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