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Naperville Central Girls Basketball

Naperville · Illinois · 2026-27
Class 4ADuPage Valley
Power
+46.2
Illinois rank
#19
of 681
4A rank
#13
of 144
2026-27
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Naperville Central opens the 2026-27 season ranked #19 of 681 Illinois teams in the Cooper Predictor's Hardwood Model, and #13 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 18vsHCHinsdale CentralPick posts game week
Nov 20atSouthland College PrepPick posts game week
Nov 28atBataviaPick posts game week
Dec 4atNaperville NorthPick posts game week
Dec 12atHCHinsdale CentralPick posts game week
Dec 12vsLyonsPick posts game week
Jan 9vsMinookaPick posts game week
Jan 11atFremdPick posts game week
Jan 16vsSaint Ignatius College PrepPick posts game week
Jan 22vsNaperville NorthPick posts game week
Jan 23vsYorkvillePick posts game week
Jan 26vsDeKalbPick posts game week
Jan 29atGlenbard WestPick posts game week
Feb 6atNormal WestPick posts game week

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

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DuPage Valley

Waubonsie Valley#4 · 0-0 · +57.9Naperville North#78 · 0-0 · +32.2Neuqua Valley#98 · 0-0 · +29.2DeKalb#191 · 0-0 · +18.1Metea Valley#352 · 0-0 · +0.5

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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