Iowa Prep Illustrated | Iowa Grandstand Sports released its THIRD Iowa Boys High School Basketball Rankings for the 2025-2026 season. Record reflected are through Saturday, Dec. 20.
Class 1A
| Current Ranking | Team | Record | Prv. Ranking |
| 1. | Fort Dodge St. Edmonds (5-0) | 1 |
| 2. | MMCRU (6-0) | 2 |
| 3. | Coon Rapids-Bayard (6-0) | 3 |
| 4. | Bellevue Marquette (6-0) | 4 |
| 5. | Burlington Notre Dame (8-0) | 6 |
| 6. | Bellevue (7-1) | 7 |
| 7. | Woodbine (6-1) | 5 |
| 8. | Montezuma (6-1) | 9 |
| 9. | Wapsie Valley (7-0) | NR |
| T10. | Calamus-Wheatland (7-0) | NR |
| T10. | Boyden-Hull (5-1) | NR |
Dropped Out: Maquoketa Valley (8) Dunkerton (10)
Class 2A
| Current Ranking | Team | Record | Prv. Ranking |
| 1. | Unity Christian (7-0) | 1 |
| 2. | Treynor (7-0) | 3 |
| 3. | Carroll Kuemper (5-1) | 2 |
| T4. | Western Christian (4-1) | T5 |
| T4. | Denver (6-1) | 9 |
| 6. | Aplington-Parkersburg (5-1) | 4 |
| 7. | Cherokee (5-1) | T5 |
| 8. | Iowa City Regina (5-1) | 7 |
| 9. | Tri-Center (6-0) | 10 |
| T10. | Grundy Center (4-0) | 8 |
| T10. | Dyersville Beckman (5-1) | NR |
Class 3A
| Current Ranking | Team | Record | Prv. Ranking |
| 1. | Ballard (6-0) | 4 |
| 2. | Storm Lake (6-0) | 2 |
| 3. | Cedar Rapids Xavier (4-0) | 3 |
| 4. | ADM (5-1) | 1 |
| 5. | Nevada (5-0) | 5 |
| 6. | Solon (7-0) | 8 |
| 7. | Center Point-Urbana (5-1) | 7 |
| 8. | Clear Lake (4-0) | T10 |
| T9. | Pella (6-1) | 9 |
| T9. | Dubuque Wahlert (4-2) | 6 |
Dropped Out: Sergeant Bluff-Luton (T10)
Class 4A
| Current Ranking | Team | Record | Prv. Ranking |
| 1. | Waukee Northwest (7-0) | 1 |
| 2. | Cedar Falls (5-0) | 3 |
| 3. | Ames (6-0) | 4 |
| 4. | West Des Moines Dowling (7-0) | 6 |
| 5. | Dubuque Senior (4-0) | T8 |
| 6. | Waukee (5-2) | 2 |
| 7. | Muscatine (6-0) | 10 |
| 8. | Co. Bluffs Abe Lincoln (6-0) | T8 |
| 9. | Bettendorf (6-0) | 7 |
| 10. | Norwalk (4-2) | NR |
Dropped Out: Ankeny (5)
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