Cedar Rapids Xavier Vaults To Top In Iowa High School Boys Soccer Rankings

Saints replace Dallas Center-Grimes this week in Class 3A’s Top 10.

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Another new No. 1 team has emerged in the latest Iowa High School Athletic Association Boys State Soccer Rankings, which were released on Monday just ahead of the reveal for postseason brackets.

Cedar Rapids Xavier is the top team in Class 3A, joining Ankeny Centennial in Class 4A, Gilbert in Class 2A and Iowa CIty Regina in Class 1A as the No. 1 teams. The rankings are a key piece in the determination for the substate tournament pairings, which are expected to be released by the IHSAA on Tuesday, May 12.

Tournament games begin in Class 1A and Class 2A on Monday, May 18 and on Tuesday, May 19 for Class 3A and Class 4A. Each substate winner will qualify for the Iowa High School State Association Boys State Soccer Tournament.

Eight substates will feature between six and nine teams. The tournament will be single-elimination format throughout.

Ankeny Centennal Remains At Top In Class 4A

Joining Ankeny Centennial in the Class 4A Top 10 are Waukee Northwest, Cedar Rapids Prairie, Urbandale, Southeast Polk, previous No. 1 Johnston, Dubuque Senior, Des Moines Roosevelt, Bettendorf and Pleasant Valley.

Waukee Northwest moved up from No. 4 to No. 2 this week, as Dubuque Senior debuted at seven and Pleasant Valley at No. 10, replacing Des Moines Lincoln and Iowa City West.

Cedar Rapids Xavier Jumps From No. 2 To No. 1

The Saints replaced Dallas Center-Grimes at the top of Class 3A, as the Mustangs dropped one spot to No. 2 this week. Davenport North, Marion and Norwalk round out the Top 5.

Des Moines Hoover, Denison-Schleswig, Lewis Central, Spencer and Decorah complete the Top 10. Decorah jumped into the rankings, replacing Cedar Rapids Washington.

Gilbert maintained the No. 1 spot in Class 2A followed by Unity Christian, Des Moines Christian, Sioux City Bishop Heelan and Williamsburg while Iowa City Regina did the same in Class 1A. West Sioux, Treynor, West Central Valley and Western Christian round out the Top 5 in that classification.

Here are the latest Iowa High School Athletic Association Boys State Soccer Rankings

Iowa High School Athletic Association Boys State Soccer Rankings

Class 4A

1. Ankeny Centennial
2. Waukee Northwest
3. Cedar Rapids Prairie
4. Urbandale
5. Southeast Polk
6. Johnston
7. Dubuque Senior
8. Des Moines Roosevelt
9. Bettendorf
10. Pleasant Valley

Class 3A

1. Cedar Rapids Xavier
2. Dallas Center-Grimes
3. Davenport North
4. Marion
5. Norwalk
6. Des Moines Hoover
7. Denison-Schleswig
8. Lewis Central
9. Spencer
10. Decorah

Class 2A

1. Gilbert
2. Unity Christian
3. Des Moines Christian
4. Sioux City Bishop Heelan
5. Williamsburg
6. Mount Vernon
7. West Liberty
8. Wright County
9. Davenport Assumption
10. Nevada

Class 1A

1. Iowa City Regina
2. West Sioux
3. Treynor
4. West Central Valley
5. Western Christian
6. Council Bluffs St. Albert
7. Pella Christian
8. Gladbrook-Reinbeck
9. Van Meter
10. Burlington Notre Dame