Preseason Team Rankings
The Iowa high school basketball season starts tonight! These rankings are pretty much our “Way Too Early” rankings from back in August, with a few slight changes. Following the addition to wing Jeshua Phillips Jeshua Phillips 6'5" Remsen St. Mary's | 2025 IA , Remsen, St. Mary’s flips spots with Woodbine in Class 1A, with the Hawks now coming in at #3 and the Tigers dropping to #4.
In Class 4A, North Scott slots into the #10 spot, leaping over Johnston, following the addition of 2027 wing
Zane Rus
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6'5" | SF
North Scott | 2027
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, who transferred back to Iowa following a year at AZ Compass Prep.
Class 1A
| Rank | Team | Last Year’s Record |
| 1 | North Linn | 26-1 |
| 2 | Madrid | 22-3 |
| 3 | Remsen, St. Mary’s | 19-4 |
| 4 | Woodbine | 23-3 |
| 5 | Marquette Catholic | 27-2 |
| 6 | Gladbrook-Reinbeck | 21-6 |
| 7 | Kee | 22-3 |
| 8 | Lake Mills | 25-2 |
| 9 | Dunkerton | 20-5 |
| 10 | Holy Trinity Catholic | 19-6 |
Class 2A
| Rank | Team | Last Year’s Record |
| 1 | Western Christian | 23-3 |
| 2 | Unity Christian | 21-5 |
| 3 | Kuemper Catholic | 19-4 |
| 4 | Grand View Christian | 13-10 |
| 5 | West Burlington | 22-1 |
| 6 | West Lyon | 22-2 |
| 7 | Cascade | 18-5 |
| 8 | Grundy Center | 20-4 |
| 9 | Monticello | 18-3 |
| 10 | Emmetsburg | 18-6 |
Class 3A
| Rank | Team | Last Year’s Record |
| 1 | Assumption | 19-8 |
| 2 | Ballard | 16-9 |
| 3 | Pella | 15-10 |
| 4 | Clear Lake | 22-2 |
| 5 | ADM | 20-4 |
| 6 | Xavier | 10-12 |
| 7 | Keokuk | 17-7 |
| 8 | Waverly-Shell Rock | 22-4 |
| 9 | Decorah | 23-3 |
| 10 | MOC-Floyd Valley | 22-4 |
Class 4A
| Rank | Team | Last Year’s Record |
| 1 | Valley | 21-5 |
| 2 | Waukee Northwest | 15-9 |
| 3 | Linn-Mar | 16-7 |
| 4 | Cedar Falls | 20-4 |
| 5 | Iowa City West | 19-4 |
| 6 | Kennedy | 25-1 |
| 7 | Ames | 17-7 |
| 8 | Senior | 21-3 |
| 9 | Sioux City East | 21-3 |
| 10 | North Scott | 16-7 |
