The Iowa High School Baseball Coaches Association (IHSBCA) released the 2026 Iowa High School Baseball Preseason Rankings.
Class 4A
| Team Name | 2025 Record | |
| 1 | Sioux City East | 37-6 |
| 2 | Waukee | 25-14 |
| 3 | Cedar Rapids Prairie | 30-10 |
| 4 | West Des Moines Valley | 24-13 |
| 5 | Johnston | 26-12 |
| 6 | Indianola | 32-6 |
| 7 | Pleasant Valley | 28-7 |
| 8 | Cedar Rapids Kennedy | 26-13 |
| 9 | Iowa City Liberty | 32-10 |
| 10 | Iowa City High | 33-9 |
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| Others | Ankeny Centennial | 24-14 |
| Others | Bettendorf | 29-13 |
| Others | Cedar Falls | 22-16 |
| Others | Southeast Polk | 24-18 |
| Others | Waukee Northwest | 29-11 |
Class 3A
| Team Name | 2025 Record | |
| 1 | MOC-Floyd Valley | 27-5 |
| 2 | Carlisle | 24-12 |
| 3 | Bishop Heelan | 30-11 |
| 4 | Wahlert Catholic | 38-7 |
| 5 | Marion | 24-9 |
| 6 | Saydel | 29-8 |
| 7 | Assumption | 27-12 |
| 8 | Benton | 28-7 |
| 9 | Pella | 30-6 |
| 10 | Western Dubuque | 22-16 |
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| Others | Ballard | 26-9 |
| Others | Des Moines Christian | 20-8 |
| Others | Independence | 23-17 |
| Others | Knoxville | 22-11 |
| Others | North Polk | 21-12 |
Class 2A
| Team Name | 2025 Record | |
| 1 | Pleasantville | 33-1 |
| 2 | Cascade | 23-13 |
| 3 | Roland-Story | 22-10 |
| 4 | Grundy Center | 23-4 |
| 5 | Regina Catholic | 22-6 |
| 6 | West Lyon | 19-7 |
| 7 | Van Meter | 25-9 |
| 8 | Unity Christian | 28-10 |
| 9 | Chariton | 26-7 |
| 10 | Clarinda | 10-15 |
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| Others | Beckman Catholic | 14-16 |
| Others | Hinton | 21-5 |
| Others | Pocahontas Area | 21-4 |
| Others | Underwood | 25-3 |
| Others | West Marshall | 24-10 |
Class 1A
| Team Name | 2025 Record | |
| 1 | Martensdale-St. Mary’s | 32-6 |
| 2 | Coon Rapids-Bayard | 25-4 |
| 3 | Saint Ansgar | 24-7 |
| 4 | Wapsie Valley | 20-7 |
| 5 | East Buchanan | 18-10 |
| 6 | Burlington Notre Dame | 16-10 |
| 7 | Kee High | 32-11 |
| 8 | Sigourney | 22-4 |
| 9 | Lynnville-Sully | 24-3 |
| 10 | North Linn | 25-4 |
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| Others | Kingsley-Pierson | 16-9 |
| Others | Logan-Magnolia | 21-6 |
| Others | Mount Ayr | 17-5 |
| Others | Newman Catholic | 25-9 |
| Others | South Winneshiek | 19-14 |
