The Vandals football team will enter the second week of the season remaining ranked in the top 10. In the weekly poll from the Associated Press, the Vandals are ranked 9th in the Class 3A football poll. The Vandals received a total of 27 points to be in 9th place in the poll. Decatur St. Teresa is 10th in the poll this week, after not being ranked in the pre-season poll. Fellow South Central Conference team Carlinville is 6th in the poll this week, moving down one spot despite winning in week one. IC Catholic is #1 for the second week in a row.