After losing its season-opener to Southeast Polk, Dowling Catholic ripped-off eight straight wins, which lands the Maroons at No. 1 in the final regular season High School Football America Iowa Top 10, powered by NFL Play Football. Up next for DC is the 5A playoffs where they open against Davenport West next week.
Ankeny heads to the postseason ranked No. 2, followed by Southeast Polk at No. 3.
High School Football America Iowa Top 10
| Ranking/Team | Record |
| No. 1 Dowling Catholic | (8-1) |
| No. 2 Ankeny | (8-1) |
| No. 3 Southeast Polk | (8-1) |
| No. 4 Xavier | (9-0) |
| No. 5 Pleasant Valley | (9-0) |
| No. 6 Liberty | (8-1) |
| No. 7 Waverly-Shell Rock | (10-0) |
| No. 8 Iowa City | (6-3) |
| No. 9 Carlisle | (8-1) |
| No. 10 Harlan | (8-1) |
Editor’s Note: The High School Football America national, regional and state rankings are developed using our proprietary algorithm.
