The Iowa Girls High School Athletic Union has announced its first rankings for the winter basketball season. The Top of Iowa Conference will start with five ranked teams; Clear Lake and Mason City are also ranked.
Class 1A
| School | 20-21 Record | |
| 1 | Newell-Fonda | 26-1 |
| 2 | Algona Bishop Garrigan – TIC West | 25-2 |
| 3 | Exira/Elk Horn-Kimballton | 24-1 |
| 4 | Springville | 21-5 |
| 5 | North Linn | 21-3 |
| 6 | MMCRU | 21-3 |
| 7 | Burlington Notre Dame | 19-2 |
| 8 | North Mahaska | 15-4 |
| 9 | Westwood | 19-5 |
| 10 | Storm Lake St. Mary’s | 19-4 |
| 11 | St. Ansgar – TIC EAST | 22-2 |
| 12 | Maquoketa Valley | 25-1 |
| 13 | Montezuma | 23-2 |
| 14 | Kingsley-Pierson | 23-2 |
| 15 | Stanton | 20-3 |
Class 2A
| School | 20-21 Record | |
| 1 | Dike-New Hartford | 26-0 |
| 2 | Nodaway Valley | 24-1 |
| 3 | Grundy Center | 19-4 |
| 4 | Central Lyon | 20-3 |
| 5 | Denver | 18-5 |
| 6 | Panorama | 19-5 |
| 7 | Cascade | 15-7 |
| 8 | Sibley-Ocheyedan | 16-6 |
| 9 | West Hancock – TIC WEST | 19-6 |
| 10 | Treynor | 20-5 |
| 11 | Jesup | 13-9 |
| 12 | West Fork – TIC EAST | 14-8 |
| 13 | South Central Calhoun | 14-9 |
| 14 | Underwood | 19-4 |
| 15 | North Union – TIC WEST | 15-7 |
Class 3A
| School | 20-21 Record | |
| 1 | Unity Christian | 25-2 |
| 2 | Ballard | 24-1 |
| 3 | West Lyon | 24-2 |
| 4 | Cherokee | 23-1 |
| 5 | Clear Lake – NCC | 19-2 |
| 6 | Estherville-Lincoln Central | 18-6 |
| 7 | Center Point-Urbana | 15-7 |
| 8 | Sergeant Bluff-Luton | 13-9 |
| 9 | West Liberty | 16-6 |
| 10 | West Marshall | 13-8 |
| 11 | Roland-Story | 17-5 |
| 12 | Des Moines Christian | 20-4 |
| 13 | Davenport Assumption | 8-12 |
| 14 | Vinton-Shellsburg | 18-5 |
| 15 | Nevada | 12-10 |
Class 4A
| School | 20-21 Record | |
| 1 | Glenwood | 21-4 |
| 2 | Indianola | 18-5 |
| 3 | Central DeWitt | 16-3 |
| 4 | Cedar Rapids Xavier | 10-7 |
| 5 | Dallas Center-Grimes | 21-3 |
| 6 | Bishop Heelan | 17-6 |
| 7 | North Scott | 16-3 |
| 8 | Solon | 17-6 |
| 9 | Winterset | 14-9 |
| 10 | Grinnell | 16-8 |
| 11 | Mason City – CIML | 7-13 |
| 12 | Spencer | 15-8 |
| 13 | Benton Community | 15-8 |
| 14 | North Polk | 15-8 |
| 15 | Waverly-Shell Rock | 21-3 |
Class 5A
| School | 20-21 Record | |
| 1 | Johnston | 18-2 |
| 2 | Waterloo West | 19-2 |
| 3 | Cedar Falls | 17-4 |
| 4 | Iowa City High | 10-5 |
| 5 | Southeast Polk | 15-4 |
| 6 | Des Moines Roosevelt | 10-2 |
| 7 | West Des Moines Valley | 10-7 |
| 8 | Iowa City West | 14-4 |
| 9 | Ankeny Centennial | 16-3 |
| 10 | Cedar Rapids Washington | 13-4 |
| 11 | Dowling Catholic | 11-7 |
| 12 | Waukee Northwest | 0-0 |
| 13 | Sioux City East | 18-5 |
| 14 | Pleasant Valley | 10-9 |
| 15 | Bettendorf | 10-4 |
