Iowa Top 10 high school football rankings heading into the state championships

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Top-ranked Southeast Polk will square-off with No. 2 Ankeny on Friday at the UNI-Dome for the state’s first-ever 5A state championship. Last year, Ankeny beat SEP for the 4A title.

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This year’s 4A championship game will also feature two teams in the High School Football America Iowa Top 10 powered by NFL Play Football. No. 7 Cedar Rapids Xavier will square-off with No. 8 Lewis Central on Thursday.

In the 3A title game, No. 6 Harlan will play Boyden-Hull/Rock Valley. Harlan finished runner-up last year in Class 3A.

High School Football America Iowa Top 10

TeamRecordLast Week
No. 1 Southeast Polk(11-1)1
No. 2 Ankeny(10-2)3
 No. 3 Iowa City HS(10-2)2
 No. 4 Valley (West Des Moines)(9-3)4
No. 5 Dowling Catholic (7-4)5
No. 6 Harlan(12-0)6
No. 7 Xavier (Cedar Rapids)(11-1)7
No. 8 Lewis Central(10-2)8
No. 9 Kennedy (Cedar Rapids)(9-1)9
No. 10 Urbandale(7-3)10

Editor’s Note: The High School Football America national, regional and state rankings are developed using our proprietary algorithm.

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Jeff is an award-winning journalist and expert in the field of high school sports, underscored with his appearance on CNBC in 2010 to talk about the big business of high school football in America.Jeff turned to his passion for high school football into an entrepreneurial venture called High School Football America, a digital media company focused on producing original high school sports content for radio, television and the internet.Jeff is co-founder and editor-in-chief of High School Football America, a partner with NFL Play Football.