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Cedar Rapids Xavier beat Harlan for the 2013 Class 4A girls basketball state championship. The Gazette/KCRG writer Jeff Linder has the Cyclones ranked No. 1, the Saints No. 4 to start the 2013-14 season. (Jim Slosiarek/Gazette-KCRG)
Preseason girls basketball rankings for 2013-14, courtesy Jeff Linder of The Gazette/KCRG.
These are adjusted after reclassification reflected by 2013-14 BEDS Documents.
| CLASS 5A | 2012-13 W-L | 2013 Postseason |
| 1. Des Moines East | 21-3 | 5A state qualifier |
| 2. West Des Moines Dowling | 21-5 | 5A state runner-up |
| 3. Waterloo West | 16-7 | 5A regional finalist |
| 4. West Des Moines Valley | 14-8 | 5A regional semifinalist |
| 5. Cedar Rapids Kennedy | 15-8 | 5A regional semifinalist |
| 6. Iowa City High | 20-3 | 5A regional finalist |
| 7. Ankeny Centennial | ** | ** |
| 8. Dubuque Senior | 12-11 | 5A regional finalist |
| 9. Cedar Rapids Washington | 17-7 | 5A state qualifier |
| 10. Sioux City West | 18-5 | 5A regional finalist |
**Ankeny High was 20-5 and reached 5A state semifinals.
10 others to watch (in alphabetic order): Ames (16-7), Ankeny (20-5), Bettendorf (11-12), Cedar Rapids Prairie (15-7), Dubuque Hempstead (9-14), Des Moines Roosevelt (11-11), Iowa City West (18-6), Muscatine (20-4), Southeast Polk (20-5), Waukee (17-6).
| CLASS 4A | 2012-13 W-L | 2013 Postseason |
| 1. Harlan | 23-3 | 4A state runner-up |
| 2. Mason City | 21-4 | 5A state semifinalist |
| 3. Davenport Assumption | 25-2 | 3A state champion |
| 4. Cedar Rapids Xavier | 17-9 | 4A state champion |
| 5. Lewis Central | 20-4 | 4A state qualifier |
| 6. Sioux City Heelan | 21-4 | 4A state semifinalist |
| 7. Dallas Center-Grimes | 17-6 | 4A regional finalist |
| 8. Mount Pleasant | 13-9 | Lost first round 4A regionals |
| 9. Perry | 16-7 | 4A regional finalist |
| 10. Waverly-Shell Rock | 22-3 | 4A state semifinalist |
10 others to watch (in alphabetic order): Ballard (15-8), Charles City (12-11), Glenwood (15-8), Grinnell (9-14), Keokuk (12-11), Marion (13-9), North Scott (14-9), Spencer (12-10), Western Dubuque (17-5), Winterset (18-6).
| CLASS 3A | 2012-13 W-L | 2013 Postseason |
| 1. MOC-Floyd Valley | 24-2 | 3A state semifinalist |
| 2. Bondurant-Farrar | 17-7 | 3A state qualifier |
| 3. Mount Vernon | 18-5 | 3A regional semifinalist |
| 4. Nevada | 19-5 | 3A regional finalist |
| 5. Clear Lake | 17-5 | 4A regional semifinalist |
| 6. Red Oak | 13-12 | 3A state qualifier |
| 7. Camanche | 16-6 | Lost first round 3A regionals |
| 8. Garner-Hayfield/Ventura | 16-8 | 3A regional finalist |
| 9. Center Point-Urbana | 18-6 | 3A regional finalist |
| 10. Crestwood | 14-7 | 3A regional semifinalist |
10 others to watch (in alphabetic order): Davis County (12-11), Hampton-Dumont (19-4), Independence (12-11), Mediapolis (21-2), Monroe PCM (15-7), North Polk (19-4), Northeast (16-7), Osage (15-7), Unity Christian (16-6), Williamsburg (16-8).
| CLASS 2A | 2012-13 W-L | 2013 Postseason |
| 1. Manson-NW Webster | 21-3 | 2A regional finalist |
| 2. Western Christian | 26-1 | 2A state champion |
| 3. Iowa City Regina | 19-5 | 2A state qualifier |
| 4. Hudson | 20-3 | 2A regional semifinalist |
| 5. Fort Dodge St. Edmond | 19-3 | 2A regional quarterfinalist |
| 6. North Butler | 19-2 | 2A regional finalist |
| 7. Hinton | 18-4 | 2A regional finalist |
| 8. North Linn | 22-2 | 2A regional finalist |
| 9. Cascade | 23-3 | 3A state semifinalist |
| 10. Dike-New Hartford | 16-7 | 2A regional semifinalist |
10 others to watch (in alphabetic order): IKM-Manning (23-2), Lawton-Bronson (26-2), Mapleton MVAO (13-10), Maquoketa Valley (20-6), Okoboji (17-7), Panorama (23-3), South Central Calhoun (19-5), South O’Brien (15-8), Sumner-Fredericksburg (19-3), Treynor (21-4).
| CLASS 1A | 2012-13 W-L | 2013 Postseason |
| 1. Newell-Fonda | 25-2 | 1A state runner-up |
| 2. Burlington Notre Dame | 22-4 | 1A state semifinalist |
| 3. Colo-Nesco | 23-3 | 1A state qualifier |
| 4. Janesville | 19-4 | 1A regional quarterfinalist |
| 5. Lynnville-Sully | 15-8 | 1A regional quarterfinalist |
| 6. Murray | 16-6 | 1A regional semifinalist |
| 7. Harris-Lake Park | 14-7 | 1A regional quarterfinalist |
| 8. Exira/Elk Horn-Kimballton | 18-6 | 1A regional semifinalist |
| 9. Fremont-Mills | 17-7 | 1A regional semifinalist |
| 10. Keota | 15-9 | 1A regional semifinalist |
10 others to watch (in alphabetic order): Adair-Casey (21-2), Belle Plaine (15-7), Central Lyon (26-2), English Valleys (12-11), Grandview Park Baptist (12-9), Heartland Christian (12-11), Martensdale-St. Marys (13-10), Southeast Warren (13-10), Springville (9-13), Wayne (12-11).
PROJECTIONS FOR AREA CONFERENCES:
MVC Mississippi — 1. Cedar Rapids Kennedy, 2. Iowa City High, 3. Dubuque Senior, 4. Iowa City West, 5. Dubuque Hempstead, 6. Cedar Rapids Jefferson, 7. Waterloo East.
MVC Valley — 1. Waterloo West, 2. Cedar Rapids Washington, 3. Cedar Rapids Prairie, 4. Cedar Rapids Xavier, 5. Cedar Falls, 6. Dubuque Wahlert, 7. Linn-Mar.
Wamac “Northeast” (overall conference projection in parentheses) – 1. Independence (4), 2. Western Dubuque (8), 3. West Delaware (9), 4. Dyersville Beckman (10), 5. Anamosa (13).
Wamac “Southeast” (overall conference projection in parentheses) — 1. Mount Vernon (1), 2. Marion (5), 3. DeWitt Central (7), 4. Solon (11), 5. Maquoketa (14).
Wamac “West” (overall conference projection in parentheses) — 1. Center Point-Urbana (2), 2. Williamsburg (3), 3. Clear Creek Amana (6), 4. Benton Community (12), 5. Vinton-Shellsburg (15).
River Valley North — 1. Camanche, 2. Cascade, 3. Northeast, 4. Bellevue, 5. North Cedar, 6. Monticello.
River Valley South — 1. Iowa City Regina, 2. West Branch, 3. Durant, 4. Tipton, 5. Mid-Prairie, 6. Wilton, 7. West Liberty.
Tri-Rivers East — 1. Clinton Prince of Peace, 2. Bellevue Marquette, 3. Midland, 4. Easton Valley, 5. Cedar Valley Christian, 6. Calamus-Wheatland.
Tri-Rivers West — 1. North Linn, 2. Maquoketa Valley, 3. Springville, 4. East Buchanan, 5. Alburnett, 6. Lisbon, 7. Central City.
Northeast Iowa — 1. Crestwood, 2. Waverly-Shell Rock, 3. Charles City, 4. Waukon, 5. New Hampton, 6. Oelwein, 7. Decorah.
South Iowa Cedar League — 1. Lynnville-Sully, 2. BGM, 3. Iowa Valley, 4. Keota, 5. English Valleys, 6. Belle Plaine, 7. Montezuma, 8. North Mahaska, 9. Sigourney, 10. HLV, 11. Tri-County.
Upper Iowa — 1. Sumner-Fredericksburg, 2. Edgewood-Colesburg, 3. Clayton Ridge, 4. MFL MarMac, 5. South Winneshiek, 6. Elkader Central, 7. North Fayette Valley, 8. Lansing Kee, 9. Starmont, 10. Turkey Valley, 11. West Central, 12. Postville.
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