The final 2009 rankings of Illinois high school football teams in each class, according to an Associated Press panel of sportswriters:
 
Class 8A

School W-L Pts Prv

1. Maine South (8) (9-0) 80 1

2. Fremd (9-0) 68 2

3. Loyola (8-1) 60 3

4. Stevenson (9-0) 58 4

5. Bolingbrook (8-1) 51 5

6. Hinsdale Central (7-2) 36 7

7. Glenbard North (8-1) 31 9

8. Glenbrook South (7-2) 15 UR

9. Belleville East (7-2) 11 UR

10. Marist (7-2) 7 UR

Others receiving votes: Gurnee Warren 6, Downers South 3, Chicago Mt. Carmel 3, Naperville Central 2, Andrew 1.

Class 7A

School W-L Pts Prv

1. East St. Louis (6) (7-2) 77 1

2. Glenbard West (2) (9-0) 74 2

3. Wheaton Warrenville South (8-1) 61 3

4. Lincoln-Way East (8-1) 58 6 (Class 8A)

5. Rockford Boylan (9-0) 44 5

6. St. Rita (7-2) 39 4

7. Crystal Lake South (8-1) 32 7

8. Geneva (8-1) 22 8

9. Rolling Meadows (7-2) 10 10

10. Prospect (7-2) 9 6

Others receiving votes: Carmel 6, Machesney Park Harlem 6, Minooka 5, O’Fallon 3, St. Charles East 1, Moline 1.

Class 6A

School W-L Pts Prv

1. Providence (7) (8-1) 87 1

2. Cary-Grove (2) (9-0) 83 2

3. Danville (9-0) 72 3

4. Lemont (9-0) ;58 4

5. Rock Island (8-1) 51 5

6. Morgan Park (8-1) 33 6

7. Crete-Monee (8-1) 31 7

8. De La Salle (7-2) 25 9 (Class 7A)

9. Bloomington (8-1) 17 8

(tie) Oak Forest (8-1) 17 9

Others receiving votes: Marmion 12, Oak Lawn Richards 8, Crystal Lake Central 1.

Class 5A

School W-L Pts Prv

1. Springfield Sacred Heart-Griffin (12) (9-0) 120 1

2. Washington (9-0) 100 3

3. Joliet Catholic (7-2) 95 4

4. Cahokia (8-1) 91 2

5. Marian Central Catholic (7-2) 59 6

6. Hillcrest (8-1) 40 9

 (tie) St. Francis (7-2) 40 7

8. Sterling (7-2) 28 UR

 (tie) Richwoods (8-1) 28 UR

10. Marion (8-1) 19 UR

Others receiving votes: Glenbard South 9, LaSalle-Peru 8, Kankakee 6, Chatham Glenwood 6, Triad 6, Montini 5.

Class 4A

School W-L Pts Prv

1. Rochester (9) (9-0) 106 1

2. Quincy Notre Dame (1) (9-0) 94 2

3. Mount Zion (9-0) 79 3

4. Metamora (1) (8-1) 60 5 (Class 5A)

5. Richmond-Burton (8-1) 59 4

6. Illinois Valley Central (9-0) 49 5

7. Geneseo (7-2) 39 6

8. Champaign St. Thomas More (9-0) 29 5 (Class 3A)

9. Mahomet-Seymour (7-2) 26 7

10. Mater Dei (8-1) 21 8

Others receiving votes: Bloomington Central Catholic 19, Althoff 10, Effingham 10, Mendota 4.

Class 3A

School W-L Pts Prv

1. Illini West (Carthage) (11) (9-0) 110 1

2. Wilmington (9-0) 90 3

3. Stillman Valley (9-0) 89 2

4. Tolono Unity (9-0) 79 4

5. Greenville (9-0) 63 7

6. Sherrard (8-1) 38 6

7. Du Quoin (8-1) 34 9

8. Sesser-Valier (9-0) 21 UR

9. Pittsfield-Griggsville-Perry (8-1) 20 10

10. Monticello (7-2) 16 UR

Others receiving votes: Breese Central 14, St. Joseph-Ogden 12, Decatur St. Teresa 9, Carterville 5, Rockford Christian 4, Winnebago 1.

Class 2A

School W-L Pts Prv

1. Morrison (7) (9-0) 104 1

2. Casey-Westfield (4) (9-0) 94 2

3. Orion (8-1) 69 4

4. Amboy-LaMoille (8-1) 62 5

5. Gibson City-Melvin-Sibley (8-1) 57 7

6. Mercer County (7-2) 44 2

7. Bureau Valley (7-2) 37 8

8. Marshall (8-1) 26 UR

9. Petersburg PORTA (8-1) 20 UR

10. Wethersfield (8-1) 18 UR

Others receiving votes: Williamsville 14, Stark County 14, Maroa-Forsyth 13, Milford 12, Staunton 10, Westville 5, Eastland-Pearl City 5, Clifton Central 1.

Class 1A

School W-L Pts Prv

1. Dakota (10) (9-0) 115 1

2. Brown County (2) (9-0) 104 2

3. Lexington (9-0) 97 4

4. Triopia-Meredosia-Chambersburg (8-1) 72 5

5. Lena-Winslow (8-1) 54 6

6. Aquin (8-1) 49 10

7. East Dubuque (8-1) 47 3

8. Salt Fork (8-1) 37 7

9. Alexis United (8-1) 32 8

10. Princeville (8-1) 10 9

Others receiving votes: Tuscola 18, Greenfield-Northwestern 9, Villa Grove 4, Pleasant Hill-Barry-West Pike 2.