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Joliet Central Girls Basketball

Joliet · Illinois · 2026-27
Class 4ASouthWest Prairie - East
Power
+27.7
Illinois rank
#111
of 681
4A rank
#62
of 144
2026-27
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Joliet Central opens the 2026-27 season ranked #111 of 681 Illinois teams in the Cooper Predictor's Hardwood Model, and #62 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
Nov 16atProvidence CatholicPick posts game week
Nov 18atLincoln-Way CentralPick posts game week
Nov 25vsLincoln-Way CentralPick posts game week
Dec 3vsPlainfield SouthPick posts game week
Dec 10atPlainfield CentralPick posts game week
Jan 5vsPlainfield CentralPick posts game week
Jan 23vsProvidence CatholicPick posts game week
Feb 2vsMinookaPick posts game week
Feb 9atPlainfield SouthPick posts game week

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

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SouthWest Prairie - East

Plainfield South#171 · 0-0 · +20.4Plainfield Central#332 · 0-0 · +2.2Plainfield East#356 · 0-0 · -0.0Romeoville#387 · 0-0 · -3.0Joliet West#390 · 0-0 · -3.3

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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