Here is the first installment of the top-10 teams at the 1A Girls' level. And your top-ranked team is.... two-time defending state champion Tolono (Unity)! Are you surprised? Well, even with their incumbent strength putting a stronghold on the #1 spot to begin the year, there will be new blood on the podium regardless. Both DePaul and Rosary, last year's trophy winners, leave the classification. At least two new teams, therefore, will raise a trophy this year after the 9:00 am race. Who will it be?
10. Stanford Olympia
9. Clinton
8. Anna-Jonesboro
7. Robinson
6. Chicago Christian
5. Pleasant Plains
4. El Paso-Gridley
3. Eureka
2. Peoria Notre Dame
1. Tolono Unity
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