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Newman Central Catholic Girls Basketball

Sterling · Illinois · 2026-27
Class 1AThree Rivers - East
Power
+30.1
Illinois rank
#90
of 681
1A rank
#4
of 176
2026-27
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Newman Central Catholic opens the 2026-27 season ranked #90 of 681 Illinois teams in the Cooper Predictor's Hardwood Model, and #4 in Class 1A. 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 24atFultonPick posts game week
Nov 30atSterlingPick posts game week
Dec 3atMendotaPick posts game week
Dec 7vsErie-ProphetstownPick posts game week
Dec 9atKewaneePick posts game week
Dec 12atLibertyPick posts game week
Dec 14vsRockford ChristianPick posts game week
Dec 15atPecatonicaPick posts game week
Jan 4vsHallPick posts game week
Jan 7vsPrincetonPick posts game week
Jan 9vsBBellevuePick posts game week
Jan 11vsMendotaPick posts game week
Jan 14atEEriePick posts game week
Jan 18vsEastlandPick posts game week
Jan 21vsKewaneePick posts game week
Jan 25atHallPick posts game week
Jan 28atPrincetonPick posts game week
Feb 1vsMarquettePick posts game week
Feb 4atRockridgePick posts game week
Feb 9vsOregonPick posts game week

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

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Three Rivers - East

Princeton#164 · 0-0 · +21.6Kewanee#226 · 0-0 · +14.1Erie-Prophetstown#261 · 0-0 · +10.1Hall#314 · 0-0 · +4.2Mendota#472 · 0-0 · -12.2

Top 10 · Class 1A

Brown County#53 · 0-0 · +38.5Illini Bluffs#86 · 0-0 · +31.0Deer Creek-Mackinaw#88 · 0-0 · +30.1Newman Central Catholic#90 · 0-0 · +30.1Liberty#106 · 0-0 · +27.9Havana#114 · 0-0 · +27.3Abingdon/Avon#130 · 0-0 · +26.0Rockford Christian#131 · 0-0 · +26.0Cissna Park#135 · 0-0 · +25.2Brownstown/St. Elmo#137 · 0-0 · +24.9

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