IHSAA news release
The first edition of the IHSAA’s inaugural football rankings are available below. The rankings for Class 2A, Class 1A, Class A, and Eight-Player will be determined throughout the 2022-23 regular season by official rankings committees, as announced in November.
Starting Oct. 2, these rankings will feature the weekly Ratings Percentage Index lists for Class 5A, Class 4A, Class 3A.
The committee rankings for 2A, 1A, A, and 8P will feature a top 10 consensus-built list as compiled by a six-person group: Two former head coaches and one media member, each representing different state regions, and three IHSAA staff members.
The IHSAA will use the rankings as a primary tool for postseason assignments, while maintaining school and geographic considerations. Previously used postseason hosting and district finish criteria are unchanged for 2023.
Rankings and RPI will be released weekly on the following Mondays: Sept. 25, Oct. 2, Oct. 9, and Oct. 16. The final edition will be following the release of first round playoff matchups.
Records cited in the rankings are as of Monday, Sept. 25 via the IHSAA school and statistics database on Bound.
CLASS 2A
| Rank | School | W | L |
| 1 | Central Lyon/George-Little Rock | 5 | 0 |
| 2 | Van Meter | 5 | 0 |
| 3 | West Lyon | 5 | 0 |
| 4 | Monticello | 4 | 1 |
| 5 | Western Christian | 4 | 1 |
| 6 | Spirit Lake | 4 | 1 |
| 7 | Kuemper Catholic | 3 | 2 |
| 8 | Clarinda | 3 | 2 |
| 9 | Tipton | 4 | 1 |
| 10 | Des Moines Christian | 3 | 2 |
CLASS 1A
| Rank | School | W | L |
| 1 | Grundy Center | 5 | 0 |
| 2 | Underwood | 4 | 1 |
| 3 | Regina Catholic | 5 | 0 |
| 4 | Denver | 5 | 0 |
| 5 | Sumner-Fredericksburg | 4 | 1 |
| 6 | Treynor | 5 | 0 |
| 7 | MFL MarMac | 4 | 1 |
| 8 | Pella Christian | 4 | 1 |
| 9 | Wilton | 5 | 0 |
| 10 | Dike-New Hartford | 3 | 2 |
CLASS A
| Rank | School | W | L |
| 1 | Saint Ansgar | 5 | 0 |
| 2 | Woodbury Central | 5 | 0 |
| 3 | West Hancock | 4 | 1 |
| 4 | Madrid | 5 | 0 |
| 5 | ACGC | 5 | 0 |
| 6 | Lynnville-Sully | 4 | 1 |
| 7 | Lisbon | 5 | 0 |
| 8 | Wapsie Valley | 4 | 1 |
| 9 | Nashua-Plainfield | 4 | 1 |
| 10 | Lake Mills | 5 | 0 |
EIGHT-PLAYER
| Rank | School | W | L |
| 1 | Winfield-Mount Union | 5 | 0 |
| 2 | Gladbrook-Reinbeck | 5 | 0 |
| 3 | Bedford | 5 | 0 |
| 4 | CAM, Anita | 5 | 0 |
| 5 | St. Mary’s, Remsen | 5 | 0 |
| 6 | Don Bosco, Gilbertville | 4 | 1 |
| 7 | Central City | 3 | 1 |
| 8 | Lenox | 4 | 1 |
| 9 | Clarksville | 6 | 0 |
| 10 | WACO | 4 | 1 |
2023 IHSAA FOOTBALL RANKINGS COMMITTEES
IHSAA Staff: Jared Chizek, Chris Cuellar, Todd Tharp
Class 2A
- Kevin Bowman
- Dewayne Cook
- Toby Lorenzen
Class 1A
- Cory Brandt
- Ryan Murken
- Greg Thomas
Class A
- Jeff Linder
- Darrell Schumacher
- Delwyn Showalter
Eight-Player
- Don Anderson
- Dave Capitani
- Trevor Maeder