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.

Six of the eight teams remaining in the large-school playoff bracket come from Minnesota’s most powerful district.

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.

Halloween brought big upsets and broken records as teams advanced to the football state quarterfinals.

East Ridge, Maple Grove, Prior Lake and Minnetonka played in the 6A playoffs Friday and the games are available for replay on Strib Varsity.

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

Minnetonka’s Caleb Francois and Moorhead’s Jett Feeney were among Randy Shaver’s guests on Friday’s “Strib Varsity Live.”

The teams in Strib Varsity’s statewide ranking went 25-for-25 on the playoff weekend.

Maple Grove, Minnetonka, Eden Prairie and Edina played in Class 6A’s first round on Friday, and the games are available for replay on Strib Varsity.