By: Matt Scher, [email protected]
(KHBT) – The preseason rankings have been released by the Iowa Girls High School Athletic Union (IGHSAU) for the 2023-24 season and area teams are included in this year’s edition.
Humboldt finished at 15-8 a season ago and is ranked at eighth in Class 4A. North Central Conference foes Clear Lake and Algona rank at seventh and tenth respectively in Class 3A. Bishop Garrigan of the Top of Iowa Conference is ranked tenth in Class 1A.
The full rankings across all five classes are below:
Class 1A
|
No.
|
School
|
2022-23 Record
|
|
1
|
North Linn
|
23-2
|
|
2
|
Newell-Fonda
|
24-3
|
|
3
|
Martensdale-St. Marys
|
21-5
|
|
4
|
Remsen St. Mary’s
|
24-2
|
|
5
|
Woodbine
|
23-3
|
|
6
|
Riceville
|
23-2
|
|
7
|
Council Bluffs St. Albert
|
17-7
|
|
8
|
East Buchanan
|
15-7
|
|
9
|
Earlham
|
18-5
|
|
10
|
Algona Bishop Garrigan
|
26-1
|
|
11
|
Calamus-Wheatland
|
19-6
|
|
12
|
Marquette Catholic
|
15-8
|
|
13
|
Coon Rapids-Bayard
|
16-8
|
|
14
|
Kingsley-Pierson
|
18-5
|
|
15
|
Exira-EHK
|
19-5
|
Class 2A
|
No.
|
School
|
2022-23 Record
|
|
1
|
Dike-New Hartford
|
26-1
|
|
2
|
Eddyville-Blakesburg-Fremont
|
24-1
|
|
3
|
Panorama
|
22-3
|
|
4
|
Iowa City Regina
|
21-5
|
|
5
|
Nodaway Valley
|
18-5
|
|
6
|
Westwood
|
21-2
|
|
7
|
North Mahaska
|
20-4
|
|
8
|
Treynor
|
21-3
|
|
9
|
Aplington-Parkersburg
|
20-5
|
|
10
|
Central Lyon
|
24-1
|
|
11
|
Hinton
|
20-4
|
|
12
|
Sioux Central
|
17-7
|
|
13
|
MVAOCOU
|
15-8
|
|
14
|
Kuemper Catholic
|
13-9
|
|
15
|
Hudson
|
16-8
|
Class 3A
|
No.
|
School
|
2022-23 Record
|
|
1
|
Estherville-Lincoln Central
|
24-1
|
|
2
|
Solon
|
23-3
|
|
3
|
Benton Community
|
23-4
|
|
4
|
Des Moines Christian
|
21-4
|
|
5
|
Dubuque Wahlert Catholic
|
18-7
|
|
6
|
Mount Vernon
|
16-8
|
|
7
|
Clear Lake
|
21-3
|
|
8
|
Harlan
|
14-8
|
|
9
|
Monticello
|
18-6
|
|
10
|
Algona
|
17-7
|
|
11
|
Forest City
|
14-10
|
|
12
|
Center Point-Urbana
|
13-10
|
|
13
|
Clarke
|
16-7
|
|
14
|
Unity Christian
|
18-6
|
|
15
|
Spirit Lake
|
11-12
|
Class 4A
|
No.
|
School
|
2022-23 Record
|
|
1
|
Dallas Center-Grimes
|
23-3
|
|
2
|
Clear Creek-Amana
|
18-5
|
|
3
|
Ballard
|
19-4
|
|
4
|
Mason City
|
14-7
|
|
5
|
North Polk
|
23-3
|
|
6
|
Waverly-Shell Rock
|
16-7
|
|
7
|
Bishop Heelan
|
23-3
|
|
8
|
Humboldt
|
15-8
|
|
9
|
Carlisle
|
15-8
|
|
10
|
Le Mars
|
13-10
|
|
11
|
Central DeWitt
|
14-8
|
|
12
|
Xavier
|
16-8
|
|
13
|
Decorah
|
21-3
|
|
14
|
Maquoketa
|
13-10
|
|
15
|
Western Dubuque
|
5-19
|
Class 5A
|
No.
|
School
|
2022-23 Record
|
|
1
|
Johnston
|
24-2
|
|
2
|
Pleasant Valley
|
26-0
|
|
3
|
Dowling Catholic
|
20-5
|
|
4
|
Davenport North
|
21-3
|
|
5
|
Ankeny Centennial
|
18-7
|
|
6
|
Cedar Falls
|
15-7
|
|
7
|
West Des Moines Valley
|
15-9
|
|
8
|
Waukee
|
11-12
|
|
9
|
Sioux City East
|
17-5
|
|
10
|
Waukee Northwest
|
8-13
|
|
11
|
Southeast Polk
|
15-8
|
|
12
|
Cedar Rapids Prairie
|
10-12
|
|
13
|
Ankeny
|
12-11
|
|
14
|
Waterloo West
|
22-2
|
|
15
|
Sioux City West
|
11-13
|