The Xavier Saints remained in fourth place in the Class 4A football rankings in the Des Moines Register Sunday following their 35-13 victory over Washington Thursday night.

Ankeny topped the rankings, followed by three straight teams from the Mississippi Valley Conference with No. 2 Cedar Falls, No. 3 Iowa City West and No. 4 Xavier.

The Saints host Waterloo West this Friday for homecoming, then visit Cedar Fals Oct. 12 in the UNI-Dome before finishing the regular season against Linn-Mar Oct. 19 at home.

Decorah is ranked No. 1 in Class 3A again.

CLASS 4A RANKINGS
. Ankeny (6-0), 2. Cedar Falls (6-0), 3. Iowa City West (6-0), 4. Xavier (6-0), 5. Pleasant Valley (6-0), 6. Dowling (4-2), 7. Southeast Polk (4-2), 8. West Des Moines Valley (4-2), 9. Urbandale (5-1), 10. Dubuque Senior (5-1).

CLASS 3A RANKINGS
1. Decorah (6-0), 2. Heelan (6-0), 3. Norwalk (6-0), 4. Grinnell (6-0), 5. Boone (6-0), 6. Solon (5-1), 7. Creston/Orient-Macksburg (5-1), 8. Williamsburg (5-1), 9. Harlan (5-1), 10. ADM (5-1).