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#	Team	Ovr.	Rating	Str.	+/-
351	Dupo	2-1	25.83	11.0	-7
352	Bowen/Baker College Prep	2-1	25.69	13.0	+42
353	Rich Township	0-3	25.69	30.5	+19
354	Crystal Lake South	1-2	25.64	20.7	-112
355	T Triopia/Meredosia-Chambersburg/Virginia	1-2	25.59	24.6	-40
356	Freeport	2-1	25.58	11.2	-65
357	Pleasant Hill/Western	1-2	25.57	23.5	-31
358	Cumberland	1-3	25.55	14.6	+101
359	Effingham	0-3	25.54	28.9	-112
360	Bremen	1-2	25.54	15.8	+101
361	Morrison	0-2	25.53	35.1	-45
362	Collins	0-3	25.53	20.4	+79
363	Plano	0-3	25.46	21.2	+24
364	Charleston	0-3	25.39	28.5	+18
365	Christopher-Zeigler-Royalton	1-2	24.48	20.0	-4
366	Orr	1-1	24.39	7.7	+9
367	Robinson	1-2	24.22	24.4	+21
368	Lakes	1-2	24.21	14.8	-43
369	Lake View	2-1	24.20	10.5	+39
370	Plainfield Central	1-2	24.17	20.1	-22
371	Leyden	1-2	24.17	20.5	-1
372	Murphysboro	0-3	24.15	23.5	+61
373	North Lawndale	1-2	24.14	18.5	+30
374	Crystal Lake Central	0-3	24.13	25.0	+32
375	Maine West	0-3	24.05	30.2	+22

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