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Girls basketball 2026-27: The Gazette’s preseason state rankings

In honor of the first day of practice, here are The Gazette’s preseason girls basketball rankings for 2026-27: Class 5A Waukee Northwest (19-6, 5A state runner-up)Johnston (27-0, 5A state champion)West Des Moines Dowling (21-4, 5A state semifinalist)Dallas Center-Grimes (23-3, 4A state runner-up)West Des Moines Valley (13-11, 5A state quarterfinalist)Ankeny Centennial (12-12, 5A state quarterfinalist)Cedar Falls (18-5, 5A regional finalist)Cedar Rapids Kennedy (12-11, 5A regional finalist)Iowa City High (17-7, 5A regional finalist)Indianola (14-9, 5A regional finalist) Next in line (alphabetic order) — Ankeny (15-9), Cedar Rapids Jefferson (8-14), Iowa City Liberty (14-8), Pleasant Valley (15-8), Sioux City East (17-6). Class 4A Sioux City Heelan (24-1, 4A state semifinalist)North Polk (20-4, 4A state quarterfinalist)Norwalk (22-3, 4A state semifinalist)Dubuque Wahlert (19-6, 3A state semifinalist)Cedar Rapids Washington (18-5, 5A state quarterfinalist)Waverly-Shell Rock (22-2, 4A state quarterfinalist)Independence (16-8, 4A regional finalist)Sioux Center (17-7, 4A regional finalist)Adel ADM (15-8, 4A regional finalist)Central DeWitt (23-2, 4A state quarterfinalist) Next in line (alphabetic order) — Ballard (9-14), Carlisle (26-1), Clear Lake (19-5), Des Moines Christian (23-4), Pella (13-10). Class 3A Mount Vernon (24-3, 3A state runner-up)Cherokee (20-4, 3A state quarterfinalist)Williamsburg (20-6, 3A state quarterfinalist)Algona (20-5, 3A regional finalist)Tipton (21-3, 3A regional finalist)Spirit Lake (17-6, 3A regional finalist)Center Point-Urbana

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