The Kennedy Cougars climbed two spots to No. 3 in the Class 3A boys soccer rankings Tuesday without playing a game.

Iowa City West and Linn-Mar, two of Kennedy's chief rivals in the Mississippi Valley Conference, got their seasons started last week against tough competition and lost a match. Iowa City West (2-1) fell from No. 1 to No. 8. Linn-Mar (1-1) dropped one notch from No. 3 to No. 4.

The chances are pretty good the shuffling might continue all season.

Johnston is the new No. 1 team in Class 3A, according to the Iowa High School Soccer Coaches Association. Prairie jumped one spot to 15th. Washington dropped out of the 3A rankings.

Norwalk is ranked No. 1 in Class 2A. Xavier is ranked No. 2 and Marion is No. 16.

CLASS 3A

(Records through April 4)

1. Johnston (3-0), 2. Iowa City High (2-0), 3. Kennedy (0-0), 4. Linn-Mar (1-1), 5. West Des Moines Valley (1-0), 6. Ankeny Centennial (3-0), 7. Ankeny (2-1), 8. Iowa City West (2-1), 9. Waukee (3-0), 10. Hempstead (1-0), 11. Dowling (2-1), 12. Ames (2-0), 13. Sioux City West (0-0), 14. Bettendorf (1-1), 15. Prairie (2-0), 16. Pleasant Valley (0-2).

CLASS 2A

(Records through April 4)

1. Norwalk (1-0), 2. Xavier (0-0), 3. Perry (0-0), 4. Waverly-Shell Rock (0-0), 5. Pella (1-0), 6. DeWitt Central (2-0), 7. Clear Creek-Amana (0-0), 8. Glenwood (0-0), 9. Sioux City Heelan (0-0), 10. Spencer (0-0), 11. Dallas Center-Grimes (1-0), 12. Davenport Assumption (1-1), 13. ADM (0-0), 14. Wahlert (0-0), 15. Webster City (0-0), 16. Marion (0-0).