Gazette high school football poll 2026: How the ranked teams fared in Week 1 Jeff Linder, The Gazette, Cedar Rapids, Iowa Aug 29, 2026 4 hrs ago 0 Prefer us on Google Learn More Facebook Twitter Bluesky WhatsApp SMS Email Print Copy article link Save How the ranked teams from The Gazette’s preseason football poll fared in Week 1:kAmr=2DD dpk^AmkAm}@] ` (2F<66 }@CE9H6DE W_\`X =@DE E@ p?<6?J[ ag\a_]k^AmkAm}@] a (6DE s6D |@:?6D s@H=:?8 W`\_X 362E }@] c (6DE s6D |@:?6D '2==6J[ a`\_]k^AmkAm}@] b y@9?DE@? W`\_X 362E (2F<66[ ca\f]k^AmkAm}@] c (6DE s6D |@:?6D '2==6J W_\`X =@DE E@ }@] a (6DE s6D |@:?6D s@H=:?8[ a`\_]k^Am kAm}@] d x@H2 r:EJ {:36CEJ W`\_X 362E r652C u2==D[ a`\f]k^Am People are also reading… Denison woman dies, Lincoln driver seriously injured in western Iowa crash One TV weather team – two devastating diagnoses Will winter be snowy, stormy or mild? Farmers' Almanac forecast by region Is Iowa losing its religion? 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