It was a tough week to be a top seed or an undefeated squad in the IHSA playoffs in the second round.

Five No. 1 seeds lost in Round 2, giving us a field that started with 14 top seeds in all brackets with just eight remaining (one, Richland County, fell in Week 1 of the playoffs).

Oak Lawn Richards in 7A, Glenwood in 6A, Prairie Ridge in 5A and both top seeds in Class 2A, Johnston City and Rockridge, all faltered in the opening round.

You were actually in better shape to survive if you were a No. 2 seed. Only Glenbard West (7A), Bradley-Bourbonnais (6A), Carterville (4A) and Camp Point Central (1A) have been evicted from the field as second seeds.

The playoffs also began with 26 teams with undefeated records, three fell from that group in the opening round of the playoffs (Richl

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