The IGHSAU has announced preseason softball rankings.
Class 1A:
1. Martensdale-St. Marys
2. Sigourney
3. Wayne
6. St. Edmond
9. Clarksville
10. Collins-Maxwell
11. Saint Ansgar
12. Newman Catholic
Class 2A:
1. Van Meter
2. Northeast
3. Iowa City Regina
8. East Marshall
9. South Hardin
12. Jesup
14. Osage
15. Central Springs
Class 3A:
1. Williamsburg
2. Dubuque Wahlert
3. Davenport Assumption
8. Sumner-Fredericksburg
Class 4A:
1. North Polk
2. Norwalk
3. Fort Dodge
Class 5A:
1. Ankeny Centennial
2. Pleasant Valley
3. Valley, W.D.M.
2024 PRESEASON Iowa Girls High School Softball Rankings
Compiled by the Iowa Girls High School Athletic Union
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE – Monday, May 20, 2024
Class 5A
|
School
|
2023 Record
|
|
|
1
|
Ankeny Centennial
|
36-5
|
|
2
|
Pleasant Valley
|
32-10
|
|
3
|
West Des Moines Valley
|
34-10
|
|
4
|
Muscatine
|
34-7
|
|
5
|
Ankeny
|
31-8
|
|
6
|
Waukee Northwest
|
32-12
|
|
7
|
Johnston
|
26-14
|
|
8
|
Iowa City Liberty
|
23-14
|
|
9
|
Dubuque Senior
|
25-15
|
|
10
|
Southeast Polk
|
31-11
|
|
11
|
Dubuque Hempstead
|
30-11
|
|
12
|
Ames
|
23-17
|
|
13
|
Bettendorf
|
30-11
|
|
14
|
Sioux City East
|
26-14
|
|
15
|
Urbandale
|
16-26
|
Class 4A
|
School
|
2023 Record
|
|
|
1
|
North Polk
|
31-5
|
|
2
|
Norwalk
|
33-10
|
|
3
|
Fort Dodge
|
32-11
|
|
4
|
Dallas Center-Grimes
|
29-11
|
|
5
|
Winterset
|
28-12
|
|
6
|
Western Dubuque
|
29-11
|
|
7
|
Carlisle
|
31-7
|
|
8
|
North Scott
|
28-12
|
|
9
|
Cedar Rapids Xavier
|
28-13
|
|
10
|
ADM
|
24-14
|
|
11
|
Burlington
|
20-9
|
|
12
|
Sergeant Bluff-Luton
|
33-7
|
|
13
|
Clear Creek-Amana
|
19-17
|
|
14
|
Indianola
|
27-12
|
|
15
|
Maquoketa
|
26-10
|
Class 3A
|
School
|
2023 Record
|
|
|
1
|
Williamsburg
|
36-9
|
|
2
|
Dubuque Wahlert
|
32-10
|
|
3
|
Davenport Assumption
|
34-7
|
|
4
|
Estherville Lincoln Central
|
33-4
|
|
5
|
Benton Community
|
29-15
|
|
6
|
Mount Vernon
|
27-11
|
|
7
|
Washington
|
24-13
|
|
8
|
Sumner-Fredericksburg
|
26-7
|
|
9
|
Clarinda
|
22-13
|
|
10
|
Atlantic
|
23-16
|
|
11
|
Solon
|
24-14
|
|
12
|
West Lyon
|
27-4
|
|
13
|
Chariton
|
21-6
|
|
14
|
West Liberty
|
20-12
|
|
15
|
Albia
|
21-10
|
Class 2A
|
School
|
2023 Record
|
|
|
1
|
Van Meter
|
36-3
|
|
2
|
Northeast
|
22-13
|
|
3
|
Iowa City Regina
|
30-8
|
|
4
|
Missouri Valley
|
30-4
|
|
5
|
West Monona
|
30-8
|
|
6
|
Alburnett
|
25-12
|
|
7
|
Interstate 35
|
26-14
|
|
8
|
East Marshall
|
20-13
|
|
9
|
South Hardin
|
27-8
|
|
10
|
Hinton
|
15-6
|
|
11
|
Louisa-Muscatine
|
15-16
|
|
12
|
Jesup
|
23-11
|
|
13
|
Cascade
|
27-10
|
|
14
|
Osage
|
25-9
|
|
15
|
Central Springs
|
27-6
|
Class 1A
|
School
|
2023 Record
|
|
|
1
|
Martensdale-St Marys
|
27-7
|
|
2
|
Sigourney
|
27-5
|
|
3
|
Wayne
|
23-9
|
|
4
|
North Linn
|
39-6
|
|
5
|
Remsen St. Mary’s
|
26-2
|
|
6
|
Fort Dodge St. Edmond
|
23-13
|
|
7
|
Earlham
|
31-10
|
|
8
|
Newell-Fonda
|
28-9
|
|
9
|
Clarksville
|
29-3
|
|
10
|
Collins-Maxwell
|
21-7
|
|
11
|
St. Ansgar
|
23-12
|
|
12
|
Mason City Newman
|
27-8
|
|
13
|
Griswold
|
26-4
|
|
14
|
Twin Cedars
|
21-6
|
|
15
|
Central City
|
30-12
|
