Lie it has been all season, Xavier once again was ranked No. 1 Thursday in the Class 2A soccer poll released by the Iowa Girls High School Athletic Union.

Three Metro teams are ranked in the top 10 of the Class 3A poll. Kennedy, which knocked off then No. 1 Iowa City West Saturday, moved up one spot to No. 6. Washington, which handed Xavier its only loss of the season Saturday, stayed at No. 8. Linn-Mar fell one spot to No. 10.

Jefferson also is ranked in the 3A poll at No. 12, up one spot from last week.

Kennedy plays at Linn-Mar tonight (Thursday) and Jefferson battles Washington at Kingston Stadium. Kennedy plays at No. 1 Xavier tomorrow (Friday) at 4:15 p.m.

IGHSAU RANKINGS

Class 3A
1. Ankeny  10-0
2. Johnston  5-1
3. WDM Valley  6-3
4. Bettendorf  7-2
5. Urbandale  7-1
6. CR Kennedy  6-1
7. Iowa City West  7-1
8. CR Washington  7-1
9. WDM Dowling  5-1
10. Linn-Mar  4-3
11. Council Bluffs Thomas Jefferson  6-4
12. CR Jefferson  4-5
13. Ames  1-4
14. Fort Dodge  5-3
15. Muscatine  5-5

Class 2A
1. CR Xavier  8-1
2. Pleasant Valley  6-3
3. Waukee  5-0
4. Lewis Central  7-2
5. Pella  4-3
6. ADM/Van Meter  6-2
7. Waverly-Shell Rock  4-4
8. Independence  8-1
9. DM Hoover  5-5
10. Glenwood  7-1
11. North Scott  7-5
12. Indianola  6-3
13. Spencer  7-1
14. Sioux City East  7-2
15. Grinnell  7-1

Class 1A
1. Union  8-0
2. Davenport Assumption  10-1
3. Dubuque Wahlert  8-2
4. Sioux City Heelan  5-1
5. Waterloo Columbus  9-0
6. Nevada  4-1
7. Solon  7-2
8. Dallas Center-Grimes  4-2
9. Denver  5-2
10.  Council Bluffs St. Albert  6-4
11. Gilbert  6-2
12. Bondurant-Farrar  7-2
13. Center Point-Urbana  4-3
14. Iowa City Regina  4-3
15. Burlington Notre Dame  7-2