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Minnesota’s final high school football class-by-class state polls for 2025

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Media members from across the state spent weeks refining the top 10s. As the playoffs begin, here is their last batch of the season.

St. Thomas Academy players and fans celebrate during a September victory. Today they can celebrate holding the top ranking in Class 5A. (Carlos Gonzalez)
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By Jim Paulsen

The Minnesota Star Tribune

Minnesota football polls: 2025’s final list

First-place votes in parentheses, followed by record, total points, previous ranking.

CLASS 6A

1. Maple Grove (12), 8-0, 120, 1

2. Centennial, 7-1, 103, 2

3. Rosemount, 7-1, 94, 5

4. Eden Prairie, 6-2, 64, 6

5. Champlin Park, 7-1, 63, 7

6. Forest Lake, 7-1, 59, 8

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1. St. Thomas Academy (11), 8-0, 119, 1

2. Spring Lake Park (1), 8-0, 101, 2

3. Chanhassen, 7-1, 84, 4

4. Alexandria, 7-1, 79, 5

5. Mahtomedi, 7-1, 68, 3

6. Monticello, 7-1, 66, 6

7. Elk River, 6-2, 51, 9

8. Chaska, 6-2, 33, 8

9. Mankato East, 6-2, 25, 10

10. Cretin-Derham Hall, 5-3, 14, 7

Others receiving votes: Buffalo 8, Minneapolis Southwest 4, Minneapolis Washburn 3, Northfield 2, Tartan 2, Bemidji 1, Mankato West 1, St. Francis 1

CLASS 4A

1. Byron (11), 8-0, 119, 1

2. Marshall (1), 8-0, 109, 2

3. Kasson-Mantorville, 7-1, 86, 3

4. Grand Rapids, 7-1, 73, 4

5. Rocori, 7-1, 51, 6

6. Stewartville, 6-2, 50, 5

7. Hill-Murray, 7-1, 45, 7

8. Holy Angels, 7-1, 43, 8

9. Hermantown, 7-1, 34, 9

10. Fergus Falls, 6-2, 17, 10

Others receiving votes: South St. Paul 11, St. Peter 9, Zimmerman 9, Delano 2, Benilde-St. Margaret’s 1, North Branch 1

CLASS 3A

1. Annandale (8), 8-0, 109, 1

2. Pequot Lakes (1), 8-0, 99, 2

3. Pierz (1), 8-0, 95, 3

4. Waseca (1), 8-0, 81, 4

5. Minneapolis North, 8-0, 73, 5

6. Pine Island (1), 8-0, 71, 6

7. St. Croix Lutheran, 8-0, 48, 7

8. Albany, 7-1, 46, 8

9. Winona Cotter, 7-1, 21, 9t

10. Holy Family, 6-2, 6, unranked

Others receiving votes: Howard Lake-Waverly-Winsted 3, Spectrum 2, Esko 2, Dilworth-Glyndon-Felton 1, Zumbrota-Mazeppa 1

CLASS 2A

1. Jackson County Central (11), 8-0, 119, 1

2. Holdingford, 8-0, 96, 2

3. Pillager, 8-0, 90, 3

4. Goodhue, 8-0, 81, 4

5. Waterville-Elysian-Morristown (1), 8-0, 75, 5

6. Moose Lake-Willow River, 8-0, 68, 6

7. Staples-Motley, 7-1, 48, 7

8. Aitkin, 7-1, 23, 10

9. Chatfield, 6-2, 16, 8

9. Osakis, 7-1, 13, unranked

Others receiving votes: Eden Valley-Watkins 7, Triton 7, Caledonia 6, Redwood Valley 6, St. Cloud Cathedral 1

CLASS 1A

1. Minneota (11), 8-0, 117, 1

2. Springfield, 8-0, 102, 2

3. Fillmore Central (1), 8-0, 87, 3

4. Mahnomen/Waubun, 8-0, 84, 4

5. Cleveland, 8-0, 71, 5

6. Breckenridge, 8-0, 70, 6

7. Barnum, 7-1, 46, 7

8. Red Lake County, 7-1, 33, 8

9. Parkers Prairie, 7-1, 21, 10

10. Upsala/Swanville, 7-1, 14, unranked

Others receiving votes: Walker-Hackensack-Akeley 4, Dawson-Boyd 3

NINE-PLAYER

1. Hills-Beaver Creek (10), 8-0, 117, 1

2. Kittson Country Central (1), 8-0, 100, 2

3. Mabel-Canton (1), 8-0, 91, 3

4. Red Rock Central, 8-0, 85, 4

5. Hillcrest Lutheran, 8-0, 80, 5

6. Stephen-Argyle 7-1, 40, 9

7. Wabasso, 7-1, 37, 6

8. Edgerton, 7-1, 32, 7

9. Cook County, 7-0, 31, 8

10. Bertha-Hewitt, 7-1, 23, 10

Others receiving votes: Cromwell-Wright 16, Mille Lacs 3

Members of the voting media: Randy Shaver, Talk North/Star Tribune Strib Varsity; Andy Rennecke, St. Cloud Live; Gary Giombetti, Mesabi Daily News; Steve Thomson, WCCO Radio; Pat Ruff, Rochester Post-Bulletin; Jamey Malcomb, Duluth News Tribune; Reagan Hoverman, Duluth News Tribune; Joe Brown, West Central Tribune; Jace Frederick, St. Paul Pioneer Press; Brian Jerzak, formerly of PrepRedzone.com; Marcus Fuller, Star Tribune Strib Varsity; Jim Paulsen, Star Tribune Strib Varsity

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