The Iowa Girls High School Athletic Union released the final Class 3A, 4A, and 5A High School Softball Rankings for 2026 on Thursday, July 9th.
The final Class 1A and 2A rankings were released on Monday, July 6th.
Class 5A
| Rank | School | Record | LW |
| 1 | Waukee Northwest | 34-4 | 1 |
| 2 | Ankeny Centennial | 36-3 | 2 |
| 3 | West Des Moines Valley | 31-8 | 3 |
| 4 | Dallas Center-Grimes | 27-6 | 4 |
| 5 | Cedar Rapids Kennedy | 31-8 | 5 |
| 6 | Southeast Polk | 22-16 | 6 |
| 7 | Dowling Catholic | 18-16 | 7 |
| 8 | Waukee | 18-18 | 8 |
| 9 | Pleasant Valley | 23-12 | 9 |
| 10 | Des Moines Roosevelt | 26-10 | 11 |
| 11 | Johnston | 16-19 | 13 |
| 12 | Cedar Falls | 22-14 | 10 |
| 13 | Linn-Mar | 19-11 | 12 |
| 14 | Bettendorf | 25-10 | 15 |
| 15 | Cedar Rapids Prairie | 26-15 | 14 |
Dropped Out: None
Class 4A
| Rank | School | Record | LW |
| 1 | ADM | 31-4 | 1 |
| 2 | Carlisle | 31-5 | 2 |
| 3 | Fort Dodge | 36-4 | 3 |
| 4 | Western Dubuque | 30-8 | 4 |
| 5 | North Scott | 21-14 | 5 |
| 6 | Winterset | 22-13 | 6 |
| 7 | Clear Creek-Amana | 29-11 | 8 |
| 8 | North Polk | 18-16 | 7 |
| 9 | Norwalk | 20-15 | 10 |
| 10 | Cedar Rapids Xavier | 18-19 | 9 |
| 11 | Sioux City Bishop Heelan | 31-8 | 11 |
| 12 | Burlington | 24-6 | 13 |
| 13 | Grinnell | 21-9 | 12 |
| 14 | Marion | 22-17 | NR |
| 15 | Waverly-Shell Rock | 22-7 | 15 |
Dropped Out: Newton (14)
Class 3A
| Rank | School | Record | LW |
| 1 | Williamsburg | 34-5 | 1 |
| 2 | Dubuque Wahlert | 32-6 | 2 |
| 3 | Albia | 29-1 | 3 |
| 4 | Mount Vernon | 30-7 | 4 |
| 5 | PCM | 23-4 | 5 |
| 6 | Van Meter | 29-6 | 6 |
| 7 | Davenport Assumption | 28-8 | 7 |
| 8 | Atlantic | 31-6 | 8 |
| 9 | West Delaware | 22-11 | 10 |
| 10 | West Liberty | 17-13 | 9 |
| 11 | Centerville | 17-6 | 12 |
| 12 | Roland-Story | 22-8 | 13 |
| 13 | Clear Lake | 25-6 | 14 |
| 14 | Pella Christian | 16-10 | 15 |
| 15 | Algona | 21-6 | 11 |
Dropped Out: None
