2005-2006 AA Illinois Girls' Basketball Poll
Here is the Associated Press' preseason Illinois girls basketball rankings, as voted on by a panel of statewide sports writers and broadcasters. November 14, 2005
| Rank | Team | Record | 1st Place Votes | Points | Previous Rank |
| 1. | Peoria (Richwoods) | 8 | 128 | 1 | |
| 2. | Bollingbrook | 117 | 9 | ||
| 3. | Oak Park (Fenwick) | 111 | 4 | ||
| 4. | Willmette (Loyola) | 101 | 3 | ||
| 5. | Lisle (Benet) | 79 | HM | ||
| 6. | Buffalo Grove | 75 | HM | ||
| 7. | Gurnee (Warren) | 50 | 13 | ||
| 8. | Galesburg | 47 | 11 | ||
| 8. | Chicago (Whitney Young) | 47 | 2 | ||
| 10. | Moline | 45 | 10 | ||
| 11. | Winnetka (New Trier) | 42 | 6 | ||
| 12. | Wheeling | 40 | HM | ||
| 13. | Bartlett | 32 | 7 | ||
| 14. | Champaign (Central) | 23 | HM | ||
| 15. | Peoria (Woodruff) | 20 | -- | ||
| 16. | Naperville (Central) | 19 | -- |
Others receiving votes: Thornwood, Edwardsville, Marist, Normal (Community), Arlington Heights (Hersey), Trinity, Joliet (Catholic), St. Ignatius, Maine (South), Johnsburg, Sandburg, Marian (Catholic), Quincy.