2020-21 Iowa High School Boys Basketball Rankings – Poll 5
Here is the latest Iowa High School boys basketball poll, released Monday afternoon by the Associated Press.
Five teams from the Cedar Valley and northeast Iowa are featured in the fifth rankings of the season.
Cedar Falls (6-0) regained the top spot in Class 4A after beating Cedar Rapids Prairie 84-48 last week. The Tigers replaced Waukee, which suffered a one-point loss to Johnston Friday night.
Dike-New Hartford (8-1) made a big jump in the Class 2A survey, climbing from No. 8 to No. 3 in the past week. The Wolverines replaced North Iowa Cedar League East Division rival Denver, which fell to No. 6 after Friday's 75-61 loss at Wapsie Valley. The Cyclones (9-1) play at Dike-New Hartford Tuesday night.
North Fayette Valley (9-0) is one of seven newcomers to the four-class poll. The unbeaten TigerHawks debuted at No. 8.
Despite beating Denver, Wapsie Valley fell three spots in the Class 1A rankings. The Warriors (6-2) dropped from No. 6 to No. 9 following a one-point loss to Sumner-Fredericksburg Friday night.
The Top Ten teams in the Associated Press Iowa high school basketball poll with first-place votes in parentheses, win-loss record, total points and position last week at right:
Record | Pts | Prv | |
1. Cedar Falls (7) | 6-0 | 79 | 2 |
2. Waukee (1) | 3-1 | 65 | 1 |
(tie) Valley, West Des Moines | 4-0 | 65 | NR |
4. Johnston | 1-1 | 49 | 7 |
5. Ankeny Centennial | 5-1 | 45 | 3 |
6. Iowa City Liberty | 3-0 | 32 | NR |
7. Ames | 5-2 | 24 | 6 |
8. Southeast Polk | 4-1 | 23 | 8 |
9. Council Bluffs, Abraham Lincoln | 6-3 | 21 | 4 |
10. Dubuque, Hempstead | 4-2 | 10 | NR |
Others receiving votes: Davenport, North 7. Sioux City, East 6. North Scott, Eldridge 4. Pleasant Valley 3. Waterloo, West 2. Des Moines, Hoover 2. Des Moines, North 1. Davenport, West 1. Indianola 1.
Record | Pts | Prv | |
1. Pella (4) | 8-0 | 73 | 2 |
2. Carroll (2) | 9-0 | 69 | 3 |
3. Assumption, Davenport (1) | 8-1 | 58 | 4 |
4. Ballard (1) | 7-1 | 55 | 5 |
5. Monticello | 8-0 | 50 | 7 |
6. Dallas Center-Grimes | 7-1 | 48 | 1 |
7. Epworth, Western Dubuque | 8-1 | 26 | 9 |
8. Glenwood | 8-1 | 22 | 8 |
9. Solon | 8-1 | 20 | 10 |
10. Wahlert, Dubuque | 5-1 | 6 | NR |
Others receiving votes: Clear Lake 3. Grinnell 3. Clear Creek-Amana 3. Mount Vernon 2. Norwalk 1. Le Mars 1.
Record | Pts | Prv | |
1. Boyden-Hull (8) | 9-0 | 80 | 1 |
2. Spirit Lake | 10-0 | 55 | 9 |
3. Dike-New Hartford | 8-1 | 52 | 8 |
4. A-H-S-TW, Avoca | 10-1 | 40 | 2 |
5. West Branch | 9-0 | 38 | 10 |
6. Denver | 9-1 | 37 | 3 |
7. Des Moines Christian | 9-1 | 32 | NR |
8. North Fayette, Valley | 9-0 | 19 | NR |
9. Beckman Catholic, Dyersville | 7-2 | 17 | T5 |
10. Western Christian, Hull | 7-3 | 15 | 6 |
(tie) OA-BCIG | 8-1 | 15 | NR |
Others receiving votes: Treynor 11. Ridge View 5. Pekin 5. Roland-Story, Story City 5. Aplington-Parkersburg 5. Camanche 3. Underwood 3. Unity Christian, Orange City 1. AC-GC 1. Panorama, Panora 1.
Record | Pts | Prv | |
1. North Linn, Troy Mills (8) | 10-0 | 80 | 1 |
2. Lake Mills | 10-0 | 67 | 3 |
3. Martensdale-St. Marys | 8-0 | 63 | 2 |
4. Easton Valley | 10-0 | 52 | 5 |
5. Springville | 11-1 | 40 | 4 |
6. Gehlen Catholic, Le Mars | 10-1 | 34 | 8 |
7. Keota | 10-0 | 29 | 9 |
8. St. Mary's, Remsen | 9-1 | 23 | 10 |
9. Wapsie Valley, Fairbank | 6-2 | 17 | 6 |
10. Notre Dame, Burlington | 8-2 | 7 | NR |
(tie) West Fork, Sheffield | 5-1 | 7 | NR |
(tie) Grand View Christian | 7-1 | 7 | NR |
Others receiving votes: Montezuma 5. Janesville 4. East Mills 3. New London 2.
Class 5A Quarterfinals: Cedar Falls vs. Pleasant Valley (2020)
Class 4A Quarterfinals: West Delaware vs. Glenwood (2020)