Week 10 Rankings Update
The smaller schools are beginning to wrap up regular season play, with first-round postseason play in 1A starting on Friday and 1A and 2A really get it going next week. There were a few results last week that led to some shakeup in the rankings, and we detail the key movement below.
Top-ranked North Linn (19-0) is holding strong in 1A. The Lynx beat then-#2 Springville by 10 last week, without star point guard Austin Hilmer Austin Hilmer 5'10" | PG North Linn | 2022 State IA playing due to a stomach bug. Then, they completed a rare same-day doubleheader on Saturday, beating both Lisbon and Central City. Springville (18-2) has lost both of their meetings with the Lynx, and drop from #2 to #4, with Martensdale-St. Marys (18-0) and Lake Mills (18-0) each moving up a spot. Wapsie Valley (14-4) rounds out the top five.
Boyden-Hull (19-0), the defending 2A champion, is the lone undefeated team left in the class. Aplington-Parkersburg (16-3) fell a few spots from #4 to #6 following their loss to Dike-New Hartford (16-2), and Rock Valley (15-4) is the lone newcomer this week at #8.
Class 3A continues to shuffle the team at the top, as Ballard (15-1) is back at the place they started the year – #1. The Bombers moved up one spot following a loss by previous #1 Pella (15-2), who dropped to #4. Dallas Center-Grimes (13-2) leapfrogged Monticello (16-0) to get up to #2 as a result of their win over Pella. Glenwood (16-2) re-enters the rankings this week at #8.
The top three in 4A remain the same – Cedar Falls (12-0), Waukee (10-1) and Johnston (7-2). Council Bluffs Lincoln (14-3) and Hempstead (12-3) both moved up a spot to round out the top five following two losses by previous #4 Centennial. Ames (11-3) re-enters the rankings at #8 this week, following a few weeks outside the top 10.
Class 1A
Rank | Team | Record | Last Week |
1 | North Linn | 19-0 | 1 |
2 | Martensdale-St. Marys | 18-0 | 3 |
3 | Lake Mills | 18-0 | 4 |
4 | Springville | 18-2 | 2 |
5 | Wapsie Valley | 14-4 | 5 |
6 | Easton Valley | 17-0 | 6 |
7 | Gehlen Catholic | 18-1 | 7 |
8 | Grand View Christian | 15-1 | 8 |
9 | West Fork | 15-3 | 9 |
10 | Montezuma | 16-2 | 10 |
Class 2A
Rank | Team | Record | Last Week |
1 | Boyden-Hull | 19-0 | 1 |
2 | Western Christian | 15-3 | 2 |
3 | Dike-New Hartford | 16-2 | 3 |
4 | Des Moines Christian | 16-2 | 5 |
5 | Denver | 16-3 | 6 |
6 | Aplington-Parkersburg | 16-3 | 4 |
7 | OABCIG | 17-1 | 9 |
8 | Rock Valley | 15-4 | NR |
9 | Pekin | 16-1 | 10 |
10 | AHSTW | 18-2 | 7 |
Class 3A
Rank | Team | Record | Last Week |
1 | Ballard | 15-1 | 2 |
2 | Dallas Center-Grimes | 13-2 | 4 |
3 | Monticello | 16-0 | 3 |
4 | Pella | 15-2 | 1 |
5 | Carroll | 15-2 | 5 |
6 | Solon | 16-1 | 6 |
7 | Clear Lake | 17-1 | 8 |
8 | Glenwood | 16-2 | NR |
9 | Western Dubuque | 12-3 | 9 |
10 | Assumption | 10-5 | 7 |
Class 4A
Rank | Team | Record | Last Week |
1 | Cedar Falls | 12-0 | 1 |
2 | Waukee | 10-1 | 2 |
3 | Johnston | 7-2 | 3 |
4 | Council Bluffs Lincoln | 14-3 | 5 |
5 | Hempstead | 12-3 | 6 |
6 | Valley | 11-3 | 7 |
7 | Pleasant Valley | 13-3 | 10 |
8 | Ames | 11-3 | NR |
9 | Centennial | 10-3 | 4 |
10 | Southeast Polk | 9-4 | 8 |