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Effingham Girls Basketball

Effingham · Illinois · 2026-27
Class 2AApollo
Power
+41.8
Illinois rank
#34
of 681
2A rank
#4
of 163
2026-27
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Effingham opens the 2026-27 season ranked #34 of 681 Illinois teams in the Cooper Predictor's Hardwood Model, and #4 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 16vsRobinsonPick posts game week
Nov 19atBreese CentralPick posts game week
Nov 20atDieterichPick posts game week
Nov 23vsFloraPick posts game week
Nov 25vsCumberlandPick posts game week
Dec 1vsMattoonPick posts game week
Dec 3atCharlestonPick posts game week
Dec 7atHighlandPick posts game week
Dec 11vsMt. ZionPick posts game week
Dec 15vsMt. VernonPick posts game week
Dec 17vsSt. AnthonyPick posts game week
Dec 18vsMahomet-SeymourPick posts game week
Jan 8vsTaylorvillePick posts game week
Jan 11vsMater DeiPick posts game week
Jan 14atParisPick posts game week
Jan 15atMattoonPick posts game week
Jan 25atTeutopolisPick posts game week
Jan 29vsCharlestonPick posts game week
Jan 30vsMt. CarmelPick posts game week
Feb 1atMt. ZionPick posts game week
Feb 5atMahomet-SeymourPick posts game week
Feb 9atTaylorvillePick posts game week
Feb 10atRichland CountyPick posts game week

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

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Mahomet-Seymour#139 · 0-0 · +24.8Mt. Zion#174 · 0-0 · +20.1Taylorville#239 · 0-0 · +12.1Mattoon#360 · 0-0 · -0.3Charleston#489 · 0-0 · -14.3

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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