2004-2005 AA Illinois Girls' Basketball Poll
Here are the top 16 Class AA girls basketball teams in the state of Illinois, as voted on by a statewide panel of sportswriters and broadcasters. January 10, 2005
| Rank | Team | Record | 1st Place Votes | Points | Previous Rank |
| 1. | Chicago (Whitney Young) | 9-1 | 7 | 155 | 3 |
| 2. | Peoria (Richwoods) | 21-0 | 3 | 150 | 4 |
| 3. | Chicago Heights (Marian Catholic) | 16-1 | 139 | 6 | |
| 4. | Sandburg | 15-2 | 120 | 5 | |
| 5. | Oak Park (Fenwick) | 19-1 | 117 | 2 | |
| 6. | Willmette (Loyola) | 19-1 | 108 | 8 | |
| 7. | Bartlett | 14-3 | 65 | 10 | |
| 8. | Galesburg | 17-3 | 63 | 12 | |
| 9. | Winnetka (New Trier) | 13-4 | 53 | 1 | |
| 10. | Gurnee (Warren) | 16-1 | 45 | HM | |
| 11. | Wheeling | 17-0 | 39 | -- | |
| 12. | Mundelein (Carmel) | 14-3 | 36 | HM | |
| 12t. | Morton | 14-0 | 36 | -- | |
| 14. | Bollingbrook | 12-2 | 29 | 7 | |
| 15. | Champaign (Central) | 12-4 | 28 | 12 | |
| 16. | Chicago (Resurrection) | 15-4 | 27 | 9 |
Others receiving votes: Mahomet-Seymour, East St. Louis, Belleville (East), Ottawa, Benet, Washington, Quincy, Hersey, Hinsdale (Central), Edwardsville, Proviso (East), Rockton (Hononegah), Thornwood, Rock Island