Iowa Grandstand Sports (IPI), formally Iowa Prep Illustrated released today its 2025-26 Pre-Season Iowa Girls High School Basketball Rankings. Number In (Parenthesis) is their present pre-season rankings by the Iowa Girls High School Athletic Union.
* Reigning State Champion
Class 1A
| IPI Ranking | IGHSAU Ranking | Team | Record | Prv. Ranking |
| 1 | 1 | * Co. Bluffs St. Alberts (25-1) | — |
| 2 | 2 | Algona Garrigan (23-4) | — |
| 3 | 5 | Springville (20-5) | — |
| 4 | 4 | Gladbrook-Reinbeck (21-4) | — |
| 5 | 3 | Newell-Fonda (22-5) | — |
| 6 | 6 | Exira-ELK (18-6 2A) | — |
| 7 | 8 | Lynnville-Sully (18-6) | — |
| 8 | 7 | Dunkerton (17-8) | — |
| 9 | 11 | Coon Rapids-Bayard (18-5) | — |
| 10 | 9 | Kee (19-7) | — |
| 11 | 10 | Montezuma (19-6) | — |
| 12 | 14 | Martensdale St. Mary’s (17-6) | — |
| 13 | 15 | Harris-Lake Park (19-5) | — |
| 14 | NR | Sigourney (19-6) | — |
| 15 | 12 | Mason City Newman (15-9) | — |
Class 2A
| IPI Ranking | IGHSAU Ranking | Team | Record | Prv. Ranking |
| 1 | 1 | * Hinton (26-0) | — |
| 2 | 2 | Treynor (21-4) | — |
| 3 | 3 | Denver (22-3) | — |
| 4 | 4 | Rock Valley (20-4) | — |
| 5 | 6 | Central Lyon (21-5) | — |
| 6 | 7 | Maquoketa Valley (22-3) | — |
| 7 | 8 | AC/GC (22-2) | — |
| 8 | 5 | Sioux Central (18-6) | — |
| 9 | 10 | Grundy Center (15-8) | — |
| T10 | 12 | Iowa City Regina (24-2) | — |
| T10 | 9 | Emmetsburg (14-10) | — |
| 12 | 11 | Pocahontas Area (19-6) | — |
| 13 | 15 | Cascade (16-8) | — |
| 14 | 14 | Riverside (20-4 1A) | — |
| T15 | 13 | Earlham (12-11) | — |
| T15 | NR | Westwood (18-5) | — |
Class 3A
| IPI Ranking | IGHSAU Ranking | Team | Record | Prv. Ranking |
| 1 | 1 | Maquoketa (21-3 4A) | — |
| 2 | 2 | Williamsburg (24-3) | — |
| 3 | 5 | * Mt. Vernon (26-1) | — |
| T4 | 4 | Des Moines Christian (21-4) | — |
| T4 | 3 | Cherokee (21-4) | — |
| 6 | 7 | Spirit Lake (17-8) | — |
| 7 | 6 | PCM (21-4) | — |
| 8 | 8 | Dubuque Wahlert (21-5) | — |
| 9 | 13 | Tipton (16-7) | — |
| 10 | 10 | Atlantic (18-7) | — |
| 11 | 9 | Forest City (23-2) | — |
| 12 | 12 | Mediapolis (21-2) | — |
| 13 | 15 | Mid-Prairie (16-6) | — |
| 14 | NR | Roland-Story (22-3) | — |
| 15 | NR | Centerville (17-6) | — |
Class 4A
| IPI Ranking | IGHSAU Ranking | Team | Record | Prv. Ranking |
| 1 | 1 | Dallas Center-Grimes (20-5) | — |
| 2 | 3 | Norwalk (23-2) | — |
| 3 | 2 | Sioux City Heelan (21-3) | — |
| 4 | 5 | * Cedar Rapids Xavier (22-4) | — |
| 5 | 6 | Central DeWitt (20-5) | — |
| 6 | 4 | Clear Creek-Amana (15-8) | — |
| 7 | 8 | Carlisle (18-5) | — |
| 8 | 7 | Sioux Center (21-3) | — |
| 9 | 9 | Waverly-Shell Rock (19-3) | — |
| 10 | 10 | North Polk (24-3) | — |
| 11 | 13 | Marion (13-10) | — |
| 12 | 14 | Pella (16-8) | — |
| 13 | 11 | Burlington (16-6) | — |
| 14 | NR | Carroll (16-7) | — |
| 15 | 12 | Solon (12-11 3A) | — |
Class 5A
| IPI Ranking | IGHSAU Ranking | Team | Record | Prv. Ranking |
| 1 | 1 | * Johnston (26-0) | — |
| 2 | 2 | Waukee Northwest (19-5) | — |
| 3 | 4 | Cedar Rapids Prairie (20-5) | — |
| 4 | 3 | WDM Dowling (22-4) | — |
| 5 | 6 | Iowa City West (15-9) | — |
| 6 | 5 | Iowa City Liberty (17-7) | — |
| 7 | 7 | Waukee (13-11) | — |
| 8 | 10 | CR Washington (13-10) | — |
| 9 | 9 | Iowa City High (16-8) | — |
| 10 | 14 | Bettendorf (16-6) | — |
| 11 | 8 | Ankeny (10-13) | — |
| 12 | 11 | WDM Valley (7-16) | — |
| 13 | 12 | Pleasant Valley (19-5) | — |
| 14 | 13 | Cedar Falls (17-6) | — |
| 15 | NR | Sioux City East (15-7) | — |
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