CSM Football Power Rankings, Sept. 1 2025: Peoria High, Tri-Valley begin the year on top

Peoria High's Jaylen Rayford lines up during a 2024 playoff game against Hillcrest. Francisco Alonzo/Clutch Sports Media

Now there’s something to base off of. 

With Week 1 of the IHSA football season and preseason projections in the rearview mirror, fans got a chance to see just how their teams stacked up in their first real game of the year. 

Overall, a majority of the results were positive with 19 of the 30 football teams in the Clutch Sports Media coverage area moving to 1-0 on the year. In games against non-area foes, those squads went a combined 14-6. 

Among the area highlights were the Morton Potters hanging on to beat Mahomet-Seymour in a lip-biter at Carper Field, Dee-Mack beating Eureka for the first time since 2016 and many teams putting up a hefty amount of points. 

Check out how the first CSM Football Power Rankings of the year shook out below. Area schools in the Mid-Illini and Big 12 make up the teams in the large school rankings while area teams in all other conferences are in the small school rankings. 

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