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Four teams from the Cedar Valley and northeast Iowa are featured in the Iowa High School Baseball Coaches Association's second poll of the season.

Two area squads ranked among the top-10 in their respective classes are newcomers to the poll. Independence (9-2) debuted at No. 6 in Class 3A this week, while Dike-New Hartford (8-2) premiered at No. 5 in Class 2A.

There was no change in Don Bosco's ranking from the 2021 preseason poll. The  defending Class 1A state champion Dons (7-2) are No. 3 again this week. South Winneshiek (5-1) is ranked four spots behind the Dons at No. 7.


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School
Record
LW
1
Johnston
10-0
3
2
Pleasant Valley
7-0
NR
3
Urbandale
7-1
2
4
Waukee
7-2
4
5
Dubuque Hempstead
6-1
5
6
Dowling Catholic
9-1
7
7
Cedar Rapids Prairie
8-0
NR
8
Ankeny
5-5
1
9
Southeast Polk
7-2
NR
10
Lewis Central
7-0
NR

Others Receiving Votes: Cedar Rapids Kennedy (6-3), Ankeny (6-3), Davenport West (7-2), Iowa City West (6-2), Norwalk (7-1), Sioux City East (8-2).

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School
Record
LW
1
Marion
9-0
3
2
Wahlert Catholic
7-1
NR
3
Central DeWitt
6-0
NR
4
Gilbert
4-2
1
5
Winterset
6-2
4
6
Independence
9-2
NR
7
Boone
7-2
NR
8
Davenport Assumption
6-5
2
9
North Polk
3-3
NR
10
Grinnell
9-1
NR
Others Receiving Votes: Ballard (5-3), Sioux City Heelan (7-1), Decorah (6-2), Webster City (6-1), Cedar Rapids Xavier (5-6).
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School
Record
LW
1
Van Meter
7-1
1
2
Roland-Story
7-1
5
3
Des Moines Christian
10-0
9
4
Centerville
6-1
2
5
Dike-New Hartford
8-2
NR
6
Beckman Catholic
7-3
3
7
West Lyon
3-2
6
8
Mid-Prairie
5-2
4
9
Panorama
3-3
8
10
Spirit Lake
6-1
NR
 Others Receiving Votes: Durant (4-3), Eddyville-Blakesburg-Fremont (6-1), Kuemper Catholic (2-0), Underwood (7-0), Wilton (3-2).
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School
Record
LW
1
Newman Catholic
10-1
4
2
Council Bluffs St. Albert
7-3
1
3
Don Bosco
7-2
3
4
Remsen St. Mary's
7-1
2
5
North Linn
9-0
8
6
Kingsley-Pierson
9-0
9
7
South Winneshiek
5-1
6
8
Martensdale-St. Marys
6-2
5
9
Saint Ansgar
8-2
NR
10
CAM
8-1
NR

Others Receiving Votes: Ankeny Christian (7-1), Coon Rapids-Bayard (6-3), New London (4-0), Newell-Fonda (5-4), Woodbury Central (7-2).

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