The Xavier boys fell from No. 1 to No. 2 in the latest Iowa High School Soccer Coaches Association poll released Tuesday.

Xavier was beaten by Class 3A No. 5 Bettendorf and tied with Class 2A No. 9 Pella on Saturday in the Waukee tournament to open the season. The Saints were missing eight players, including four starters, who were away on spring break.

Norwalk replaced Xavier atop the 2A poll and garnered eight first-place votes. Xavier got four first-place votes.

Kennedy is ranked No. 6 in the Class 3A poll and Marion is No. 16 in the 2A poll. Jefferson, Washington and Prairie were among the 3A teams receiving votes.

Iowa City West is ranked No. 1 in Class 3A and Iowa City Regina is No. 1 in Class 1A.

IHSSCA BOYS RANKINGS
(First-place votes in parentheses)

CLASS 3A

1. Iowa City West (10), 2. WDM Valley, 3. WDM Dowling, 4. Johnston, 5. Bettendorf, 6. CR Kennedy, 7. Iowa City High, 8. Cedar Falls, 9. Ames, 10. Waukee, 11. Muscatine, 12. Ankeny, 13. Waterloo West, 14. SC West, 15. Pleasant Valley, 16. SC North
Others receiving votes -- CR Jefferson, CR Washington, DM Hoover, CR Prairie

CLASS 2A

1. Norwalk (8), 2. CR Xavier (4), 3. Dubuque Wahlert, 4. ADM, 5. Spirit Lake, 6. Grinnell, 7. Glenwood, 8. Decorah, 9. Pella, 10. Clear Creek Amana, 11. Spencer, 12. Perry, 13. Hudson, 14. Denison-Schleswig, 15. Knoxville, 16. Marion
Others receiving votes -- SC Heelan, DeWitt Central, Keokuk, Waverly-Shell Rock

CLASS 1A

1. Iowa City Regina, 2. Solon, 3. (tie) Waterloo Columbus and MOC-Floyd Valley, 5. Holy Trinity, 6. CB St. Albert, 7. Nevada, 8. Albia, 9. Dyersville Beckman, 10. Iowa Mennonite, 11. Columbus Jct., 12. Bondurant-Farrar, 13. Burlington Notre Dame, 14. Riverside Oakland, 15. Unity Christian