(Council Bluffs, IA) – The Iowa High School Baseball Coaches Association has released its preseason baseball rankings for the 2024 baseball season. These rankings are determined by a rankings committee headed by IHSAA Assistant Director Andy Umthun and will be utilized by the IHSAA office for postseason assignments to determine state tournament seeding. Our local schools in Class 1A include Coon Rapids-Bayard in first, Lynnville-Sully in fifth, and St. Albert was named an honorable mention. In Class 2A, Underwood sits at the top at #1, Van Meter is ranked #4, and Kuemper Catholic sits at #8. Looking at Class 3A, Ballard sits at #4, ADM is ranked #9, Lewis Central is #10, and Harlan is an honorable mention. You can find all the preseason rankings below.
Class 1A
Ranking Team 2023 Record
1 Coon Rapids-Bayard 25-5
2 Burlington Notre Dame 26-7
3 Saint Ansgar 26-8
4 Newman Catholic 31-5
5 Lynnville-Sully 29-2
6 St. Mary’s Remsen 32-2
7 North Linn 26-5
8 Wapsie Valley 24-13
9 Akron-Westfield 21-9
10 South Winneshiek 24-12
Other Alta-Aurelia 22-8
Other Hillcrest Academy 21-5
Other Kingsley-Pierson 28-3
Other Newell-Fonda 23-6
Other St. Albert 21-18
Class 2A
Ranking Team 2023 Record
1 Underwood 25-4
2 West Marshall 27-7
3 Beckman, Dyersville 25-9
4 Van Meter 25-10
5 Pleasantville 28-7
6 Mid-Prairie 27-7
7 Cascade 25-9
8 Kuemper Catholic 25-11
9 New Hampton 23-10
10 Estherville 21-7
Other Anamosa 19-13
Other Clarinda 16-10
Other Forest City 19-8
Other Sumner-Fredericksburg 18-6
Other West Lyon 25-3
Class 3A
Ranking Team 2023 Record
1 Western Dubuque 36-9
2 North Polk 29-6
3 Heelan 27-13
4 Ballard 21-11
5 Central DeWitt 26-15
6 Marion 30-7
7 Assumption 23-13
8 Wahlert 30-14
9 ADM 23-9
10 Lewis Central 29-5
Other Bondurant-Farrar 24-14
Other Harlan 22-15
Other Solon 22-20
Other Spencer 23-8
Other Xavier 18-20
Class 4A
Ranking Team 2023 Record
1 Ankeny Centennial 30-8
2 Johnston 36-8
3 Iowa City High 30-13
4 Dallas-Center Grimes 30-7
5 Cedar Rapids Kennedy 29-12
6 Dowling Catholic 27-12
7 Ames 31-14
8 Cedar Rapids Prairie 33-7
9 Cedar Falls 28-14
10 Sioux City North 26-13
Other Ottumwa 29-12
Other Pleasant Valley 27-16
Other Sioux City East 25-15
Other Waukee 18-21
Other Waukee Northwest 21-21
Most Popular
Comments / 0