Iowa high school boys’ basketball rankings: No changes at the top, but shuffling elsewhere

CEDAR RAPIDS — The No. 1s last week remain the No. 1s this week.

Iowa City West, Waverly-Shell Rock, Western Christian and North Linn are the top-ranked teams in their respective classes in this week's Gazette boys' basketball poll.

Western Christian is still atop the Class 2A poll, even though it lost last week, 64-59, to 3A fifth-ranked Sioux City Heelan. Carroll Kuemper stays at No. 2 despite a 60-56 loss to 3A Harlan.

The big dropper was Pella Christian, which lost twice to 3A teams last week and went from third to ninth. Garner GHV (16-1) moved up from seventh to third.

Iowa City West (12-1) is top-ranked in Class 4A after wins over Iowa City High and Cedar Falls last week. The Tigers went 0-2 for the week and dropped out of the 4A poll.

Dubuque Senior remains second in 4A, followed by Sioux City East, West Des Moines Dowling and Des Moines Hoover.

Waverly-Shell Rock (16-0) and West Delaware (13-0) are solidly 1 and 2 in Class 3A. Mount Vernon lost to West Delaware but stays at sixth.

North Linn (16-0) continues to roll along in 1A. The Lynx's two 'closest' wins have been by 14 and 22 points.

All of the rankings are below, with last week's ranking in parentheses:

CLASS 4A

1. Iowa City West 12-1 (1)

2. Dubuque Senior 13-2 (2)

3. Sioux City East 13-1 (4)

4. West Des Moines Dowling 12-3 (5)

5. Des Moines Hoover 12-3 (6)

6. Waukee 13-3 (7)

7. Bettendorf 12-3 (8)

8. North Scott 11-3 (9)

9. Council Bluffs Lincoln 11-1 (10)

10. Dubuque Hempstead 12-3 (NR)

CLASS 3A

1. Waverly-Shell Rock 16-0 (1)

2. West Delaware 13-0 (2)

3. Pella 15-1 (3)

4. Mount Pleasant 15-2 (4)

5. Sioux City Heelan 10-3 (5)

6. Mount Vernon 10-4 (6)

7. Storm Lake 11-3 (9)

8. Atlantic 11-4 (10)

9. Spirit Lake 12-3 (NR)

10. Glenwood 11-4 (NR)

CLASS 2A

1. Western Christian 13-2 (1)

2. Carroll Kuemper 13-2 (2)

3. Garner GHV 16-1 (7)

4. Van Meter 16-0 (5)

5. Osage 15-1 (4)

6. Dyersville Beckman 12-4 (8)

7. Cascade 16-1 (9)

8. South Hamilton 14-2 (8)

9. Pella Christian 12-4 (3)

10. Dike-New Hartford 13-3 (NR)

CLASS 1A

1. North Linn 16-0 (1)

2. Gladbrook-Reinbeck 14-2 (2)

3. Remsen St. Mary's 13-0 (3)

4. Ar-We-Va 17-0 (4)

5. Grand View Christian 15-1 (6)

6. New London 15-1 (5)

7. Lynnville-Sully 15-1 (7)

8. Don Bosco 15-1 (10)

9. Boyden-Hull 10-6 (NR)

10. West Fork 12-4 (NR)

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