The 2024 Iowa High School football season has had its moments of impact and upsets!
Below is the No. 5 football rankings for Iowa Prep Illustrated, released on Sept. 28. Radio Iowa and Cedar Rapids Gazette was released on Sept. 30.
Iowa Prep Illustrated
8-Man Poll | Last Wk
1. Lenox (5-0) 1
2. Algona Garrigan (5-0) 2
3. Audubon (5-0) 3
T4. Remsen St. Mary’s (5-0) 5
T4. Gilbertville Don Bosco (5-0) 4
6. Woodbine (5-0) 6
7. Bedford (4-1) 8
8. Gladbrook-Reinbeck (4-1) T10
9. Iowa Valley (5-0) 7
T10. Southeast Warren (5-0) T10
T10. WACO (4-1) 8
Iowa Prep Illustrated
Class A Poll | Last Wk
1. AC/GC (5-0) 1
2. West Hancock (5-0) 2
3. Lisbon (5-0) 4
4. North Linn (5-0) 5
5. St. Ansgar (4-1) 6
6. Earlham (4-1) NR
7. LeMars Gehlen (4-1) NR
8. Woodbury Central (4-1) 3
9. Nashua-Plainfield (4-1) 7
10. Mt. Ayr (4-1) T10
Dropped Out: Madrid (8), Wapsie Valley (9).
Iowa Prep Illustrated
Class 1A Poll | Last Wk
1. Grundy Center (5-0) 1
2. Wilton (5-0) 2
3. Emmetsburg (5-0) 3
4. Iowa City Regina (5-0) 4
5. Dike-New Hartford (4-1) 5
T6. OABCIG (4-1) 7
T6. South Hardin (5-0) 6
8. Treynor (4-1) 9
9. Sigourney-Keota (4-1) 10
10. Woodward-Granger (4-1) NR
Dropped Out: AHSTW (8).
Iowa Prep Illustrated
Class 2A Poll | Last Wk
1. West Lyon (5-0) 1
2. PCM (5-0) 2
3. Van Meter (4-1) 3
4. Spirit Lake (4-1) 4
5. Carroll Kuemper (4-1) 6
6. Northeast (5-0) 8
7. Cherokee (4-1) NR
8. Des Moines Christian (4-1) 9
9. West Burlington (4-1) 10
10. North Fayette Valley (4-1) NR
Dropped Out: Anamosa (5), Central Lyon/GLR (7).
Iowa Prep Illustrated
Class 3A Poll | Last Wk
1. Solon (5-0) 1
2. Williamsburg (4-1) 2
3. Algona (5-0) 3
4. Dubuque Wahlert (5-0) 4
5. Mt. Vernon (4-1) 5
6. Clear Lake (4-1) 6
7. Sergeant Bluff-Luton (5-0) 8
8. Sioux City Heelan (4-1) 7
9. Independence (4-1) 9
10. Nevada (4-1) 10
Iowa Prep Illustrated
Class 4A Poll | Last Wk
1. Council Bluffs Lewis Central (5-0) 1
2. North Polk (5-0) 2
3. Gilbert (5-0) 3
4. Pella (5-0) 5
5. Decorah (5-0) 6
6. North Scott (4-1) 7
7. ADM (4-1) 10
8. Cedar Rapids Xavier (3-2) NR
9. Fort Dodge (4-1) NR
10. Waverly-Shell Rock (3-2) NR
Dropped Out: Western Dubuque (4), Indianola (8), Winterset (9).
Iowa Prep Illustrated
Class 5A Poll | Last Wk
1. West Des Moines Valley (4-1) 1
2. Bettendorf (5-0) 2
3. West Des Moines Dowling (4-1) 4
4. Pleasant Valley (4-1) 3
5. Southeast Polk (3-2) 5
6. Ankeny Centennial (4-1) 6
7. Linn-Mar (4-1) NR
8. Iowa City Liberty (4-1) 9
9. Iowa City City High (3-2) NR
10. Ottumwa (5-0) 10
Dropped Out: Waukee (T7), Sioux City East (T7).
Radio Iowa
8-Man Poll | Last Wk
1. Algona Garrigan (5-0) 1
2. Lenox (5-0) 2
3. Remsen St. Mary’s (5-0) 3
4. Gilbertville Don Bosco (5-0) 4
5. Audubon (5-0) 5
6. Iowa Valley (5-0) 6
7. Bedford (4-1) 7
8. CAM (4-1) 8
9. Belle Plaine (5-0) 9
10. Southeast Warren (5-0) 10
Radio Iowa
Class A Poll | Last Wk
1. AC/GC (5-0) 1
2. West Hancock (5-0) 2
3. Lisbon (5-0) 4
4, Saint Ansgar (4-1) 6
5. Woodbury Central (4-1) 7
6. Earlham (4-1) 10
7. North Linn (5-0) 9
8. Tri-Center (4-1) NR
9. LeMars Gehlen (4-1) NR
10. Nashua-Plainfield (4-1) 3
Dropped Out: Madrid (5), Pekin (8).
Radio Iowa
Class 1A Poll | Last Wk
1. Grundy Center (5-0) 1
2. Wilton (5-0) 2
3. Emmetsburg (5-0) 3
4. OABCIG (4-1) 4
5. Dike-New Hartford (4-1) 5
6. South Hardin (5-0) 6
7. Iowa City Regina (5-0) 7
8. Sigourney-Keota (4-1) 10
9. Treynor (4-1) NR
10.Hinton (4-1) NR
Dropped Out: AHSTW (8), Hudson (9).
Radio Iowa
Class 2A Poll | Last Wk
1. Spirit Lake (4-1) 1
2. West Lyon (5-0) 2
3. PCM (5-0) 3
4. Van Meter (4-1) 4
5. Carroll Kuemper (4-1) 5
6. Northeast (5-0) 6
7. North Fayette Valley (4-1) 9
8. Des Moines Christian (4-1) NR
9. Cherokee (4-1) NR
10. Roland-Story (3-2) NR
Dropped Out: Central Lyon/GLR (7), Anamosa (8), Western Christian (10).
Radio Iowa
Class 3A Poll | Last Wk
1. Algona (5-0) 1
2. Williamsburg (4-1) 2
3. Solon (5-0) 3
4. Dubuque Wahlert (5-0) 4
5. Clear Lake (4-1) 5
6. Independence (4-1) 6
7. Humboldt (4-1) 7
8. Sergeant Bluff-Luton (5-0) 8
9. Mount Vernon (4-1) 10
10. Carroll (4-1) NR
Dropped Out: Grinnell (9)
Radio Iowa
Class 4A Poll | Last Wk
1. Council Bluffs Lewis Central (5-0) 1
2. Gilbert (5-0) 2
3. Pella (5-0) 3
4. North Polk (5-0) 4
5. Decorah (5-0) 5
6. North Scott (4-1) 7
7. Cedar Rapids Xavier (3-2) 9
8. ADM (4-1) 10
9. Waverly-Shell Rock (3-2) NR
10. Newton (4-1) NR
Dropped Out: Western Dubuque (6), Indianola (8).
Radio Iowa
Class 5A Poll | Last Wk
1. West Des Moines Dowling (4-1) 1
2. West Des Moines Valley (4-1) 2
3. Bettendorf (5-0) 3
4. Pleasant Valley (4-1) 5
5. Southeast Polk (3-2) 6
6. Ankeny Centennial (4-1) 7
7. Linn-Mar (4-1) 8
8. Iowa City Liberty (4-1) 9
9. Johnston (3-2) NR
10. Waukee (3-2) 4
Dropped Out: Cedar Falls (10)
Cedar Rapids Gazette
8-Man Poll | Last Wk
1. Remsen St. Mary’s (5-0) 1
2. Algona Garrigan (5-0) 2
3. Audubon (5-0) 3
4. Gilbertville Don Bosco (5-0) 4
5. Lenox (5-0) 5
6. Iowa Valley (5-0) 6
7. CAM (4-1) 7
8. Gladbrook-Reinbeck (,4-1) 8
9. Bedford (4-1) 9
10. Woodbine (5-0) 10
Cedar Rapids Gazette
Class A Poll | Last Wk
1. ACGC (5-0) 1
2. West Hancock (5-0) 2
3. Saint Ansgar (4-1) 3
4. Lisbon (5-0) 5
5. Earlham (4-1) T8
6. Le Mars Gehlen (4-1) 7
T7. Tri-Center (4-1) T8
T7. Woodbury Central (4-1) 6
9. North Linn (5-0) 10
10. Madrid (3-2) 4
Cedar Rapids Gazette
Class 1A Poll | Last Wk
1. Grundy Center (5-0) 1
2. Wilton (5-0) 2
3. Dike-New Hartford (4-1) 3
4. Emmetsburg (5-0) 4
5. South Hardin (5-0) 5
6. Iowa City Regina (5-0) 6
7. OABCIG (4-1) 7
T8. Sigourney-Keota (4-1) NR
T8. Treynor (4-1) NR
10. MFL-Mar Mac (4-1) NR
Dropped Out: AHSTW (8), Hudson (9), Ridge View (10).
Cedar Rapids Gazette
Class 2A Poll | Last Wk
1. West Lyon (5-0) 1
2. PCM (5-0) 2
3. Spirit Lake (4-1) 3
4. Van Meter (4-1) 4
5. Carroll Kuemper (4-1) 6
6. North Fayette Valley (4-1) 10
7. Northeast (5-0) 7
8. Cherokee (4-1) NR
9. Central Lyon-GLR (3-2) 5
10. Roland-Story (3-2) NR
Dropped Out: Anamosa (8), Western Christian (9).
Cedar Rapids Gazette
Class 3A Poll | Last Wk
1. Solon (5-0) 1
2. Algona (5-0) 2
3. Williamsburg (4-1) 3
4. Dubuque Wahlert (5-0) 4
T5. Mount Vernon (4-1)
T5. Sergeant Bluff-Luton (5-0) T5
7. Independence (4-1) 8
8. Clear Lake (4-1) 1
9. Humboldt (4-1) 10
T10. Nevada (4-1) NR
T10. Sioux City Heelan (4-1) NR
Dropped Out: Grinnell (4-1).
Cedar Rapids Gazette
Class 4A Poll | Last Wk
1. Council Bluffs Lewis Central (5-0) 1
2. Pella (5-0) 2
3. North Polk (5-0) 3
4. Gilbert (5-0) 4
5. Decorah (5-0) 6
6. ADM (4-1) 9
7. North Scott (4-1) 8
8. Cedar Rapids Xavier (3-2) 10
9. Newton (4-1) NR
10. Ballard (3-2) NR
Dropped Out: Indianola (5), Western Dubuque (7).
Cedar Rapids Gazette
Class 5A Poll | Last Wk
1. West Des Moines Valley (4-1) 1
2. West Des Moines Dowling (4-1) 2
3. Bettendorf (5-0) 3
4. Pleasant Valley (4-1) 4
5. Ankeny Centennial (4-1) 6
6. Southeast Polk (3-2) 7
7. Linn-Mar (4-1) 9
8. Iowa City Liberty (4-1) 8
9. Johnston (3-2) NR
10. Sioux City East (3-2) NR
Dropped Out: Waukee (5), Cedar Falls (10).