Iowa Prep Illustrated | Iowa Grandstand Sports released its FIFTH Iowa Boys High School Basketball Rankings for the 2025-2026 season. Record reflected are through Saturday, Jan. 10.
Class 1A
| Current Ranking | Team | Record | Prv. Ranking |
| 1 | MMCRU (9-0) | 2 |
| 2 | Burlington Notre Dame (12-0) | 4 |
| 3 | Fort Dodge St. Edmonds (7-1) | 1 |
| 4 | Coon Rapids-Bayard (10-0) | 3 |
| 5 | Bellevue Marquette (9-1) | 5 |
| 6 | Algona Garrigan (9-1) | 8 |
| 7 | Bellevue (9-1) | 7 |
| 8 | South Winneshiek (10-1) | NR |
| 9 | Lynnville-Sully (10-0) | NR |
| 10 | Calamus-Wheatland (9-1) | NR |
Dropped Out: Wapsie Valley (6), Boyden-Hull (8), Woodbine (10)
Class 2A
| Current Ranking | Team | Record | Prv. Ranking |
| 1 | Unity Christian (9-1) | 1 |
| 2 | Iowa City Regina (8-1) | 3 |
| 3 | Western Christian (9-1) | 5 |
| 4 | Tri-Center (9-0) | 9 |
| 5 | Treynor (9-1) | 2 |
| 6 | Denver (9-1) | 4 |
| 7 | Union (10-1) | NR |
| 8 | Carroll Kuemper (8-3) | 6 |
| 9 | Cherokee (7-2) | 8 |
| 10 | Ridge View (10-1) | T10 |
Dropped Out: Sioux Central (T10)
Class 3A
| Current Ranking | Team | Record | Prv. Ranking |
| 1 | Ballard (9-0) | 1 |
| 2 | Solon (10-0) | 3 |
| 3 | Storm Lake (8-1) | 2 |
| 4 | ADM (8-1) | 5 |
| 5 | Clear Lake (7-0) | 7 |
| 6 | Pella (8-2) | 8 |
| 7 | Cedar Rapids Xavier (7-3) | 4 |
| 8 | Mt. Vernon (8-1) | NR |
| 9 | Nevada (8-1) | 6 |
| 10 | Keokuk (7-1) | 10 |
Dropped Out: Center Point-Urbana (9)
Class 4A
| Current Ranking | Team | Record | Prv. Ranking |
| 1 | Cedar Falls (9-0) | 1 |
| 2 | WDM Dowling (10-0) | 2 |
| 3 | Waukee Northwest (8-1) | 3 |
| 4 | Ames (9-1) | 4 |
| 5 | Dubuque Senior (7-1) | 6 |
| 6 | Waukee (9-2) | 7 |
| 7 | Bettendorf (8-1) | 9 |
| 8 | Muscatine (7-1) | 5 |
| 9 | Co. Bluffs Abe Lincoln (7-1) | 8 |
| T10 | Norwalk (6-2) | 10 |
| T10 | Des Moines Roosevelt (7-3) | NR |
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