SIOUX CITY, IOWA (KCAU) – The IGHSAU released its preseason rankings for the 2023-24 girls basketball season, featuring 15 Siouxland squads cracking the top-15 in Classes 1A through 5A:
Class 1A
| No. | School | 2022-23 Record |
| 1 | North Linn | 23-2 |
| 2 | Newell-Fonda | 24-3 |
| 3 | Martensdale-St. Marys | 21-5 |
| 4 | Remsen St. Mary’s | 24-2 |
| 5 | Woodbine | 23-3 |
| 6 | Riceville | 23-2 |
| 7 | Council Bluffs St. Albert | 17-7 |
| 8 | East Buchanan | 15-7 |
| 9 | Earlham | 18-5 |
| 10 | Algona Bishop Garrigan | 26-1 |
| 11 | Calamus-Wheatland | 19-6 |
| 12 | Marquette Catholic | 15-8 |
| 13 | Coon Rapids-Bayard | 16-8 |
| 14 | Kingsley-Pierson | 18-5 |
| 15 | Exira-EHK | 19-5 |
Class 2A
| No. | School | 2022-23 Record |
| 1 | Dike-New Hartford | 26-1 |
| 2 | Eddyville-Blakesburg-Fremont | 24-1 |
| 3 | Panorama | 22-3 |
| 4 | Iowa City Regina | 21-5 |
| 5 | Nodaway Valley | 18-5 |
| 6 | Westwood | 21-2 |
| 7 | North Mahaska | 20-4 |
| 8 | Treynor | 21-3 |
| 9 | Aplington-Parkersburg | 20-5 |
| 10 | Central Lyon | 24-1 |
| 11 | Hinton | 20-4 |
| 12 | Sioux Central | 17-7 |
| 13 | MVAOCOU | 15-8 |
| 14 | Kuemper Catholic | 13-9 |
| 15 | Hudson | 16-8 |
Class 3A
| No. | School | 2022-23 Record |
| 1 | Estherville-Lincoln Central | 24-1 |
| 2 | Solon | 23-3 |
| 3 | Benton Community | 23-4 |
| 4 | Des Moines Christian | 21-4 |
| 5 | Dubuque Wahlert Catholic | 18-7 |
| 6 | Mount Vernon | 16-8 |
| 7 | Clear Lake | 21-3 |
| 8 | Harlan | 14-8 |
| 9 | Monticello | 18-6 |
| 10 | Algona | 17-7 |
| 11 | Forest City | 14-10 |
| 12 | Center Point-Urbana | 13-10 |
| 13 | Clarke | 16-7 |
| 14 | Unity Christian | 18-6 |
| 15 | Spirit Lake | 11-12 |
Class 4A
| No. | School | 2022-23 Record |
| 1 | Dallas Center-Grimes | 23-3 |
| 2 | Clear Creek-Amana | 18-5 |
| 3 | Ballard | 19-4 |
| 4 | Mason City | 14-7 |
| 5 | North Polk | 23-3 |
| 6 | Waverly-Shell Rock | 16-7 |
| 7 | Bishop Heelan | 23-3 |
| 8 | Humboldt | 15-8 |
| 9 | Carlisle | 15-8 |
| 10 | Le Mars | 13-10 |
| 11 | Central DeWitt | 14-8 |
| 12 | Xavier | 16-8 |
| 13 | Decorah | 21-3 |
| 14 | Maquoketa | 13-10 |
| 15 | Western Dubuque | 5-19 |
Class 5A
| No. | School | 2022-23 Record |
| 1 | Johnston | 24-2 |
| 2 | Pleasant Valley | 26-0 |
| 3 | Dowling Catholic | 20-5 |
| 4 | Davenport North | 21-3 |
| 5 | Ankeny Centennial | 18-7 |
| 6 | Cedar Falls | 15-7 |
| 7 | West Des Moines Valley | 15-9 |
| 8 | Waukee | 11-12 |
| 9 | Sioux City East | 17-5 |
| 10 | Waukee Northwest | 8-13 |
| 11 | Southeast Polk | 15-8 |
| 12 | Cedar Rapids Prairie | 10-12 |
| 13 | Ankeny | 12-11 |
| 14 | Waterloo West | 22-2 |
| 15 | Sioux City West | 11-13 |
