Iowa high school football rankings: The Gazette’s 2024 poll after Week 6

Alex Manske remains spotless, just like his team.

His newly minted top team.

Algona has the top Class 3A football team in this week’s Gazette football poll, which will be released Monday.

The door opened for the Bulldogs after Benton Community’s 21-20 upset of previous No. 1 Solon last week. Algona split its six first-place votes with Williamsburg, beating the Raiders 57-55 for the week’s top rankings.

Manske, an Iowa State commit, has thrown 16 touchdown passes without an interception in six games.

In this week’s other notable event, West Hancock surpassed Guthrie Center for the No. 1 spot in Class A.

The defending champion Eagles picked up their second straight shutout, 47-0, as ACGC battled past IKM-Manning 56-28.

Both teams received three first-place votes, with West Hancock posting a 57-55 lead in the polls.

West Des Moines Valley maintains a slim lead over West Des Moines Valley, 56-55, for the No. 1 spot in Class 5A despite the Maroons’ 4-2 advantage in first-place voting. Both teams are 5-1.

Undefeated Bettendorf remains at No. 3, followed by Pleasant Valley and Ankeny Centennial. Linn-Mar has gone a step further to number 6; Iowa City Liberty is eighth.

Lewis Central is still the unanimous No. 1 seed in Class 4A and leads a top six that is unchanged from last week. Pella comes second, followed by North Polk, Gilbert, Decorah and Adel ADM. Cedar Rapids Xavier is one spot higher than number 7.

Solon’s loss moved the rest of last week’s 3A top five up one spot. After Algona and Williamsburg, it’s Dubuque Wahlert and Sergeant Bluff-Luton at Nos. 3 and 4, with Solon and Mount Vernon tied for fifth.

Williamsburg hosts Solon this week; Algona is ranked number 7 Humboldt.

There is no movement in the top seven in 2A. West Lyon remains No. 1, followed by Monroe PCM, Spirit Lake, Van Meter and Carroll Kuemper.

Grundy Center, Wilton, Dike-New Hartford and Emmetsburg remain the top four in 1A. Iowa City Regina moves up one spot to fifth.

Other than West Hancock’s move, the change was minimal in the smallest two classes. Saint Ansgar, Lisbon and Earlham round out the top five in Class A, with Remsen St. Mary’s, Algona Garrigan, Don Bosco, Audubon and Lenox as the top contenders in the 8-player bracket.

The football poll after week 6 in the Gazette

(First place votes in brackets)

CLASS 5A WL Pt. Pv

1. West Des Moines Valley (2) 5-1 56 1

2. West Des Moines Dowling (4) 5-1 55 2

3. Bettendorf 6-0 47 3

4. Pleasant Valley 5-1 46 4

5. Ankeny Centennial 4-2 31 5

6. Linn-5-1 Mar 26 7

7. Johnston 4-2 25 9

8. Iowa City Freedom 5-1 20 8

9. Waukee 4-2 8 —

10. Sioux City East 4-2 7 10

Failed: Southeast Polk (6).

Others receiving votes: Ankeny 4, Iowa City High 4, Southeast Polk 1.

CLASS 4A WL Pt. Pv

1. Lewis Central (6) 6-0 60 1

2. Pella 6-0 50 2

3. North Polk 6-0 49 3

4.Gilbert 6-0 39 4

5. Decorah 6-0 38 5

6. Nobility ADM 5-1 32 6

7. Cedar Rapids Xavier 4-2 24 8

8. North Scott 4-2 14 7

9. Newton 4-2 8 9

T-10. Indianola 4-2 6 —

T-10. West Dubuque 4-2 6 —

Failed: Ballard (10).

Others receiving votes: Ballard 2, Waverly-Shell Rock 1.

CLASS 3A WL Pt. Pv

1. Algona (3) 6-0 57 2

2. Williamsburg (3) 5-1 53 3

3. Dubuque Wahlert 6-0 45 4

4. Sergeant Bluff-Luton 6-0 44 5

T-5. Mount Vernon 5-1 31 5

T-5. Solon 5-1 31 1

7. Humboldt 5-1 24 9

8. Sioux City Heelan 5-1 16 10

9. Independence 4-2 14 7

10. Nevada 5-1 9 10

Failed: Clear lake (8).

Others receiving votes: West Delaware 3, Clear Lake 2, Benton Community 1.

CLASS 2A WL Pt. Pv

1. West Lyon (4) 6-0 58 1

2. Monroe PCM (1) 6-0 53 2

3. Spirit Lake (1) 5-1 51 3

4. Van meter 5-1 40 4

5. Caroll Kuemper 5-1 35 5

6. North Fayette Valley 5-1 25 6

7. Northeast 6-0 22 7

8. Central Lyon-GLR 4-2 14 9

9. Roland story 4-2 12 10

10. Western Christians 4-2 8 —

Failed: Cherokee (8).

Others receiving votes: West Marshall 5, Cherokee 4, Mid-Prairie 2, Des Moines Christian 1.

CLASS 1A WL Pt. Pv

1. Grundy Center (5) 6-0 59 1

2. Wilton (1) 6-0 50 2

3. Dyke-New Hartford 5-1 48 3

4. Emmetsburg 6-0 42 4

5. Iowa City Regina 6-0 36 6

6. Ida Grove OABCIG 5-1 35 7

7. South Hardin 5-1 20 5

8. Treynor 5-1 17 8

9. Sigourney-Keota 5-1 12 8

10. Hinton 5-1 8 —

Failed: MFL MarMac (10).

Others receiving votes: Alburnett 1, Avoca AHSTW 1, Woodward-Granger 1.

CLASS A WL Pt. Pv

1. West Hancock (3) 6-0 57 2

2. Guthrie Center ACGC (3) 6-0 55 1

3. St. Ansgar 5-1 43 3

4. Lisbon 6-0 36 4

5. Earlham 5-1 33 5

6. Tri Center 5-1 29 7

7. Le Mars Gehlen 5-1 24 6

8. Woodbury Central 5-1 21 7

9. North Linn 6-0 19 9

10. Madrid 4-2 9 10

Others receiving votes: Starmont 2, Maquoketa Valley 1, Mount Ayr 1.

8-PLAYER TD points. Pv

1. Remsen St. Mary’s (5) 6-0 56 1

2. Algona Garrigan (1) 6-0 49 2

3. Don Bosco 6-0 43 4

4. Audubon 6-0 41 3

5. Lenox 6-0 40 5

6. Iowa Valley 6-0 30 6

7. Gladbrook-Reinbeck 5-1 22 8

8. Anita CAM 5-1 16 7

9.Bedford 5-1 14 9

10. Bosbine 6-0 13 10

Others receiving votes: Southeast Warren 6, Edgewood-Colesburg 2.

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