Iowa High School Football Rankings – Monday, October 6, 2014
A dozen high school football teams from Northeast Iowa are ranked in the latest Associated Press poll, released on Monday (October 6, 2014).
Cedar Falls has returned to the Class-4A rankings, following a five-week absence. The Tigers (5-1) re-enter the poll at No. 9. They were ranked eighth in the first poll of the season on September 1st.
In Class-3A, West Delaware held on to its No. 3 rating in a poll that had a lot of shake up. The Hawks (6-0) are one of three unbeaten teams in the class and received one first-place vote.
New Hampton and North Fayette Valley also kept their positions among the top 10 in Class-2A. As they were last week, New Hampton is ranked seventh and the TigerHawks are rated eighth. Both teams are 5-1.
Two Northeast Iowa teams considered to be among the best in Class-1A. Second-ranked South Winneshiek (6-0) -- one of six unbeaten squads in the top 10 -- remains second. Dike-New Hartford (5-1) moves up one spot to No. 9 this week. after re-entering the poll at No. 10 last week.
In Class-A, AGWSR of Ackley (6-0) held its position at No. 3, while Gladbrook-Reinbeck (5-1) moved up one spot to fifth. The rankings set up a top-five showdown Friday night, when the co-leaders of District Four meet in Ackley. After suffering its first loss of the season, Nashua-Plainfield (5-1) fell from fifth to eighth in the poll.
Don Bosco's win streak has now reached 20-straight games and remains the longest in Iowa. The Dons (6-0) are ranked second in the eight-player poll for the third-consecutive week. Janesville (6-0) fell one spot to No. 5, despite winning on Friday. Central Community of Elkader (6-0) made the biggest climb, from ninth to sixth.
The Top Ten teams in the Associated Press Iowa high school football polls of the 2014 season with first-place votes in parentheses and won-loss record and position last week at right:
| CLASS-4A | Record | Prv | |
| 1. Bettendorf (8) | 6-0 | 1 | |
| (tie) Cedar Rapids Washington (2) | 6-0 | 2 | |
| 3. West Des Moines Dowling (4) | 5-1 | 3 | |
| 4. West Des Moines Valley | 5-1 | 4 | |
| 5. Waukee | 5-1 | 5 | |
| 6. Ankeny Centennial | 5-1 | 7 | |
| 7. Johnston | 5-1 | 8 | |
| 8. Eldridge North Scott | 5-1 | 9 | |
| 9. Cedar Falls | 5-1 | NR | |
| 10. Marion Linn-Mar | 5-1 | 10 |
Others receiving votes: 11, Dubuque Hempstead 9. 12, Ankeny 8. 13, Southeast Polk 7. 13, Fort Dodge 7. 15, Sioux City East 6. 16, Ames 2.
| CLASS-3A | Record | Prv | |
| 1. Pella (11) | 6-0 | 2 | |
| 2. Carroll (2) | 6-0 | 4 | |
| 3. Manchester West Delaware (1) | 6-0 | 3 | |
| 4. Sioux City Heelan | 5-1 | 5 | |
| 5. Solon | 5-1 | 6 | |
| 6. Cedar Rapids Xavier | 4-2 | 1 | |
| 7. Dallas Center-Grimes | 5-1 | 10 | |
| 8. Epworth Western Dubuque | 4-2 | NR | |
| 9. Newton | 5-1 | NR | |
| 10. Humboldt | 5-1 | NR |
Others receiving votes: 11, Davenport Assumption 13. 12, Waverly-Shell Rock 7. 13, Sergeant Bluff-Luton 6. 13, Carlisle 6. 15, Gilbert 5. 15, Clear Creek-Amana 5. 17, Charles City 3. 18, Creston-Orient-Macksburg 2. 19, Bondurant Farrar 1.
| CLASS-2A | Record | Prv | |
| 1. Clear Lake (12) | 6-0 | 1 | |
| 2. Spirit Lake (2) | 6-0 | 2 | |
| 3. Albia | 6-0 | 5 | |
| 4. Williamsburg | 6-0 | 4 | |
| 5. Hampton-Dumont | 6-0 | 6 | |
| 6. Sioux Center | 5-1 | 3 | |
| 7. New Hampton | 5-1 | 7 | |
| 8. West Union North Fayette | 5-1 | 8 | |
| 9. Cascade | 5-1 | 9 | |
| 10. Baxter CMB | 6-0 | NR |
Others receiving votes: 11, Mediapolis 12. 12, Clarion-Goldfield 6. 13, Tama South Tama 4. 14, Central Lyon-GLR 3. 15, Union, La Porte City 2. 15, Center Point-Urbana 2. 17, Clarinda 1. 17, Anamosa 1.
| CLASS-1A | Record | Prv | |
| 1. Iowa City Regina (9) | 5-1 | 1 | |
| 2. Calmar South Winneshiek (1) | 6-0 | 2 | |
| 3. Fort Dodge St. Edmond (3) | 6-0 | 3 | |
| 4. West Branch (1) | 6-0 | 4 | |
| 5. St. Ansgar | 6-0 | 5 | |
| 6. IKM Manning | 6-0 | 6 | |
| 7. Ogden | 6-0 | 7 | |
| 8. Inwood West Lyon | 5-1 | 9 | |
| 9. Dike-New Hartford | 5-1 | 10 | |
| 10. Stanwood North Cedar | 5-1 | NR |
Others receiving votes: 11, Hinton 6. 12, Hudson 3. 12, South Central Calhoun 3. 14, Pella Christian 2. 15, Leon Central Decatur 1.
| CLASS-A | Record | Prv | |
| 1. Logan-Magnolia (9) | 6-0 | 1 | |
| 2. Delhi Maquoketa Valley (4) | 6-0 | 2 | |
| 3. Ackley AGWSR | 6-0 | 3 | |
| 4. Packwood Pekin (1) | 6-0 | 4 | |
| 5. Gladbrook-Reinbeck | 5-1 | 6 | |
| 6. Montezuma | 6-0 | 7 | |
| 7. Sloan Westwood | 6-0 | 9 | |
| 8. Nashua-Plainfield | 5-1 | 5 | |
| 9. Mount Ayr | 5-1 | NR | |
| 10. Algona Garrigan | 4-2 | 10 |
Others receiving votes: 11, Belle Plaine 8. 12, Moville Woodbury Central 7. 13, Hawarden West Sioux 5. 14, Bedford 2. 15, Brooklyn BGM 1.
| 8-PLAYER CLASS | Record | Prv | |
| 1. Elk Horn-Kimballton Exira (9) | 6-0 | 1 | |
| 2. Gilbertville-Don Bosco (3) | 6-0 | 2 | |
| 3. Fremont Mills, Tabor (1) | 6-0 | 3 | |
| 4. Coon Rapids-Bayard (1) | 6-0 | 5 | |
| 5. Janesville | 6-0 | 4 | |
| 6. Central Community | 6-0 | 9 | |
| 7. Glidden-Ralston | 6-0 | 7 | |
| 8. Marcus MMC | 5-1 | 10 | |
| 9. Lamoni | 6-0 | NR | |
| 10. HLV, Victor | 5-1 | 6 |
Others receiving votes: 11, Graettinger-Terril/Ruthven-Ayrshire 11. 12, West Bend-Mallard 7. 13, Colo-NESCO 6. 14, Jackson Junction Turkey Valley 3. 15, Lenox 1
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