Girls' basketball 2012-13: An early look ahead

Here are a preliminary set of girls basketball rankings for 2012-13, courtesy SourceMedia Group's Jeff Linder:

CLASS 5A

2011-12 W-L

2012 Postseason

1. Southeast Polk

24-2

4A state semifinalist

2. Mason City

21-3

4A state qualifier

3. Muscatine

19-4

4A regional finalist

4. Des Moines East

15-6

4A regional finalist

5. Waukee

19-6

4A state semifinalist

6. Iowa City High

17-7

4A state qualifier

7. Cedar Rapids Prairie

12-10

4A regional finalist

8. Ames

16-8

4A state qualifier

9. Iowa City West

25-1

4A state champion

10. Pleasant Valley

11-11

4A regional quarterfinalist

10 others to watch (in alphabetic order): Ankeny (22-4), Bettendorf (13-10), Cedar Falls (13-10), Cedar Rapids Jefferson (9-14), Cedar Rapids Kennedy (13-10), Cedar Rapids Washington (14-8), Dubuque Senior (10-13), Linn-Mar (10-12), Waterloo West (13-10), West Des Moines Valley (14-9).

CLASS 4A

2011-12 W-L

2012 Postseason

1. Winterset

19-5

3A regional finalist

2. Dallas Center-Grimes

18-6

3A regional semifinalist

3. Sioux City Heelan

24-2

3A state semifinalist

4. Benton Community

24-1

3A state qualifier

5. Waverly-Shell Rock

17-6

3A regional semifinalist

6. Indianola

11-12

4A regional semifinalist

7. Perry

11-11

3A regional quarterfinalist

8. Western Dubuque

13-9

3A regional quarterfinalist

9. Dubuque Wahlert

20-5

3A state qualifier

10. Clear Lake

14-9

3A regional semifinalist

10 others to watch (in alphabetic order): Ballard (19-7), Carlisle (9-12), Charles City (11-11), Cedar Rapids Xavier (18-6), Denison-Schleswig (15-9), Lewis Central (20-3), North Scott (11-11), Norwalk (11-11), Oskaloosa (13-9), Washington (18-5).

CLASS 3A

2011-12 W-L

2012 Postseason

1. Davenport Assumption

25-2

3A state champion

2. MOC-Floyd Valley

27-1

3A state runner-up

3. Estherville-Linc. Cent.

24-3

2A state qualifier

4. Mediapolis

22-2

2A regional semifinalist

5. Union

19-3

3A regional quarterfinalist

6. Mid-Prairie

17-6

2A regional quarterfinalist

7. Cascade

18-5

2A regional quarterfinalist

8. Camanche

16-8

2A regional quarterfinalist

9. North Polk

16-7

2A regional quarterfinalist

10. Spirit Lake

18-6

3A regional finalist

10 others to watch (in alphabetic order): Algona (14-8), Bondurant-Farrar (22-3), Center Point-Urbana (15-8), Central Lee (20-5), Clarke (17-4), Gilbert (21-3), New Hampton (16-8), Oelwein (12-11), Waukon (14-8), Williamsburg (20-5).

CLASS 2A

2011-12 W-L

2012 Postseason

1. Western Christian

25-3

2A state champion

2. Bellevue

25-1

2A state qualifier

3. Panorama

22-2

2A regional finalist

4. Aplington-Parkersburg

18-5

2A regional quarterfinalist

5. Maquoketa Valley

24-1

2A regional finalist

6. North Butler

21-2

1A state qualifier

7. IKM-Manning

24-3

2A state semifinalist

8. Missouri Valley

22-2

2A regional semifinalist

9. West Hancock

25-1

2A state qualifier

10. Central Decatur

19-5

2A regional semifinalist

10 others to watch (in alphabetic order): Audubon (15-7), Des Moines Christian (19-5), Fort Dodge St. Edmond (20-2), Iowa City Regina (20-4), Lawton-Bronson (18-6), North Linn (22-4), Sumner-Fredericksburg (23-2), Van Buren (21-2), West Marshall (20-6), Woodward-Granger (18-7).

CLASS 1A

2011-12 W-L

2012 Postseason

1. Bedford

26-2

1A state runner-up

2. Ar-We-Va

21-4

1A state qualifier

3. Central Lyon

21-4

1A regional finalist

4. Burlington Notre Dame

18-6

1A regional finalist

5. Newell-Fonda

19-6

1A regional finalist

6. Adair-Casey

19-3

1A first round

7. Grundy Center

20-4

2A regional semifinalist

8. West Sioux

25-2

1A state semifinalist

9. LeMars Gehlen

21-5

1A state semifinalist

10. Clarksville

16-7

1A regional quarterfinalist

10 others to watch (in alphabetic order): Clinton Prince of Peace (17-9), Janesville (13-11), Murray (17-7), Preston (15-7), Stanton (15-7), Tripoli (17-7), Turkey Valley (15-10), Twin Cedars (17-6), Villisca (19-4), Winfield-Mount Union (18-6).