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 31, 2005
| Rank | Team | Record | 1st Place Votes | Points | Previous Rank |
| 1. | Peoria (Richwoods) | 26-0 | 6 | 141 | 1 |
| 2. | Chicago (Whitney Young) | 15-1 | 3 | 137 | 2 |
| 3. | Oak Park (Fenwick) | 26-1 | 124 | 3 | |
| 4. | Willmette (Loyola) | 24-1 | 110 | 4 | |
| 5. | Bartlett | 20-3 | 94 | 6 | |
| 6. | Winnetka (New Trier) | 22-4 | 92 | 8 | |
| 7t. | Chicago Heights (Marian Catholic) | 20-2 | 84 | 5 | |
| 7t. | Orland Park (Sandburg) | 24-3 | 84 | 7 | |
| 9. | Bollingbrook | 19-2 | 56 | 9 | |
| 10. | Galesburg | 22-5 | 44 | 10 | |
| 11. | Moline | 20-5 | 41 | 15 | |
| 12. | Mundelein (Carmel) | 19-4 | 38 | 11 | |
| 13. | Mahomet-Seymour | 20-2 | 31 | HM | |
| 14. | Gurnee (Warren) | 20-2 | 26 | 12 | |
| 15. | East St. Louis | 15-3 | 21 | 16 | |
| 16t. | Belleville (East) | 18-3 | 18 | 13 | |
| 16t. | Arlington Heights (Hersey) | 21-3 | 18 | 14 |
Others receiving votes: Champaign (Central), Morton, Proviso (East), Wheeling, Lisle (Benet), Chicago (Resurrection), Buffalo Grove, Thornwood, Washington, Lake Forest, Ottawa, Peoria (Woodruff).