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Paxton-Buckley-Loda Girls Basketball

Paxton · Illinois · 2026-27
Class 2AIllini Prairie
Power
-15.0
Illinois rank
#496
of 681
2A rank
#131
of 163
2026-27
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Paxton-Buckley-Loda opens the 2026-27 season ranked #496 of 681 Illinois teams in the Cooper Predictor's Hardwood Model, and #131 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 16atHoopestonPick posts game week
Nov 17vsSchlarmanPick posts game week
Nov 18atHerscherPick posts game week
Nov 23vsCissna ParkPick posts game week
Nov 27vsRivertonPick posts game week
Nov 27atPeoria ChristianPick posts game week
Nov 30atBBHRA (CO-OP)Pick posts game week
Dec 3atWestvillePick posts game week
Dec 5vsEl Paso-GridleyPick posts game week
Dec 7atOakwoodPick posts game week
Dec 10atGeorgetown-Ridge FarmPick posts game week
Dec 14vsTri-ValleyPick posts game week
Jan 2vsLeRoyPick posts game week
Jan 5vsGibson City-Melvin-SibleyPick posts game week
Jan 8atSt. Thomas MorePick posts game week
Jan 11vsTuscolaPick posts game week
Jan 12vsPCPrairie CentralPick posts game week
Jan 15vsSt. Joseph-OgdenPick posts game week
Jan 18vsWatsekaPick posts game week
Jan 19atBloomington Central CatholicPick posts game week
Jan 21atIllinois Valley CentralPick posts game week
Jan 26vsMonticelloPick posts game week
Jan 29atPontiacPick posts game week
Feb 2vsTolono UnityPick posts game week
Feb 4atRantoulPick posts game week
Feb 6vsTremontPick 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 · +26.9Illinois Valley Central#159 · 0-0 · +22.2Pontiac#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 · -9.6St. 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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