Lang
11/5/22
The shot clock isn’t the only new addition for the upcoming boys basketball season.
The Iowa High School Athletic Association has announced the debut of team rankings for 2022-23.
The rankings will begin in late December and publish weekly through the end of the regular season in February. Each of the four basketball classifications will feature a rankings committee made up of two former head coaches and one media member – representing different state districts – and IHSAA staff members.
The committees will create consensus-based top 10 rankings with the intention of improving the IHSAA’s postseason assignment and seeding process.
The new rankings follow an approved offseason recommendation to eliminate the early release of substate and district assignments by having the IHSAA coordinate all brackets throughout the postseason. The IHSAA will use the regular season rankings as a primary tool for postseason assignments, while maintaining school and geographic considerations.
Brackets for Class 2A and Class 1A are currently slated for release during the week of Feb. 6, 2023, then Class 4A and Class 3A the week of Feb. 13, 2023. First round postseason games are scheduled to begin on Feb. 13 for 2A and 1A, then Feb. 20 for 4A and 3A.
The first official practice date for the 2022-23 season is Monday, Nov. 14. Teams are permitted one intrasquad scrimmage before Nov. 12 to assist with shot clock training. First competitions can begin Monday, Nov. 28.