Several North Iowa Teams Featured in First IHSAA Football Rankings

Several North Central and Northeast Iowa football teams are among the state’s best in the first Iowa High School Athletic Association rankings of the 2026 season.

In Class 2A, two area teams are undefeated and ranked in the Top 10. Crestwood is ranked seventh with a 5-and-0 record, while Osage is ranked ninth at 5-and-0.

Clarion-Goldfield-Dows also cracks the Top 10 in Class 1A. The Cowboys are ranked ninth with a 4-and-1 record.

Class A features three area teams in the rankings. Saint Ansgar is the highest-ranked local team at number three in the state with a perfect 5-and-0 record. Wapsie Valley is ninth at 4-and-1, while West Fork is ranked tenth and remains unbeaten at 5-and-0.

In Eight-Player, Bishop Garrigan of Algona is ranked fifth at 5-and-0, Gladbrook-Reinbeck is sixth at 5-and-0, and North Union is seventh, also with a perfect 5-and-0 record.

The rankings cover Classes 2A, 1A, A and Eight-Player. The first RPI rankings for Classes 5A, 4A and 3A will be released following Week Six.

Find the full rankings list can be found here.