Iowa Prep Illustrated | Iowa Grandstand Sports released its SECOND Iowa Boys High School Basketball Rankings for the 2025-2026 season. Record reflected are prior to Monday games.
Class 1A
| Current Ranking | Team | Record | Prv. Ranking |
| 1. | Fort Dodge St. Edmonds (1-0) | 1 |
| 2. | MMCRU (3-0) | 6 |
| 3. | Coon Rapids-Bayard (4-0) | 5 |
| 4. | Bellevue Marquette (3-0) | 4 |
| 5. | Woodbine (4-0) | 2 |
| 6. | Burlington Notre Dame (4-0) | 7 |
| 7. | Bellevue (4-0) | 8 |
| 8. | Maquoketa Valley (3-0) | NR |
| 9. | Montezuma (3-1) | 3 |
| 10. | Dunkerton (3-0) | T10 |
Dropped Out — Madrid (9), North Linn (T10)
Class 2A
| Current Ranking | Team | Record | Prv. Ranking |
| 1. | Unity Christian (4-0) | 1 |
| 2. | Carroll Kuemper (2-0) | 2 |
| 3. | Treynor (4-0) | 3 |
| 4. | Aplington-Parkersburg (3-0) | T4 |
| T5. | Cherokee (3-0) | 7 |
| T5. | Western Christian (2-1) | 6 |
| 7. | Iowa City Regina (2-0) | T4 |
| 8. | Grundy Center (3-0) | T8 |
| 9. | Denver (3-0) | T8 |
| 10. | Tri-Center (3-0) | T10 |
| Dropped Out: Monticello (T10) |
Class 3A
| Current Ranking | Team | Record | Prv. Ranking |
| 1. | ADM (3-0) | 1 |
| 2. | Storm Lake (2-0) | 2 |
| 3. | Cedar Rapids Xavier (1-0) | 3 |
| T4. | Ballard (3-0) | 5 |
| T4. | Nevada (3-0) | T8 |
| 6. | Dubuque Wahlert (2-0) | T10 |
| 7. | Center Point-Urbana (3-0) | T10 |
| 8. | Solon (3-0) | NR |
| 9. | Pella (4-0) | T8 |
| T10. | Clear Lake (1-0) | 4 |
| T10. | Sergeant Bluff-Luton (2-1) | 6 |
Dropped Out: MOC/Floyd Valley (7)
Class 4A
| Current Ranking | Team | Record | Prv. Ranking |
| 1. | Waukee Northwest (3-0) | 1 |
| 2. | Waukee (3-0) | 2 |
| 3. | Cedar Falls (2-0) | 3 |
| 4. | Ames (4-0) | 5 |
| 5. | Ankeny (3-0) | 6 |
| 6. | West Des Moines Dowling (3-0) | 4 |
| 7. | Bettendorf (2-0) | 9 |
| T8. | Dubuque Senior (1-0) | 8 |
| T8. | Council Bluffs Abe Lincoln (2-0) | NR |
| 10. | Muscatine (3-0) | NR |
Dropped Out: Sioux City East (7), Council Bluffs Lewis Central (T10), Linn-Mar (T10)
Iowa Grandstand Sports 