The Top Ten teams in the Associated Press Iowa high school football polls of the 2022 season with first-place votes in parentheses and won-loss record, total points and position last week at right:
Class 5A
| Record | Pts | Prv | |
| 1. Pleasant Valley (8) | 6-0 | 105 | 1 |
| 2. West Des Moines Dowling (3) | 5-1 | 95 | 2 |
| 3. Ankeny | 5-1 | 86 | 3 |
| 4. Southeast Polk | 5-1 | 76 | 5 |
| 5. Cedar Rapids Prairie | 5-1 | 65 | 7 |
| 6. Davenport West | 6-0 | 39 | 8 |
| 7. Ankeny Centennial | 4-2 | 35 | NR |
| 8. Cedar Rapids Kennedy | 5-1 | 33 | 4 |
| 9. Cedar Falls | 4-2 | 28 | NR |
| 10. Ames | 5-1 | 20 | T9 |
Others receiving votes: Iowa City High 14. Urbandale 6. West Des Moines Valley 2. Waukee Northwest 1.
Class 4A
| Record | Pts | Prv | |
| 1. Council Bluffs Lewis Central (7) | 6-0 | 106 | 1 |
| 2. Cedar Rapids Xavier (3) | 6-0 | 91 | 2 |
| 3. Waverly-Shell Rock (1) | 6-0 | 90 | 3 |
| 4. Iowa CIty Liberty | 5-1 | 72 | T4 |
| 5. Indianola | 5-1 | 58 | T4 |
| 6. Carlisle | 5-1 | 44 | 6 |
| 7. Newton | 6-0 | 38 | 7 |
| 8. Bondurant Farrar | 5-1 | 35 | 8 |
| 9. Fort Madison | 5-0 | 22 | 10 |
| 10. Eldridge North Scott | 4-2 | 17 | NR |
Others receiving votes: Spencer 12. Epworth Western Dubuque 8. Norwalk 7. Webster City 5.
Class 3A
| Record | Pts | Prv | |
| 1. Humboldt (3) | 6-0 | 97 | 1 |
| 2. Adel ADM (1) | 6-0 | 94 | 2 |
| 3. Harlan (6) | 5-1 | 92 | 3 |
| 4. Mount Vernon (1) | 6-0 | 85 | 4 |
| 5. Nevada | 5-1 | 54 | 7 |
| 6. Independence | 6-1 | 52 | 8 |
| 7. Solon | 4-2 | 35 | 9 |
| 8. Alleman North Polk | 4-2 | 32 | 5 |
| 9. Creston | 5-1 | 25 | 6 |
| 10. Van Horne Benton | 4-2 | 9 | NR |
Others receiving votes: Carroll 8. Hampton-Dumont 7. Algona 4. Manchester West Delaware 4. MOC-Floyd Valley 4. DeWitt Central 2. Fairfield 1.
Class 2A
| Record | Pts | Prv | |
| 1. Williamsburg (5) | 6-0 | 104 | 1 |
| 2. Central Lyon-GLR (6) | 6-0 | 102 | 2 |
| 3. Spirit Lake | 6-0 | 84 | 3 |
| 4. State Center West Marshall | 6-0 | 80 | 4 |
| 5. O-A BCIG | 5-1 | 64 | 5 |
| 6. Greene County | 5-1 | 36 | NR |
| 7. Clarion-Goldfield-Downs | 5-1 | 35 | T9 |
| 8. Inwood West Lyon | 4-2 | 33 | 8 |
| 9. Osage | 4-2 | 25 | NR |
| 10. New Hampton | 5-1 | 20 | 6 |
Others receiving votes: Waukon 6. Monticello 5. Cresco Crestwood 5. Dubuque Wahlert 3. Red Oak 2. Goose Lake Northeast 1.
Class 1A
| Record | Pts | Prv | |
| 1. West Branch (8) | 6-0 | 105 | 1 |
| 2. Van Meter (3) | 5-1 | 92 | 2 |
| 3. Underwood | 6-0 | 81 | T3 |
| 4. Hawarden West Sioux | 5-1 | 79 | 5 |
| 5. Carroll Kuemper | 6-0 | 59 | 7 |
| 6. Dike-New Hartford | 5-1 | 56 | 8 |
| 7. Aplington-Parkersburg | 5-1 | 34 | 6 |
| 8. Durant | 5-1 | 25 | T3 |
| 9. Mediapolis | 5-1 | 22 | NR |
| 10. Pella Christian | 5-1 | 20 | 10 |
Others receiving votes: Monona MFL-Mar-Mac 9. Hull Western Christian 8. AC/GC 7. Sigourney-Keota 6. Waterloo Columbus 2.
Class A
| Record | Pts | Prv | |
| 1. Britt West Hancock (6) | 6-0 | 103 | 2 |
| 2. Grundy Center (2) | 6-0 | 91 | 1 |
| 3. Moville Woodbury Central (2) | 6-0 | 90 | 3 |
| 4. Lynnville-Sully | 6-0 | 72 | 4 |
| 5. A-H-S-T-W, Avoca | 6-0 | 69 | 5 |
| 6. Columbus Junction (1) | 6-0 | 53 | 7 |
| 7. Troy Mills North Linn | 5-1 | 39 | 6 |
| 8. Winthrop East Buchanan | 5-1 | 26 | 9 |
| 9. Le Mars Gehlen Catholic | 5-1 | 19 | 10 |
| 10. Alburnett | 5-1 | 13 | NR |
Others receiving votes: Fairbank Wapsie Valley 8. Hartley HMS 7. Mount Ayr 6. St. Ansgar 4. Southwest Valley 4. Mason City Newman 1.
Class 8-Man
| Record | Pts | Prv | |
| 1. Remsen Saint Mary’s (8) | 6-0 | 104 | 1 |
| 2. Wayland WACO (2) | 7-0 | 91 | 2 |
| 3. Gilbertville-Don Bosco (1) | 6-0 | 84 | 3 |
| 4. Gladbrook-Reinbeck | 6-0 | 65 | 6 |
| 5. Lenox | 6-0 | 57 | 7 |
| 6. Easton Valley | 4-1 | 54 | 5 |
| 7. West HarrisonMondamin | 6-0 | 45 | 8 |
| 8. Baxter | 6-0 | 35 | 9 |
| 9. Newell-Fonda | 5-1 | 21 | 4 |
| 10. Fremont Mills, Tabor | 5-1 | 16 | NR |
Others receiving votes: Liberty Center SE Warren 13. Harris-Lake Park 5. Winfield-Mount Union 5. Central City 3. Tripoli 3. Anita CAM 3. Graettinger-Terril/Ruthven-Ayrshire 1.
