Early ISU predictions

[EurekaHS_Deacon]

With the Illinois band season just underway, I think it would be interesting to see week one ISU predictions to see how they pan out and change as the season goes on. 

Here are my finalist picks from each class: 

1A/2A:

Morton(2A) Galesburg(2A) Eureka (1A)

3A/4A:

Marian Catholic(3A) John Hersey(4A) Bloomington(3A) Collinsville(4A) Batavia(4A)

5A/6A: 

Prospect(5A)  Normal(6A)  Lockport(6A)  Victor J Andrew(6A)  Plainfield North(5A)  Plainfield Central(5A)  Oswego(6A)

Let me know what you think!

 

[Dan Balash]

Here are the projected breakdowns, and how finalists are selected for a refresher:

1A+2A champion plus next highest scoring, 3A+4A Champions + next 3 highest scoring, 5A+6A champions + next 5 highest scoring=15 finalists

1A: El Paso-Gridley 374 Eureka 445 Monticello 484 Paris Cooperative 521 Prairie Central 530 Macomb 584 University 608

2A: Illinois Valley Central 614 Providence Catholic 785 Metamora 923 Morton 1026 LaSalle-Peru 1210 Galesburg 1232 Grayslake North * 1289

3A: Marian Catholic * 878 Kaneland 1326 Lemont 1377 Bloomington 1489 Alan B. Shepard 1802 Wheaton Warrenville South 1833

4A: Argo 1878 Batavia 1882 Romeoville 1893 Elk Grove 1898 Collinsville 1901 John Hersey 1989

5A: H.D. Jacobs 2029 Plainfield Central 2050 Prospect 2155 Victor J. Andrew 2217 Plainfield North 2351 A.A. Stagg 2479 Lake Park 2557 Naperville Central 2591

6A: Oswego East 2831 Carl Sandburg 2834 Oswego 2843 Huntley 2996 Joliet West 3337 Warren Township 3696 Normal 3712 Lockport Township 3821

[IL Marching.Fan]

1A:

1) Eureka

2) Paris

3) Monticello

4) University 

5) Macomb 

6) Prairie Central 

7) El Paso-Gridley

2A

1) Morton

2) Galesburg 

3) Metamora

4) IVC

5) Providence Catholic 

6) Grayslake North

7) LaSalle-Peru

3A:

1) Marian Catholic 

2) Bloomington 

3) Lemont

4) Alan B. Shepard 

5) Kaneland 

6) WWS

4A:

1) John Hersey 

2) Batavia 

3) Romeoville (Close finalist between Lemont)

4) Collinsville 

5) Elk Grove 

6) Argo

5A:

1) Prospect 

2) VJA

3) Plainfield North

4) Plainfield Central 

5) Lake Park

6) Naperville Central 

7) A.A. Stagg

8 H.D. Jacobs

6A:

1) Lockport

2) Normal

3) Oswego 

4) Huntley 

5) Warren Township

6) Joliet West

7) Oswego East 

8 Carl Sandburg 

 

Feel free to comment on my predictions!

Edited September 10, 2024 by IL Marching.Fan

[EurekaHS_Deacon]

Did IVC get moved to 2A? As far I know they are still in 1A

[Dan Balash]

49 minutes ago, EurekaHS_Deacon said:

Did IVC get moved to 2A? As far I know they are still in 1A

Based on IHSA enrollment numbers they could be 2A with the other bands that are signed up.  Granted, those IHSA numbers are only updated every 2 years now, so who knows?

[Magnichu]

On 9/10/2024 at 10:41 AM, Dan Balash said:

Based on IHSA enrollment numbers they could be 2A with the other bands that are signed up.  Granted, those IHSA numbers are only updated every 2 years now, so who knows?

This is the second year of the current enrollment cycle, so classes shouldn't change based off of that.

[Dan Balash]

3 minutes ago, Magnichu said:

This is the second year of the current enrollment cycle, so classes shouldn't change based off of that.

ISU lost Herscher and gained Macomb and El Paso Gridley this year, both of whom are smaller than IVC, bumping up (by my estimation) IVC into 2A if ISU divides classes evenly, which they usually do.

[Magnichu]

2 hours ago, Dan Balash said:

ISU lost Herscher and gained Macomb and El Paso Gridley this year, both of whom are smaller than IVC, bumping up (by my estimation) IVC into 2A if ISU divides classes evenly, which they usually do.

I can definitely see that. What's certain is whatever happens will have big implications for 1A. IVC seems strong this year, and I could definitely see them winning if they stay in 1A.

[Ruby]

On 9/13/2024 at 5:29 PM, Dan Balash said:

ISU lost Herscher and gained Macomb and El Paso Gridley this year, both of whom are smaller than IVC, bumping up (by my estimation) IVC into 2A if ISU divides classes evenly, which they usually do.

I was under the impression that ISU does classes based on the same hard-and-fast numbers every year, and the 1A/2A cutoff has been 650 for as long as I've been paying attention. That's why in 2022, there were 9 schools in 1A and 6 in 2A.

[ILFollower]

Early Season ISU Prelims Predictions

Class 1A

1. Eureka

2. Paris Cooperative

3. Macomb

4. Prairie Central

5. University

6. Monticello

7. El Paso-Gridley

Class 2A

1. Morton

2. Galesburg

3. IVC

4. Grayslake North

5. Metamora

6. Providence Catholic

7. LaSalle-Peru

Class 3A

1. Marian Catholic

2. Bloomington

3. Lemont

4. Alan B. Shepard

5. Kaneland

6. Wheaton-Warrenville South

Class 4A

1. John Hersey

2. Batavia

3. Collinsville

4. Romeoville

5. Elk Grove

6. Argo

Class 5A

1. Prospect

2. Plainfield North

3. Victor J. Andrew

4. Plainfield Central

5. Naperville Central

6. Lake Park

7. H.D. Jacobs

8. A.A. Stagg

Class 6A

1. Normal

2. Lockport Township

3. Warren Township

4. Huntley

5. Oswego

6. Oswego East

7. Joliet West

8. Carl Sandburg

[ILFollower]

Early Season ISU Finals Prediction

1. Morton

2. Prospect

3. Normal

4. Lockport Township

5. Plainfield North

6. Victor J. Andrew

7. Marian Catholic

8. John Hersey

9. Plainfield Central

10. Lemont

11. Bloomington

12. Warren Township

13. Galesburg

14. Batavia

15. Eureka

[IL Marching.Fan]

Updated ISU predictions! After a few weeks of marching season it’s time for a refresh (for me) Plus… October is soon!

Class 1A

1) Eureka

2) Paris

3) Macomb 

4) University 

5) Monticello

6) Prairie Central 

7) El Paso-Gridley

Class 2A

1) Morton

2) IVC

3) Galesburg

4) Metamora 

5) Grayslake North

6) LaSalle-Peru

7) Providence Catholic 

Finalists: Morton, Eureka, IVC

Class 3A

1) Marian Catholic 

2) Bloomington 

3) Lemont

4) Alan B. Shepard 

5) Kaneland 

6) Wheaton Warrenville South

Class 4A

1) John Hersey 

2) Romeoville 

3) Batavia 

4) Elk Grove 

5) Collinsville

6) Argo

Finalists: John Hersey, Marian Catholic, Romeoville, Bloomington, Batavia 

Class 5A

1) Prospect 

2) VJA

3) Plainfield North

4) Plainfield Central

5) Naperville Central 

6) Lake Park

7) H.D. Jacobs

8. A.A. Stagg

Class 6A

1) Lockport Township 

2) Normal

3) Warren Township 

4) Oswego 

5) Huntley 

6) Oswego East

7) Joliet West

8. Carl Sandburg 

Finalists: Prospect, Lockport Township, VJA, Normal, Plainfield North, Warren Township, Plainfield Central 

Finals: 

1) Prospect 

2) Morton

3) Lockport Township

4) Normal

5) VJA

6) Plainfield North

7) John Hersey

8. Marian Catholic 

9) Bloomington 

10) Warren Township 

11) Romeoville 

12) Plainfield Central

13) Batavia

14)Eureka

15) IVC

[Marchingmaniac88]

8 minutes ago, IL Marching.Fan said:

Updated ISU predictions! After a few weeks of marching season it’s time for a refresh (for me) Plus… October is soon!

Class 1A

1) Eureka

2) Paris

3) Macomb 

4) University 

5) Monticello

6) Prairie Central 

7) El Paso-Gridley

Class 2A

1) Morton

2) IVC

3) Galesburg

4) Metamora 

5) Grayslake North

6) LaSalle-Peru

7) Providence Catholic 

Finalists: Morton, Eureka, IVC

Class 3A

1) Marian Catholic 

2) Bloomington 

3) Lemont

4) Alan B. Shepard 

5) Kaneland 

6) Wheaton Warrenville South

Class 4A

1) John Hersey 

2) Romeoville 

3) Batavia 

4) Elk Grove 

5) Collinsville

6) Argo

Finalists: John Hersey, Marian Catholic, Romeoville, Bloomington, Batavia 

Class 5A

1) Prospect 

2) VJA

3) Plainfield North

4) Plainfield Central

5) Naperville Central 

6) Lake Park

7) H.D. Jacobs

8. A.A. Stagg

Class 6A

1) Lockport Township 

2) Normal

3) Warren Township 

4) Oswego 

5) Huntley 

6) Oswego East

7) Joliet West

8. Carl Sandburg 

Finalists: Prospect, Lockport Township, VJA, Normal, Plainfield North, Warren Township, Plainfield Central 

Finals: 

1) Prospect 

2) Morton

3) Lockport Township

4) Normal

5) VJA

6) Plainfield North

7) John Hersey

8. Marian Catholic 

9) Bloomington 

10) Warren Township 

11) Romeoville 

12) Plainfield Central

13) Batavia

14)Eureka

15) IVC

I don’t think that IVC stays consistently above Galesburg despite the victory at Dunlap. Even there, every caption had a judge giving the opposite band the victory. Great win for IVC but, in my opinion, not a particularly defining one.

[IL Marching.Fan]

9 minutes ago, Marchingmaniac88 said:

I don’t think that IVC stays consistently above Galesburg despite the victory at Dunlap. Even there, every caption had a judge giving the opposite band the victory. Great win for IVC but, in my opinion, not a particularly defining one.

Yes, that makes a lot more sense. Plus the margin between Galesburg and IVC was small, .15!

[Magnichu]

4 hours ago, IL Marching.Fan said:

Updated ISU predictions! After a few weeks of marching season it’s time for a refresh (for me) Plus… October is soon!

Class 1A

1) Eureka

2) Paris

3) Macomb 

4) University 

5) Monticello

6) Prairie Central 

7) El Paso-Gridley

Class 2A

1) Morton

2) IVC

3) Galesburg

4) Metamora 

5) Grayslake North

6) LaSalle-Peru

7) Providence Catholic 

Finalists: Morton, Eureka, IVC

Class 3A

1) Marian Catholic 

2) Bloomington 

3) Lemont

4) Alan B. Shepard 

5) Kaneland 

6) Wheaton Warrenville South

Class 4A

1) John Hersey 

2) Romeoville 

3) Batavia 

4) Elk Grove 

5) Collinsville

6) Argo

Finalists: John Hersey, Marian Catholic, Romeoville, Bloomington, Batavia 

Class 5A

1) Prospect 

2) VJA

3) Plainfield North

4) Plainfield Central

5) Naperville Central 

6) Lake Park

7) H.D. Jacobs

8. A.A. Stagg

Class 6A

1) Lockport Township 

2) Normal

3) Warren Township 

4) Oswego 

5) Huntley 

6) Oswego East

7) Joliet West

8. Carl Sandburg 

Finalists: Prospect, Lockport Township, VJA, Normal, Plainfield North, Warren Township, Plainfield Central 

Finals: 

1) Prospect 

2) Morton

3) Lockport Township

4) Normal

5) VJA

6) Plainfield North

7) John Hersey

8. Marian Catholic 

9) Bloomington 

10) Warren Township 

11) Romeoville 

12) Plainfield Central

13) Batavia

14)Eureka

15) IVC

IVC should stay in 1A this year, unless ISU changes up class sizes. I say they win 1A with Galesburg runner up. I think Eureka will have a hard time competing with them.

[RightFootCONTRAian]

Monday Morning Over-Reactions: Predicting finalists from each session and class winners(*)

 

1A-2A: Morton(*), IVC(*), Galesburg - IVC is in the driver's seat to win 1A. First Out: Eureka

3A-4A: John Hersey(*), Marian Catholic(*), Bloomington, Batavia, Romeoville - The MMOR committee is on notice to watch if the 3A(*) is on the move but will believe it when we see it. First Out: Lemont 

5A-6A: Prospect(*), Lockport(*), Normal, VJA, Plainfield North, Oswego, Lake Park - Bottom 2 spots feel up for grabs. First Out: Warren Township

 

Finals Top 5

1. Morton

2. Prospect

3. Lockport

4. Plainfield Central

5. VJA 

[IL Marching.Fan]

3 hours ago, RightFootCONTRAian said:

Monday Morning Over-Reactions: Predicting finalists from each session and class winners(*)

 

1A-2A: Morton(*), IVC(*), Galesburg - IVC is in the driver's seat to win 1A. First Out: Eureka

3A-4A: John Hersey(*), Marian Catholic(*), Bloomington, Batavia, Romeoville - The MMOR committee is on notice to watch if the 3A(*) is on the move but will believe it when we see it. First Out: Lemont 

5A-6A: Prospect(*), Lockport(*), Normal, VJA, Plainfield North, Oswego, Lake Park - Bottom 2 spots feel up for grabs. First Out: Warren Township

 

Finals Top 5

1. Morton

2. Prospect

3. Lockport

4. Plainfield Central

5. VJA 

My only observation is Plainfield Central 4th? Or is that supposed to be Plainfield North?

[RightFootCONTRAian]

1 hour ago, IL Marching.Fan said:

My only observation is Plainfield Central 4th? Or is that supposed to be Plainfield North?

Whoops, not enough coffee yet. North? Central? MidEast? Pick your favorite directional-Plainfield school and that's definitely what I meant.

[saxyman]

IVC is 1A, WWS is 4A, and Lake Park is 6A.

[TheAngryBavarian]

As per usual, the middle session will be very close...5 bands (Collinsville, Lemont, Romeoville, Bloomington, Batavia) trying to fit into 3 spots. A lot of the Chicagoland/Central Illinois groups will see each other at Lincoln-Way, so the pecking order for them will be made more clear. 

[riceinator]

Does anyone know why Lincoln way doesn’t go to isu??

[Averagetpt]

Lincoln-Way is attending the Indianapolis Super Regional this year, which unfortunately conflicts with ISU.

[Ruby]

16 hours ago, riceinator said:

Does anyone know why Lincoln way doesn’t go to isu??

Lincoln-Way now follows in O'Fallon's footsteps, where they only go to ISU if there's no BOA event that weekend

[ILBandMan88]

3A/4A ISU Predictions

3A

1. Marian Catholic

2. Bloomington

3. Lemont

4. Kaneland

5. Alan B. Shepard

4A

1. John Hersey

2. Batavia

3. Romeoville

4. Collinsville

5. Elk Grove

6. Argo

7. Wheaton Warrenville South

Score Order

Marian Catholic, John Hersey, Batavia, Bloomington, Lemont

[Dan Balash]

On 10/6/2024 at 2:28 PM, Ruby said:

Lincoln-Way now follows in O'Fallon's footsteps, where they only go to ISU if there's no BOA event that weekend

And the way the season is set up now, it's almost a guarantee that there will be a super regional ISU weekend.  Looking at next year, ISU has open dates on 10/11 and 10/25; Big Ten has not announced the conference schedule as of yet.  

ISSMA's schedule is showing state regional qualifiers October 18th, Semi-State November 1 and state finals November 8, so that leaves Lucas OIl likely hosting the Indianapolis super regional 10/25.