Iowa Prep Illustrated released Friday its NINTH Iowa Girls High School Basketball Rankings for the 2025-2026 season. The IGHSAU released their last rankings on Wednesday Jan. 28. Records reflected through Jan. 29 games.
Class 1A
| Cur. Rank | IGHSAU Rank | Team | Record | Prv. Ranking |
| 1 – 1 | Algona Garrigan (15-2) | 4 |
| 2 – 4 | Springville (15-1) | 5 |
| 3 – 5 | Lynnville-Sully (17-0) | 3 |
| 4 – 1 | Newell-Fonda (14-1) | 1 |
| 5 – 3 | Co. Bluffs St. Alberts (15-2) | 2 |
| 6 – 7 | Exira -ELK (16-1) | 7 |
| 7 – 6 | Dunkerton (15-2) | 8 |
| 8 – 8 | Gladbrook-Reinbeck (14-3) | 6 |
| 9 – 10 | GTRA (16-1) | 9 |
| 10 – 11 | Turkey Valley (14-2) | 10 |
| 11 – 9 | Lake Mills (12-3) | 11 |
| 12 – 14 | Montezuma (12-4) | 12 |
| 13 – 12 | St. Ansgar (13-3) | 13 |
| 14 – NR | North Mahaska (12-4) | NR |
| 15 – NR | Keota (13-4) | NR |
Dropped Out: George-Little Rock (14), Highland (15)
Class 2A
| Cur. Rank | IGHSAU Rank | Team | Record | Prv. Ranking |
| 1 – 1 | Rock Valley (15-1) | 1 |
| 2 – 3 | Hinton (14-1) | 3 |
| 3 – 4 | Denver (15-1) | 2 |
| 4 – 5 | Emmetsburg (15-2) | T8 |
| 5 – 10 | Westwood (17-0) | 6 |
| 6 – 2 | Central Lyon (14-2) | 4 |
| 7 – 6 | Treynor (13-1) | 7 |
| 8 – 7 | Riverside (16-2) | 10 |
| 9 – 9 | Grundy Center (15-1) | T8 |
| 10 – 8 | Maquoketa Valley (14-3) | 5 |
| 11 – 12 | Iowa City Regina (13-4) | 11 |
| 12 – 13 | Nodaway Valley (16-1) | 12 |
| 13 – 14 | Mt. Ayr (16-1) | 14 |
| 14 – NR | AC/GC (13-3) | T15 |
| 15 – 15 | Cascade (12-4) | 13 |
Dropped Out: Sioux Central (14)
Class 3A
| Cur. Rank | IGHSAU Rank | Team | Record | Prv. Ranking |
| 1 – 1 | Maquoketa (14-1) | 1 |
| 2 – 2 | Des Moines Christian (15-2) | 2 |
| 3 – 3 | Mt. Vernon (15-2) | 3 |
| 4 – 4 | Dubuque Wahlert (12-4) | 4 |
| 5 – 5 | Williamsburg (11-5) | 5 |
| 6 – 7 | PCM (16-1) | 7 |
| 7 – 6 | Forest City (15-2) | 6 |
| 8 – 9 | Mediapolis (17-0) | 8 |
| 9 – 11 | Tipton (15-1) | 9 |
| 10 – 8 | Spirit Lake (11-3) | 9 |
| 11 – 10 | Cherokee (12-3) | 11 |
| 12 – 12 | Davenport Assumption (11-5) | 12 |
| 13 – 14 | Center Point-Urbana (10-7) | 13 |
| 14 – 13 | Mid-Prairie (11-5) | 15 |
| T15 – NR | Clear Lake (13-3) | 14 |
| T15 – NR | Roland-Story (13-3) | NR |
Class 4A
| Cur. Rank | IGHSAU Rank | Team | Record | Prv. Ranking |
| 1 -1 | Clear Creek-Amana (14-0) | 1 |
| 2 – 2 | Sioux City Heelan (15-0) | 2 |
| 3 – 5 | Carlisle (15-0) | 3 |
| 4 – 3 | Norwalk (14-1) | 4 |
| 5 – 4 | Dallas Center-Grimes | 7 |
| 6 – 7 | Waverly-Shell Rock (14-1) | 5 |
| 7 – 6 | Central DeWitt (15-1) | 6 |
| 8 – 8 | North Polk (15-2) | 8 |
| 9 – 9 | Solon (10-5) | 9 |
| 10 – 10 | Cedar Rapids Xavier (9-7) | 10 |
| 11 – 12 | ADM (10-6) | 11 |
| 12 – 11 | Sioux Center (13-4) | 12 |
| 13 – 15 | Independence (13-5) | NR |
| 14 – NR | Keokuk (11-5) | T14 |
| 15 – NR | Burlington (8-5) | T14 |
Dropped Out: MOC/Floyd Valley (13)
Class 5A
| Cur. Rank | IGHSAU Rank | Team | Record | Prv. Ranking |
| 1 – 1 | Johnston (15-0) | 1 |
| 2 – 2 | Waukee Northwest (10-3) | 3 |
| 3 – 3 | WDM Dowling (14-2) | 2 |
| 4 – 6 | Cedar Falls (13-3) | 6 |
| 5 – 8 | Iowa City West (12-4) | 4 |
| 6 – 5 | Ankeny (11-5) | 5 |
| 7 – 7 | WDM Valley (9-6) | 8 |
| 8 – 9 | CR Washington (11-3) | 9 |
| 9 – 4 | Iowa City High (14-4) | 7 |
| 10 – 10 | Iowa City Liberty (10-5) | 10 |
| 11 – 13 | Sioux City East (10-3) | 11 |
| 12 – NR | Cedar Rapids Prairie (8-8) | NR |
| 13 – 11 | Indianola (11-4) | 12 |
| 14 – 14 | Bettendorf (12-4) | NR |
| T15 – 15 | Cedar Rapids Kennedy (8-7) | 13 |
| T 15 – NR | Des Moines Roosevelt (11-5) | 15 |
Dropped Out: Ankeny Centennial (14)
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