Synergy in Class 1A top 10

 We've reached a consensus in our Class 1A football ballots. Unanimity. Harmony.The four pollsters in The Gazette's football rankings have the same 10 teams on their respective ballots. Different orders, mind you, but the same teams.Of course, it starts with Iowa City Regina, winner of three straight state championships and victor of 47 consecutive games. No surprise there.The No. 1 teams are unchanged in each of the six classes. Four of them are unanimous.Cedar Rapids Xavier continues to lead the Class 4A list; the Saints have posted four consecutive shutouts and have allowed only one touchdown all season.Sioux City Heelan (Class 3A), Regina (1A) and Exira/Elk Horn-Kimballton (8-Man) are the other unanimous No. 1s. Waukon leads the 2A poll; BGM is tops in Class A.Xavier is one of just two Mississippi Valley Conference teams in the 4A rankings. Iowa City West is No. 3.Changes toward the top were minimal. The top five remained the same in 4A, 3A, 1A and A. There was moderate shuffling in 2A after former co-No. 4s Spirit Lake and Union both lost. 

THE GAZETTE WEEKLY FOOTBALL POLL

Week 5, Sept. 30

(First-place votes in parentheses)

Class 4A

W-L

Pts

Last

1. Cedar Rapids Xavier (4)

5-0

40

1

2. West Des Moines Dowling

5-0

36

2

3. Iowa City West

5-0

32

3

4. Pleasant Valley

5-0

26

4

5. Urbandale

4-1

24 

5

6. Ames

5-0

21 

6

7. Waukee

4-1

12 

7

8. Davenport Assumption

4-1

9

8

9. Bettendorf

4-1

8 

9T

10. Sioux City East

4-1

4

--

(tie) Southeast Polk

3-2

4

--

Dropped out: Indianola (9).

Others receiving votes: West Des Moines Valley 3, Cedar Falls 1. 

Class 3A

W-L

Pts

Last

1. Sioux City Heelan (4)

5-0

40 

1

2. Spencer

5-0

34 

2

3. Decorah

5-0

33

3

4. Clear Lake

5-0

27 

4

5. Pella

5-0

25 

5

6. Webster City

5-0

16 

6

7. Boone

5-0

14 

7

(tie) Williamsburg

4-1

14 

8

9. Washington

4-1

7

10

10. Harlan

4-1

6

9

Dropped out: None.

Others receiving votes: Carroll 4. 

Class 2A

W-L

Pts

Last

1. Waukon (3)

5-0

39

1

2. Carroll Kuemper (1)

5-0

37

2

3. West Marshall

5-0

32 

3

4. Albia

5-0

27

6

5. Mediapolis

5-0

20

7T

6. New Hampton

5-0

19

7T

7. Boyden-Hull/Rock Valley

4-1

18

10

8. Spirit Lake

4-1

11

4T

9. Union

4-1

7

4T

10. Cascade

4-1

5 

--

Dropped out: North Polk (9).

Others receiving votes: Garner-Hayfield/Ventura 3, Hampton-Dumont 1, North Polk 1. 

Class 1A

W-L

Pts

Last

1. Iowa City Regina (4)

5-0

40

1

2. Dike-New Hartford

5-0

35 

2

3. Council Bluffs St. Albert

5-0

32 

3

4. South Winneshiek

5-0

28 

4

5. Wilton

5-0

22 

5

6. Mount Ayr

5-0

19 

6

7. Maquoketa Valley

5-0

16 

7

8. Van Meter

5-0

11 

8

9. Fort Dodge St. Edmond

5-0

9 

9T

10. North Fayette Valley

5-0

8 

9T

Dropped out: None.

Others receiving votes: None. 

Class A

W-L

Pts

Last

1. BGM (3)

5-0

39

1

2. West Lyon (1)

5-0

37 

2

3. Wapsie Valley

5-0

31 

3

4. Ackley AGWSR

6-0

29 

4

5. Montezuma

5-0

23 

5

6. Avoca AHST

5-0

19 

6

7. Lawton-Bronson

4-1

14

8

8. Lisbon

3-2

12

9

9. Pekin

4-1

11

10

10. Algona Garrigan

3-2

2 

--

(tie) Belmond-Klemme

4-1

2

--

Dropped out: East Mills (7).

Others receiving votes: Gladbrook-Reinbeck 1. 

Eight Man

W-L

Pts

Last

1. Exira/Elk Horn-Kimballton (4)

5-0

40

1

2. Don Bosco

6-0

34

2T

3. Newell-Fonda

5-0

31

2T

4. Adair-Casey

6-0

27

5

5. Springville

6-0

25

6

6. West Bend-Mallard

6-0

22

7

7. Glidden-Ralston

4-1

12

4

(tie) River Valley

5-0

12

9

9. HLV

5-1

6

10

10. Coon Rapids-Bayard

6-0

5 

--

Dropped out: Murray (8).

Others receiving votes: Sidney 4, Janesville 1, Murray 1.