Topic: Basketball
| Based on college potential | TOP 12 | |||
| NAME | HT | POS | TOWN-SCHOOL | |
| Jahil Okafor | 6'11 | 12 | C | Chicago Young |
| Cliff Alexander | 6'9 | 12 | PF | Chicago Curie |
| Kieta Bates-Diop | 6'7 | 12 | CF | Normal University |
| Paul White | 6'8 | 12 | CF | Chicago Young |
| Tyquone Greer | 6'7 | 12 | CF | Chicago Orr |
| Tyler Ulis | 5'8 | 12 | PG | Chicago Marian Catholic |
| L.J. Peak | 6'5 | 12 | SM | Chicago Young |
| Sean O'Mara | 6'9 | 12 | C | Lisle Benet Academy |
| Marlon Jones | 6'8 | 12 | C | Chicago Orr |
| Larry Austin | 6'0 | 12 | PG | Springfield Lanphier |
| Ethan Happ | 6'7 | 12 | CF | Taylor Ridge Rockridge |
| Milik Yarbrough | 6'5 | 12 | SM | Zion Zion-Benton |
| TOP SLEEPER | ||||
| Michael Finke | 6'9 | 12 | CF | Champaign Centennial |
| SECOND 12 | ||||
| Dennis Williams | 6'6 | 11 | CF | Chicago Simeon |
| Jalen Brunson | 6'1 | 11 | PG | Lincolnshire Stevenson |
| Victor Law | 6'6 | 12 | WF | Chicago St. Rita |
| Peyton Allen | 6'3 | 12 | WF | Chatham Glenwood |
| Ore Arogundade | 6'3 | 12 | 2G | Arlington Heights St. Viator |
| Charles Matthews | 6'4 | 11 | SM | Chicago St. Rita |
| Amanze Egekeze | 6'6 | 12 | WF | Huntley |
| Paul Turner | 6'4 | 12 | SM | Westchester St.Joseph |
| Malek Harris | 6'7 | 12 | CF | Orland Park Carl Sandburg |
| Tyler Jackson | 6'11 | 11 | C | LaGrange Park Nazareth Academy |
| Evan Boudreaux | 6'7 | 11 | PF | Lake Forest |
| Roosevelt Smart | 6'3 | 11 | 2G | Palatine |
| SECOND 25 (Listed alphabetically) | ||||
| Louis Adams | 6'3 | 12 | 2G | Chicago Orr |
| JaVairius Amos-Mays | 6'3 | 12 | SM | North Chicago |
| Jordan Ash | 6'0 | 11 | 2G | Westchester St.Joseph |
| Darius Austin | 6'5 | 12 | SM | Cakohia |
| Jevon Carter | 6'2 | 12 | 2G | Maywood Proviso East |
| Alonzo Chatman | 6'7 | 10 | PF | Chicago Morgan Park |
| Ben Coupet | 6'7 | 10 | PF | Chicago Simeon |
| Josh Cunningham | 6'7 | 12 | CF | Chicago Morgan Park |
| Nick Czarnowski | 6'7 | 12 | C-F | Naperville Central |
| Riley Glassman | 6'4 | 12 | SM | Palatine Fremd |
| Kurt Hall | 6'4 | 12 | PF | North Chicago |
| Kain Harris | 6'2 | 11 | SM | Chicago Morgan Park |
| Torrence Johnson | 6'3 | 12 | PG | Chicago Morgan Park |
| Tevin King | 6'0 | 12 | PG | Chicago Providence St. Mel |
| Eric Locke | 6'0 | 12 | 2G | Oak Park |
| Dominique Matthews | 6'0 | 12 | PG | Chicago St. Rita |
| Josh Meier | 6'7 | 12 | C | Oak Lawn Richards |
| Makur Puou | 6'9 | 12 | C | Mooseheart |
| Darreon Reddick | 6'2 | 12 | CG | Belleville East |
| Miles Reynolds | 6'2 | 12 | 2G | Chicago Young |
| Kareem Simmons | 6'5 | 12 | PF | Westchester St.Joseph |
| Joseph Toye | 6'6 | 11 | WF | Chicago Young |
| Jontrell Walker | 6'1 | 12 | PG | Aurora West Aurora |
| Lamont Walker | 6'5 | 12 | PF | Chicago Morgan Park |
| Malik Wildermuth | 6'5 | 12 | WF | Normal University |
| SECOND SLEEPER | ||||
| Lemous Brown | 6'10 | 12 | C | Chicago Carver |