(Council Bluffs, IA) – The Iowa High School Baseball Coaches Association has released its week five baseball rankings for the 2024 baseball season. These rankings are determined by a rankings committee headed by IHSAA Assistant Director Andy Umthun and will be utilized by the IHSAA office for postseason assignments to determine state tournament seeding. Our local schools in Class 1A include Tri-Center at #8 and both Logan-Magnolia and Woodbine are listed as honorable mentions. In Class 2A, Van Meter moves up to the #2 spot, Underwood comes right behind at #3, Des Moines Christian comes in at #5, Interstate-35 jumps into the top ten at #10, and Clarinda is listed as an honorable mention. For Class 3A teams, North Polk sits at #2, Harlan moves down to #9, and Bondurant-Farrar is listed as an honorable mention. You can find all the rankings below.
Class 1A
| Ranking | Team | Record | |
| 1 | Akron-Westfield | 16-2 | |
| 2 | Burlington Notre Dame | 17-3 | |
| 3 | St. Mary’s Remsen | 13-2 | |
| 4 | Newman Catholic | 18-3 | |
| 5 | Lynnville-Sully | 18-3 | |
| 6 | Saint Ansgar | 13-2 | |
| 7 | Wapsie Valley | 19-6 | |
| 8 | Tri-Center, Neola | 13-3 | |
| 9 | Woodbury Central | 13-2 | |
| 10 | Kee, Lansing | 17-5 | |
| Other | Bishop Garrigan | 13-4 | |
| Other | Logan-Magnolia | 12-5 | |
| Other | North Linn | 14-3 | |
| Other | Sigourney | 12-2 | |
| Other | Woodbine | 13-1 | |
Class 2A
| Ranking | Team | Record | |
| 1 | West Marshall | 23-1 | |
| 2 | Van Meter | 23-1 | |
| 3 | Underwood | 14-2 | |
| 4 | Beckman, Dyersville | 13-4 | |
| 5 | Des Moines Christian | 16-2 | |
| 6 | New Hampton | 18-3 | |
| 7 | Estherville-Lincoln Central | 13-4 | |
| 8 | Sumner-Fredricksburg | 14-2 | |
| 9 | Anamosa | 13-5 | |
| 10 | I-35 | 16-3 | |
| Other | Clarinda | 12-2 | |
| Other | Mid-Prairie | 12-6 | |
| Other | Northeast | 9-6 | |
| Other | Unity Christian | 16-6 | |
| Other | West Lyon | 11-2 | |
Class 3A
| Ranking | Team | Record | |
| 1 | Marion | 21-1 | |
| 2 | North Polk | 14-3 | |
| 3 | Western Dubuque | 15-6 | |
| 4 | Wahlert | 17-6 | |
| 5 | Heelan | 18-6 | |
| 6 | Central DeWitt | 16-5 | |
| 7 | Assumption | 13-8 | |
| 8 | Grinnell | 15-7 | |
| 9 | Harlan Community | 15-5 | |
| 10 | Solon | 15-7 | |
| Other | Algona | 16-4 | |
| Other | Benton | 20-6 | |
| Other | Bondurant-Farrar | 13-7 | |
| Other | CPU | 14-5 | |
| Other | Pella | 13-6 | |
Class 4A
| Ranking | Team | Record | |
| 1 | Cedar Rapids Kennedy | 23-2 | |
| 2 | Ankeny Centennial | 17-4 | |
| 3 | Dallas Center-Grimes | 20-1 | |
| 4 | Johnston | 20-3 | |
| 5 | Iowa City High | 21-4 | |
| 6 | Waukee | 16-7 | |
| 7 | Iowa City Liberty | 17-7 | |
| 8 | Waukee Northwest | 14-9 | |
| 9 | Linn-Mar | 16-6 | |
| 10 | Southeast Polk | 15-9 | |
| Other | Cedar Rapids Prairie | 15-10 | |
| Other | Davenport North | 18-8 | |
| Other | Indianola | 14-7 | |
| Other | Ottumwa | 15-5 | |
| Other | Sioux City East | 16-7 | |
