Ten high school football teams from the Cedar Valley and northeast Iowa are featured in the latest rankings released by the Associated Press on Monday (Oct. 3, 2016).

Seven of the area's rated teams in the six-class poll remain undefeated with three weeks remaining in the regular season. The unbeatens include: Waterloo West, North Fayette Valley, La Porte City Union, Denver, Gladbrook-Reinbeck, Hudson and Turkey Valley.

Waterloo West (6-0) moved up one stop in the Class-4A survey, following a 35-20 win at Cedar Rapids Jefferson Thursday night. The Wahawks jumped from No. 8 to No. 7 going into this week's showdown against Cedar Falls at the UNI-Dome Friday night.

North Fayette Valley (6-0) and La Porte City Union (6-0) are the top two teams in Class-2A, while New Hampton is ranked ninth after being upset by Crestwood, 21-20, last week. The Chickasaws fell seven spots from No. 2. They were replaced by Union, which moved up one position from No. 3.

The Class-1A survey features undefeated Denver (6-0), which leaped from No. 4 to No. 3 in the past week. In Class-A, unbeatens Gladbrook-Reinbeck (6-0) and Hudson (6-0) held their positions at No. 2 and No. 8, respectively.

Three area teams are ranked ranked among the eight-player top-10. They include second-rated Turkey Valley (6-0), No. 7 Don Bosco (5-1) and No. 9 Central Community (5-2).


The Top Ten teams in the Associated Press Iowa high school football polls of the 2014 season with first-place votes in parentheses and won-loss record, total points and position last week at right:

Class-4A
RecordPtsPrv
1. West Des Moines Valley (14)6-01401
2. West Des Moines Dowling5-11252
3. Ankeny Centennial6-01124
4. Council Bluffs Lewis Central5-0965
5. Iowa City High5-1596
6. Bettendorf4-2567
7. Waterloo West6-0498
8. Cedar Rapids Washington5-1463
9. Cedar Rapids Prairie5-1449
10. Waukee4-23210

Others receiving votes: Cedar Falls 6. Iowa City West 3. Fort Dodge 1. Ankeny 1.


Class-3A
RecordPtsPrv
1. Cedar Rapids Xavier (6)6-01311
2. Pella (7)6-01292
3. Norwalk (1)6-01143
4. Creston-Orient-Macksburg6-0944
5. Carroll6-0856
6. Clear Creek-Amana6-06310
7. Storm Lake6-0488
8. Solon5-1317
9. Glenwood5-1259
10. Webster City5-118NR

Others receiving votes: Manchester West Delaware 15. Boone 9. Gilbert 7. Oskaloosa 1.


Class-2A
RecordPtsPrv
1. West Union North Fayette (12)6-01381
2. Union, La Porte City (1)6-01243
3. Boyden-Hull-RV (1)5-11104
4. Waukon5-1746
5. Mount Vernon4-2677
6. Central Lyon-GLR5-1578
7. Carroll Kuemper5-1559
8. Monroe PCM5-14910
9. New Hampton5-1332
10. Williamsburg5-124NR

Others receiving votes: Cresco Crestwood 15. Dike-New Hartford 10. Roland-Story 7. Garner-Hayfield/Ventura 4. South Central Calhoun 2. Cascade 1.


Class-1A
RecordPtsPrv
1. Iowa City Regina (13)5-11391
2. Pella Christian6-01212
3. Denver (1)6-01094
4. Van Meter6-0865
5. Madrid6-0846
6. Hull Western Christian5-1647
7. Hinton5-1539
8. Inwood West Lyon5-1333
9. Bellevue6-02910
10. Wilton5-1158

Others receiving votes: A-H-S-T-W, Avoca 14. Pleasantville 10. Sigourney-Keota 9. Logan-Magnolia 3. Wapello 1.


Class-A
RecordPtsPrv
1. St. Ansgar (10)6-01331
2. Gladbrook-Reinbeck (2)6-01152
3. Council Bluffs St. Albert (2)6-01123
4. Algona Garrigan6-0974
5. Hawarden West Sioux6-0815
6. Lynnville-Sully6-0706
7. Britt West Hancock5-1687
8. Hudson6-0388
9. Belle Plaine6-0229
(tie) New London5-12210

Others receiving votes: Lisbon 4. Winthrop East Buchanan 3. Montezuma 2. Grundy Center 2. Sloan Westwood 1.


Class 8-player
RecordPtsPrv
1. Fremont Mills, Tabor (7)6-01291
2. Jackson Junction Turkey Valley (5)6-01173
3. Audubon (1)6-01162
4. Harris-Lake Park (1)6-0895
5. Lone Tree6-0754
6. Bedford6-0666
7. Gilbertville-Don Bosco5-1577
8. Coon Rapids-Bayard5-1468
9. Wyoming Midland5-126T10
10. Elkader Central4-2199
(tie) Newell-Fonda4-219NR

Others receiving votes: Graettinger-Terril/Ruthven-Ayrshire 6. Stanton 4. Elk Horn-Kimballton/Exira 1.

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