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North Chicago Girls Basketball

North Chicago · Illinois · 2026-27
Class 3ANorthern Lake County
Power
-37.2
Illinois rank
#607
of 681
3A rank
#122
of 140
2026-27
0-0

North Chicago opens the 2026-27 season ranked #607 of 681 Illinois teams in the Cooper Predictor's Hardwood Model, and #122 in Class 3A. 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 2atZion-BentonPick posts game week
Dec 4vsWaucondaPick posts game week
Dec 8atGrant CommunityPick posts game week
Dec 11atGrayslake CentralPick posts game week
Dec 18vsLakesPick posts game week
Jan 8vsGrayslake NorthPick posts game week
Jan 9atMcHenryPick posts game week
Jan 12atRound LakePick posts game week
Jan 23vsGrant CommunityPick posts game week
Jan 26atElk GrovePick posts game week
Jan 27vsGrayslake CentralPick posts game week
Jan 30atLakesPick posts game week
Feb 6atGrayslake NorthPick posts game week
Feb 9atWoodlands AcademyPick posts game week
Feb 10vsRound LakePick posts game week
Feb 12atRHRacine HorlickPick posts game week

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

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Northern Lake County

Grayslake Central#136 · 0-0 · +25.0Wauconda#157 · 0-0 · +22.7Antioch#255 · 0-0 · +10.7Grant Community#284 · 0-0 · +7.8Grayslake North#298 · 0-0 · +6.1Round Lake#371 · 0-0 · -1.6Lakes#375 · 0-0 · -1.8

Top 10 · Class 3A

Washington#1 · 0-0 · +61.5Morton#13 · 0-0 · +48.0Galesburg#17 · 0-0 · +46.2Peoria Notre Dame#24 · 0-0 · +44.4Quincy Notre Dame#30 · 0-0 · +42.4Dunlap#36 · 0-0 · +41.1Glenwood#37 · 0-0 · +40.9Providence Catholic#41 · 0-0 · +40.7Civic Memorial#48 · 0-0 · +39.8Marion#55 · 0-0 · +38.3

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