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Whitney Young Girls Basketball

Chicago · Illinois · 2026-27
Class 4AChicago Public - Red North
Power
+33.0
Illinois rank
#74
of 681
4A rank
#46
of 144
2026-27
0-0

Whitney Young opens the 2026-27 season ranked #74 of 681 Illinois teams in the Cooper Predictor's Hardwood Model, and #46 in Class 4A. 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 16atHomewood-FlossmoorPick posts game week
Nov 20atDePaul College PrepPick posts game week
Nov 27atRock IslandPick posts game week
Nov 28vsPeoriaPick posts game week
Dec 2atNorthsidePick posts game week
Dec 4vsAmundsenPick posts game week
Dec 9atCrane MedicalPick posts game week
Dec 12vsCarmelPick posts game week
Dec 16atChicago MarshallPick posts game week
Dec 18atOrrPick posts game week
Jan 6atKenwoodPick posts game week
Jan 15vsLane TechPick posts game week
Jan 16atGlenbrook SouthPick posts game week
Jan 18atTrinityPick posts game week
Jan 19atTaftPick posts game week

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

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Chicago Public - Red North

Lane Tech#97 · 0-0 · +29.2Taft#172 · 0-0 · +20.4Northside#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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