2026 Team Cross Country Rankings

Preseason (August 17, 2026)

4A Boys

Rank	Team
1	Dowling Catholic
2	Johnston
3	Cedar Falls
4	Dallas Center-Grimes
5	Prairie, Cedar Rapids
6	Pleasant Valley
7	Iowa City, Liberty
8	Indianola
9	Iowa City, City High
10	Norwalk
11	Ankeny Centennial
12	Waukee Northwest
13	Dubuque Hempstead
14	Bettendorf
15	Dubuque Senior
16	Waukee
17	Valley, WDM
18	Davenport Central
19	Iowa City, West
20	Urbandale

4A Girls

Rank	Team
1	Waukee Northwest
2	Ankeny Centennial
3	Cedar Falls
4	Pleasant Valley
5	Dallas Center-Grimes
6	Johnston
7	Iowa City, City High
8	Valley, West Des Moines
9	Linn-Mar, Marion
10	Waukee
11	Dowling Catholic, West Des Moines
12	Ames
13	Norwalk
14	Prairie, Cedar Rapids
15	Iowa City West
16	Iowa City Liberty
17	Indianola
18	Dubuque Senior
19	Dubuque Hempstead
20	Davenport Central

3A Boys

Rank	Team
1	Gilbert
2	Sioux Center
3	Decorah
4	Central DeWitt
5	Mount Vernon Lisbon
6	Des Moines Christian
7	Pella
8	Assumption, Davenport
9	Clear Creek-Amana
10	ADM, Adel
11	MOC-Floyd Valley
12	Bondurant-Farrar
13	Grinnell
14	Xavier, Cedar Rapids
15	Storm Lake
16	Winterset
17	Nevada
18	Wahlert, Dubuque
19	Clear Lake
20	Carlisle

3A Girls

Rank	Team
1	Pella
2	Des Moines Christian
3	Solon
4	Sioux Center
5	Winterset
6	Mount Vernon-Lisbon
7	Williamsburg
8	Center Point-Urbana
9	Ballard
10	Decorah
11	Harlan
12	ADM, Adel
13	Xavier, Cedar Rapids
14	Wahlert, Dubuque
15	Gilbert
16	North Polk, Alleman
17	MOC-Floyd Valley
18	Boone
19	Clear Lake
20	Mason City

2A Boys

Rank	Team
1	Chariton
2	Forest City
3	Unity Christian
4	Spirit Lake
5	Red Oak
6	Pella Christian
7	Denver
8	Western Christian
9	Shenandoah
10	PCM
11	Van Meter
12	Monticello
13	Tipton
14	Okoboji
15	Louisa Muscatine
16	Mediapolis
17	Jesup
18	Roland Story
19	Anamosa
20	Sheldon

2A Girls

Rank	Team
1	Treynor
2	Waukon
3	Unity Christian, Orange City
4	Mid-Prairie, Wellman
5	West Marshall, State Center
6	Forest City
7	PCM
8	Van Meter
9	Dike-New Hartford
10	Jesup
11	Monticello
12	Pella Christian
13	Tipton
14	Denver
15	MFL MarMac
16	Shenandoah
17	Aplington-Parkersburg
18	Crestwood, Cresco
19	North Fayette Valley
20	Albia

1A Boys

Rank	Team
1	Riverside, Oakland
2	Earlham
3	Columbus Community, Columbus Junction
4	Ankeny Christian Academy
5	Lynnville-Sully
6	Nodaway Valley
7	South Winneshiek, Calmar
8	Springville
9	Sioux Central, Sioux Rapids
10	Baxter
11	Lake Mills
12	Woodbine
13	St. Albert, Council Bluffs
14	Boyer Valley, Dunlap
15	Pekin
16	Van Buren County
17	West Hancock, Britt
18	Ridge View
19	IKM-Manning
20	Ogden

1A Girls

Rank	Team
1	Sumner-Fredericksburg
2	Madrid
3	English Valleys, North English
4	South Winneshiek, Calmar
5	Van Buren County
6	Tri-Center, Neola
7	Sibley-Ocheyedan
8	Hudson
9	Newell-Fonda
10	Wapsie Valley, Fairbank
11	Collins-Maxwell
12	Grundy Center
13	Lynnville-Sully
14	Sioux Central, Sioux Rapids
15	Maquoketa Valley, Delhi
16	Pleasantville
17	Martensdale-St. Marys
18	Hinton
19	Starmont
20	Earlham

Week 2 (August 31, 2026)

4A Boys

Rank	Team
1	Dowling Catholic
2	Cedar Falls
3	Dallas Center-Grimes
4	Waukee
5	Iowa City, Liberty
6	Johnston
7	Pleasant Valley
8	Prairie, Cedar Rapids
9	Iowa City, City High
10	Indianola
11	Norwalk
12	Ankeny Centennial
13	Dubuque Hempstead
14	Waukee Northwest
15	Linn-Mar
16	Ankeny
17	Valley, WDM
18	Iowa City, West
19	Bettendorf
20	Dubuque Senior

4A Girls

Rank	Team
1	Ankeny Centennial
2	Waukee Northwest
3	Johnston
4	Pleasant Valley
5	Dallas Center-Grimes
6	Linn-Mar, Marion
7	Iowa City, City High
8	Norwalk
9	Waukee
10	Cedar Falls
11	Epworth, Western Dubuque
12	Valley, West Des Moines
13	Southeast Polk
14	Iowa City West
15	Dowling Catholic, West Des Moines
16	Ames
17	Prairie, Cedar Rapids
18	Iowa City Liberty
19	Dubuque Senior
20	Indianola

3A Boys

Rank	Team
1	Gilbert
2	Des Moines Christian
3	Sioux Center
4	Xavier, Cedar Rapids
5	Decorah
6	Mount Vernon Lisbon
7	Bondurant-Farrar
8	Clear Creek-Amana
9	Mason City
10	Central DeWitt
11	Pella
12	Wahlert, Dubuque
13	ADM, Adel
14	MOC-Floyd Valley
15	Creston
16	Grinnell
17	Winterset
18	Marion
19	Washington
20	Carlisle

3A Girls

Rank	Team
1	Pella
2	Des Moines Christian
3	Williamsburg
4	Solon
5	Sioux Center
6	Mount Vernon-Lisbon
7	Decorah
8	Ballard
9	North Polk, Alleman
10	Xavier, Cedar Rapids
11	Harlan
12	Boone
13	Wahlert, Dubuque
14	ADM, Adel
15	Winterset
16	MOC-Floyd Valley
17	Clear Creek-Amana
18	Gilbert
19	Center Point-Urbana
20	Newton

2A Boys

Rank	Team
1	Spirit Lake
2	Chariton
3	Forest City
4	Unity Christian
5	Pella Christian
6	Denver
7	Sheldon
8	Shenandoah
9	Okoboji
10	Van Meter
11	Western Christian
12	Anamosa
13	Jesup
14	Kuemper Catholic
15	Tipton
16	Red Oak
17	Mediapolis
18	Waukon
19	Monticello
20	Central Lee, Donnellson

2A Girls

Rank	Team
1	Mid-Prairie, Wellman
2	Treynor
3	Waukon
4	Forest City
5	Unity Christian
6	Jesup
7	Tipton
8	Van Meter
9	MFL MarMac
10	Monticello
11	West Marshall, State Center
12	Crestwood, Cresco
13	PCM
14	Denver
15	Albia
16	Aplington-Parkersburg
17	Dike-New Hartford
18	Shenandoah
19	Pella Christian
20	Central Lee, Donnelson

1A Boys

Rank	Team
1	Riverside, Oakland
2	Columbus Community, Columbus Junction
3	Springville
4	Ankeny Christian Academy
5	Baxter
6	South Winneshiek
7	Lynnville-Sully
8	St. Albert, Council Bluffs
9	Earlham
10	Nodaway Valley
11	Sioux Central, Sioux Rapids
12	Woodbine
13	Boyer Valley, Dunlap
14	Lake Mills
15	MVAOCOU
16	Starmont
17	Pekin
18	West Hancock, Britt
19	South Hamilton, Jewell
20	Manson Northwest Webster

1A Girls

Rank	Team
1	Sumner-Fredericksburg
2	Madrid
3	Maquoketa Valley, Delhi
4	South Winneshiek, Calmar
5	English Valleys, North English
6	Sibley-Ocheyedan
7	Van Buren County
8	Grundy Center
9	Hudson
10	Wapsie Valley, Fairbank
11	Manson Northwest Webster
12	Panorama, Panora
13	Sioux Central, Sioux Rapids
14	Collins-Maxwell
15	Starmont-West Central
16	Newell-Fonda
17	Lynnville-Sully
18	Pleasantville
19	Earlham
20	Edgewood-Colesburg

Week 3 (September 7, 2026)

4A Boys

Rank	Team
1
2
3
4
5
6
7
8
9
10
11
12
13
14
15
16
17
18
19
20

4A Girls

Rank	Team
1
2
3
4
5
6
7
8
9
10
11
12
13
14
15
16
17
18
19
20

3A Boys

Rank	Team
1
2
3
4
5
6
7
8
9
10
11
12
13
14
15
16
17
18
19
20

3A Girls

Rank	Team
1
2
3
4
5
6
7
8
9
10
11
12
13
14
15
16
17
18
19
20

2A Boys

Rank	Team
1
2
3
4
5
6
7
8
9
10
11
12
13
14
15
16
17
18
19
20

2A Girls

Rank	Team
1
2
3
4
5
6
7
8
9
10
11
12
13
14
15
16
17
18
19
20

1A Boys

Rank	Team
1
2
3
4
5
6
7
8
9
10
11
12
13
14
15
16
17
18
19
20

1A Girls

Rank	Team
1
2
3
4
5
6
7
8
9
10
11
12
13
14
15
16
17
18
19
20

Week 4 (September 14, 2026)

4A Boys

Rank	Team
1
2
3
4
5
6
7
8
9
10
11
12
13
14
15
16
17
18
19
20

4A Girls

Rank	Team
1
2
3
4
5
6
7
8
9
10
11
12
13
14
15
16
17
18
19
20

3A Boys

Rank	Team
1
2
3
4
5
6
7
8
9
10
11
12
13
14
15
16
17
18
19
20

3A Girls

Rank	Team
1
2
3
4
5
6
7
8
9
10
11
12
13
14
15
16
17
18
19
20

2A Boys

Rank	Team
1
2
3
4
5
6
7
8
9
10
11
12
13
14
15
16
17
18
19
20

2A Girls

Rank	Team
1
2
3
4
5
6
7
8
9
10
11
12
13
14
15

1A Boys

Rank	Team
1
2
3
4
5
6
7
8
9
10
11
12
13
14
15
16
17
18
19
20

1A Girls

Rank	Team
1
2
3
4
5
6
7
8
9
10
11
12
13
14
15
16
17
18
19
20

Week 5 (September 21, 2026)

4A Boys

Rank	Team
1
2
3
4
5
6
7
8
9
10
11
12
13
14
15
16
17
18
19
20

4A Girls

Rank	Team
1
2
3
4
5
6
7
8
9
10
11
12
13
14
15
16
17
18
19
20

3A Boys

Rank	Team
1
2
3
4
5
6
7
8
9
10
11
12
13
14
15
16
17
18
19
20

3A Girls

Rank	Team
1
2
3
4
5
6
7
8
9
10
11
12
13
14
15
16
17
18
19
20

2A Boys

Rank	Team
1
2
3
4
5
6
7
8
9
10
11
12
13
14
15
16
17
18
19
20

2A Girls

Rank	Team
1
2
3
4
5
6
7
8
9
10
11
12
13
14
15
16
17
18
19
20

1A Boys

Rank	Team
1
2
3
4
5
6
7
8
9
10
11
12
13
14
15
16
17
18
19
20

1A Girls

Rank	Team
1
2
3
4
5
6
7
8
9
10
11
12
13
14
15
16
17
18
19
20

Week 6 (September 28, 2026)

4A Boys

Rank	Team
1
2
3
4
5
6
7
8
9
10
11
12
13
14
15
16
17
18
19
20

4A Girls

Rank	Team
1
2
3
4
5
6
7
8
9
10
11
12
13
14
15
16
17
18
19
20

3A Boys

Rank	Team
1
2
3
4
5
6
7
8
9
10
11
12
13
14
15
16
17
18
19
20

3A Girls

Rank	Team
1
2
3
4
5
6
7
8
9
10
11
12
13
14
15
16
17
18
19
20

2A Boys

Rank	Team
1
2
3
4
5
6
7
8
9
10
11
12
13
14
15
16
17
18
19
20

2A Girls

Rank	Team
1
2
3
4
5
6
7
8
9
10
11
12
13
14
15
16
17
18
19
20

1A Boys

Rank	Team
1
2
3
4
5
6
7
8
9
10
11
12
13
14
15
16
17
18
19
20

1A Girls

Rank	Team
1
2
3
4
5
6
7
8
9
10
11
12
13
14
15
16
17
18
19
20

Week 7 (October 5, 2026)

4A Boys

Rank	Team
1
2
3
4
5
6
7
8
9
10
11
12
13
14
15
16
17
18
19
20

4A Girls

Rank	Team
1
2
3
4
5
6
7
8
9
10
11
12
13
14
15
16
17
18
19
20

3A Boys

Rank	Team
1
2
3
4
5
6
7
8
9
10
11
12
13
14
15
16
17
18
19
20

3A Girls

Rank	Team
1
2
3
4
5
6
7
8
9
10
11
12
13
14
15
16
17
18
19
20

2A Boys

Rank	Team
1
2
3
4
5
6
7
8
9
10
11
12
13
14
15
16
17
18
19
20

2A Girls

Rank	Team
1
2
3
4
5
6
7
8
9
10
11
12
13
14
15
16
17
18
19
20

1A Boys

Rank	Team
1
2
3
4
5
6
7
8
9
10
11
12
13
14
15
16
17
18
19
20

1A Girls

Rank	Team
1
2
3
4
5
6
7
8
9
10
11
12
13
14
15
16
17
18
19
20

Week 8 (October 12, 2026)

4A Boys

Rank	Team
1
2
3
4
5
6
7
8
9
10
11
12
13
14
15
16
17
18
19
20

4A Girls

Rank	Team
1
2
3
4
5
6
7
8
9
10
11
12
13
14
15
16
17
18
19
20

3A Boys

Rank	Team
1
2
3
4
5
6
7
8
9
10
11
12
13
14
15
16
17
18
19
20

3A Girls

Rank	Team
1
2
3
4
5
6
7
8
9
10
11
12
13
14
15
16
17
18
19
20

2A Boys

Rank	Team
1
2
3
4
5
6
7
8
9
10
11
12
13
14
15
16
17
18
19
20

2A Girls

Rank	Team
1
2
3
4
5
6
7
8
9
10
11
12
13
14
15
16
17
18
19
20

1A Boys

Rank	Team
1
2
3
4
5
6
7
8
9
10
11
12
13
14
15
16
17
18
19
20

1A Girls

Rank	Team
1
2
3
4
5
6
7
8
9
10
11
12
13
14
15
16
17
18
19
20

Week 10 (October 26, 2026)

4A Boys

Rank	Team
1
2
3
4
5
6
7
8
9
10
11
12
13
14
15

4A Girls

Rank	Team
1
2
3
4
5
6
7
8
9
10
11
12
13
14
15

3A Boys

Rank	Team
1
2
3
4
5
6
7
8
9
10
11
12
13
14
15

3A Girls

Rank	Team
1
2
3
4
5
6
7
8
9
10
11
12
13
14
15

2A Boys

Rank	Team
1
2
3
4
5
6
7
8
9
10
11
12
13
14
15

2A Girls

Rank	Team
1
2
3
4
5
6
7
8
9
10
11
12
13
14
15

1A Boys

Rank	Team
1
2
3
4
5
6
7
8
9
10
11
12
13
14
15
16

1A Girls

Rank	Team
1
2
3
4
5
6
7
8
9
10
11
12
13
14
15
16