(Council Bluffs, IA) – The Iowa High School Baseball Coaches Association has released its week three 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 #7 and both Grand View Christian and Woodbine are listed as honorable mentions. In Class 2A, Underwood is at the #1 spot, Van Meter Ranks at #4, Des Moines Christian comes in at #6, and both Clarinda and Interstate-35 are listed as honorable mentions. For Class 3A teams, Harlan Community remains in the rankings at #8 and Creston and Glenwood are listed as honorable mentions. You can find all the preseason rankings below.
Class 1A
Ranking | Team | Record | |
1 | Burlington Notre Dame | 9-0 | |
2 | Lynnville-Sully | 10-0 | |
3 | Akron-Westfield | 8-1 | |
4 | Saint Ansgar | 9-1 | |
5 | St. Mary’s Remsen | 7-1 | |
6 | Newman Catholic | 11-2 | |
7 | Tri-Center | 6-0 | |
8 | North Linn | 7-2 | |
9 | Wapsie Valley | 11-4 | |
10 | South Winneshiek | 3-1 | |
Other | Grand View Christian | 10-2 | |
Other | Kee, Lansing | 9-3 | |
Other | Sigourney | 7-0 | |
Other | Woodbine | 7-0 | |
Other | Woodbury Central | 8-2 |
Class 2A
Ranking | Team | Record | |
1 | Underwood | 4-0 | |
2 | West Marshall | 12-1 | |
3 | Beckman, Dyersville | 9-2 | |
4 | Van Meter | 12-1 | |
5 | Mid-Prairie | 8-1 | |
6 | Des Moines Christian | 8-1 | |
7 | New Hampton | 11-1 | |
8 | Pleasantville | 7-3 | |
9 | Estherville-Lincoln Central | 9-1 | |
10 | Anamosa | 6-2 | |
Other | Clarinda | 5-1 | |
Other | I-35 | 9-2 | |
Other | Roland-Story | 7-5 | |
Other | Spirit Lake | 5-1 | |
Other | Sumner-Fredericksburg | 6-1 |
Class 3A
Ranking | Team | Record | |
1 | Western Dubuque | 8-3 | |
2 | North Polk | 7-2 | |
3 | Marion | 12-0 | |
4 | Wahlert | 10-3 | |
5 | Central DeWitt | 5-2 | |
6 | Solon | 9-2 | |
7 | Bondurant-Farrar | 9-5 | |
8 | Harlan Community | 7-3 | |
9 | Heelan | 8-4 | |
10 | CPU | 9-0 | |
Other | Assumption | 4-5 | |
Other | Creston | 8-4 | |
Other | Glenwood | 5-1 | |
Other | Pella | 7-2 | |
Other | Saydel | 8-1 |
Class 4A
Ranking | Team | Record | |
1 | Johnston | 14-0 | |
2 | Cedar Rapids Kennedy | 14-1 | |
3 | Iowa City High | 14-2 | |
4 | Ankeny Centennial | 7-2 | |
5 | Dallas Center-Grimes | 10-1 | |
6 | Southeast Polk | 11-3 | |
7 | Cedar Rapids Prairie | 9-4 | |
8 | Waukee | 8-4 | |
9 | Waukee Northwest | 9-6 | |
10 | Sioux City East | 10-2 | |
Other | Dowling, West Des Moines | 4-5 | |
Other | C.B. Abraham Lincoln | 10-4 | |
Other | Iowa City Liberty | 9-4 | |
Other | Linn-Mar | 8-6 | |
Other | Urbandale | 9-4 |