Monticello (IL)       previews home TEAM NOT OFFICIALLY RATED YET; HAVEN'T HEARD BACK FROM COACH GENERAL Nickname: Sages Colors: Purple/Gold Coach: Cullen Welter League: Illini Prairie Playoff Division: 3A Playoff Division Rank*: #5 RATINGS 2024 Final Power Rating: 20.8 2024 National Rank: #1903 2024 State Rank: #55 Roster-Based (Players Back/Lost) Rough Rating Adjustment*: +2.5 Season Scaling/Reg Season Schedule Strength Downward Rating Adjustment*: -6.3 2025 Starting Power Rating*: 10 2025 National Rank*: #1886 2025 State Rank*: #59 5-Year Dynasty Rating (Average 2019-2024 Rating): 6.5 5-Year Dynasty National Rank: #4039 2025 Rating vs. 5-Year Dynasty Rating Comparison*: better by 3.5 5-Year Dynasty Record: 34-16 (25-12 in league) Dynasty Rating (Average 2003-2024 Rating): 11.1 Dynasty National Rank: #4846 2025 Rating vs. Dynasty Rating Comparison*: worse by 1.1 Dynasty Record: 148-82 (95-54 in league) HISTORICAL 2024 Overall Record: 11-3 2024 League Record/Finish: 6-2 (tied for 2nd) 2024 Points For Average: 34.4 2024 Points Against Average: 20.7 2024 Differential: +13.7 2024 Wins: #1975 Unity (Tolono) (23-20), #3485 Benton (27-26), #4468 Williamsville (42-14), #4655 Paxton-Buckley-Loda (Paxton) (33-0), #5105 Prairie Central (Fairbury) (28-13), #5338 Central Catholic (Bloomington) (28-25), #6094 DuQuoin (49-20), #7898 Illinois Valley Central (Chillicothe) (52-14), #8942 Mattoon (40-14), #10643 Pontiac (49-0), #10720 Rantoul (46-13) 2024 Losses: #479 Montini Catholic (Lombard) (49-8), #1975 Unity (Tolono) (42-28), #2525 St. Joseph-Ogden (St. Joseph) (40-28) 2024 Opponents W-L: 87-64 Recent State Championships: 2018 Recent League Championships: 2020, 2018, 2017 (tied for 1st), 2016 (Okaw Valley), 2013 (tied for 1st; Okaw Valley - Black) Winning Streak Entering 2025 Season: none SCHEDULE 2025 Projected League Finish*: 2nd schedule not yet available; please check back later in the summer to see analysis of schedule including toughest opponents, overall schedule strength, projected W-L record, probability of an undefeated season, etc. We have not yet been able to contact coach to obtain preview info.  If you are the coach of this team, please help us by sending us your info. *temporary; not finalized until August 7th Late transfer? Player name spelled incorrectly? Not too late to change it-- please contact this specific preview's author  (Please do not contact us about recruiting info; we do NOT originate that data, it is compiled from other sources, so we don't control it)