(Council Bluffs, IA) – The Iowa High School Baseball Coaches Association has released its preseason 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 Coon Rapids-Bayard in first, Lynnville-Sully in fifth, and St. Albert was named an honorable mention. In Class 2A, Underwood sits at the top at #1, Van Meter is ranked #4, and Kuemper Catholic sits at #8. Looking at Class 3A, Ballard sits at #4, ADM is ranked #9, Lewis Central is #10, and Harlan is an honorable mention. You can find all the preseason rankings below.
Class 1A
| Ranking | Team | 2023 Record | |
| 1 | Coon Rapids-Bayard | 25-5 | |
| 2 | Burlington Notre Dame | 26-7 | |
| 3 | Saint Ansgar | 26-8 | |
| 4 | Newman Catholic | 31-5 | |
| 5 | Lynnville-Sully | 29-2 | |
| 6 | St. Mary’s Remsen | 32-2 | |
| 7 | North Linn | 26-5 | |
| 8 | Wapsie Valley | 24-13 | |
| 9 | Akron-Westfield | 21-9 | |
| 10 | South Winneshiek | 24-12 | |
| Other | Alta-Aurelia | 22-8 | |
| Other | Hillcrest Academy | 21-5 | |
| Other | Kingsley-Pierson | 28-3 | |
| Other | Newell-Fonda | 23-6 | |
| Other | St. Albert | 21-18 | |
Class 2A
| Ranking | Team | 2023 Record | |
| 1 | Underwood | 25-4 | |
| 2 | West Marshall | 27-7 | |
| 3 | Beckman, Dyersville | 25-9 | |
| 4 | Van Meter | 25-10 | |
| 5 | Pleasantville | 28-7 | |
| 6 | Mid-Prairie | 27-7 | |
| 7 | Cascade | 25-9 | |
| 8 | Kuemper Catholic | 25-11 | |
| 9 | New Hampton | 23-10 | |
| 10 | Estherville | 21-7 | |
| Other | Anamosa | 19-13 | |
| Other | Clarinda | 16-10 | |
| Other | Forest City | 19-8 | |
| Other | Sumner-Fredericksburg | 18-6 | |
| Other | West Lyon | 25-3 | |
Class 3A
| Ranking | Team | 2023 Record | |
| 1 | Western Dubuque | 36-9 | |
| 2 | North Polk | 29-6 | |
| 3 | Heelan | 27-13 | |
| 4 | Ballard | 21-11 | |
| 5 | Central DeWitt | 26-15 | |
| 6 | Marion | 30-7 | |
| 7 | Assumption | 23-13 | |
| 8 | Wahlert | 30-14 | |
| 9 | ADM | 23-9 | |
| 10 | Lewis Central | 29-5 | |
| Other | Bondurant-Farrar | 24-14 | |
| Other | Harlan | 22-15 | |
| Other | Solon | 22-20 | |
| Other | Spencer | 23-8 | |
| Other | Xavier | 18-20 | |
Class 4A
| Ranking | Team | 2023 Record | |
| 1 | Ankeny Centennial | 30-8 | |
| 2 | Johnston | 36-8 | |
| 3 | Iowa City High | 30-13 | |
| 4 | Dallas-Center Grimes | 30-7 | |
| 5 | Cedar Rapids Kennedy | 29-12 | |
| 6 | Dowling Catholic | 27-12 | |
| 7 | Ames | 31-14 | |
| 8 | Cedar Rapids Prairie | 33-7 | |
| 9 | Cedar Falls | 28-14 | |
| 10 | Sioux City North | 26-13 | |
| Other | Ottumwa | 29-12 | |
| Other | Pleasant Valley | 27-16 | |
| Other | Sioux City East | 25-15 | |
| Other | Waukee | 18-21 | |
| Other | Waukee Northwest | 21-21 | |
