Football 2011: Preseason rankings

Preseason football rankings by SourceMedia Group's Jeff Linder, a member of the Associated Press voting committee:

CLASS 4A

1. Cedar Falls (11-1, Quarterfinalist in 2010)

2. Bettendorf (12-1, Semifinalist)

3. Iowa City High (13-1, Runner-Up)

4. Ankeny (9-4, Semifinalist)

5. West Des Moines Valley (7-4, Second Round)

6. Southeast Polk (7-4, Second Round)

7. West Des Moines Dowling (14-0, Champion)

8. Linn-Mar (8-3, Second Round)

9. Iowa City West (4-6, First Round)

10. Cedar Rapids Kennedy (7-5, Quarterfinalist)

CLASS 3A

1. Sioux City Heelan (12-2, Runner-Up in 2010)

2. Union (9-1, First Round)

3. Clear Lake (10-1, Second Round)

4. Harlan (10-2, Quarterfinalist)

5. Webster City (8-2, First Round)

6. Solon (13-1, Champion)

7. Marion (7-3, First Round)

8. Carlisle (9-3, Quarterfinalist)

9. Decorah (9-3, Quarterfinalist)

10. Grinnell (8-3, Second Round)

CLASS 2A

1. West Marshall (9-3, Quarterfinalist in 2010)

2. Dyersville Beckman (8-3, Quarterfinalist)

3. North Fayette (12-1, Semifinalist)

4. North Polk (10-4, Runner-Up)

5. Carroll Kuemper (8-2, First Round)

6. Iowa City Regina (14-0, Champion)

7. Spirit Lake (6-4, First Round)

8. South Central Calhoun (11-1, Quarterfinalist)

9. Sheldon (11-2, Semifinalist)

10. Waterloo Columbus (8-3, Second Round)

CLASS 1A

1. Emmetsburg (11-1, Quarterfinalist in 2010)

2. West Branch (11-1, Semifinalist)

3. Council Bluffs St. Albert (12-1, Semifinalist)

4. Dike-New Hartford (11-3, Runner-Up)

5. Aplington-Parkersburg (10-1, Second Round)

6. Saint Ansgar (8-3, Second Round)

7. Logan-Magnolia (10-2, Quarterfinalist)

8. Woodward-Granger (11-1, Quarterfinalist)

9. West Lyon (12-2, Champion)

10. Treynor (8-3, Second Round)

CLASS A

1. Madrid (13-1, Runner-Up in 2010)

2. West Hancock (8-4, Quarterfinalist)

3. LeMars Gehlen (11-2, Semifinalist)

4. Lisbon (9-3, Quarterfinalist)

5. Postville (8-3, Second Round)

6. BGM (9-2, Second Round)

7. Van Meter (7-4, Second Round)

8. Bedford (10-2, Quarterfinalist)

9. North Tama (14-0, Champion)

10. WACO (12-1, Semifinalist)

EIGHT-MAN

1. Armstrong-Ringsted (14-0, Champion in 2010)

2. Fremont-Mills (12-1, Semifinalist)

3. Northeast Hamilton (12-1, Quarterfinalist)

4. Tripoli (11-2, Semifinalist)

5. Stanton (8-3, Second Round)

6. East Mills (7-4, Second Round)

7. Preston (10-1, Second Round)

8. West Central (7-3, First Round)

9. Clarksville (8-3, Second Round)

10. Adair-Casey (9-3, Quarterfinalist)