Gazette high school football poll 2025: Who the ranked teams play in Week 9

Who the ranked teams from The Gazette’s preseason football poll play in Week 9 (including first-round playoff games in Class 2A, 1A, A and 8-Player):

CLASS 5A

1. West Des Moines Dowling (7-1) is at Marshalltown (3-5).

2. Waukee Northwest (7-1) is at Norwalk (5-3).

3. Iowa City Liberty (7-1) hosts Muscatine (1-7).

4. Ankeny (6-2) is at Council Bluffs Abraham Lincoln (4-4).

5. Sioux City East (7-1) is at Ames (1-7).

6. West Des Moines Valley (6-2) hosts Des Moines Lincoln (3-5).

7. Johnston (6-2) hosts Des Moines Roosevelt (2-6).

8. Cedar Falls (6-2) hosts Cedar Rapids Jefferson (1-7).

9. Cedar Rapids Prairie (5-3) is at Dubuque Senior (5-3).

10. Iowa City West (6-2) hosts Linn-Mar (4-4).

CLASS 4A

1. Cedar Rapids Xavier (8-0) is at Mason City (3-5).

2. North Polk (7-1) is at No. 4 Gilbert (8-0).

3. Sergeant Bluff-Luton (7-1) is at Spencer (3-5).

4. Gilbert (8-0) hosts No. 2 North Polk (7-1).

5. Newton (7-1) hosts Marion (2-6).

6. Pella (7-1) is at Grinnell (4-4).

7. Adel ADM (7-1) hosts Denison-Schleswig (1-7).

8. Western Dubuque (6-2) is at Burlington (5-3).

9. Fort Dodge (7-1) is at Sioux City West (1-7).

10. North Scott (5-3) hosts Davenport North (6-2).

CLASS 3A

1. Clear Lake (8-0) hosts No. 4 West Delaware (8-0).

2. Solon (8-0) is at Fort Madison (0-8).

3. Sioux City Heelan (7-1) is at Algona (3-5).

4. West Delaware (8-0) is at No. 1 Clear Lake (8-0).

5. Sioux Center (7-1) hosts Humboldt (4-4).

6. Dubuque Wahlert (6-2) hosts Maquoketa (1-7).

7. Central DeWitt (6-2) hosts Center Point-Urbana (2-6).

8. Nevada (6-2) is at Knoxville (1-7).

9. Des Moines Christian (6-2) is at Winterset (5-3).

10. Carroll (5-3) hosts Atlantic (6-2).

CLASS 2A (First-round playoffs)

1. Carroll Kuemper (8-0) hosts Grand View Christian (5-3)

2. Monroe PCM (7-1) hosts West Liberty (3-5).

3. Osage (8-0) hosts Boyden-Hull/Rock Valley (4-4).

4. Mid-Prairie (7-1) hosts North Fayette Valley (3-5).

5. Van Meter (6-2) hosts South Tama (5-3).

6. Okoboji (7-1) hosts Unity Christian (3-5).

7. Cherokee (6-2) hosts Spirit Lake (3-5).

8. Alburnett (6-2) hosts Crestwood (4-4).

9. West Branch (6-2) hosts Denver (4-4).

10. Clarinda (6-2) hosts Pella Christian (2-6).

CLASS 1A (First-round playoffs)

1. Grundy Center (8-0) hosts Eddyville EBF (3-5).

2. West Lyon (8-0) hosts East Sac County (3-5).

3. Iowa City Regina (8-0) hosts Northeast (3-5).

4. Treynor (7-1) hosts Ogden (4-4).

5. South Hardin (7-1) hosts Camanche (4-4).

T-6. Dyersville Beckman (7-1) hosts Jesup (2-6).

T-6. Pleasantville (7-1) hosts Durant (5-3).

8. Underwood (6-2) hosts South Central Calhoun (4-4).

9. West Marshall (6-2) hosts Shenandoah (3-5).

10. Manson-NW Webster (6-2) hosts Lawton-Bronson (4-4).

CLASS A (First-round playoffs)

1. Saint Ansgar (8-0) hosts East Marshall (3-5)

2. West Hancock (8-0) hosts Le Mars Gehlen (3-5).

3. Woodbury Central (8-0) hosts Avoca AHSTW (4-4).

4. Marcus MMCRU (8-0) hosts Belmond-Klemme (3-5).

5. Guthrie Center ACGC (8-0) hosts Logan-Magnolia (5-3).

6. Wapsie Valley (8-0) hosts Starmont (3-5).

7. Pekin (8-0) hosts Earlham (4-4).

8. West Sioux (7-1) hosts IKM-Manning (6-2)

9. Lynnville-Sully (7-1) hosts Wapello (5-3).

10. North Linn (7-1) hosts Columbus Community (3-5).

8-PLAYER (First-round playoffs)

1. Algona Garrigan (8-0) hosts Kingsley-Pierson (6-3).

2. Woodbine (7-0) hosts Exira-EHK (4-4).

3. Gladbrook-Reinbeck (8-0) hosts Ar-We-Va (5-3).

4. Iowa Valley (8-0) hosts Moravia (5-3).

5. Audubon (8-0) hosts Lenox (5-3).

6. Edgewood-Colesburg (8-0) hosts WACO (3-5).

7. Ruthven GTRA (8-0) hosts North Union (4-3).

8. Don Bosco (5-2) hosts Collins-Maxwell (6-3).

9. Montezuma (6-2) hosts East Union (6-2).

10. Easton Valley (7-1) hosts Belle Plaine (4-4).

Comments: jeff.linder@thegazette.com