Iowa High School Boys Basketball Rankings

Four boys high school basketball teams from the Cedar Valley and Northeast Iowa are ranked in this week’s Associated Press poll, released today (Monday, January 26, 2015).

A shake-up in the Class-2A rankings has moved Aplington-Parkersburg to the top of the poll for the first time this season. The Falcons (15-0) jumped two positions into the No. 1 spot, following losses by former No.1 IKM-Manning and No. 2 Western Christian of Hull last week. The shake-up moved New Hampton (15-1) up to No. 3.

Aplington-Parkersburg is leading the North Iowa Cedar League (NICL) East Division. The NICL's West Division leader is Gladbrook-Reinbeck (14-0), which was voted No. 1 in Class-1A for the second week in row.

Back-to-back losses by Waverly-Shell Rock during the past week cost the Go-Hawks their No. 1 ranking in Class-3A. Last Monday, Waverly-Shell rock was the unanimous choice to lead the poll, but road setbacks at New Hampton on Friday and Western Dubuque of Epworth on Saturday dropped the Go-Hawks to No. 5 in this week's survey.

Four other area teams are close to cracking the top 10. Dike-New Hartford (Class-2A), Janesville (1A), West Central of Maynard (1A) and Jesup (1A) are all receiving votes for the poll.

The Top Ten teams in the Associated Press Iowa high school basketball poll with first-place votes in parentheses and won-loss record, total points and position last week at right:

Class-4A
	Record	Pts	Prv
1. Iowa City, West (19)	13-0	190	1
2. Pleasant Valley	13-0	151	2
3. Ankeny Centennial	12-1	142	4
4. Des Moines, Hoover	13-0	140	3
5. Waukee	11-3	128	5
6. Dubuque, Hempstead	11-1	76	7
7. North Scott, Eldridge	10-3	69	8
8. Linn-Mar, Marion	10-3	67	9
9. Dowling Catholic, West Des Moines	10-2	53	6
10. Epworth, Western Dubuque	13-2	14	NR

Others receiving votes: Cedar Rapids, Kennedy 4. Council Bluffs, Abraham Lincoln 4. Valley, West Des Moines 3. Urbandale 3. Sioux City, North 1.

Class-3A
	Record	Pts	Prv
1. Spirit Lake (13)	12-1	177	2
2. Le Mars	11-2	137	5
3. Williamsburg (1)	12-1	129	3
(tie) Pella (2)	11-2	129	7
5. Waverly-Shell Rock (1)	13-2	111	1
6. MOC-Floyd Valley	12-2	95	8
7. Wahlert, Dubuque (2)	7-6	94	4
8. Fort Madison	11-2	74	10
9. Xavier, Cedar Rapids	8-5	32	NR
10. Dallas Center-Grimes	11-3	20	6

Others receiving votes: Algona 14. Gilbert 11. Carroll 8. Harlan 6. Assumption, Davenport 3. Perry 2. Marion 1. Denison-Schleswig 1. Keokuk 1.

Class-2A
	Record	Pts	Prv
1. Aplington-Parkersburg (9)	15-0	171	3
2. Cascade,Western Dubuque (6)	16-1	155	4
3. New Hampton (2)	15-1	151	5
4. Western Christian, Hull (2)	12-2	135	2
5. Regina, Iowa City	13-1	100	6
6. IKM-Manning	13-1	94	1
(tie) Monticello	16-2	94	7
8. Treynor	11-2	48	8
9. Forest City	14-2	38	10
10. Anamosa	11-4	24	9

Others receiving votes: West Fork, Sheffield 10. Northeast, Goose Lake 8. Pella Christian 6. PCM, Monroe 3. Notre Dame, Burlington 2. Dike-New Hartford 2. Beckman Catholic, Dyersville 2. Sheldon 2.

Class-1A
	Record	Pts	Prv
1. Gladbrook-Reinbeck (9)	14-0	173	1
2. Danville (5)	13-0	158	2
3. Central Lyon (3)	12-2	150	4
4. Gehlen Catholic, Le Mars (2)	14-0	146	3
5. Colo-Nesco	15-0	110	5
6. Maple Valley-Anthon-Oto	16-1	89	8
7. Earlham	13-1	58	7
8. Boyden-Hull	11-3	49	10
9. Ar-We-Va, Westside	15-0	35	9
10. Meskwaki Settlement School	13-0	29	NR

Others receiving votes: West Hancock, Britt 22. Janesville 8. Belle Plaine 7. Van Buren, Keosauqua 3. Lynnville-Sully 3. West Central, Maynard 2. Montezuma 1. St. Albert, Council Bluffs 1. Jesup 1.

Categories: High School Sports, NEI Sports

Iowa High School Boys Basketball Rankings – 01/26/2015