Dakota Girls Basketball

Dakota · Illinois · 2026-27

Class 1ANorthwest Upstate Illini - North

Dakota opens the 2026-27 season ranked #224 of 681 Illinois teams in the Cooper Predictor's Hardwood Model, and #25 in Class 1A. Preseason ratings carry last season's on-court results forward — this season's results take over once games tip off.

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

2026-27 Schedule & Predictions

Date		Opponent	Result / Pick
Nov 16	at	Winnebago	Pick posts game week
Dec 1	vs	Pearl City	Pick posts game week
Dec 3	at	Orangeville	Pick posts game week
Jan 4	at	Warren	Pick posts game week
Jan 12	at	Forreston	Pick posts game week
Jan 20	vs	Lena-Winslow	Pick posts game week
Jan 22	at	Pearl City	Pick posts game week
Feb 5	vs	Forreston	Pick posts game week
Feb 8	vs	Galena	Pick posts game week
Feb 9	vs	Stillman Valley	Pick posts game week
Feb 11	at	Lena-Winslow	Pick posts game week

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

Northwest Upstate Illini - North

Pecatonica#147 · 0-0 · +23.7Orangeville#269 · 0-0 · +9.7Pearl City#392 · 0-0 · -3.4Lena-Winslow#440 · 0-0 · -8.3Forreston#497 · 0-0 · -15.1Durand#509 · 0-0 · -16.6

Top 10 · Class 1A

Brown County#53 · 0-0 · +38.5Illini Bluffs#86 · 0-0 · +31.0Deer Creek-Mackinaw#88 · 0-0 · +30.1Newman Central Catholic#90 · 0-0 · +30.1Liberty#106 · 0-0 · +27.9Havana#114 · 0-0 · +27.3Abingdon/Avon#130 · 0-0 · +26.0Rockford Christian#131 · 0-0 · +26.0Cissna Park#135 · 0-0 · +25.2Brownstown/St. Elmo#137 · 0-0 · +24.9

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