Taft Girls Basketball

Chicago · Illinois · 2026-27

Class 4AChicago Public - Red North

Taft opens the 2026-27 season ranked #172 of 681 Illinois teams in the Cooper Predictor's Hardwood Model, and #73 in Class 4A. Preseason ratings carry last season's on-court results forward — this season's results take over once games tip off.

Updated Nov 4, 2026 · ratings are calibrated within Illinois only, so they don't compare across states.

2026-27 Schedule & Predictions

Date		Opponent	Result / Pick
Nov 30	at	Dyett	Pick posts game week
Dec 2	vs	Payton College Prep	Pick posts game week
Dec 4	vs	Northside	Pick posts game week
Dec 7	vs	Elk Grove	Pick posts game week
Dec 9	at	Orr	Pick posts game week
Dec 10	vs	Trinity	Pick posts game week
Dec 18	at	Chicago Marshall	Pick posts game week
Dec 18	vs	Crane Medical	Pick posts game week
Jan 4	at	Leyden	Pick posts game week
Jan 5	at	Saint Viator	Pick posts game week
Jan 8	vs	King	Pick posts game week
Jan 13	at	Lane Tech	Pick posts game week
Jan 19	vs	Whitney Young	Pick posts game week
Jan 23	at	Resurrection	Pick posts game week
Jan 29	vs	Amundsen	Pick posts game week

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

Chicago Public - Red North

Whitney Young#74 · 0-0 · +33.0Lane Tech#97 · 0-0 · +29.2Northside#344 · 0-0 · +1.3Payton College Prep#369 · 0-0 · -1.2Amundsen#377 · 0-0 · -2.2Jones#395 · 0-0 · -3.5Lincoln Park#552 · 0-0 · -23.3Mather#559 · 0-0 · -23.9

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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