Pleasant Valley, Pella finish on top of final Gazette boys' basketball poll of season

CEDAR RAPIDS — It's Pleasant Valley and Pella.

Those are the two clubs that finish the regular season ranked first in Class 4A and 3A in The Gazette's final boys' basketball poll of 2015-16.

Pleasant Valley (20-1) jumped ahead of Des Moines Hoover after Hoover lost this past week to West Des Moines Dowling. The Huskies (19-2) are fourth, Dowling (18-3) third.

Iowa City West (17-4) went from third to second. West Des Moines Valley is fifth, Council Bluffs Lincoln sixth, Ankeny seventh, Cedar Falls eighth, Linn-Mar ninth and Des Moines North 10th.

PV's lone loss this season came by a point to Muscatine (59-58) on Feb. 9. North (16-5) is the lone ranked team in 4A who has to play a first-round substate game Monday night, that at home against Indianola.

The 3A tournament trail also begins Monday night, with every team in action. Pella (19-1) begins its tournament trail Monday night at home against Saydel.

The Dutch's only loss this season came to Valley.

Two-time defending champion Dubuque Wahlert (16-5) finishes the regular season ranked second, with Chariton third, Spirit Lake fourth and Harlan fifth.

Below are the entire rankings, with last week's rating in parentheses:

CLASS 4A

1. Pleasant Valley 20-1 (2)

2. Iowa City West 17-4 (3)

3. West Des Moines Dowling 18-3 (5)

4. Des Moines Hoover 19-2 (1)

5. West Des Moines Valley 18-3 (4)

6. Council Bluffs Lincoln 20-1 (6)

7. Ankeny 17-4 (8)

8. Cedar Falls 17-4 (9)

9. Linn-Mar 16-5 (10)

10. Des Moines North 17-5 (NR)

CLASS 3A

1. Pella 19-1 (1)

2. Dubuque Wahlert 16-5 (3)

3. Chariton 20-1 (2)

4. Spirit Lake 18-3 (4)

5. Harlan 18-3 (7)

6. Webster City 18-2 (5)

7. MOC/Floyd Valley 18-3 (6)

8. Glenwood 17-4 (9)

9. Atlantic 17-4 (10)

10. Waverly-Shell Rock 16-5 (NR)

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