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Illini West Girls Basketball

Carthage · Illinois · 2026-27
Class 2APrairieland
Power
+14.4
Illinois rank
#225
of 681
2A rank
#55
of 163
2026-27
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Illini West opens the 2026-27 season ranked #225 of 681 Illinois teams in the Cooper Predictor's Hardwood Model, and #55 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
Dec 1atFMFort MadisonPick posts game week
Dec 3vsRushville-IndustryPick posts game week
Dec 7atCamp Point CentralPick posts game week
Dec 10vsKnoxvillePick posts game week
Dec 14vsBushnell-Prairie CityPick posts game week
Dec 17atLibertyPick posts game week
Dec 18vsCCClark CountyPick posts game week
Jan 4vsAstoria/VITPick posts game week
Jan 6atMendon UnityPick posts game week
Jan 14atFarmingtonPick posts game week
Jan 16atMCMonroe CityPick posts game week
Jan 18vsMonmouth-RosevillePick posts game week
Jan 21atQuincy Notre DamePick posts game week
Jan 23vsBrown CountyPick posts game week
Jan 25vsLewistownPick posts game week
Jan 28atWest PrairiePick posts game week
Feb 1vsHamilton/WarsawPick posts game week
Feb 4atHavanaPick posts game week
Feb 6vsHHighlandPick posts game week
Feb 8atCLCentral LeePick posts game week
Feb 10vsMacombPick 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

Havana#114 · 0-0 · +27.3Macomb#166 · 0-0 · +21.3Elmwood#240 · 0-0 · +11.9Lewistown#301 · 0-0 · +5.6Brimfield#380 · 0-0 · -2.8Cuba/Spoon River Valley#460 · 0-0 · -10.8Astoria/VIT#480 · 0-0 · -13.5Farmington#518 · 0-0 · -17.8Bushnell-Prairie City#553 · 0-0 · -23.5Peoria Heights#589 · 0-0 · -31.9

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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