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Prairie Central Girls Basketball

Fairbury · Illinois · 2026-27
Class 2AIllini Prairie
Power
+4.2
Illinois rank
#315
of 681
2A rank
#87
of 163
2026-27
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Prairie Central opens the 2026-27 season ranked #315 of 681 Illinois teams in the Cooper Predictor's Hardwood Model, and #87 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 16vsSt. BedePick posts game week
Nov 17vsEast PeoriaPick posts game week
Nov 19vsOttawaPick posts game week
Nov 24vsCCClifton CentralPick posts game week
Nov 30vsOlympiaPick posts game week
Dec 1atIroquois WestPick posts game week
Dec 3vsEl Paso-GridleyPick posts game week
Dec 7atCissna ParkPick posts game week
Dec 10vsNormal UniversityPick posts game week
Dec 12vsReed-CusterPick posts game week
Dec 14atSenecaPick posts game week
Dec 17vsCoal CityPick posts game week
Jan 5atUrbanaPick posts game week
Jan 7vsMonticelloPick posts game week
Jan 11atRoanoke-BensonPick posts game week
Jan 12atPaxton-Buckley-LodaPick posts game week
Jan 15vsBloomington Central CatholicPick posts game week
Jan 19atSt. Joseph-OgdenPick posts game week
Jan 21vsTolono UnityPick posts game week
Jan 23vsBeecherPick posts game week
Jan 26atSt. Thomas MorePick posts game week
Jan 29atIllinois Valley CentralPick posts game week
Feb 2vsRantoulPick posts game week
Feb 4atPontiacPick posts game week
Feb 9vsGibson City-Melvin-SibleyPick posts game week
Feb 11atWatsekaPick 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 · +9.7Tolono Unity#439 · 0-0 · -8.0Rantoul#449 · 0-0 · -9.6Paxton-Buckley-Loda#496 · 0-0 · -15.0St. 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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