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Radio Iowa High School Football Poll; Week 9

By Chris Varney Oct 19, 2026 | 11:09 AM

Radio Iowa released its High School Football Poll for Week 9 — this will be the final poll for Classes 2A, 1A, A, and 8 Man.

Audubon remains Number One in 8 Man with Iowa Valley #2, Woodbine #3, and Edgewood Colesburg #4.  Bedford is ranked 6th.

Woodbury Central stays at #1 in Class A followed by West Sioux, Saint Ansgar and Madrid the top four.  Riverside is #8 and St. Albert #9.

In Class 1A, it is Iowa City Regina, Aplington Parkersburg, West Lyon and Treynor the top four teams.  Underwood is #5.

Central Lyon has the top spot in 2A followed by Alburnett, Van Meter and Mid Prairie.  Kuemper Catholic is ranked 5th.

Carroll stays at #4 in 3A with Solon still number one.

Lewis Central stays at #5 and Glenwood moves up one spot to #9 in 4A with Xavier still number one.

Dowling Catholic takes over the top spot in 5A after SE Pollk lost to Johnston who is now #2 and the Rams slip to #3.

Class 5A
1.  Dowling Catholic (7-1), LW #2 vs Marshalltown
2.  Johnston (7-1), LW #3 @ DSM Roosevelt
3.  Southeast Polk (7-1), LW #1 vs DSM East
4.  Waukee Northwest (5-3), LW #6 vs Norwalk
5.  Sioux City East (6-2), LW #5 vs Ames (Thur)
6.  Ankeny (6-2), LW #4 vs CB Abe Lincoln
7.  Dallas Center-Grimes (6-2), LW #8 vs CR Kennedy
8.  Cedar Rapids Prairie (6-2), LW #10 vs Dubuque Senior
9.  Indianola (6-2), LW #9 @ Urbandale
10.WDM Valley (5-3), LW (X) @ DSM Lincoln (Thur)
Class 4A
1.  Cedar Rapids Xavier (8-0), LW #1 vs Mason City
2.  Sergeant Bluff-Luton (8-0), LW #2 vs #10 Spencer
3.  Western Dubuque (7-1), LW #3 vs Burlington
4.  Carlisle (8-0), LW #4 vs #7 Ballard
5.  Lewis Central (6-2), LW #5 @ CB Thomas Jefferson
6.  Waverly-Shell Rock (6-2), LW #6 vs Decorah
7.  Ballard (6-2), LW #7 @ #4 Carlisle
8.  Glenwood (6-2), LW #9 @ Boone
9.  Newton (5-3), LW @ Marion
10.Spencer (6-2), LW (X) @ #2 Sergeant Bluff-Luton
Class 3A
1.  Solon (8-0), LW #1 vs Fort Madison
2.  Clear Lake (8-0), LW #2 @ #5 West Delaware
3.  Des Moines Christian (8-0), LW #3 vs Winterset
4.  Carroll (7-1), LW #4 @ Atlantic
5.  West Delaware (7-1), LW #6 vs #2 Clear Lake
6.  Sioux Center (7-1), LW #7 @ Humboldt
7.  Davenport Assumption (6-2), LW #9 @ Mount Vernon
8.  Mount Pleasant (7-1), LW #5 vs Fairfield
9.  Algona (5-3), LW (X) @ #10 Heelan
10.Sioux City Heelan (5-3), LW #10 vs #9 Algona
Final Class 2A
1.  Central Lyon/George-Little Rock (8-0), LW #1 vs S.E. Valley
2.  Alburnett (7-1), LW #2 vs Vinton-Shellsburg
3.  Van Meter (7-1), LW #3 vs Albia
4.  Mid-Prairie (7-1), LW #4 vs Chariton
5.  Carroll Kuemper (7-1), LW #5 vs Unity Christian
6.  OABCIG (7-1), LW #7 @ Western Christian
7.  Spirit Lake (6-2), LW #8 vs Cherokee
8.  Wilton (6-2), LW (X) vs Anamosa
9.  Roland-Story (6-2), LW #10 vs Grand View Christian
10.Osage (7-1), LW (X) @ West Branch
Final Class 1A
1.  Iowa City Regina (8-0), LW #1 vs Columbus Catholic
2.  Aplington-Parkersburg (8-0), LW #2 vs Eagle Grove
3.  West Lyon (7-1), LW #3 vs Tri-Center
4.  Treynor (7-1), LW #4 vs West Central Valley
5.  Underwood (7-1), LW #5 vs East Sac County
6.  Clarion-Goldfield-Dows (7-1), LW #6 vs MFL MarMac
7.  Grundy Center (6-2), LW #9 vs Cascade
8.  South Central Calhoun (7-1), LW #10 vs Lawton-Bronson
9.  Northeast (Goose Lake) (7-1), LW #7 vs Cardinal
10.Dyersville Beckman (7-1), LW #8 vs Sumner-Fredricksburg
Final Class A
1.  Woodbury Central (8-0), LW #1 vs Sibley-Ocheyedan
2.  West Sioux (8-0), LW #2 vs Logan-Magnolia
3.  Saint Ansgar (8-0), LW #3 vs Belmond-Klemme
4.  Madrid (8-0), LW #4 vs Southwest Valley
5.  West Fork (8-0), LW #6 vs North Butler
6.  East Buchanan (7-1), LW #10 vs Columbus
7.  Pekin (9-0), LW #7 vs Wapsie Valley
8.  Riverside (6-2), LW #8 vs Earlham
9.  Saint Albert (7-1), LW #5 vs Gehlen Catholic
10.North Linn (7-1), LW (X) vs Van Buren County
Final 8-Player
1.  Audubon (8-0), LW #1 vs East Union
2.  Iowa Valley (8-0), LW #2 vs Wayne
3.  Woodbine (7-0), LW #3 vs Murray
4.  Edgewood-Colesburg (8-0), LW #4 vs WACO
5.  Gladbrook-Reinbeck (8-0), LW #5 vs Springville
6.  Bedford (8-0), LW #6 vs Fremont-Mills
7.  Algona Garrigan (7-1), LW #7 vs GTRA
8.  North Union (7-1), LW #8 vs Janesville
9.  Kingsley-Pierson (7-1), LW #9 vs CAM
10.Kee High (7-1), LW #10 vs Riceville
At Western Iowa Today, we strive for reporting accuracy. If you see a mistake or a typo, please let us know by email to chris@westerniowatoday.com.
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