The Jefferson J-Hawks are ranked No. 3 and the Prairie Hawks are ranked No. 4 in the first Iowa Wrestling Coaches Association dual meet poll of the season.

Jefferson and Prairie tangle Thursday night in a Mississippi Valley Conference showdown at Prairie.

The Linn-Mar Lions are ranked 13th in the poll. Southeast Polk and  Bettendorf rank 1-2.

The IWCOA rankings are used to determine which 16 teams will qualify for the Class 3A dual meet playoffs later this season.

IWCOA RANKINGS

1. Southeast Polk (4-0), 2. Bettendorf (2-0), 3. Jefferson (4-0), 4. Prairie (4-1), 5. Dowling (5-1), 6. West Des Moines Valley (3-0), 7. North Scott (6-2), 8. Johnston (2-1), 9. Pleasant Valley (9-1), 10. Fort Dodge (4-1), 11. Iowa City West (4-2), 12. Western Dubuque (8-2), 13. Linn-Mar (2-5), 14. Hempstead (5-2), 15. Waverly-Shell Rock (2-2), 16. Norwalk (6-0).