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. West Des Moines Dowling (4) | 7-1 | 84 | 2 |
| 2. Pleasant Valley (5) | 8-0 | 82 | 1 |
| 3. Southeast Polk | 7-1 | 70 | 3 |
| 3. Ankeny | 7-1 | 70 | 4 |
| 5. Cedar Falls | 6-2 | 47 | 6 |
| 6. Cedar Rapids Prairie | 6-2 | 42 | 8 |
| 7. Johnston | 5-3 | 28 | NR |
| 8. Sioux City East | 6-2 | 20 | NR |
| 9. Ames | 6-2 | 14 | NR |
| 10. Marion Linn-Mar | 5-3 | 10 | NR |
| (tie) Iowa City High | 5-3 | 10 | NR |
Others receiving votes: Cedar Rapids Kennedy 7. Davenport West 4. Ankeny Centennial 4. Urbandale 2. West Des Moines Valley 1.
Class 4A
| Record | Pts | Prv | |
| 1. Council Bluffs Lewis Central (6) | 8-0 | 87 | 1 |
| 2. Cedar Rapids Xavier (2) | 8-0 | 77 | 2 |
| 3. Waverly-Shell Rock (1) | 8-0 | 76 | 3 |
| 4. Iowa CIty Liberty | 7-1 | 59 | 4 |
| 5. Carlisle | 7-1 | 50 | 5 |
| 6. Bondurant Farrar | 7-1 | 47 | 6 |
| 7. Eldridge North Scott | 6-2 | 39 | 7 |
| 8. Cedar Rapids Washington | 5-3 | 11 | NR |
| 9. Indianola | 5-3 | 10 | 8 |
| 10. Le Mars | 5-3 | 9 | NR |
| (tie) Norwalk | 5-3 | 9 | NR |
Others receiving votes: Webster City 8. Newton 4. Spencer 3. Epworth Western Dubuque 3. Burlington 2. Fort Madison 1.
Class 3A
| Record | Pts | Prv | |
| 1. Harlan (8) | 7-1 | 89 | 1 |
| 2. Mount Vernon (1) | 8-0 | 80 | 3 |
| 3. Nevada | 7-1 | 62 | 6 |
| 4. Adel ADM | 7-1 | 52 | 5 |
| 5. Independence | 8-1 | 51 | 4 |
| 6. Humboldt | 7-1 | 48 | 2 |
| 7. Solon | 6-2 | 43 | 7 |
| 8. Alleman North Polk | 6-2 | 28 | 9 |
| 9. Van Horne Benton | 6-2 | 20 | T10 |
| 10. MOC-Floyd Valley | 6-2 | 16 | T10 |
Others receiving votes: Creston 5. Manchester West Delaware 1.
Class 2A
| Record | Pts | Prv | |
| 1. Williamsburg (4) | 8-0 | 85 | 1 |
| 2. Central Lyon-GLR (5) | 8-0 | 84 | 2 |
| 3. State Center West Marshall | 8-0 | 65 | 4 |
| 4. Spirit Lake | 8-0 | 62 | 3 |
| 5. O-A BCIG | 7-1 | 56 | 5 |
| 6. Greene County | 7-1 | 35 | 6 |
| 7. Osage | 6-2 | 33 | 7 |
| 8. Inwood West Lyon | 6-2 | 25 | T8 |
| 9. Dubuque Wahlert | 6-2 | 18 | 10 |
| 10. Waukon | 5-3 | 15 | NR |
Others receiving votes: Monticello 9. West Union North Fayette 4. Centerville 2. New Hampton 1. Orange City Unity Christian 1.
Class 1A
| Record | Pts | Prv | |
| 1. West Branch (6) | 8-0 | 86 | 1 |
| 2. Van Meter (3) | 7-1 | 80 | 2 |
| 3. Underwood | 8-0 | 69 | 3 |
| 4. Hawarden West Sioux | 7-1 | 66 | 5 |
| 5. Carroll Kuemper | 7-1 | 35 | 4 |
| 6. Aplington-Parkersburg | 7-1 | 34 | 6 |
| 7. Pella Christian | 7-1 | 32 | 8 |
| 8. Monona MFL-Mar-Mac | 7-1 | 23 | 10 |
| 9. Dike-New Hartford | 6-2 | 20 | 9 |
| 10. Mediapolis | 7-1 | 18 | 7 |
Others receiving votes: Hull Western Christian 12. Jewell South Hamilton 8. Sigourney-Keota 8. Denver 4.
Class A
| Record | Pts | Prv | |
| 1. Britt West Hancock (6) | 8-0 | 83 | 1 |
| 2. Grundy Center (1) | 8-0 | 76 | 2 |
| 3. Moville Woodbury Central (1) | 8-0 | 72 | 3 |
| 4. A-H-S-T-W, Avoca (1) | 8-0 | 62 | 4 |
| 5. Lynnville-Sully | 8-0 | 57 | 5 |
| 6. Troy Mills North Linn | 7-1 | 37 | 7 |
| 7. Winthrop East Buchanan | 7-1 | 30 | 8 |
| 8. Alburnett | 7-1 | 23 | 9 |
| 9. Fairbank Wapsie Valley | 6-2 | 15 | 10 |
| 10. Columbus Junction | 7-1 | 12 | 6 |
Others receiving votes: Le Mars Gehlen Catholic 10. Mount Ayr 8. Hartley HMS 7. Mason City Newman 3.
Class 8-Man
| Record | Pts | Prv | |
| 1. Remsen Saint Mary’s (6) | 8-0 | 83 | 1 |
| 2. Wayland WACO (3) | 9-0 | 77 | 2 |
| 3. Gilbertville-Don Bosco | 7-0 | 75 | 3 |
| 4. Lenox | 8-0 | 55 | 4 |
| 5. Easton Valley | 6-1 | 49 | 6 |
| 6. West HarrisonMondamin | 8-0 | 44 | 5 |
| 7. Gladbrook-Reinbeck | 7-1 | 30 | 7 |
| 8. Newell-Fonda | 7-1 | 24 | 9 |
| 9. Liberty Center SE Warren | 8-1 | 21 | 10 |
| 10. Baxter | 7-1 | 7 | NR |
| (tie) Montezuma | 6-1 | 7 | NR |
Others receiving votes: Central City 6. Graettinger-Terril/Ruthven-Ayrshire 5. Jackson Junction Turkey Valley 5. Anita CAM 4. West Bend-Mallard 2. Fremont Mills, Tabor 1.
