High School Girls Pre-Season Basketball Rankings

The Iowa High School Basketball season is only a week away with the first games to be played on Friday, Nov. 20.

Below are the 2026-27 Pre-Season rankings compiled by Jbballsports (formally Iowa Prep Illustrated). These are unbias and based solely on previous performance from last season, numbers of starters (players returning) and recommendations made available from radio and newsprint individuals.

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Class 1A

Team | ’25-’26 Record Win Streak Last Wk Rank
1. Newell-Fonda (25-2) — —
2. Dunkerton (23-3) — —
3. Lynnville-Sully (24-1) — —
4. Mt. Ayr (2A 20-2) — —
5. GTRA (22-3) — —
6. Algona Garrigan (24-3) — —
7. Exira-ELK/Audubon (22-2) — —
8. Turkey Valley (20-3) — —
9. North Union (15-9) — —
10. Westwood (2A 21-2) — —

Class 2A

Team | ’25-’26 Record Win Streak Last Wk Rank
1. Iowa City Regina (19-6) — —
2. Co. Bluffs St. Albert (1A 22-4) — —
3. Hinton (22-2) — —
4. Riverside (20-4) — —
5. Central Lyon (19-5) — —
6. Rock Valley (25-2) — —
7. Grundy Center (21-3) — —
8. Cascade (18-6) — —
9. West Lyon (17-8) — —
10. Lake Mills (1A 17-6) — —

Class 3A

Team | ’25-’26 Record Win Streak Last Wk Rank
1. Mount Vernon (24-3) — —
2. Solon (4A 15-8) — —
3. Williamsburg (20-6) — —
4. Cherokee (20-4) — —
5. Spirit Lake (17-6) — —
6. Algona (20-5) — —
7. Mid-Prairie (18-6) — —
8. Tipton (21-3) — —
9. Treynor (2A 22-3) — —
T10. Roland-Story (17-6) — —
T10. Center Point-Urbana (15-9) — —

Class 4A

Team | ’25-’26 Record Win Streak Last Wk Rank
1. Sioux City Heelan (4A 24-1) — —
2. Norwalk (4A 22-3) — —
3. North Polk (4A 20-4) — —
4. Cedar Rapids Washington (5A 18-5) — —
5. Dubuque Wahlert (3A 19-6) — —
6. Waverly-Shell Rock (22-2) — —
7. ADM (15-8) — —
8. Central DeWitt (23-2) — —
9. Carlisle (26-1) — —
10. Clinton (15-9) — —

Class 5A

Team | ’25-’26 Record Win Streak Last Wk Rank
1. Waukee Northwest (19-5) — —
2. Johnston (27-0) — —
3. West Des Moines Dowling (21-4) — —
4. Dallas Center-Grimes (4A 23-3) — —
5. Cedar Falls (18-5) — —
6. West Des Moines Valley (13-11) — —
7. Ankeny Centennial (12-12) — —
8. Cedar Rapids Kennedy (12-11) — —
9. Iowa City High (17-7) — —
T10. Indianola (14-9) — —
T10. Sioux City East (17-6) — —

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