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Illini West Boys Basketball

Carthage · Illinois · 2026-27
Class 2APrairieland
Power
+18.6
Illinois rank
#167
of 750
2A rank
#25
of 168
2026-27
0-0

Illini West is 0-0 and ranked #167 of 750 Illinois teams by the Hardwood Model, #25 in Class 2A.

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Updated Nov 4, 2026 · ratings are calibrated within Illinois only, so they don't compare across states.

2026-27 Schedule & Predictions

DateOpponentResult / Pick
Nov 23vsIllini BluffsPick posts game week
Nov 24atBushnell-Prairie CityPick posts game week
Nov 25atWest PrairiePick posts game week
Nov 27vsMacombPick posts game week
Nov 28vsAbingdon/AvonPick posts game week
Dec 4atMCMonroe CityPick posts game week
Dec 5vsFarmingtonPick posts game week
Dec 8vsMendon UnityPick posts game week
Dec 11atPittsfieldPick posts game week
Dec 15vsSherrardPick posts game week
Dec 18vsCCClark CountyPick posts game week
Dec 22atAstoria/VITPick posts game week
Jan 8atNewtonPick posts game week
Jan 12vsMendon UnityPick posts game week
Jan 15vsASAugusta SoutheasternPick posts game week
Jan 16vsHamilton/WarsawPick posts game week
Jan 19atMercer CountyPick posts game week
Jan 22vsMacombPick posts game week
Jan 26atBrown CountyPick posts game week
Jan 29atQuincy Notre DamePick posts game week
Feb 2vsHavanaPick posts game week
Feb 6vsRoutt CatholicPick posts game week
Feb 9vsCamp Point CentralPick posts game week
Feb 11vsMonmouth-RosevillePick posts game week
Feb 12atPPalmyraPick posts game week
Feb 18atFMFort MadisonPick posts game week

Picks are posted the week of each game and never changed after; the check marks grade them.

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Prairieland

Macomb#269 · 0-0 · +11.9Brimfield#348 · 0-0 · +5.7Farmington#404 · 0-0 · +1.1West Prairie#441 · 0-0 · -1.8Cuba/Spoon River Valley#444 · 0-0 · -2.1Peoria Heights#473 · 0-0 · -4.9Elmwood#483 · 0-0 · -5.7Havana#507 · 0-0 · -7.9Lewistown#612 · 0-0 · -21.0Bushnell-Prairie City#647 · 0-0 · -27.5Astoria/VIT#675 · 0-0 · -33.5

Top 10 · Class 2A

Manual#39 · 0-0 · +31.6Nashville#41 · 0-0 · +31.3Teutopolis#42 · 0-0 · +31.3Warrensburg-Latham#58 · 0-0 · +29.3Clark#63 · 0-0 · +28.5Quincy Notre Dame#65 · 0-0 · +28.5Staunton#66 · 0-0 · +28.5Tolono Unity#74 · 0-0 · +27.3Crane Medical#86 · 0-0 · +25.9Rochester#98 · 0-0 · +25.0

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