Fifty-six teams across Minnesota have advanced to the state quarterfinals from Class 6A down to Nine-Player. We rank the best of the bunch.

Three teams in the top 10 — No. 3 Rosemount, No. 8 Forest Lake and No. 9 Byron — lost to teams that didn’t make the list.

The first full week of the postseason led to Moorhead’s quick move and not much else.

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

Strib Varsity’s Jim Paulsen offers another statewide ranking before the section and Class 6A state tournaments begin this week.

The ranked teams lost mostly to each other, but Edina (51-44 loser to Moorhead) and Cretin-Derham Hall (61-27 loser to Elk River) were notable exceptions.

Ahead of the Week 8 games, Centennial and Lakeville South moved into the upper echelon in Class 6A.

Lakeville South, Centennial and Rosemount rose to fill gaps that emerged when Minnetonka and Forest Lake lost for the first time Friday.

Losses by No. 2 Minnetonka and No. 3 Forest Lake left Class 6A with a single undefeated team, Maple Grove.

Class 6A’s Maple Grove stands alone as a unanimous top pick in the seven football classes.