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Latest Iowa High School Baseball Class Rankings Released

Cedar Rapids Prairie moves to the top in Class 4A.
Pleasantville’s Caylor Jones (3) throws a pitch during the 2A high school baseball championship against Unity Christian on July 25, 2025, at Merchant Park in Carroll, Iowa.
Pleasantville’s Caylor Jones (3) throws a pitch during the 2A high school baseball championship against Unity Christian on July 25, 2025, at Merchant Park in Carroll, Iowa. | Cody Scanlan/The Register / USA TODAY NETWORK via Imagn Images

There is a new No. 1 team in the biggest classification of Iowa high school baseball, as Cedar Rapids Prairie replaced Sioux City East at the top this week.

The Iowa High School Baseball Coaches Association released class-by-class rankings on Monday, with Dubuque Wahlert Catholic (Class 3A), Pleasantville (Class 2A) and Martensdale-St. Marys (Class 1A) all No. 1 teams this week.

Like Cedar Rapids Prairie, Dubuque Wahlert Catholic jumped several spots, moving from No. 4 last week to the top spot, replacing MOC-Floyd Valley in the process.

New No. 1s Cedar Rapids Prairie, Dubuque Wahlert Catholic Set For Doubleheader Against One Another

A key doubleheader showdown is on deck, as Cedar Rapids Prairie and Dubuque Wahlert Catholic will square off from Prairie High School Baseball Fields. The Hawks have won all nine games this season, averaging over nine runs per game.

For Wahlert, they are 7-1, with the lone loss coming to Dubuque Senior in the second part of a twinbill. They have won six straight since, sweeping Cedar Rapids Jefferson and Dubuque Hempstead.

Several Perennial State Title Contenders Ranked In Class 4A

Checking in behind Cedar Rapids Prairie is Sioux City East, Indianola, Waukee and Iowa City Liberty to complete the Top 5. Cedar Rapids Kennedy, Southeast Polk, Pleasant Valley, West Des Moines Valley and Cedar Falls round out the rankings.

High School On SI Iowa released an updated Top 25 state power rankings, as Sioux City East held on to the No. 1 position this week.

Here are the latest Top 10 rankings for each class of Iowa high school baseball from the Iowa High School Baseball Coaches Association.

Iowa High School Baseball Coaches Association Rankings

Class 4A

  1. Cedar Rapids Prairie
  2. Sioux City East
  3. Indianola
  4. Waukee
  5. Iowa City Liberty
  6. Cedar Rapids Kennedy
  7. Southeast Polk
  8. Pleasant Valley
  9. West Des Moines Valley
  10. Cedar Falls

Others receiving votes: Ankeny Centennial; Fort Dodge; Johnston; Urbandale; Waukee Northwest.

Class 3A

  1. Dubuque Wahlert Catholic
  2. MOC-Floyd Valley
  3. Marion
  4. Sioux City Bishop Heelan
  5. Carlisle
  6. Ballard
  7. Saydel
  8. Cedar Rapids Xavier
  9. Bondurant-Farrar
  10. Independence

Others receiving votes: Davenport Assumption; Western Dubuque; Webster City; Solon; Waverly-Shell Rock.

Class 2A

  1. Pleasantville
  2. Roland-Story
  3. Iowa City Regina Catholic
  4. West Lyon
  5. Dyersville Beckman Catholic
  6. Grundy Center
  7. Cascade
  8. Unity Christian
  9. Bellevue Marquette Catholic
  10. New Hampton

Others receiving votes: Chariton; Clarinda; Grand View Christian; Underwood; Van Meter.

Class 1A

  1. Martensdale-St. Marys
  2. Coon Rapids-Bayard
  3. Saint Ansgar
  4. East Buchanan
  5. Logan-Magnolia
  6. Mason City Newman
  7. Sigourney
  8. North Linn
  9. South Winneshiek
  10. Ankeny Christian

Others receiving votes: Don Bosco; Le Mars Gehlen; Lynnville-Sully; Mount Ayr; Starmont.

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Dana Becker
DANA BECKER

Dana Becker has been a sports writer in Iowa since 2000, writing for The Fort Dodge Messenger, Mason City Globe-Gazette, Cedar Rapids Gazette and others. Dana resides in northcentral Iowa and started as a writer with SB Live Sports in 2022 focused on the state of Iowa. Along with providing coverage of football and wrestling, Dana also spotlights cross country, swimming, basketball, track and field, soccer, tennis, golf, baseball and softball. He began writing for High School on SI in 2023.

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