The 2024 Iowa High School football season has had its moments of impact and upsets!
Below is the No. 6 football rankings for Iowa Prep Illustrated, released on Oct. 6. Radio Iowa and Cedar Rapids Gazette was released on Oct. 7.
Iowa Prep Illustrated
8-Man Poll | Last Wk
1. Algona Garrigan (6-0) 2
2. Lenox (6-0) 1
3. Audubon (6-0) 3
4. Gilbertville Don Bosco (6-0) T4
5. Remsen St. Mary’s (6-0) T4
T6. Iowa Valley (6-0) 8
T6. Woodbine (6-0) 5
8. Bedford (5-1) 6
9. Gladbrook-Reinbeck (5-1) 7
T10. WACO (5-1) 10
T10. GTRA (6-0) NR
Dropped Out: Southeast Warren (9)
Iowa Prep Illustrated
Class A Poll | Last Wk
1. AC/GC (6-0) 1
2. West Hancock (6-0) 2
3. Lisbon (6-0) 3
4. North Linn (6-0) 4
5. St. Ansgar (5-1) 5
6. Earlham (5-1) 6
7. LeMars Gehlen (5-1) 7
8. Woodbury Central (5-1) 8
9. Nashua-Plainfield 5-1) 9
T10. Mt. Ayr (5-1) 10
T10. Tri-Center (5-1) NR
Iowa Prep Illustrated
Class 1A Poll | Last Wk
1. Grundy Center (6-0) 1
2. Wilton (6-0) 2
3. Emmetsburg (6-0) 3
4. Iowa City Regina (6-0) 4
5. Dike-New Hartford (5-1) 5
6. OABCIG (5-1) 6
7. Sigourney-Keota (5-1) 9
8. South Hardin (5-1) 7
9. Treynor (5-1) 8
10. Woodward-Granger (5-1) 10
Iowa Prep Illustrated
Class 2A Poll | Last Wk
1. West Lyon (6-0) 1
2. PCM (6-0) 2
3. Spirit Lake (5-1) 4
4. Van Meter (5-1) 3
5. Carroll Kuemper (5-1) 5
6. Northeast (6-0) 6
7. North Fayette Valley (5-1) 10
8. West Burlington (5-1) 9
9. West Marshall (5-1) NR
10. Des Moines Christian (4-2) 8
Dropped Out: Cherokee (7)
Iowa Prep Illustrated
Class 3A Poll | Last Wk
1. Algona (6-0) 3
2. Williamsburg (5-1) 2
3. Dubuque Wahlert (6-0) 4
4. Sergeant Bluff-Luton (6-0) 7
5. Mt. Vernon (5-1) 5
6. Sioux City Heelan (5-1) 8
7. Solon (5-1) 1
8. Independence (4-2) 9
9. Clear Lake (4-2) 6
10. Nevada (5-1) 10
Iowa Prep Illustrated
Class 4A Poll | Last Wk
1. Council Bluffs Lewis Central (6-0) 1
2. Pella (6-0) 4
3. North Polk (6-0) 2
4. Gilbert (6-0) 3
5. Decorah (6-0) 5
6. Cedar Rapids Xavier (4-2) 8
7. ADM (5-1) 7
8. North Scott (4-2) 6
9. Fort Dodge (5-1) 9
10. Newton (4-2) NR
Dropped Out: Waverly-Shell Rock (10)
Iowa Prep Illustrated
Class 5A Poll | Last Wk
1. West Des Moines Valley (5-1) 1
2. Bettendorf (6-0) 2
3. West Des Moines Dowling (5-1) 3
4. Pleasant Valley (5-1) 4
5. Linn-Mar (5-1) 7
6. Ankeny Centennial (4-2) 6
7. Iowa City Liberty (5-1) 8
8. Iowa City City High (4-2) 9
9. Johnston (4-2) NR
10. Ottumwa (6-0) 10
Dropped Out: Southeast Polk (5)
Cedar Rapids Gazette
8-Man Poll | Last Wk
1. Remsen St. Mary’s (6-0) 1
2. Algona Garrigan (6-0) 2
3. Gilbertville Don Bosco (6-0) 4
4. Audubon (6-0) 3
5. Lenox (6-0) 5
6. Iowa Valley (6-0) 6
7. Gladbrook-Reinbeck (5-1) 8
8. CAM (5-1) 7
9. Bedford (5-1) 9
10. Woodbine (6-0) 10
Cedar Rapids Gazette
Class A Poll | Last Wk
1. West Hancock (6-0) 2
2. AC/GC (6-0) 1
3. Saint Ansgar (5-1) 4
4. Lisbon (6-0) 3
5. Earlham (5-1) 6
6. Tri-Center (5-1) 8
7. Le Mars Gehlen (5-1) 9
8. Woodbury Central (5-1) 5
9. North Linn (6-0) 7
10. Madrid (4-2) NR
Dropped Out: Nashua-Plainfield (10)
Cedar Rapids Gazette
Class 1A Poll | Last Wk
1. Grundy Center (6-0) 1
2. Wilton (6-0) 2
3. Dike-New Hartford (5-1) 3
4. Emmetsburg (6-0) 4
5. Iowa City Regina (6-0) 6
6. OABCIG (5-1) 7
7. South Hardin (5-1) 5
8. Treynor (5-1) 9
9. Sigourney-Keota (5-1) 8
10. Hinton (5-1) NR
Dropped Out: MFL-Mar Mac (10)
Cedar Rapids Gazette
Class 2A Poll | Last Wk
1. West Lyon (6-0) 1
2. PCM (6-0) 2
3. Spirit Lake (5-1) 3
4. Van Meter (5-1) 4
5. Carroll Kuemper (5-1) 5
6. North Fayette Valley (5-1) 6
7. Northeast (6-0) 7
8. Central Lyon-GLR (4-2) 9
9. Roland-Story (4-2) 10
10. Western Christian (4-2) NR
Dropped Out: Cherokee (8)
Cedar Rapids Gazette
Class 3A Poll | Last Wk
1. Algona (6-0) 2
2. Williamsburg (5-1) 3
3. Dubuque Wahlert (6-0) 4
4. Sergeant Bluff-Luton (6-0) T5
T-5. Mount Vernon (5-1) T5
T-5. Solon (5-1) 1
7. Humboldt (5-1) 8
8. Sioux City Heelan (5-1) T10
9. Independence (4-2) 6
10. Nevada (5-1) T10
Cedar Rapids Gazette
Class 4A Poll | Last Wk
1. Council Bluffs Lewis Central (6-0) 1
2. Pella (6-0) 3
3. North Polk (6-0) 4
4. Gilbert (6-0) 2
5. Decorah (6-0) 5
6. ADM (5-1) 9
7. Cedar Rapids Xavier (4-2) 7
8. North Scott (4-2) 6
9. Newton (4-2) 10
T10. Indianola (4-2) NR
T10. Western Dubuque (4-2) NR
Dropped Out: Waverly-Shell Rock (9)
Cedar Rapids Gazette
Class 5A Poll | Last Wk
1. West Des Moines Valley (5-1) 1
2. West Des Moines Dowling (5-1) 2
3. Bettendorf (6-0) 3
4. Pleasant Valley (5-1) 4
5. Ankeny Centennial (4-2) 5
6. Linn-Mar (5-1) 7
7. Johnston (4-2) 9
8. Iowa City Liberty (5-1) 8
9. Waukee (4-2) NR
10. Sioux City East (4-2) 10
Dropped Out: Southeast Polk (6)
Radio Iowa
8-Man Poll | Last Wk
1. Algona Garrigan (6-0) 1
2. Lenox (6-0) 2
3. Remsen St. Mary’s (6-0) 3
4. Gilbertville Don Bosco (6-0)
5. Audubon (6-0) 5
6. Iowa Valley (6-0) 6
7. Bedford (5-1) 7
8. Woodbine (6-0) NR
9. Gladbrook-Reinbeck (5-1) NR
10. Southeast Warren (6-0) 10
Dropped Out: CAM (8), Belle Plaine (9)
Radio Iowa
Class A Poll | Last Wk
1. AC/GC (6-0) 1
2. West Hancock (6-0) 2
3. Lisbon (6-0) 3
4. Saint Ansgar (5-1) 4
5. Woodbury Central (5-1) 5
6. Earlham (5-1) 6
7. North Linn (6-0) 7
8. Tri-Center (5-1) 8
9. LeMars Gehlen (5-1) 9
10. Nashua-Plainfield (5-1) 10
Radio Iowa
Class 1A Poll | Last Wk
1. Grundy Center (6-0) 1
2. Wilton (6-0) 2
3. Emmetsburg (6-0) 3
4. OABCIG (5-1) 4
5. Dike-New Hartford (5-1) 5
6. Iowa City Regina (6-0) 7
7. Sigourney-Keota (5-1) 8
8. Treynor (5-1) 9
9. Hinton (5-1) 10
10. South Hardin (5-1) 6
Radio Iowa
Class 2A Poll | Last Wk
1. Spirit Lake (5-1) 1
2. West Lyon (6-0) 2
3. PCM (6-0) 3
4. Van Meter (5-1) 4
5. Carroll Kuemper (5-1) 5
6. Northeast (Goose Lake) (6-0) 6
7. North Fayette Valley (5-1) 7
8. Roland-Story (4-2) 10
9. West Marshall (5-1) NR
10. Des Moines Christian (4-2) 8
Dropped Out: Cherokee (9)
Radio Iowa
Class 3A Poll | Last Wk
1. Algona (6-0) 1
2. Williamsburg (5-1) 2
3. Dubuque Wahlert (6-0) 4
4. Sergeant Bluff-Luton (6-0) 8
5. Humboldt (5-1) 7
6. Solon (5-1) 2
7. Mount Vernon (5-1) 9
8. Independence (4-2) 6
9. Sioux City Heelan (5-1) NR
10. Benton (4-2) NR
Dropped Out: Clear Lake (5), Carroll (10)
Radio Iowa
Class 4A Poll | Last Wk
1. Council Bluffs Lewis Central (6-0) 1
2. Gilbert (6-0) 2
3. Pella (6-0) 3
4. North Polk (6-0) 4
5. Decorah (6-0) 5
6. Cedar Rapids Xavier (4-2) 7
7. ADM (5-1) 8
8. North Scott (4-2) 6
9. Western Dubuque (4-2) NR
10. Spencer (4-2) NR
Dropped Out: Waverly-Shell Rock (9), Newton (10)
Radio Iowa
Class 5A Poll | Last Wk
1. West Des Dowling (5-1) 1
2. West Des Moines Valley (5-1) 2
3. Bettendorf (6-0) 3
4. Pleasant Valley (5-1) 4
5. Johnston (4-2) 9
6. Linn-Mar (5-1) 7
7. Ankeny Centennial (4-2) 6
8. Iowa City Liberty (5-1) 8
9. Waukee (4-2) 10
10. Iowa City High (4-2) NR
Dropped Out: Iowa City Liberty (8)