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Friday Night Drive Week 10 Power Rankings: Major shuffle at the top

Five teams in the top 11 falter in regular season cappers

Lincoln-Way East’s Gage LaDere pulls in an interception which he returned for a touchdown against Naperville Central on Friday, Oct. 25, 2024 in Frankfort.

Lincoln-Way East’s Gage LaDere pulls in an interception which he returned for a touchdown against Naperville Central on Friday. Lincoln-Way East moved into the No. 1 spot in the Friday Night Drive rankings. (Gary Middendorf)

By Steve Soucie

If the last week of the regular season is any indication, we are about to enter a crazy postseason.

Five of the top 11 teams in last weekend’s Power Rankings lost, including three of the top four.

That also led to a new No. 1 team on top of the rankings, the first ranking shift at the top since Week 2.

Lincoln-Way East moves to the top of the rankings as it capped its regular season with a victory over previously undefeated Naperville Central.

The previous No. 1 East St. Louis, likely could make an argument that they probably could stay in the top slot. It did lose in Week 9, but lost to a national powerhouse, IMG Academy, in overtime.

There’s only one new team in the top 25 as St. Francis, fresh off a victory over Nazareth in Week 9, enters at No. 24.

Here are the complete Friday Night Drive Power Rankings:

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Steve Soucie

Steve Soucie

Steve Soucie is the Managing Editor of Friday Night Drive for Shaw Media. Also previously for Shaw Media, Soucie was the Sports Editor at the Joliet Herald News. Prior to that, Soucie worked at the Kankakee Daily Journal and for Pro Football Weekly.