Several Newcomers Join Iowa High School Volleyball Rankings

All five No. 1 teams remain the same this week

Iowa City Liberty's Ellie Wilson spikes the ball against Dike-New Hartford's Kailyn Meester (9) and Rylee Reicks (8) during a tournament at Ankeny Centennial High School on Aug. 30, 2025, in Ankeny. | Lily Smith/The Register / USA TODAY NETWORK via Imagn Images

The third edition of the Iowa Girls High School Athletic Union Iowa high school volleyball rankings feature a handful of newcomers, as all five No. 1 teams remain the same from the previous week.

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Joining the rankings are Linn-Mar, Solon, Waverly-Shell Rock, Unity Christian, Williamsburg, Missouri Valley and West Monona. 

Holding firm at the top spots this week are Waukee Northwest (Class 5A), Clear Creek-Amana (4A), Western Christian (3A), Denver (2A) and Holy Trinity Catholic (1A).

Here are the latest IGHSAU Iowa high school volleyball rankings:

Iowa High School Volleyball Rankings

(Week 3)

Class 5A

1. Waukee Northwest
2. Ankeny Centennial
3. Waukee
4. Ankeny
5. Iowa City West
6. Pleasant Valley
7. Iowa City Liberty
8. Dowling Catholic
9. Cedar Falls
10. West Des Moines Valley
11. Johnston
12. Bettendorf
13. Cedar Rapids Kennedy
14. Cedar Rapids Prairie
15. Linn-Mar

Class 4A

1. Clear Creek-Amana
2. Pella
3. North Scott
4. Norwalk
5. Sioux Center
6. Sergeant Bluff-Luton
7. MOC-Floyd Valley
8. Waverly-Shell Rock
9. Solon
10. Marion
11. Sioux City Bishop Heelan
12. ADM
13. Dallas Center-Grimes
14. Ballard
15. Nevada

Class 3A

1. Western Christian
2. Davenport Assumption
3. Mid-Prairie
4. Cherokee
5. West Delaware
6. Humboldt
7. Kuemper Catholic
8. Wilton
9. Red Oak
10. Clarinda
11. Roland-Story
12. Unity Christian
13. Williamsburg
14. Center Point-Urbana
15. Mount Vernon

Class 2A

1. Denver
2. Hinton
3. Dike-New Hartford
4. Grundy Center
5. Union
6. Beckman Catholic
7. Riverside
8. Iowa City Regina
9. Aplington-Parkersburg
10. Jesup
11. Sumner-Fredericksburg
12. Wapsie Valley
13. Missouri Valley
14. Emmetsburg
15. Treynor

Class 1A

1. Holy Trinity Catholic
2. North Tama
3. Saint Ansgar
4. Janesville
5. Springville
6. East Mills
7. BCLUW
8. Fremont-Mills
9. Dunkerton
10. Gladbrook-Reinbeck
11. Sidney
12. Southeast Warren
13. Boyden-Hull
14. Ankeny Christian
15. West Monona