Iowa High School Boys Basketball Rankings

Four boys high school basketball teams from the Cedar Valley and Northeast Iowa are ranked in this week’s Associated Press poll, released today (Monday, February 2, 2015).

New Hampton is the only area team that improved its position from last week, while there was no change among the other three. The Chickasaws (17-1) moved up one spot to No. 2 in the Class-2A ratings. They garnered three first-place votes and jumped to within one spot of poll leader Aplington-Parkersburg (18-0), the only unbeaten team left in Class-2A.

For the second-straight week, the North Iowa Cedar League (NICL) has two of the four top-ranked teams in the survey. Aplington-Parkerburg clinched the NICL's East Division championship Friday night, while Gladbrook-Reinbeck can claim the West Division title with a victory at Grundy Center Tuesday night. The Rebels (18-0) are the No. 1 team in Class-1A for the third week in a row.

Waverly-Shell Rock (15-2) lost its No. 1 position in Class-3A two weeks ago. but the Go-Hawks still have a solid ranking. For the second-straight week, they are ranked at No. 5.

Two other area teams are close to cracking the top 10. Janesville is the team receiving the most votes among those being considered for the Class-1A poll. Jesup is also receiving votes for the 1A survey.

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:

Class-4A
	Record	Pts	Prv
1. Iowa City, West (15)	15-0	150	1
2. Pleasant Valley	15-0	122	2
3. Ankeny Centennial	14-1	118	3
4. Des Moines, Hoover	15-0	115	4
5. North Scott, Eldridge	12-3	68	7
6. Dubuque, Hempstead	13-2	67	6
7. Linn-Mar, Marion	12-3	64	8
8. Waukee	12-4	61	5
9. Urbandale	12-4	22	NR
10. Council Bluffs, Abraham Lincoln	15-2	12	NR

Others receiving votes: Dowling Catholic, West Des Moines 9. Epworth, Western Dubuque 6. Cedar Rapids, Kennedy 5. Valley, West Des Moines 5. Ames 1.

Class-3A
	Record	Pts	Prv
1. Williamsburg (5)	14-1	124	3
2. Le Mars (4)	13-2	120	2
3. Pella (2)	13-2	113	4
4. Spirit Lake (2)	14-2	101	1
5. Waverly-Shell Rock	15-2	96	5
6. MOC-Floyd Valley	14-2	80	6
7. Wahlert, Dubuque (2)	9-6	65	7
(tie) Fort Madison	14-2	65	8
9. Algona	14-2	20	NR
10. Gilbert	14-2	8	NR

Others receiving votes: Carroll 5. Xavier, Cedar Rapids 5. Assumption, Davenport 5. Denison-Schleswig 4. Dallas Center-Grimes 4. Chariton 4. Keokuk 3. Marion 2. Clear Creek-Amana 1.

Class-2A
	Record	Pts	Prv
1. Aplington-Parkersburg (10)	18-0	139	1
2. New Hampton (3)	17-1	130	3
3. Western Christian, Hull (2)	15-2	113	4
4. Monticello	18-2	96	7
5. Regina, Iowa City	16-1	88	5
6. Cascade,Western Dubuque	17-2	79	2
7. IKM-Manning	15-1	77	6
8. Treynor	14-2	37	8
9. Forest City	15-2	34	9
10. Anamosa	12-5	10	10

Others receiving votes: Northeast, Goose Lake 8. West Fork, Sheffield 8. Pella Christian 2. Des Moines Christian 2. Notre Dame, Burlington 1. Central Decatur, Leon 1.

Class-1A
	Record	Pts	Prv
1. Gladbrook-Reinbeck (9)	18-0	141	1
2. Danville (6)	16-0	138	2
3. Colo-Nesco	17-0	105	5
4. Maple Valley-Anthon-Oto	17-1	88	6
5. Central Lyon	14-3	83	3
6. Boyden-Hull	14-3	65	8
7. Gehlen Catholic, Le Mars	15-1	61	4
8. Ar-We-Va, Westside	17-0	43	9
9. Earlham	15-2	25	7
10. Meskwaki Settlement School	15-1	24	10

Others receiving votes: Janesville 20. West Hancock, Britt 13. Belle Plaine 6. South O'Brien 6. Jesup 3. Grand View Christian 3. Fremont Mills, Tabor 2.

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Iowa High School Boys Basketball Rankings – 02/02/2015