Defending champion Linn-Mar and Washington are the only Metro teams ranked in the preseason girls basketball rankings released Thursday (Nov. 18) by the Iowa Girls High School Athletic Union.

Linn-Mar is ranked No. 4 and Washington No. 6 in Class 4A.  Mississippi Valley Conference foes Iowa City High, Iowa City West and Waterloo West are ranked Nos. 3, 8 and 11, respectively.  Des Moines East is ranked No. 1.