2026 · through week 2

Power Rankings

Same rating that sets the lines: a team's projected margin against an average team in the rated pool on a neutral field. Range is ± one standard error; ◆ marks a team whose rank could plausibly move five or more spots.

Class 5A

#	Team	Rating	Off	Def	Rec	GP	Move
1	WDM Dowling	50.7 ±6.9	+23.7	+27.0	2-0	2	–
2◆	Southeast Polk	42.3 ±6.9	+21.3	+21.0	2-0	2	–
3◆	Johnston	41.7 ±6.9	+21.4	+20.3	1-1	2	–
4◆	WDM Valley	40.8 ±6.9	+20.2	+20.5	1-1	2	▲3
5◆	Iowa City Liberty	39.0 ±6.9	+17.5	+21.5	1-1	2	–
6◆	Ankeny	38.0 ±6.9	+17.0	+21.0	2-0	2	▼2
7◆	Waukee Northwest	36.8 ±6.9	+19.9	+16.9	0-2	2	▼1
8◆	Iowa City West	35.9 ±6.9	+18.4	+17.5	2-0	2	▲2
9◆	Sioux City East	35.7 ±6.9	+16.8	+18.9	2-0	2	▼1
10◆	CR Prairie	33.4 ±6.9	+15.9	+17.5	2-0	2	▼1
11◆	Dallas Center-Grimes	33.3 ±6.9	+15.3	+18.0	2-0	2	▲1
12◆	Cedar Falls	31.1 ±6.9	+14.1	+17.0	1-1	2	▼1
13◆	Ankeny Centennial	27.5 ±6.9	+13.9	+13.6	1-1	2	–
14◆	Waukee	27.3 ±6.9	+12.2	+15.1	0-2	2	▲1
15◆	Iowa City High	25.4 ±6.9	+13.8	+11.6	1-1	2	▲6
16◆	CR Kennedy	24.6 ±6.9	+11.1	+13.5	1-1	2	▼2
17◆	Marion Linn-Mar	24.6 ±6.9	+10.6	+14.0	0-2	2	–
18◆	Indianola	22.4 ±6.9	+9.6	+12.8	0-2	2	–
19◆	Pleasant Valley	19.7 ±6.9	+8.9	+10.8	0-2	2	▲1
20◆	Norwalk	19.6 ±6.9	+8.4	+11.2	1-1	2	▼1
21◆	Bettendorf	19.2 ±6.9	+8.3	+10.9	1-1	2	▼5
22◆	Urbandale	18.5 ±6.9	+7.8	+10.7	1-1	2	▲1
23◆	Waterloo West	15.6 ±6.9	+6.4	+9.2	1-1	2	▼1
24	Dubuque Senior	11.0 ±6.9	+3.7	+7.2	1-1	2	–
25	CB Lincoln	5.5 ±6.9	+2.2	+3.4	1-1	2	▲2
26◆	Davenport Central	4.5 ±6.9	+1.6	+2.9	2-0	2	–
27◆	Dubuque Hempstead	1.1 ±6.9	+1.7	−0.6	0-2	2	▼2
28◆	CR Jefferson	-0.3 ±6.9	−0.4	+0.1	1-1	2	–
29◆	Des Moines Roosevelt	-2.0 ±6.9	−3.7	+1.7	2-0	2	▲3
30◆	Des Moines Lincoln	-5.1 ±6.9	−2.9	−2.2	1-1	2	▲6
31◆	Sioux City North	-5.9 ±6.9	−2.9	−3.0	0-2	2	▲3
32◆	Des Moines East	-6.2 ±6.9	−3.4	−2.8	1-1	2	▲1
33◆	Ottumwa	-6.4 ±6.9	−4.0	−2.4	1-1	2	▼2
34◆	Ames	-7.4 ±6.9	−4.8	−2.6	1-1	2	▼4
35◆	Muscatine	-9.7 ±6.9	−5.4	−4.3	0-2	2	–
36◆	Marshalltown	-12.3 ±6.9	−5.9	−6.3	0-2	2	▼7

Class 4A

#	Team	Rating	Off	Def	Rec	GP	Move
1	CR Xavier	45.0 ±6.9	+20.8	+24.2	2-0	2	–
2	Western Dubuque	37.7 ±6.9	+17.8	+19.8	1-1	2	–
3◆	Sergeant Bluff-Luton	34.3 ±6.9	+16.3	+18.0	2-0	2	▲1
4◆	CB Lewis Central	29.7 ±6.8	+16.5	+13.2	1-1	2	▲2
5◆	Adel ADM	29.6 ±6.9	+14.6	+15.0	2-0	2	▼2
6◆	Alleman North Polk	28.7 ±6.8	+15.3	+13.4	1-1	2	▲6
7◆	Fort Dodge	27.6 ±6.9	+12.2	+15.4	2-0	2	▲7
8◆	Clear Creek-Amana	26.7 ±6.9	+13.4	+13.3	2-0	2	▲1
9◆	Pella	26.7 ±6.8	+8.6	+18.0	1-1	2	▼2
10◆	Eldridge North Scott	24.9 ±6.9	+9.7	+15.2	1-1	2	▲1
11◆	Gilbert	24.4 ±6.9	+11.3	+13.1	1-1	2	▲4
12◆	Carlisle	23.7 ±6.9	+10.4	+13.3	2-0	2	▼2
13◆	Newton	23.6 ±6.9	+10.4	+13.3	0-2	2	▼8
14◆	Glenwood	22.8 ±6.9	+12.5	+10.3	2-0	2	▼1
15◆	Waverly-Shell Rock	22.0 ±6.8	+8.0	+13.9	2-0	2	▲1
16◆	Decorah	21.5 ±6.9	+9.0	+12.5	1-1	2	▼8
17◆	Spencer	20.1 ±6.9	+9.6	+10.4	2-0	2	–
18◆	LeMars	16.7 ±6.9	+5.8	+10.9	1-1	2	▲1
19◆	Davenport North	15.4 ±6.9	+6.0	+9.4	1-1	2	▼1
20◆	Huxley Ballard	14.5 ±6.9	+6.0	+8.6	0-2	2	▲2
21	Grinnell	12.7 ±6.9	+3.4	+9.3	2-0	2	▼1
22	CR Washington	12.4 ±6.9	+4.9	+7.5	1-1	2	▼1
23	Mason City	4.3 ±6.9	+1.4	+2.9	0-2	2	–
24	Clinton	2.7 ±7.0	+0.4	+2.3	1-1	2	–
25◆	Bondurant-Farrar	0.2 ±6.9	−1.9	+2.1	0-2	2	▲1
26◆	Waterloo East	-3.2 ±6.9	−1.2	−2.0	1-1	2	▲8
27◆	Boone	-3.5 ±6.9	−4.3	+0.8	2-0	2	▼2
28◆	Sioux City West	-6.2 ±7.6	−4.7	−1.5	1-0	1	▲1
29◆	CB Jefferson	-6.9 ±6.9	−6.4	−0.5	0-2	2	▲1
30◆	Marion	-7.6 ±6.9	−5.7	−1.9	0-2	2	▼3
31◆	Denison-Schleswig	-7.8 ±6.9	−6.1	−1.6	1-1	2	▼3
32◆	Storm Lake	-9.0 ±6.8	−7.1	−1.9	1-1	2	▼1
33◆	Burlington	-10.7 ±6.9	−5.0	−5.7	1-1	2	▼1
34◆	Oskaloosa	-13.4 ±6.9	−8.5	−4.9	0-2	2	▼1
35	Davenport West	-23.8 ±7.6	−12.2	−11.5	0-1	1	▲1
36	Des Moines North	-28.0 ±7.0	−13.9	−14.1	0-2	2	▼1