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MaxPreps rankings for Illinois softball (Spring 2025). Every high school softball team in the nation is ranked. Find out where your teams stands... 

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MaxPreps Preseason Top 25 Softball Rankings | 2025 Season

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Lakewood Ranch takes No. 1 in the MaxPreps Preseason Top 25 softball rankings. Coming in at No. 2 is Norco in California. Highlights of No. 3 Foothill in California are shown.

Preseason Top 25 Softball Rankings

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#	Team	Ovr.	Rating	Str.	+/-
201	Civic Memorial	15-11-0	7.35	5.3	+8
202	Grant Park	14-10-0	7.35	1.1	+29
203	Princeton	15-11-0	7.34	4.4	-4
204	Robinson	18-14-0	7.30	6.2	-3
205	Gardner-South Wilmington	21-11-0	7.19	2.5	+2
206	Mater Dei	11-9-1	7.13	5.4	+2
207	Grant Community	16-16-1	7.09	7.7	-1
208	Moline	12-18-0	7.03	11.0	-8
209	Addison Trail	18-13-0	6.95	5.0	+2
210	Lyons	10-18-0	6.87	11.9	--
211	Evergreen Park	18-15-0	6.80	3.2	-7
212	Deer Creek-Mackinaw	17-12-0	6.77	3.8	-7
213	Joliet West	8-21-0	6.59	14.6	+3
214	Lake Zurich	15-19-1	6.38	9.0	+1
215	Peoria Notre Dame	14-13-0	6.21	5.4	-3
216	Grayslake Central	15-15-0	6.19	5.4	+2
217	Christ Our Rock Lutheran	15-4-0	6.15	-1.5	+3
218	Pana	15-11-1	6.15	2.9	-1
219	Maine South	10-11-0	6.04	7.5	--
220	Mother McAuley	11-18-0	5.99	12.0	-6
221	Marissa/Coulterville	18-6-0	5.94	-2.3	--
222	Teutopolis	13-12-0	5.89	4.9	--
223	Galena	18-8-0	5.88	-0.4	-10
224	Naperville North	9-23-0	5.73	12.9	+1
225	S Sandwich	13-12-0	5.66	6.3	-2

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