Iowa high school boys’ basketball rankings: The IHSAA’s second 2023-24 rankings drop

CEDAR RAPIDS — The second boys’ basketball rankings of the season from the Iowa High School Athletic Association were released Monday. They included a new No. 1 team in Class 3A.

That would be Clear Lake, which took over the top spot from Decorah. Cedar Rapids Kennedy (4A), West Lyon (2A) and North Linn (1A) remain top ranked in their respective classes.

Decorah lost Friday night at home to Waverly-Shell Rock, 84-57, dropping it from first to fifth in 3A. Waverly-Shell Rock moved up from fifth to third.

Clear Lake inched up from the second spot. The Lions and No. 4 Solon are the lone unbeaten teams in the class at 9-0.

Mount Vernon (8-2) joined the 3A rankings at 10th, with Cedar Rapids Xavier and Williamsburg dropping out.

Kennedy (8-0) is a strong No. 1 in Class 4A, followed by West Des Moines Valley (7-2), Dubuque Senior (8-0), North Scott (8-1) and Waukee (8-3), in that order.

The Cougars impressed in a 65-54 win Saturday afternoon over Waukee at the MVC-CIML Shootout in Cedar Rapids. Kennedy built over a 20-point lead in the game.

Waukee stunned Valley, 82-81, in double overtime Friday night on a shot at the final buzzer from well beyond midcourt. The 4A top 10 remained the same, though there was some shuffling.

Iowa City West (8-1) moved up from 10th to eighth after a pair of wins last week, Cedar Falls fell from sixth to ninth after a loss to 3A No. 7 Davenport Assumption, and Linn-Mar went from fourth to 10th after losses to Cedar Falls (in overtime) and Valley.

The top five in 2A remained identical, with West Lyon on top, followed by Western Christian (9-1), Monticello (10-0), Hudson (9-1) and Carroll Kuemper (10-1).

The Tri-Rivers Conference has the top two teams in Class 1A in North Linn and Bellevue Marquette (11-0). They are scheduled to play late in the regular season.

The South Iowa Cedar League also has a pair of top-10 teams in No. 7 Keota (11-0) and No. 9 Lynnville-Sully (10-1). Keota won a pre-holiday matchup between those teams, 59-56.

Lansing Kee (12-0) stayed at No. 8. The IHSAA will release new rankings each Monday through the end of the regular season.

Class 4A boys’ basketball rankings

1. Cedar Rapids Kennedy 8-0 (1)

2. West Des Moines Valley 7-2 (2)

3. Dubuque Senior 8-0 (3)

4. North Scott 8-1 (5)

5. Waukee 8-3 (7)

6. Ankeny Centennial 8-2 (8)

7. Ankeny 8-2 (9)

8. Iowa City West 8-1 (10)

9. Cedar Falls 6-2 (6)

10. Linn-Mar 6-3 (4)

Class 3A boys’ basketball rankings

1. Clear Lake 9-0 (2)

2. Adel ADM 9-1 (3)

3. Waverly-Shell Rock 8-2 (5)

4. Solon 9-0 (4)

5. Decorah 8-1 (1)

6. Sioux City Heelan 8-2 (6)

7. Davenport Assumption 7-3 (9)

8. MOC-Floyd Valley 10-2 (8)

9. Ballard 7-3 (NR)

10. Mount Vernon 8-2 (NR)

Dropped out: Cedar Rapids Xavier, Williamsburg.

Class 2A boys’ basketball rankings

1. West Lyon 11-0 (1)

2. Western Christian 9-1 (2)

3. Monticello 10-0 (3)

4. Hudson 9-1 (4)

5. Carroll Kuemper 10-1 (5)

6. Underwood (7)

7. Pella Christian 6-2 (8)

8. Treynor 9-2 (NR)

9. South Hamilton 10-1 (NR)

10. Grundy Center 9-2 (NR)

Dropped out: Roland-Story, Grand View Christian, Central Lyon.

Class 1A boys’ basketball rankings

1. North Linn 11-0 (1)

2. Bellevue Marquette 11-0 (2)

3. Winfield-Mount Union 10-1 (6)

4. Earlham 9-1 (3)

5. Guthrie Center ACGC 8-2 (NR)

6. Madrid 8-2 (4)

7. Keota 11-0 (7)

8. Lansing Kee 12-0 (8)

9. Lynnville-Sully 10-1 (10)

10. South O’Brien 8-1 (5)

Dropped out: Remsen St. Mary’s.

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