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Illinois Valley Central Girls Basketball

Chillicothe · Illinois · 2026-27
Class 2AIllini Prairie
Power
+22.2
Illinois rank
#159
of 681
2A rank
#31
of 163
2026-27
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Illinois Valley Central opens the 2026-27 season ranked #159 of 681 Illinois teams in the Cooper Predictor's Hardwood Model, and #31 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 24atDunlapPick posts game week
Nov 28vsMortonPick posts game week
Nov 30atFieldcrestPick posts game week
Dec 3vsTremontPick posts game week
Dec 5vsEast PeoriaPick posts game week
Dec 9vsBrimfieldPick posts game week
Dec 11atLLimestonePick posts game week
Dec 12atHamilton/WarsawPick posts game week
Jan 5atPeoria Notre DamePick posts game week
Jan 8vsTolono UnityPick posts game week
Jan 12atRantoulPick posts game week
Jan 15vsPontiacPick posts game week
Jan 16atManualPick posts game week
Jan 19atMonticelloPick posts game week
Jan 21vsPaxton-Buckley-LodaPick posts game week
Jan 23atKnoxvillePick posts game week
Jan 26atSt. Joseph-OgdenPick posts game week
Jan 29vsPCPrairie CentralPick posts game week
Feb 2vsBloomington Central CatholicPick posts game week
Feb 4atSt. Thomas MorePick posts game week
Feb 10vsElmwoodPick posts game week
Feb 11vsPrincevillePick posts game week

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

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Illini Prairie

Bloomington Central Catholic#116 · 0-0 · +26.9Pontiac#207 · 0-0 · +16.3St. Joseph-Ogden#254 · 0-0 · +10.8Monticello#268 · 0-0 · +9.7PCPrairie Central#315 · 0-0 · +4.2Tolono Unity#439 · 0-0 · -8.0Rantoul#449 · 0-0 · -9.6Paxton-Buckley-Loda#496 · 0-0 · -15.0St. Thomas More#538 · 0-0 · -21.2

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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