Girls basketball: State rankings

 Preseason girls basketball rankings, courtesy Jeff Linder of The Gazette/KCRG.

CLASS 5A

2012-13 W-L

2013 Postseason

1. Des Moines East

21-3

5A state qualifier

2. West Des Moines Dowling

21-5

5A state runner-up

3. Waterloo West

16-7

5A regional finalist

4. West Des Moines Valley

14-8

5A regional semifinalist

5. Cedar Rapids Kennedy

15-8

5A regional semifinalist

6. Iowa City High

20-3

5A regional finalist

7. Mason City

21-4

5A state semifinalist

8. Ankeny Centennial

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9. Cedar Rapids Washington

17-7

5A state qualifier

10. Sioux City West

18-5

5A regional finalist

**Ankeny High was 20-5 and reached 5A state semifinals.

10 others to watch (in alphabetic order): Ames (16-7), Ankeny (20-5), Bettendorf (11-12), Cedar Rapids Prairie (15-7), Dubuque Hempstead (9-14), Iowa City West (18-6), Linn-Mar (10-13), Muscatine (20-4), Southeast Polk (20-5), Waukee (17-6). 

CLASS 4A

2012-13 W-L

2013 Postseason

1. Harlan

23-3

4A state runner-up

2. Davenport Assumption

25-2

3A state champion

3. Cedar Rapids Xavier

17-9

4A state champion

4. Lewis Central

20-4

4A state qualifier

5. Sioux City Heelan

21-4

4A state semifinalist

6. Dallas Center-Grimes

17-6

4A regional finalist

7. Mount Pleasant

13-9

Lost first round 4A regionals

8. Perry

16-7

4A regional finalist

9. Waverly-Shell Rock

22-3

4A state semifinalist

10. Ballard

15-8 

4A regional semifinalist 

10 others to watch (in alphabetic order): Charles City (12-11), Clear Creek Amana (11-11), Glenwood (15-8), Grinnell (9-14), Keokuk (12-11), Marion (13-9), North Scott (14-9), Spencer (12-10), Western Dubuque (17-5), Winterset (18-6). 

CLASS 3A

2012-13 W-L

2013 Postseason

1. MOC-Floyd Valley

24-2

3A state semifinalist

2. Bondurant-Farrar

17-7

3A state qualifier

3. Mount Vernon

18-5

3A regional semifinalist

4. Nevada

19-5

3A regional finalist

5. Clear Lake

17-5

4A regional semifinalist

6. Center Point-Urbana

18-6

3A regional finalist

7. Red Oak

13-12

3A state qualifier

8. Camanche

16-6

Lost first round 3A regionals

9. Garner-Hayfield/Ventura

16-8

3A regional finalist

10. Crestwood

14-7

3A regional semifinalist

10 others to watch (in alphabetic order): Davis County (12-11), Hampton-Dumont (19-4), Independence (12-11), Mediapolis (21-2), Monroe PCM (15-7), North Polk (19-4), Northeast (16-7), Osage (15-7), Unity Christian (16-6), Williamsburg (16-8). 

CLASS 2A

2012-13 W-L

2013 Postseason

1. Manson-NW Webster

21-3

2A regional finalist

2. Western Christian

26-1

2A state champion

3. Iowa City Regina

19-5

2A state qualifier

4. Hudson

20-3

2A regional semifinalist

5. Fort Dodge St. Edmond

19-3

2A regional quarterfinalist

6. North Butler

19-2

2A regional finalist

7. Hinton

18-4

2A regional finalist

8. North Linn 

22-2

2A regional finalist

9. Cascade

23-3

3A state semifinalist

10. Dike-New Hartford

16-7

2A regional semifinalist

10 others to watch (in alphabetic order): IKM-Manning (23-2), Lawton-Bronson (26-2), Mapleton MVAO (13-10), Maquoketa Valley (20-6), Okoboji (17-7), Panorama (23-3), South Central Calhoun (19-5), South O'Brien (15-8), Sumner-Fredericksburg (19-3), Treynor (21-4). 

CLASS 1A

2012-13 W-L

2013 Postseason

1. Newell-Fonda

25-2

1A state runner-up

2. Burlington Notre Dame

22-4

1A state semifinalist

3. Colo-Nesco

23-3

1A state qualifier

4. Janesville

19-4

1A regional quarterfinalist

5. Lynnville-Sully

15-8

1A regional quarterfinalist

6. Murray

16-6

1A regional semifinalist

7. Harris-Lake Park

14-7

1A regional quarterfinalist

8. Exira/Elk Horn-Kimballton

18-6

1A regional semifinalist

9. Fremont-Mills

17-7

1A regional semifinalist

10. Keota

15-9

1A regional semifinalist

10 others to watch (in alphabetic order): Adair-Casey (21-2), Belle Plaine (15-7), Central Lyon (26-2), English Valleys (12-11), Grandview Park Baptist (12-9), Heartland Christian (12-11), Martensdale-St. Marys (13-10), Southeast Warren (13-10), Springville (9-13), Wayne (12-11).