Iowa High School Football Rankings – Monday, October 20, 2014
Nine teams from Northeast Iowa are ranked in the latest high school football poll, released by the Associated Press on Monday (October 20, 2014).
Six of the nine teams are ranked in the same position as last week. Don Bosco, Janesville and Central Community remain among the top five eight-player squads, while the Class-A poll features fourth-ranked Gladbrook-Reinbeck and No. 6 AGWSR. South Winneshiek is still ranked second Class-1A.
The Northeast Iowa team that took the biggest fall in this week's poll was West Delaware in Class-3A. The Hawks fell from second to sixth following Friday night's 10-0 loss to unranked Independence. The setback was the first of the season for West Delaware.
Nashua-Plainfield also fell in this week's poll, although the drop was a slight one. The Huskies fell to No. 7 in Class-A. They were tied for sixth with AGWSR last week.
Across the state, teams are preparing to play their final regular-season games of 2014. Most of the rated teams -- if not all -- will advance to the playoffs, which begin October 29th. The six-class, 192-team playoff field will be announced following the completion of Friday night's games.
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 and position last week at right:
| Class-4A | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Record | Prv | ||
| 1. Bettendorf (9) | 8-0 | 1 | |
| 2. Cedar Rapids Washington (1) | 8-0 | 2 | |
| 3. West Des Moines Dowling (5) | 7-1 | 3 | |
| 4. West Des Moines Valley | 7-1 | 4 | |
| 5. Waukee | 7-1 | 5 | |
| 6. Marion Linn-Mar | 7-1 | 7 | |
| 7. Ankeny | 6-2 | 9 | |
| 8. Ankeny Centennial | 6-2 | 6 | |
| 9. Council Bluffs Lewis Central | 7-1 | NR | |
| 10. Southeast Polk | 5-3 | NR |
Others receiving votes: 11, Eldridge North Scott 14. 12, Johnston 3. 13, Pleasant Valley 2. 13, Iowa City West 2. 13, Cedar Falls 2. 16, Fort Dodge 1. 16, Sioux City East 1.
| Class-3A | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Record | Prv | ||
| 1. Pella (14) | 8-0 | 1 | |
| 2. Sioux City Heelan | 7-1 | 3 | |
| 3. Solon (1) | 7-1 | 5 | |
| 4. Carroll | 7-1 | 7 | |
| 5. Dallas Center-Grimes | 7-1 | 6 | |
| 6. Manchester West Delaware | 7-1 | 2 | |
| 7. Cedar Rapids Xavier | 5-3 | 4 | |
| 8. Clear Creek-Amana | 7-1 | 8 | |
| 9. Humboldt | 7-1 | 10 | |
| 10. Carlisle | 6-2 | NR |
Others receiving votes: 11, Waverly-Shell Rock 18. 12, Sergeant Bluff-Luton 12. 13, Gilbert 7. 14, Epworth Western Dubuque 3. 15, Charles City 1. 15, Huxley Ballard 1.
| Class-2A | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Record | Prv | ||
| 1. Clear Lake (13) | 8-0 | 1 | |
| 2. Spirit Lake (2) | 8-0 | 2 | |
| 3. Williamsburg | 8-0 | 3 | |
| 4. Sioux Center | 7-1 | 5 | |
| 5. West Union North Fayette | 7-1 | 6 | |
| 6. Baxter CMB | 8-0 | 8 | |
| 7. Hampton-Dumont | 7-1 | 4 | |
| 8. Cascade | 7-1 | 9 | |
| 9. Albia | 7-1 | 10 | |
| 10. Clarinda | 7-1 | NR | |
| (tie) Mediapolis | 7-1 | NR |
Others receiving votes: 12, Central Lyon-GLR 8. 12, Dyersville Beckman 8. 14, Anamosa 6. 15, New Hampton 5. 16, Tama South Tama 3. 17, Union, La Porte City 1.
| Class-1A | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Record | Prv | ||
| 1. Iowa City Regina (10) | 7-1 | 1 | |
| 2. Calmar South Winneshiek | 8-0 | 2 | |
| 3. Fort Dodge St. Edmond (4) | 8-0 | 3 | |
| 4. West Branch (1) | 8-0 | 4 | |
| 5. St. Ansgar | 8-0 | 5 | |
| 6. IKM Manning | 8-0 | 6 | |
| 7. Inwood West Lyon | 7-1 | 7 | |
| 8. Stanwood North Cedar | 7-1 | 8 | |
| 9. Ogden | 7-1 | 9 | |
| 10. Hinton | 7-1 | 10 |
Others receiving votes: 11, Dike-New Hartford 9.
| Class-A | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Record | Prv | ||
| 1. Logan-Magnolia (9) | 8-0 | 1 | |
| 2. Delhi Maquoketa Valley (6) | 8-0 | 2 | |
| 3. Packwood Pekin | 8-0 | 3 | |
| 4. Gladbrook-Reinbeck | 7-1 | 4 | |
| 5. Montezuma | 8-0 | 5 | |
| 6. Ackley AGWSR | 7-1 | 6 (tie) | |
| 7. Nashua-Plainfield | 7-1 | 6 (tie) | |
| 8. Mount Ayr | 7-1 | 8 | |
| 9. Moville Woodbury Central | 7-1 | 10 | |
| 10. Algona Garrigan | 6-2 | 9 |
Others receiving votes: 11, Brooklyn BGM 7. 12, Belle Plaine 3. 13, Bedford 2. 13, Paullina South O'Brien 2. 13, Sloan Westwood 2. 16, Audubon 1.
| 8-player class | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Record | Prv | ||
| 1. Gilbertville Don Bosco (11) | 8-0 | 1 | |
| 2. Fremont Mills, Tabor (3) | 8-0 | 2 | |
| 3. Janesville (1) | 8-0 | 3 | |
| 4. Glidden-Ralston | 8-0 | 4 | |
| 5. Central Community | 8-0 | 5 | |
| 6. Lamoni | 8-0 | 6 | |
| 7. Marcus MMC | 7-1 | 7 | |
| 8. Coon Rapids-Bayard | 7-1 | 8 | |
| 9. HLV, Victor | 7-1 | 9 | |
| 10. Graettinger-Terril/Ruthven-Ayrshire | 7-1 | NR |
Others receiving votes: 11, Jackson Junction Turkey Valley 15. 12, West Bend-Mallard 11. 13, Elk Horn-Kimballton/Exira 5. 14, Sidney 2. 15, Lenox 1.
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