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Coal City Girls Basketball

Coal City · Illinois · 2026-27
Class 2AIllinois Central 8
Power
-5.7
Illinois rank
#414
of 681
2A rank
#107
of 163
2026-27
0-0

Coal City opens the 2026-27 season ranked #414 of 681 Illinois teams in the Cooper Predictor's Hardwood Model, and #107 in Class 2A. Preseason ratings carry last season's on-court results forward — this season's results take over once games tip off.

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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 24vsBishop McNamaraPick posts game week
Nov 30vsLislePick posts game week
Dec 7atHerscherPick posts game week
Dec 10vsPeotonePick posts game week
Dec 14vsStreatorPick posts game week
Dec 15atMorrisPick posts game week
Dec 17atPCPrairie CentralPick posts game week
Dec 22atSSandwichPick posts game week
Jan 7vsMantenoPick posts game week
Jan 11atReed-CusterPick posts game week
Jan 14atLislePick posts game week
Jan 16vsHinckley-Big RockPick posts game week
Jan 19atSSomonaukPick posts game week
Jan 19atSomonauk/LelandPick posts game week
Jan 20vsWheaton AcademyPick posts game week
Jan 22vsStreatorPick posts game week
Jan 25vsHerscherPick posts game week
Jan 28atPeotonePick posts game week
Feb 1atStreatorPick posts game week
Feb 2vsSerenaPick posts game week
Feb 4atMantenoPick posts game week
Feb 8vsReed-CusterPick posts game week

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

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Illinois Central 8

Manteno#238 · 0-0 · +12.1Lisle#329 · 0-0 · +2.5Wilmington#378 · 0-0 · -2.4Reed-Custer#424 · 0-0 · -6.3Peotone#445 · 0-0 · -8.7Herscher#485 · 0-0 · -13.8Streator#527 · 0-0 · -19.6

Top 10 · Class 2A

Breese Central#5 · 0-0 · +54.3Nashville#9 · 0-0 · +50.0Pleasant Plains#15 · 0-0 · +46.8Effingham#34 · 0-0 · +41.8Hamilton/Warsaw#42 · 0-0 · +40.5Byron#44 · 0-0 · +40.2Teutopolis#45 · 0-0 · +40.2Mater Dei#61 · 0-0 · +35.6Tri-Valley#62 · 0-0 · +35.3Mt. Carmel#68 · 0-0 · +33.5

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