Cedar Rapids Prairie returned to the Class 5A softball rankings Thursday in the No. 10 spot, according to the Iowa Girls High School Athletic Union.

The Hawks were ranked 8th, 9th or 10th in the first four polls this season before dropping out last week.

Cedar Rapids Jefferson dropped two spots to No. 6 in Class 5A. The Xavier Saints remained fifth in the Class 4A rankings.

Johnston is ranked No. 1 in Class 5A and Dallas Center-Grimes is No. 1 in Class 4A.

CLASS 5A

1. Johnston (27-2), 2. Dowling (23-8), 3. West Des Moines Valley (22-8), 4. Southeast Polk (24-9), 5. Muscatine (30-3), 6. Jefferson (28-5), 7. Iowa City West (24-7), 8. Pleasant Valley (21-6), 9. Waukee (19-12), 10. Prairie (23-9).

CLASS 4A

1. Dallas Center-Grimes (30-1), 2. Fort Dodge (27-7), 3. Solon (31-1), 4. Carlisle (26-2), 5. Xavier (25-5), 6. Ballard (23-5), 7. Davenport Assumption (26-9), 8. West Delaware (25-5), 9. Fairfield (23-6), 10. Oskaloosa (26-3), 11. Norwalk (22-10), 12. Keokuk (21-10), 13. Indianola (17-10), 14. Waverly-Shell Rock (26-6), 15. North Scott (16-9).