 | | | |
| Click here to see the full AA Individuals Preview. | | | |
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