The Cedar Rapids Xavier Saints climbed one spot to No.8 in the Class 4A football rankings Sunday in the Des Moines Register poll.

Xavier (6-1) defeated Waterloo West, 40-14, Friday night.

West Des Moines Dowling is No.1 in Class 4A, followed by Pleasant Valley, Ames, Waukee and Iowa City High.

Sioux City Heelan is ranked No.1 in Class 3A, Waukon is No.1 in Class 2A, Iowa City Regina is No.1 in Class 1A, BGM is No.1 in Class A and Exira/Elk Horn-Kimballtown is No.1 in Eight-Player.

CLASS 4A

1. West Des Moines Dowling 7-0, 2. Pleasant Valley 7-0, 3. Ames 7-0, 4. Waukee 6-1, 5. Iowa City High 6-1, 6. Bettendorf 6-1, 7. West Des Moines Valley 5-2, 8. Xavier 6-1, 9. Urbandale 5-2, 10. Davenport Assumption 6-1.

CLASS 3A

1. Sioux City Heelan 7-0, 2. Pella 7-0, 3. Clear Lake 7-0, 4. Decorah 7-0, 5. Harlan 6-1, 6. Boone 7-0, 7. Solon 6-1, 8. Washington 6-1, 9. Dallas Center-Grimes 6-1, 10. Carroll 5-2.

CLASS 2A

1. Waukon 7-0, 2. West Marshall 7-0, 3. Carroll Kuemper 7-0, 4. Albia 7-0, 5. Mediapolis, 6. New Hampton 7-0, 7. Central Lyon/George-Little Rock 6-1, 8. Boyden-Hill/Rock Valley 6-1, 9. Cascade 6-1, 10. North Polk 6-1.

CLASS 1A

1. Iowa City Regina 7-0, 2. Council Bluffs St. Albert 7-0, 3. Dike-New Hartford 7-0, 4. North Fayette Valley 7-0, 5. Van Meter 7-0, 6. Maquoketa Valley 7-0, 7. Fort Dodge St. Edmond 7-0, 8. Wilton 6-1, 9. Mount Ayr 6-1, 10. Clayton Ridge (6-1).

CLASS A

1. BGM 7-0, 2. West Lyon 7-0, 3. Wapsie Valley 7-0, 4. AHST 7-0, 5. AGWSR 8-0, 6. Pekin 6-1, 7. Lisbon 5-2. 8. Montezuma 6-1, 9. Albona Garrigan 5-2, 10. Hinton 5-2.

EIGHT-PLAYER

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