The 2025-26 Iowa high school girls basketball season officially kicks off on Friday, Nov. 21, and the Press-Citizen has ranked the teams in and around Iowa City ahead of the new campaign.

Here is our preseason ranking of all six Iowa City-area teams in Iowa high school girls basketball.

High school girls basketball rankings in Iowa City area

1. Iowa City West (Class 5A)

The Trojans return all five of their starters from last season, including Drake basketball commit Grace Fincham and standout guard Sasha Baldwin. Fincham, a senior and leading scorer, will guide this squad again with a strong supporting cast around her. The Trojans have fallen one game short of the state tournament in each of the last four seasons, but they have a good shot at ending that drought this season.

2. Iowa C

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