The Xavier Saints remained in the No.1 spot in the Class 4A football rankings by the Des Moines Register Sunday.

The Saints (2-0) blanked Jefferson, 44-0, Friday night.

Cedar Falls (2-0) is ranked No.2 in the poll. The Saints and Tigers will meet in a Mississippi Valley Conference showdown at Xavier Oct. 18.

Dowling Catholic is ranked No.3 in Class 4A, followed by Pleasant Valley, Bettendorf and Iowa City West in the 4-5-6 spots.

CLASS 4A

1. Xavier (2-0), 2. Cedar Falls (2-0), 3. Dowling (2-0), 4. Pleasant Valley (2-0), 5. Bettendorf (2-0), 6. Iowa City West (2-0), 7. Urbandale (2-0), 8. West Des Moines Valley (1-1), 9. Ames (2-0), 10. Waukee (1-1).

CLASS 3A

1. Sioux City Heelan (2-0), 2. Harlan (2-0), 3. Grinnell (2-0), 4. Pella (2-0), 5. Clear Lake (2-0), 6. Decorah (2-0), 7. Spencer (2-0), 8. Waverly-Shell Rock (1-1), 9. Webster City (2-0), 10. Williamsburg (1-1).

CLASS 2A

1. Waukon (2-0), 2. West Marshall (2-0), 3. Carroll Kuemper (2-0), 4. Albia (2-0), 5. Spirit Lake (2-0), 6. Union (2-0), 7. Boyden-Hull (2-0), 8. Mediapolis (2-0), 9. PCM (2-0), 10. Dyersville Beckman (1-1).

CLASS 1A

1. Iowa City Regina (2-0), 2. Mount Ayr (2-0), 3. South Winneshiek (2-0), 4. Clayton Ridge (2-0), 5. Council Bluffs St. Albert (2-0), 6. Saint Ansgar (2-0), 7. Dike-New Hartford (2-0), 8. Aplington-Parkersburg (1-1), 9. West Branch (2-0), 10. North Fayette (2-0).

CLASS A

1. BGM (2-0), 2. West Lyon (2-0), 3. Wapsie Valley (2-0), 4. AHST (2-0), 5. Akron-Westfield (2-0), 6. Montezuma (2-0), 7. AGWSR (2-0), 8. East Mills (2-0), 9. Algona Garrigan (1-1), 10. Belmond-Klemme (2-0).

EIGHT-PLAYER

1. Exira-EHK (2-0), 2. Don Bosco (3-0), 3. Adair-Casey (3-0), 4. Springville (3-0), 5. Glidden-Ralston (2-0), 6. Newell-Fonda (2-0), 7. West Bend-Mallard (3-0), 8. Sidney (2-0), 9. Lamoni (3-0), 10. Janesville (1-1).