2021-22 Iowa High School Boys Basketball Rankings – Poll 1
Four teams from the Cedar Valley and northeast Iowa are featured in the first Iowa high school boys basketball rankings of the season released by the Associated Press Monday afternoon.
Aplington-Parkersburg is the highest rated squad from the region, rated No. 2 in Class 2A. The Falcons (2-0) opened their season with a pair of impressive wins, beating Oelwein, 82-29, on Nov. 30 and Grundy Center, 79-57, Friday night.
Coach Aaron Thomas' team has three starters back from a 2020-21 team that advanced to the state semifinals and finished the season 22-4.
Aplington-Parkersburg's top competitor in the new North Iowa Cedar League Central Division is expected to be Denver. The Cyclones (3-0) are ranked one spot behind the Falcons at No. 3.
Other rated teams from the region are: Janesville (No. 4 in Class 1A), Cedar Falls (No. 7 in Class 4A) and Waterloo West (No. 10 in Class 4A).
The Top Ten teams in the Associated Press Iowa high school basketball poll with first-place votes in parentheses and won-loss record, total points and position last week at right:
| Record | Pts | Prv | |
| 1. Johnston (4) | 2-0 | 78 | -- |
| 2. Ames (5) | 2-0 | 76 | -- |
| 3. West Des Moines Valley | 2-0 | 49 | -- |
| 4. Council Bluffs Abraham Lincoln | 2-0 | 47 | -- |
| 5. Iowa City High | 2-0 | 41 | -- |
| 6. Cedar Rapids Jefferson | 1-0 | 30 | -- |
| 7. Cedar Falls | 1-0 | 28 | -- |
| 8. Sioux City East | 2-0 | 22 | -- |
| 9. Waukee Northwest | 1-0 | 19 | -- |
| 10. Waterloo West | 1-0 | 15 | -- |
| (tie) Mason CIty | 2-0 | 15 | -- |
| (tie) North Scott | 1-0 | 15 | -- |
Others receiving votes: Pleasant Valley 14. Iowa City West 9. Dubuque Senior 8. Burlington 7. Cedar Rapids Prairie 6. Ankeny 4. Waukee 4. Urbandale 3. Cedar Rapids Kennedy 3. Des Moines Hoover 1. Dubuque Hempstead 1.
| Record | Pts | Prv | |
| 1. Ballard (4) | 2-0 | 74 | -- |
| 2. Pella (4) | 2-0 | 67 | -- |
| 3. Dallas Center-Grimes | 2-0 | 52 | -- |
| 4. Carroll | 2-0 | 40 | -- |
| 5. Estherville-Lincoln Central (1) | 2-0 | 35 | -- |
| 6. Denison-Schleswig | 2-0 | 34 | -- |
| (tie) Clear Lake | 2-0 | 34 | -- |
| 8. Glenwood | 2-0 | 30 | -- |
| 9. Clarke | 1-0 | 24 | -- |
| 10. Cedar Rapids Xavier | 2-0 | 23 | -- |
Others receiving votes: Bondurant-Farrar 18. Fort Madison 12. Newton 9. Sioux Center 7. Harlan 7. Boone 6. Western Dubuque 5. Nevada 5. Marion 4. Grinnell 3. Hampton-Dumont 2. Humboldt 1. West Delaware 1. Davenport Assumption 1. Spencer 1.
| Record | Pts | Prv | |
| 1. Western Christian (6) | 2-0 | 60 | -- |
| 2. Aplington-Parkersburg | 2-0 | 50 | -- |
| 3. Denver | 3-0 | 44 | -- |
| 4. Dyersville Beckman Catholic (1) | 2-0 | 38 | -- |
| 5. Anamosa | 1-0 | 34 | -- |
| 6. Des Moines Christian | 1-0 | 28 | -- |
| 7. Boyden-Hull | 1-1 | 25 | -- |
| 8. Cardinal | 1-0 | 22 | -- |
| 9. Van Meter | 1-0 | 21 | -- |
| 10. Northeast Goose Lake | 3-0 | 20 | -- |
Others receiving votes: Osceola Clarke 16. Central Lyon-GLR 11. Bloomfield Davis County 5. Orange City Unity Christian 4. Monticello 3. Williamsburg 3. Clarion-Goldfield-Downs 2.
| Record | Pts | Prv | |
| 1. North Linn (5) | 6-0 | 118 | 1 |
| 2. Montezuma (1) | 6-0 | 105 | 2 |
| 3. Grand View Christian | 6-0 | 86 | 4 |
| 4. Janesville (2) | 6-0 | 85 | 3 |
| 5. Easton Valley | 6-0 | 63 | 5 |
| 6. Le Mars Gehlen | 6-0 | 50 | 6 |
| 7. Remsen St. Mary's | 6-0 | 49 | 7 |
| 8. Martensdale St. Marys | 6-0 | 40 | T8 |
| 9. CAM | 5-1 | 28 | 10 |
| (tie) Keota | 5-1 | 22 | T8 |
| (tie) AHSTW, Avoca | 5-1 | 22 | T8 |
Others receiving votes: Moville Woodbury Central 13. Lake Mills 12. Mason City Newman 11. Tri-Center 10. New London 9. Belle Plaine 8. Gladbrook-Reinbeck 7. Springville 7. Winfield-Mount Union 5. South Winneshiek 5. Marcus-Meriden-Cleghorn 5. West Harrison 4. South O'Brien 3. WACO 2. Nashua-Plainfield 2. Danville 2. Dunkerton 1. Mount Ayr 1.
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