The final week of the girls basketball regular season teed up what could be a Class 4A, Section 6 championship matchup between the top two teams in the state, with a spot at state on the line. That’s not a new situation for Hopkins and Wayzata, though.

Though the top Class 1A teams hover just outside the top 25, the squads at the top of the state’s smallest size classification have been making a statement recently.

Mountain Iron-Buhl (23-1) still seems to be the team to beat, but Northome/Kelliher (24-1) outdueled a strong Class 2A team, Duluth Marshall, in a 105-94 victory.

Speaking of duels, in a matchup of two of the top four teams in 1A, Sleepy Eye St. Mary’s beat New Richland-Hartland-Ellendale-Geneva 85-71. The game featured two of the season’s best scoring performances: 47 points for SESM junior Morgan Mathiowetz (North Dakota State) and 46 points for NRHEG senior Camryn VanMaldeghem.

Below, check out the final Top 25 power rankings as section playoffs get underway.

Minnesota Top 25

All teams are Class 4A unless noted otherwise. Players’ college commitments are included in parentheses.

1. Hopkins (22-2) Previous: No. 2

Hopkins and Wayzata split their regular-season meetings 1-1 ahead of a potential Section 6 championship clash, but recency gives the Royals the No. 1 spot after their 77-74 victory on Tuesday, Feb. 18. Junior guard Jaliyah Diggs led the game with 31 points, and junior forward Erma Walker scored 24.

2. Wayzata (21-4) Previous: No. 1

Four Trojans — junior Maren Day (South Dakota State), senior Kate Amelotte (Creighton), junior Annika Keiser and sophomore Mallory McBeth — scored 16 or more points against the Royals, but Wayzata couldn’t catch up to Hopkins in the second half of Tuesday’s regular-season rematch. They were equally well-balanced in a win over North Dakota school Horace, meeting up in Moorhead.

3. Maple Grove (20-5) Previous: 3

Senior guards Kate Holmquist (Montana) and Sophia Anderson (Augsburg) have developed into quite a dangerous scoring duo this season. They scored 22 and 25 points, respectively, in the Crimson’s 71-57 victory over St. Michael-Albertville.

4. Providence Academy (2A, 21-4) Previous: 4

The Lions led by nine at the half and held on for a 77-75 victory over Class 4A foe Monticello, with junior forward Lexi Nicolai hitting the game-winner and senior Maddyn Greenway (Kentucky) scoring 36.

5. Minnetonka (19-5) Previous: 5

The Skippers had an eight-day break to gear up for their regular-season finale against Lake Conference opponent Wayzata on Friday, Feb. 20.

6. Orono (3A, 21-3) Previous: 8

Five Spartans scored in double figures in victories over Chaska and Chanhassen, led by a combined 52 points from senior Mya Moore (Creighton). That puts Orono on top of a tough Metro West Conference with a 10-0 conference record.

Stream Orono’s final regular season game against Waconia on Friday, Feb. 20.

7. Rosemount (22-3) Previous: 7

The Irish emphatically avenged an earlier loss to Prior Lake with a 80-49 defeat of the Lakers. The Ramlall sisters — juniors Amisha and Arshia and sophomore Ashna — combined for 49 points. The victory clinched Rosemount at least a share of the South Suburban Conference title for the first time since 1991.

8. Rochester Mayo (24-1) Previous: 6

The Spartans didn’t get dinged by any losses, they just got shuffled as other top 10 teams faced higher-ranked opponents. Mayo beat Faribault 94-50, with a team-high 17 points for both senior Mia Banks and sophomore Claudia Elmer.

9. Stewartville (3A, 24-1) Previous: 9

In an 82-51 victory over Byron, senior Audrey Shindelar (South Dakota State) scored 27 points for the Tigers, who are a perfect 13-0 atop the Hiawatha Valley Conference.

Rewatch how Stewartville beat Byron here.

10. Marshall (3A, 22-4) Previous: 12

The Tigers repeated as Big South Conference champions, finishing the regular season atop their Black subdivision and beating Fairmont, the team atop the Gold subdivision, 77-50 on Feb. 17.

11. East Ridge (20-5) Previous: 10

The Raptors lost 61-58 to Cretin-Derham Hall despite a 27-point effort by senior Vienna Murray (Oklahoma), but followed that up with a victory over Park of Cottage Grove.

Stream East Ridge’s game against Roseville on Friday, Feb. 20.

12. Monticello (22-4) Previous: 14

Senior guard Samantha Voll (St. Thomas) is now the Magic’s all-time leading scorer, girls or boys, after a pair of 31-point performances in wins over St. Francis and North Branch. The Magic kept it close in a 77-75 loss to No. 4 Providence, too, with 27 points from Voll.

13. Hill-Murray (3A, 22-3) Previous: 13

Junior guard Mya Wilson is now the Pioneers’ record holder in both points and rebounds, helping Hill-Murray to victories over Roseville, St. Paul Como Park and North St. Paul.

14. Benilde-St. Margaret’s (3A, 19-6) Previous: 15

Another team that traveled to Moorhead to face a North Dakota school, the Red Knights lost 71-67 to Bismarck Century but responded with an 80-54 victory over New Prague.

15. Lakeville South (17-8) Previous: 17

Senior forward Amaya Pahl (Minnesota State Mankato) led the Cougars with 19 points in a 58-53 victory over Eastview, which put the Cougars in second place in the South Suburban Conference. They could claim a share of the conference title by beating first-place Rosemount on Feb. 20.

16. Chanhassen (17-8) Previous: 14

The Storm followed up last week’s big victory over Benilde-St. Margaret’s with back-to-back losses against Bloomington Jefferson, 79-60, and Orono, 85-64, but a victory over St. Louis Park.

17. Cretin-Derham Hall (3A, 18-8) Previous: 22

A 61-58 victory over East Ridge was one of the Raiders’ best of the year, led by 22 points from freshman Madeleine Hamiel and 15 points from freshman Teagan Jacobs.

18. Waconia (18-7) Previous: 16

Freshman Ireland Stier scored 15 points and senior Addison Bryfczynski had 14 in a 76-35 victory over Bloomington Jefferson.

19. Eastview (17-8) Previous: 18

The Lightning took on both Lakevilles, North and South, this week. While freshman guard Nevaeh Grosse’s 15 points led the way to a 63-59 victory over Lakeville North, Eastview couldn’t get past crosstown Lakeville South, losing 58-53.

20. Delano (3A, 20-6) Previous: 20

Junior wing Addie Iversen scored a season-high 27 points in the Tigers’ 69-57 victory over Jordan.

21. Crosby-Ironton (2A, 20-5) Previous: 18

In a 79-66 victory over section foe Proctor, senior guard Tori Oehrlein (Minnesota) finished with 28 points and 19 rebounds, while senior forward Lucy Lewandowski scored 20 points.

Stream Crosby-Ironton’s regular-season finale against Minnehaha Academy on Saturday, Feb. 21.

22. Roseville (19-6) Previous: 21

The Raiders sandwiched their loss to Hill-Murray with victories over Irondale and White Bear Lake, led by a combined 58 points across the three games for senior guard Maddie Sundberg (Hamline).

23. Lakeville North (13-13) Previous: unranked

The Panthers reappear in the rankings, ending their tough schedule with a close loss to Eastview and wins over Farmington and Shakopee. Sophomores Madilynn Bell and Lauren Robison led the way with 22 points each in the victory over Farmington.

24. Red Wing (3A, 23-4) Previous: unranked

The Wingers are on a 12-game win streak, including victories over other tough Class 3A teams like Byron and Northfield. They’ve given up more than 50 points only twice in that stretch and are led in scoring by senior Izzy Guetzlaff (Northern State).

25. Becker (3A, 18-7) Previous: unranked

The Bulldogs are 11-2 in their past 13 games, and the two losses came to ranked Monticello and Delano. In their latest victory, 58-46 over Alexandria, sophomore Juliana Stach scored a team-high 18 points, her second-highest haul this season.

Replay Becker’s win over Alexandria here.