The final week of outdoor football is about to begin. After this, the teams still alive head inside, with semifinals and the Prep Bowl at U.S. Bank Stadium.

Staff writer Jim Paulsen ranks the top 25 teams in the state that are still alive in the postseason playoffs.

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.

Shakopee, Kasson-Mantorville, Minneapolis Southwest and Thief River Falls all used the fourth quarter to win their way into the next round.

Triton’s Pierce Petersohn and St. Thomas Academy’s Dominic Baez were among those who joined Randy Shaver on “Strib Varsity Live” after their section semifinal games Saturday.

St. Thomas Academy, Mahtomedi, Hill-Murray, Benilde-St. Margaret’s, Minneapolis North and Elk River are among teams that advanced to section championships.

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

Ahead of the final games of the regular season, Centennial and Lakeville South moved into the upper echelon in Class 6A.