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The 2023 CCL/ESCC divisions are set and 13 teams will be changing divisions with the addition of IC Catholic and St. Francis to the megaconference next season, according to a schedule obtained by Friday Night Drive.
The new divisions will only be for the 2023 season and will be reevaluated before 2024. Aurora Central Catholic also joined the CCL/ESCC alliance but will be an independent team for the immediate future with low program numbers.
St. Rita will join Loyola, Mount Carmel and Brother Rice in the Blue while Niles Notre Dame will remain in the Green and Marist, Joliet Catholic and St. Ignatius will join the Dons. The Orange and White will each have all new members with the addition of IC Catholic, St. Francis, Nazareth and Fenwick to the Orange and Benet, Providence, St. Laurence and Montini to the White.
Marmion will join St. Patrick, Carmel and St. Viator in the Purple and Marian Catholic and De La Salle will join DePaul Prep and Leo in the Red.
The CCL/ESCC will feature four defending state champions (Loyola, Mount Carmel, Nazareth and IC Catholic) and eight semifinalists from the 2022 playoffs.
2023 CCL/ESCC opponents
Blue
Loyola: Marist, Brother Rice, St. Patrick, St. Rita, IC Catholic, Benet, Mount Carmel
Mount Carmel: Niles Notre Dame, St. Rita, Carmel, Brother Rice, Fenwick, Providence, Loyola
St. Rita: Joliet Catholic, Mount Carmel, Marmion, Loyola, St. Francis, St. Laurence, Brother Rice
Brother Rice: St. Ignatius, Loyola, St. Viator, Mount Carmel, Nazareth, Montini, St. Rita
Green
Marist: Loyola, St. Ignatius, IC Catholic, Joliet Catholic, De La Salle, St. Patrick, Niles Notre Dame
Niles Notre Dame: Mount Carmel, Joliet Catholic, Fenwick, St. Ignatius, DePaul Prep, Carmel, Marist
Joliet Catholic: St. Rita, Niles Notre Dame, St. Francis, Marist, Leo, Marmion, St. Ignatius
St. Ignatius: Brother Rice, Marist, Nazareth, Niles Notre Dame, Marian Catholic, St. Viator, Joliet Catholic
Orange
IC Catholic: Benet, Nazareth, Marist, St. Francis, Loyola, De La Salle, Fenwick
Fenwick: Providence, St. Francis, Niles Notre Dame, Nazareth, Mount Carmel, DePaul Prep, IC Catholic
St. Francis: St. Laurence, Fenwick, Joliet Catholic, IC Catholic, St. Rita, Leo, Nazareth
Nazareth: Montini, IC Catholic, St. Ignatius, Fenwick, Brother Rice, Marian Catholic, St. Francis
White
Benet: IC Catholic, Montini, De La Salle, St. Laurence, St. Patrick, Loyola, Providence
Providence: Fenwick, St. Laurence, DePaul Prep, Montini, Carmel, Mount Carmel, Benet
St. Laurence: St. Francis, Providence, Leo, Benet, Marmion, St. Rita, Montini
Montini: Nazareth, Benet, Marian Catholic, Providence, St. Viator, Brother Rice, St. Laurence
Purple
St. Patrick: De La Salle, St. Viator, Loyola, Marmion, Benet, Marist, Carmel
Carmel: DePaul Prep, Marmion, Mount Carmel, St. Viator, Providence Catholic, Niles Notre Dame, St. Patrick
Marmion: Leo, Carmel, St. Rita, St. Patrick, St. Laurence, Joliet Catholic, St. Viator
St. Viator: Marian Catholic, St. Patrick, Brother Rice, Carmel, Montini, St. Ignatius, Marmion
Red
De La Salle: St. Patrick, Marian Catholic, Benet, Leo, Marist, IC Catholic, DePaul Prep
DePaul Prep: Carmel, Leo, Providence, Marian Catholic, Niles Notre Dame, Fenwick, De La Salle
Leo: Marmion, DePaul Prep, St. Laurence, De La Salle, Joliet Catholic, St. Francis, Marian Catholic
Marian Catholic: St. Viator, De La Salle, Montini, DePaul Prep, St. Ignatius, Nazareth, Leo