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Week 8 Poll Roundup

KidSilverhair

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Aug 31, 2008
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We're getting down to the final games of the season, so let's see what the Des Moines Register, Cedar Rapids Gazette, Radio Iowa, and the AP have to say about who they think are the best football teams in the state. Once again, we start with the composite rankings (10 points for each first-place ranking, 9 for second, etc, etc).

Class 5A​
Class 4A​
Class 3A​
Class 2A​
1Pleasant Valley (38)Lewis Central (40)Harlan (39.5)Williamsburg (39)
2Dowling (36)Xavier (35)Humboldt (36.5)Central Lyon (37)
3Ankeny (33)Waverly-Shell Rock (33)Mt. Vernon (32)West Marshall (30.5)
4Southeast Polk (29)Carlisle (27)Independence (27)Spirit Lake (29.5)
5Cedar Falls (22)IC Liberty (25)T: ADM (22)OABCIG (24)
6CR Kennedy (21.5)Bondurant-Farrar (19)T: Nevada (22)Greene County (17.5)
7Urbandale (13.5)North Scott (14.5)Solon (17)West Lyon (17)
8CR Prairie (10)Indianola (10.5)North Polk (11)Osage (13)
9Waukee NW (9)Spencer (10)Creston (9)New Hampton (8.5)
10WDM Valley (5)Western Dubuque (4)T: Benton (1.5)Crestwood (2)
T: MOC Floyd Valley (1.5)
 
Class 1A​
Class A​
Class 8P​
1Van Meter (39)West Hancock (40)Remsen St. Mary's (40)
2West Branch (34)Grundy Center (35)WACO (35)
3T: West Sioux (31)T: Lynnville-Sully (30)Don Bosco (33)
4T: Underwood (31)T: Woodbury Central (30)T: Lenox (25)
5Kuemper Catholic (25)AHSTW (25)T: Easton Valley (25)
6Aplington-Parkersburg (20)North Linn (19)Gladbrook-Reinbeck (19)
7Pella Christian (12)East Buchanan (14)West Harrison (17)
8MFL MarMac (7.5)Columbus Comm. (8)Newell-Fonda (11)
9Mediapolis (6.5)Alburnett (7)Fremont-Mills (8)
10South Hamilton (5)HMS (6)Southeast Warren (6)
 
And the individual classes by poll:

Class 5A
DM Register​
CR Gazette​
Radio Iowa​
AP​
1Pleasant ValleyAnkenyPleasant ValleyPleasant Valley
2Dowling CatholicDowling CatholicDowling CatholicDowling Catholic
3AnkenyPleasant ValleyAnkenySoutheast Polk
4Southeast PolkSoutheast PolkSoutheast PolkAnkeny
5CR KennedyCedar FallsCedar FallsCR Kennedy
6Cedar FallsT: CR Kennedy/UrbandaleCR KennedyCedar Falls
7UrbandaleWaukee NorthwestUrbandale
8CR PrairieWaukee NorthwestCR PrairieCR Prairie
9WDM ValleyWDM ValleySioux City EastWaukee Northwest
10Davenport WestCR PrairieUrbandaleWDM Valley
 
Class 4A
DM Register​
CR Gazette​
Radio Iowa​
AP​
1Lewis CentralLewis CentralLewis CentralLewis Central
2CR XavierWaverly-Shell RockCR XavierCR Xavier
3Waverly-Shell RockCR XavierWaverly-Shell RockWaverly-Shell Rock
4CarlisleCarlisleCarlisleIowa City Liberty
5Iowa City LibertyIowa City LibertyIowa City LibertyCarlisle
6SpencerBondurant-FarrarBondurant-FarrarBondurant-Farrar
7Bondurant-FarrarIndianola/North ScottNorth ScottNorth Scott
8North ScottIndianolaIndianola
9Western DubuqueNorwalkSpencerSpencer
10IndianolaSpencerWestern DubuqueWestern Dubuque
 
Somebody in the AP poll still gave ADM a first-place vote, even after they got shelled by Harlan.

Class 3A
DM Register​
CR Gazette​
Radio Iowa​
AP​
1HarlanHarlanHarlanHarlan/Humboldt
2HumboldtHumboldtHumboldt
3Mount VernonMount VernonMount VernonMount Vernon
4IndependenceADMIndependenceIndependence
5NevadaIndependenceNevadaADM
6ADMNevadaSolonNevada
7SolonSolonADMSolon
8North PolkNorth PolkNorth PolkCreston
9CrestonCrestonCrestonNorth Polk
10BentonMOC-Floyd ValleyWest DelawareBenton/MOC-Floyd Valley
 
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Class 2A
DM Register​
CR Gazette​
Radio Iowa​
AP​
1WilliamsburgCentral Lyon GLRWilliamsburgWilliamsburg
2Central Lyon GLRWilliamsburgCentral Lyon GLRCentral Lyon GLR
3West MarshallSpirit LakeWest MarshallWest Marshall/Spirit Lake
4Spirit LakeWest MarshallSpirit Lake
5OABCIGOABCIGOABCIGOABCIG
6West LyonWest Lyon/Greene CountyWest LyonGreene County
7Greene CountyGreene CountyOsage
8OsageOsageOsageWest Lyon/New Hampton
9New HamptonNew HamptonNew Hampton
10CrestwoodMonticelloCrestwoodDubuque Wahlert
 
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Class 1A
DM Register​
CR Gazette​
Radio Iowa​
AP​
1Van MeterVan MeterVan MeterWest Branch
2West SiouxWest SiouxUnderwoodVan Meter
3West BranchWest BranchWest BranchUnderwood
4UnderwoodUnderwoodWest SiouxKuemper Catholic
5Kuemper CatholicKuemper CatholicKuemper CatholicWest Sioux
6Aplington-ParkersburgAplington-ParkersburgAplington-ParkersburgAplington-Parkersburg
7South HamiltonPella ChristianMFL MarMacMediapolis
8Pella ChristianDike-New Hartford/MFL MarMacACGCPella Christian
9MediapolisPella ChristianDike-New Hartford
10ACGCACGC/MediapolisSouth HamiltonMFL MarMac
 
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Another AP oddity: a first-place vote for Columbus Community, ahead of West Hancock and Grundy Center, a team not even ranked by the newspapers.

Class A
DM Register​
CR Gazette​
Radio Iowa​
AP​
1West HancockWest HancockWest HancockWest Hancock
2Grundy CenterGrundy CenterLynnville-SullyGrundy Center
3Woodbury CentralLynnville-SullyGrundy CenterWoodbury Central
4Lynnville-SullyWoodbury CentralWoodbury CentralAHSTW
5AHSTWAHSTWAHSTWLynnville-Sully
6North LinnNorth LinnNorth LinnColumbus Community
7East BuchananHMSEast BuchananNorth Linn
8AlburnettEast BuchananColumbus CommunityEast Buchanan
9Mount AyrLe Mars GehlenHMSAlburnett
10Newman CatholicAlburnettAlburnettWapsie Valley
 
Class 8 Player
DM Register​
CR Gazette​
Radio Iowa​
AP​
1Remsen St. Mary'sRemsen St. Mary'sRemsen St. Mary'sRemsen St. Mary's
2Don BoscoWACOWACOWACO
3WACODon BoscoDon BoscoDon Bosco
4Easton ValleyLenoxEaston ValleyLenox
5LenoxEaston ValleyGladbrook-ReinbeckWest Harrison
6West HarrisonGladbrook-ReinbeckLenoxEaston Valley
7Gladbrook-ReinbeckWest HarrisonNewell-FondaGladbrook-Reinbeck
8Southeast WarrenNewell-FondaFremont-MillsFremont-Mills
9Newell-FondaFremont-MillsWest HarrisonNewell-Fonda
10Turkey ValleySoutheast WarrenSoutheast WarrenSoutheast Warren
 
i find the ap polll sort of questionalble compared to the others. i am just wondering how ap does their voting, really off on some of their team rankings as compared to the other 3 .
 
i find the ap polll sort of questionalble compared to the others. i am just wondering how ap does their voting, really off on some of their team rankings as compared to the other 3 .
I've wondered who votes in the AP poll - same for Radio Iowa
 
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