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Harlem Girls Basketball

Machesney Park · Illinois · 2026-27
Class 4ANorthern Illinois 10
Power
+15.9
Illinois rank
#211
of 681
4A rank
#82
of 144
2026-27
0-0

Harlem opens the 2026-27 season ranked #211 of 681 Illinois teams in the Cooper Predictor's Hardwood Model, and #82 in Class 4A. 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
Dec 8vsHononegahPick posts game week
Dec 11atBelvidere NorthPick posts game week
Dec 15atGuilfordPick posts game week
Dec 18vsFreeportPick posts game week
Jan 5atBelviderePick posts game week
Jan 6atStillman ValleyPick posts game week
Jan 7atRockford EastPick posts game week
Jan 11vsWinnebagoPick posts game week
Jan 12vsRockford AuburnPick posts game week
Jan 19vsBelvidere NorthPick posts game week
Jan 22vsBelviderePick posts game week
Jan 29atHononegahPick posts game week
Feb 2vsRockford EastPick posts game week
Feb 5vsGuilfordPick posts game week
Feb 9atJeffersonPick posts game week
Feb 11atFreeportPick posts game week

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

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Northern Illinois 10

Hononegah#20 · 0-0 · +45.6Freeport#82 · 0-0 · +31.8Boylan Catholic#115 · 0-0 · +27.2Guilford#117 · 0-0 · +26.9Rockford Auburn#222 · 0-0 · +14.8Jefferson#260 · 0-0 · +10.2Belvidere North#321 · 0-0 · +3.6Rockford East#525 · 0-0 · -19.2Belvidere#549 · 0-0 · -22.9

Top 10 · Class 4A

Nazareth Academy#2 · 0-0 · +60.4Loyola Academy#3 · 0-0 · +58.0Waubonsie Valley#4 · 0-0 · +57.9Belleville East#6 · 0-0 · +52.1Benet Academy#7 · 0-0 · +51.3Alton#8 · 0-0 · +51.1Bolingbrook#10 · 0-0 · +48.4Prospect#11 · 0-0 · +48.2Fremd#12 · 0-0 · +48.1O'Fallon#14 · 0-0 · +47.4

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