Iowa High School Boys Basketball Top 25 State Rankings - Dec. 22, 2025

Big win for Waukee Northwest over rival Waukee highlights this past week

Waukee Northwest head coach Brett Watson talks with his players on Dec. 19, 2025, at Waukee Northwest. / Cody Scanlan/The Register / USA TODAY NETWORK via Imagn Images

Big-time players make big-time plays in big-time games, and Waukee Northwest has a lot of all three things.

The Wolves, proverbial favorites in Class 4A, showed why with a pair of wins over Waukee and Southeast Polk this past weekend.

Cedar Falls remains a firm No. 2 this week as Storm Lake replaced Waukee at No. 3.

Here is the High School on SI Iowa boys basketball Top 25 state rankings:

Iowa High School Boys Basketball Top 25 State Rankings - Dec. 22, 2025

1. Waukee Northwest (Class 4A, 7-0)

Previous Rank: No. 1

Last Week: The Wolves handled intra-city rival Waukee, following that up with wins over Southeast Polk and Sioux City East.

2. Cedar Falls (4A, 5-0)

Previous Rank: No. 2

Last Week: The Tigers had no trouble with Cedar Rapids Kennedy or Ankeny, holding them both under 45 points.

3. Storm Lake (3A, 6-0)

Previous Rank: No. 4

Last Week: Jaidyn Coon and the Tornadoes capped off 2025 with another pair of 80-plus performances.

4. Dowling Catholic (4A, 6-0)

Previous Rank: No. 6

Last Week: After escaping vs. Johnston, the Maroons handled Waukee, 59-46.

5. Dubuque Senior (4A, 4-0)

Previous Rank: No. 7

Last Week: A big win for the Rams over Dubuque Wahlert, 77-62.

6. Cedar Rapids Xavier (3A, 4-0)

Previous Rank: No. 8

Last Week: A showdown with Dowling Catholic awaits the Saints in early 2026.

7. Ames (4A, 6-0)

Previous Rank: No. 10

Last Week: The Little Cyclones just continue rolling, earning two more wins this past week.

8. Clear Lake (3A, 4-0)

Previous Rank: No. 11

Last Week: The Lions continue to roll opponents, this time Humboldt.

9. St. Edmond (1A, 5-0)

Previous Rank: No. 12

Last Week: Hunter Horn and the Gaels continue to march right along with a showdown at Clear Lake in early January.

10. Ballard (3A, 6-0)

Previous Rank: No. 16

Last Week: A big win over ADM is just part of a strong start to the season.

11. Unity Christian (2A, 7-0)

Previous Rank: No. 13

12. Kuemper Catholic (2A, 4-1)

Previous Rank: No. 14

13. Waukee (4A, 4-2)

Previous Rank: No. 3

14. ADM (3A, 5-1)

Previous Rank: No. 5

15. Boyden-Hull (1A, 5-1)

Previous Rank: No. 17

16. Des Moines Roosevelt (4A, 2-1)

Previous Rank: No. 18

17. Council Bluffs Lincoln (4A, 4-0)

Previous Rank: No. 19

18. Indianola (4A, 4-0)

Previous Rank: No. 21

19. Pella (3A, 6-0)

Previous Rank: No. 22

20. Aplington-Parkersburg (2A, 5-1)

Previous Rank: No. 24

21. Coon Rapids-Bayard (1A, 6-0)

Previous Rank: Unranked

22. Woodbine (1A, 6-1)

Previous Rank: No. 15

23. Solon (3A, 7-0)

Previous Rank: Unranked

24. Keokuk (3A, 4-1)

Previous Rank: Unranked

25. Sioux City East (4A, 4-2)

Previous Rank: No. 25

Dropped out: No. 9 Ankeny; No. 20 Lewis Central; No. 23 Wahlert Catholic.