2005-2006 AA Illinois Girls' Basketball Poll
Here is the Associated Press' Illinois girls basketball rankings, as voted on by a panel of statewide sports writers and broadcasters. January 17, 2006
| Rank | Team | Record | 1st Place Votes | Points | Previous Rank |
| 1. | Peoria (Richwoods) | 21-2 | 3 | 137 | 2 |
| 2. | Oak Park (Fenwick) | 19-1 | 5 | 135 | 1 |
| 3. | Chicago (Hope) | 22-0 | 1 | 129 | 4 |
| 4. | Bollingbrook | 15-1 | 119 | 3 | |
| 5. | Chicago (Whitney Young) | 16-1 | 93 | 6 | |
| 6. | Buffalo Grove | 18-3 | 86 | 5 | |
| 7. | Wheeling | 18-2 | 59 | 7 | |
| 8. | East St. Louis | 18-1 | 58 | 11 | |
| 9. | Willmette (Loyola) | 18-3 | 56 | 12t | |
| 10. | Chicago (Crane) | 14-1 | 44 | 9 | |
| 11. | Lisle (Benet) | 16-5 | 41 | 8 | |
| 12. | Washington | 16-1 | 36 | 16 | |
| 13. | Galesburg | 18-5 | 34 | 19 | |
| 14. | Moline | 16-6 | 29 | 10 | |
| 15. | Winnetka (New Trier) | 17-4 | 24 | 12t | |
| 16. | Gurnee (Warren) | 18-4 | 19 | 14 |
Others receiving votes: Johnsburg, Rock Island (Alleman), Park Ridge (Maine South), Champaign Central, Belleville (Althoff), Chicago (Marist), Trinity, Edwardsville, Springfield (Lanphier), Sterling, Breese (Mater Dei), Montini, Marian (Catholic), Bishop McNamara