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2026 IGHSAU Preseason Basketball Rankings

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November 19th, 2025 by Jack McGonigal

Class 1A

  School 2024-25 Record
1 Council Bluffs St. Albert 25-1
2 Algona Bishop Garrigan 23-4
3 Newell-Fonda 22-5
4 Gladbrook-Reinbeck 21-4
5 Springville 20-5
6 Exira-EHK 18-6
7 Dunkerton 17-8
8 Lynnville-Sully 18-6
9 Kee 19-7
10 Montezuma 19-6
11 Coon Rapids-Bayard 18-5
12 Mason City Newman Catholic 15-9
13 North Linn 24-2
14 Martensdale St. Marys 17-6
15 Harris-Lake Park 19-5

 

Class 2A

  School 2024-25 Record
1 Hinton 26-0
2 Treynor 21-4
3 Denver 22-3
4 Rock Valley 20-4
5 Sioux Central 18-6
6 Central Lyon 21-5
7 Maquoketa Valley 22-3
8 AC/GC 22-2
9 Emmetsburg 14-10
10 Grundy Center 15-8
11 Pocahontas Area 19-6
12 Iowa City Regina 24-2
13 Earlham 12-11
14 Riverside 20-4
15 Cascade 16-8

Class 3A

  School 2024-25 Record
1 Maquoketa 21-3
2 Williamsburg 24-3
3 Cherokee 21-4
4 Des Moines Christian 21-1
5 Mount Vernon 21-4
6 PCM 21-4
7 Spirit Lake 17-8
8 Dubuque Wahlert Catholic 21-5
9 Forest City 23-2
10 Atlantic 18-7
11 Davenport Assumption 9-13
12 Mediapolis 21-2
13 Tipton 16-7
14 Kuemper Catholic 11-12
15 Mid-Prairie 16-6

 

Class 4A

  School 2024-25 Record
1 Dallas Center-Grimes 20-5
2 Sioux City Bishop Heelan 21-3
3 Norwalk 23-2
4 Clear Creek-Amana 15-8
5 Cedar Rapids Xavier 22-4
6 Central DeWitt 20-5
7 Sioux Center 21-3
8 Carlisle 18-5
9 Waverly-Shell Rock 19-3
10 North Polk 24-3
11 Burlington 16-6
12 Solon 12-11
13 Marion 13-10
14 Pella 16-8
15 Decorah 11-12

 

 

Class 5A

  School 2024-25 Record
1 Johnston 26-0
2 Waukee Northwest 19-5
3 Dowling Catholic 22-4
4 Cedar Rapids Prairie 20-5
5 Iowa City Liberty 17-7
6 Iowa City West 15-9
7 Waukee 13-11
8 Ankeny 10-13
9 Iowa City High 16-8
10 Cedar Rapids Washington 13-10
11 West Des Moines Valley 7-16
12 Pleasant Valley 19-5
13 Cedar Falls 17-6
14 Bettendorf 16-6
15 Cedar Rapids Kennedy 10-12

Michigan State prepares to visit Iowa

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November 19th, 2025 by Ric Hanson

Michigan State coach Jonathan Smith says the Spartan offense will face a difficult task on Saturday when they visit Iowa. The Spartans are 0-7 in the Big Ten and are averaging just over 19 points per game in conference play.

The Spartans beat the Hawkeyes last season in East Lansing but Smith says the Iowa offense is vastly improved this season.

Kansas coach Lance Leipold previews Iowa State

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November 19th, 2025 by Ric Hanson

Kansas is still trying to become bowl eligible as the Jayhawks get ready to visit Iowa State. Kansas is 5-5 and has won the last three games in the series.

That’s Kansas coach Lance Leipold, who says a string of injuries derailed Iowa State’s title chances.

Leipold says The Kansas offensive will have a difficult challenge against the ISU offense.

Iowa State women’s basketball coach Bill Fennelly previews Thursday night’s game at Drake

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November 19th, 2025 by Ric Hanson

The competition for the 12th ranked Iowa State women is ramped up Thursday night when the Cyclones visit Drake. ISU coach Bill Fennelly has reminded his team the Cyclones lost at Northern Iowa last year and two years ago lost to the Bulldogs in Des Moines.

Fennelly says the in-state games always have added emotion.

Iowa men host Chicago State Thursday night

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November 19th, 2025 by Ric Hanson

The Iowa Hawkeye men take a 4-0 record into Thursday night’s game at home against Chicago State. To this point the Hawkeyes are shooting 58 percent from the field.

That’s Iowa coach Ben McCollum who feels the most important stat offensively is points per possession.

Junior forward Alvaro Folgueiras has been a spark off the bench. He led the way with 16 points in Tuesday night’s win over Southeast Missouri State.

Chicago State is 0-5 and coming off a 66-54 loss at Minnesota Tuesday night.

No. 19 Iowa women play No. 7 Baylor Thursday night

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November 19th, 2025 by Ric Hanson

Iowa women’s basketball coach Jan Jensen is looking forward to their first major test of the season. The 19th ranked Hawkeyes travel to Orlando and will take on seventh ranked Baylor of Thursday night as part of the WBCA Showcase. The Hawkeyes will also play Miami on Saturday.

The Hawkeyes are 4-0 and the average margin of victory has been 46 and-a-half points.

Jensen has been working on depth but as the competition gets tougher the rotation off the bench may get shorter.

Iowa seniors prepare to host Michigan State

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November 19th, 2025 by Ric Hanson

Iowa safety Koen Entringer will take part in Senior Day when the Iowa Hawkeye host Michigan State. The Michigan native is third on the team in tackles and could return for another season.

Entringer says his focus right now is ending the season on a positive note.

Entringer is in his first season as a starter and was elected a team captain.

Linebacker Jaden Harrell says it will be emotional for all of the seniors but the focus is on beating Michigan State.

Defensive end Ethan Hurkett says Senior Day will make him reflect on the journey.

Iowa State OL Tyler Miller previews Kansas

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November 19th, 2025 by Ric Hanson

Iowa State offensive tackle Tyler Miller is motivated to end the home season with a win. The Cyclones take a 6-4 record into Saturday’s game against Kansas and it will be the final game in Jack Trice Stadium for Miller and 15 other Cyclone seniors.

Miller is nearing the end of a career that has seen him make ever start the last three years.

After a four game losing skid the Cyclones bounced back with a win at TCU and now look for a string finish.

Miller says the offense faces a test against the Kansas defense.

Bayless, Ryan Honored As Jackie Robinson Community & Impact Award Campus Winners

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November 19th, 2025 by Christian Adams

ROSEMONT, Illinois — The Big Ten Conference on Wednesday announced the 36 student-athletes selected as campus winners of the 2025-26 Jackie Robinson Community & Impact Award, while include Iowa’s Ava Bayless (women’s wrestling) and Will Ryan (track and field).

Now in its second year, the honor was created to recognize Big Ten student-athletes who strive to have a positive impact within their community in addition to excellence in competition.

From the collection of 36 local winners, two overall conference honorees will be selected and announced in the spring of 2026.

In recognition of their achievement and as an expression of the conference’s appreciation, each of the 36 campus winners will receive a medal bearing the likeness of Jackie Robinson and the logo of the Big Ten Conference.

Dillan Fontus of Maryland Football and Nanea Estrella, a member of the Iowa Women’s Wrestling team, were named the inaugural national winners last spring. Both will be hosted in Indianapolis next month and recognized on the field during the 2025 Discover Big Ten Football Championship Game at Lucas Oil Stadium on Saturday, December 6 (8pm ET; FOX).

Brown, Crooks Named to Wooden Award Watch List

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November 19th, 2025 by Jack McGonigal

AMES, Iowa – Iowa State women’s basketball juniors Addy Brown and Audi Crooks were named to the Wooden Award Top 50 Watch List. The pair is averaging a combined 38.0 points and 16.4 rebounds per game through the Cyclones’ first five contests.
Crooks broke the Iowa State single-game scoring record last Wednesday night against Valparaiso, punishing the one-on-one matchup in the low post with 43 points on 18-of-23 shooting in just 20 minutes of action. She followed up with ISU’s third-most field goals in a perfect shooting game (8-of-8 FG) on Sunday against Norfolk State. Crooks finished the week shooting over 83 percent from the floor (26-of-31) while averaging 8.5 rebounds and 3.0 blocks per contest. Her five blocks against the Spartans are the most by a Cyclone since Denae Fritz tallied five stuffs against Baylor (March 10, 2023) in the Big 12 tournament.
Brown also had a week full of milestones, recording her 1,000th career point on Wednesday and Iowa State’s fourth-ever triple-double on Sunday. Brown scored 18 points against Valparaiso to reach the 1,000-point milestone, Iowa State’s 36th member of the club. The Derby, Kansas native returned Sunday with a balanced stat sheet, scoring 11 while passing out 11 assists and pulling down 10 rebounds. The performance marked the first triple-double by a Cyclone in over a decade and the first by a Big 12 player in nearly a year (Serena Sundell, Kansas State, Dec. 5, 2024).
No. 12 Iowa State returns to action on Thursday night, hitting the road for the first time this season to meet Drake. The in-state rivalry game tips off at 6:00 p.m. in Des Moines and will be broadcast on ESPN+.