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 24, 2005
| Rank | Team | Record | 1st Place Votes | Points | Previous Rank |
| 1. | Peoria (Richwoods) | 25-0 | 7 | 172 | 1 |
| 2. | Chicago (Whitney Young) | 14-1 | 4 | 166 | 2 |
| 3. | Oak Park (Fenwick) | 23-1 | 151 | 4 | |
| 4. | Willmette (Loyola) | 22-1 | 131 | 6 | |
| 5. | Chicago Heights (Marian Catholic) | 19-2 | 126 | 3 | |
| 6. | Bartlett | 18-3 | 111 | 7 | |
| 7. | Orland Park (Sandburg) | 20-3 | 105 | 5 | |
| 8. | Winnetka (New Trier) | 18-4 | 103 | 8 | |
| 9. | Bollingbrook | 17-2 | 57 | 12 | |
| 10. | Galesburg | 20-5 | 52 | 9 | |
| 11. | Mundelein (Carmel) | 17-4 | 42 | 10 | |
| 12. | Gurnee (Warren) | 18-2 | 36 | 11 | |
| 13. | Belleville (East) | 17-2 | 32 | HM | |
| 14. | Arlington Heights (Hersey) | 19-3 | 30 | 15 | |
| 15 | Moline | 18-5 | 26 | HM | |
| 16. | East St. Louis | 13-3 | 24 | 14 |
Others receiving votes: Lisle (Benet), Mahomet-Seymour, Wheeling, Chicago (Resurrection), Morton, Champaign (Central), Proviso (East), Hinsdale (Central), Edwardsville, Washington, Peoria, Chicago (Marist), Ottawa.