IGHSAU volleyball rankings out

The Southeast Iowa Super Conference saw two of its teams ranked very high when the Iowa Girls High School Athletic Union released its first volleyball rankings of the 2020 season Monday.

Super Conference South Division members Holy Trinity was at No. 1 and New London was at No. 4 in Class 1A.

Holy Trinity (29-11) was a 1A semifinalist last year and returns its entire starting lineup.

The River Valley Conference had three teams recognized. West Liberty was eighth in 3A. In 2A, Wilton was No. 4 and West Branch was No. 13.

South Iowa Cedar League member Belle Plaine was eighth in 1A.

IGHSAU preseason volleyball rankings

Class 5A

Team 2019 record

1. West Des Moines Valley (42-5)

2. Iowa City Liberty (34-3)

3. Ankeny (37-6)

4. West Des Moines Dowling (32-12)

5. Cedar Falls (44-1)

6. Pleasant Valley (30-6)

7. Waukee (35-12)

8. Ankeny Centennial (18-15)

9. Dubuque Hempstead (20-14)

10. Council Bluffs Abraham Lincoln (38-4)

11. Urbandale (20-17)

12. Ottumwa (23-18)

13. Bettendorf (22-14)

14. Cedar Rapids Prairie (17-22)

15. Indianola (27-18)

Class 4A

1. Western Dubuque (24-14)

2. Cedar Rapids Xavier (28-7)

3. Marion (31-11)

4. Sergeant Bluff-Luton (37-3)

5. West Delaware (40-6)

6. Glenwood (30-13)

7. Clear Creek Amana (23-15)

8. Gilbert (32-13)

9. North Scott (28-6)

10. Waverly-Shell Rock (46-7)

11. Dubuque Wahlert (24-12)

12. Pella (18-19)

13. Winterset (17-12)

14. Carroll (23-14)

15. Bondurant-Farrar (18-18)

Class 3A

1. Mount Vernon (36-10)

2. Osage (37-7)

3. Clarion CGD (30-7)

4. Unity Christian (24-11)

5. Union Community (31-12)

6. Davenport Assumption (32-6)

7. Nevada (33-10)

8. West Liberty (31-8)

9. MOC-Floyd Valley (26-9)

10. Carroll Kuemper (37-5)

11. Roland-Story (29-11)

12. Sioux Center (25-10)

13. Independence (29-12)

14. Des Moines Christian (24-7)

15. Red Oak (34-7)

Class 2A

1. Western Christian (41-5)

2. Dyersville Beckman (42-9)

3. Dike-New Hartford (29-15)

4. Wilton (35-4)

5. Boyden-Hull (25-10)

6. Hudson (31-8)

7. Underwood (30-6)

8. East Sac County (28-7)

9. Grundy Center (32-9)

10. Jesup (22-14)

11. Denver (27-15)

12. Sumner-Fredericksburg (17-19)

13. West Branch (21-16)

14. Lake Mills (30-10)

15. Nodaway Valley (20-7)

Class 1A

1. Holy Trinity (29-11)

2. Wapsie Valley (25-16)

3. Council Bluffs St. Albert (24-10)

4. New London (29-9)

5. Janesville (33-12)

6. Springville (20-17)

7. Le Mars Gehlen (25-8)

8. Belle Plaine (27-13)

9. Coon Rapids-Bayard (23-10)

10. Edgewood-Colesburg (26-10)

11. Grand View Christian (23-21)

12. Gladbrook-Reinbeck (27-9)

13. Newell-Fonda (26-11)

14. Clinton Prince of Peace (22-17)

15. Sidney (38-6)