Week 7 Rankings Update
After another eventful week around the state, it’s time to update the team rankings across the four classes. Below we detail some of the key movement in each class.
North Linn (12-0) just keeps chugging along atop the ranks in Class 1A. The Lynx have won 104 straight regular-season games, and 106 straight against Tri-Rivers competition. Wapsie Valley (8-2) and Springville (14-1) stay put at #2 and 3, while Martensdale-St. Marys (9-0) and Lake Mills (11-0) each move up a spot to round out the top five. Montezuma (11-2) re-enters the rankings this week at #10. The Braves opened the season at #3 but slipped following an early loss to North Mahaska. They now have key big man Eddie Burgess Eddie Burgess 6'4" | PF Montezuma | 2022 State IA back from injury, and they’re rolling now. They’ve won all four games he’s played in, winning by an average of 35.5 points a game, including a Friday win over then-#10 Keota, handing the Eagles their first loss of the year, 80-46.
Defending champion Boyden-Hull (11-0) is holding strong at the top in 2A. The Comets have allowed just one team to score more than 60 points on them so far this season. Western Christian (9-3) is a big mover, as the Wolfpack move up from #6 to #4 following their win over Spirit Lake (12-1), who fell to #6. Roland-Story (9-0) and AHSTW (11-1) enter the rankings at #9 and #10, respectively.
There isn’t much change in 3A, as the top nine teams stay put, headlined by Carroll (10-0), Pella (10-0) and Assumption (10-1). Clear Lake (10-1) is the lone newcomer at #10.
Cedar Falls (7-0) stays atop the 4A rankings, followed by four CIML teams – Waukee (4-1), Johnston (3-1), Centennial (6-1) and Valley (5-1). Hempstead (6-2) and Pleasant Valley (8-2) enter the rankings at #8 and #10.
Class 1A
Rank | Team | Record | Last Week |
1 | North Linn | 12-0 | 1 |
2 | Wapsie Valley | 8-2 | 2 |
3 | Springville | 14-1 | 3 |
4 | Martensdale-St. Marys | 9-0 | 5 |
5 | Lake Mills | 11-0 | 6 |
6 | West Fork | 6-2 | 4 |
7 | Easton Valley | 13-0 | 7 |
8 | Gehlen Catholic | 11-1 | 8 |
9 | Grand View Christian | 9-1 | 9 |
10 | Montezuma | 11-2 | NR |
Class 2A
Rank | Team | Record | Last Week |
1 | Boyden-Hull | 11-0 | 1 |
2 | Dike-New Hartford | 9-1 | 2 |
3 | Des Moines Christian | 10-1 | 4 |
4 | Western Christian | 9-3 | 6 |
5 | Denver | 10-2 | 3 |
6 | Spirit Lake | 12-1 | 5 |
7 | Aplington-Parkersburg | 8-2 | 7 |
8 | West Branch | 9-0 | 8 |
9 | Roland-Story | 9-0 | NR |
10 | AHSTW | 11-1 | NR |
Class 3A
Rank | Team | Record | Last Week |
1 | Carroll | 10-0 | 1 |
2 | Pella | 10-0 | 2 |
3 | Assumption | 10-1 | 3 |
4 | Dallas Center-Grimes | 8-1 | 4 |
5 | Monticello | 11-0 | 5 |
6 | Ballard | 8-1 | 6 |
7 | Solon | 10-1 | 7 |
8 | Western Dubuque | 9-1 | 8 |
9 | Wahlert Catholic | 6-2 | 9 |
10 | Clear Lake | 10-1 | NR |
Class 4A
Rank | Team | Record | Last Week |
1 | Cedar Falls | 7-0 | 1 |
2 | Waukee | 4-1 | 2 |
3 | Johnston | 3-1 | 4 |
4 | Centennial | 6-1 | 5 |
5 | Valley | 5-1 | 3 |
6 | Council Bluffs Lincoln | 8-3 | 6 |
7 | Hoover | 3-0 | 8 |
8 | Hempstead | 6-2 | NR |
9 | Liberty | 3-0 | 9 |
10 | Pleasant Valley | 8-2 | NR |