Mayer Lutheran and Minneota, the teams that played for the state title last fall, switched spots atop their class’ list.

Lakeville South rose to No. 1 in Class 4A, moving Chanhassen down to No. 2.

Surprising teams often feature surprise standouts, and even well-established programs have under-the-radar athletes.

Maple Grove, the Lakeville schools, Cretin-Derham Hall and others are in the stretch run of conference title races.

Chanhassen’s Ella Zieske and Waconia’s Cora Thiemann are No. 3 and No. 4 in Prep Dig’s Minnesota Class of 2028 rankings. Their teams met Tuesday in a match streamed on Strib Varsity.

Marshall remains No. 1 in the ranking, but Strib Varsity writer Marcus Fuller has different teams in nine of the top 10 spots.

Marshall, Chanhassen and the Lakeville schools, all squads that have been No. 1 in their class this season, hold the top four spots.

Chanhassen is the new No. 1, ahead of Lakeville North and Lakeville South, while the No. 1 teams in Class 3A, 2A and 1A remain the same.

Marshall won its Southwest Minnesota Challenge last weekend, catapulting the Tigers into the No. 1 position.

Lakeville North replaces rival at No. 1 in Class 4A, while Marshall (3A), Hawley (2A) and Minneota (1A) hold steady in the coaches poll released Sept. 7.