2021-22 Iowa High School Girls Basketball Rankings

Get our free mobile app

The new Iowa high school girls basketball rankings feature 12 teams from the Cedar Valley and northeast Iowa.

Three squads from the region are at the top of the Class 2A poll for a second-straight week. Defending state champion Dike-New Hartford (No. 1), Grundy Center (No. 2) and Denver (No. 3) lead the survey. Denver kept its ranking despite last week's 53-35 loss to the top-ranked Wolverines at home.

Two other North Iowa Cedar League teams are ranked behind their conference competitors. Jesup fell three spots to No. 13 after suffering its first loss of the season. Aplington-Parkersburg is No. 14, the same position it held last week.

In Class 5A, metro rivals Waterloo West and Cedar Falls are both ranked among the top 10. West remained at No. 2 after recording three decisive wins over the week, one of which was a 68-46 victory at Johnsburg, Ill., in suburban Chicago. The Tigers fell six spots from No.3 to No. 9 following an loss to unranked Cedar Rapids Kennedy.

Other area teams ranked from the region are East Buchanan (No. 11 in Class 1A), Central Elkader (No. 13 in Class 1A), Center Point-Urbana (No. 5 in Class 3A), Vinton-Shellsburg (No. 11 in Class 3A) and Waverly-Shell Rock (No. 10 in Class 4A).

The new survey was released Thursday afternoon by the Iowa Girls High School Athletic Union (IGHSAU).

	School	Record	LW
1	Newell-Fonda	4-0	1
2	Bishop Garrigan	3-2	2
3	Exira/Elk Horn-Kimballton	3-0	3
4	Springville	6-0	4
5	North Linn	5-1	5
6	MMCRU	2-0	6
7	Burlington Notre Dame	5-0	7
8	North Mahaska	3-1	8
9	Storm Lake St. Mary's	2-0	9
10	Montezuma	5-0	10
11	East Buchanan	4-0	11
12	Stanton	3-0	12
13	Central Elkader	5-1	13
14	Westwood	4-1	15
15	Woodbine	4-0	NR

Dropped Out: CAM (14)

	School	Record	LW
1	Dike-New Hartford	4-0	1
2	Grundy Center	3-0	2
3	Denver	5-1	3
4	Central Lyon	3-1	4
5	Panorama	4-0	5
6	Cascade	4-0	6
7	Sibley-Ocheyedan	4-1	8
8	West Hancock	3-1	9
9	South Central Calhoun	5-0	11
10	Nodaway Valley	3-2	7
11	Treynor	3-1	12
12	North Union	3-0	13
13	Jesup	3-1	10
14	Aplington-Parkersburg	3-1	14
15	Hinton	4-0	NR

Dropped Out: Wilton (15)

	School	Record	LW
1	Unity Christian	4-1	1
2	West Lyon	5-0	2
3	Ballard	4-1	3
4	Estherville-Lincoln Central	5-0	4
5	Center Point-Urbana	5-0	5
6	Cherokee	3-1	6
7	Sergeant Bluff-Luton	3-0	7
8	Clear Lake	2-1	8
9	West Liberty	3-1	9
10	West Marshall	5-0	10
11	Vinton-Shellsburg	5-0	11
12	Roland-Story	2-1	12
13	Davenport Assumption	3-2	15
14	Shenandoah	4-1	NR
15	Harlan	3-1	13

Dropped Out: Okoboji (14)

	School	Record	LW
1	Glenwood	3-1	1
2	Bishop Heelan	5-0	5
3	Central DeWitt	2-1	3
4	North Scott	4-0	6
5	Indianola	3-1	2
6	North Polk	5-1	7
7	Dallas Center-Grimes	4-1	8
8	Winterset	4-0	9
9	Grinnell	3-0	10
10	Waverly-Shell Rock	3-1	NR
11	Cedar Rapids Xavier	4-2	4
12	Spencer	5-1	13
13	Solon	3-3	11
14	Mason City	2-2	12
15	Lewis Central	3-2	NR

Dropped Out: Gilbert (14), Benton Community (15)

	School	Record	LW
1	Johnston	5-0	1
2	Waterloo West	3-0	2
3	Iowa City High	2-0	4
4	Iowa City West	3-0	7
5	Ankeny Centennial	5-0	8
6	Southeast Polk	4-1	9
7	Dowling Catholic	6-0	11
8	Des Moines Roosevelt	2-2	5
9	Cedar Falls	2-1	3
10	Cedar Rapids Washington	4-1	10
11	West Des Moines Valley	3-1	6
12	Waukee Northwest	3-2	12
13	Pleasant Valley	2-1	14
14	Iowa City Liberty	4-1	NR
15	Linn-Mar	3-1	15

Dropped Out: Sioux City East (13)

Did You Know Most Iowa Counties Have Their Own Flag?

We all know the state of Iowa has a flag, but each county? Of Iowa's 99 counties, a majority do in fact have a flag.

LOOK: Here are the 25 best places to live in Iowa

Stacker compiled a list of the best places to live in Iowa using data from Niche. Niche ranks places to live based on a variety of factors including cost of living, schools, health care, recreation, and weather. Cities, suburbs, and towns were included. Listings and images are from realtor.com.

On the list, there's a robust mix of offerings from great schools and nightlife to high walkability and public parks. Some areas have enjoyed rapid growth thanks to new businesses moving to the area, while others offer glimpses into area history with well-preserved architecture and museums. Keep reading to see if your hometown made the list.