Week 7 Rankings Update
The ranked teams largely held serve this week, so there wasn’t a ton of shakeup in the rankings across the four classes. But there are a few notable newcomers and a little bit of shifting, which we’ll detail below. New team rankings from the Iowa High School Athletic Association will be released tomorrow afternoon. Our Class 2A committee will be meeting tonight.
In Class 1A, the top seven teams stay in the same spots as last week, led by top-ranked North Linn (14-0). Gehlen Catholic (12-2) enters the rankings for the first time this season, checking in at #9.
The top seven teams in Class 2A also remained the same, led by Central Lyon (11-0). AHSTW (14-1) and Alburnett (13-2) flipped spots following the Pirates loss to North Linn, and West Lyon (9-2) enters the rankings at #10.
Bondurant-Farrar (13-0) continues to lead the charge in Class 3A, the lone remaining undefeated team in the class. Xavier (10-3) moves back up to #2, followed by Heelan (11-3), MOC-Floyd Valley (10-2), and North Polk (12-2). Newton (7-4) re-enters the rankings at #10.
Kennedy (12-0) continues to steamroll through their schedule and holds onto the #1 spot in Class 4A. Waukee (13-2) flips with Waukee Northwest (13-2) following their win in the crosstown rivalry. Cedar Falls (9-3) is hot, winners of six straight, and moves up to #7. The most notable development across any class comes at the bottom of 4A, where Dowling Catholic (6-7) enters the rankings at #10 despite a sub-.500 record. Five of the Maroons’ seven losses have come to teams ranked in the top four (Valley twice, Waukee twice, Northwest), with another coming to a ranked Centennial team. The Maroons hold a season sweep of Johnston, a win over Centennial, and a win over Iowa City West, and they’re starting to get healthy. This is a team that teams won’t want to see in their substate in a few weeks.
Class 1A
1. (1) North Linn (14-0)
2. (2) Grand View Christian (15-0)
3. (3) West Harrison (11-1)
4. (4) Dunkerton (15-0)
5. (5) Remsen, St. Mary’s (10-1)
6. (6) Gladbrook-Reinbeck (13-1)
7. (7) Bellevue (11-3)
8. (9) WACO (15-0)
9. (NR) Gehlen Catholic (12-2)
10. (10) Newell-Fonda (9-2)
Dropped out: Lynnville-Sully (8)
Class 2A
1. (1) Central Lyon (11-0)
2. (2) Aplington-Parkersburg (14-0)
3. (3) Western Christian (12-1)
4. (4) Roland-Story (13-1)
5. (5) West Burlington (14-0)
6. (6) Sioux Central (13-0)
7. (7) Lake Mills (15-0)
8. (9) AHSTW (14-1)
9. (8) Alburnett (13-2)
10. (NR) West Lyon (9-2)
Dropped out: Kuemper Catholic (10)
Class 3A
1. (1) Bondurant-Farrar (13-0)
2. (3) Xavier (10-3)
3. (4) Heelan (11-3)
4. (2) MOC-Floyd Valley (10-2)
5. (5) North Polk (12-2)
6. (6) Marion (12-3)
7. (7) Clear Lake (10-1)
8. (10) Humboldt (9-2)
9. (8) Webster City (11-1)
10. (NR) Newton (7-4)
Dropped out: Waverly-Shell Rock (9)
Class 4A
1. (1) Kennedy (12-0)
2. (3) Waukee (13-2)
3. (2) Waukee Northwest (13-2)
4. (4) Valley (10-3)
5. (5) Indianola (13-1)
6. (6) Sioux City East (14-0)
7. (10) Cedar Falls (9-3)
8. (9) Centennial (9-4)
9. (8) Senior (11-2)
10. (NR) Dowling Catholic (6-7)
Dropped out: Waterloo West (7)