Sportswriter Ron Haggstrom’s final 2024-25 Minnesota Top 25 ranking after the state tournament.

Class 4A’s higher seeds all won, though Wayzata was tested by Moorhead, and Classes 3A and 2A also went according to form.

Also, Hopkins sophomore Erma Walker plays a part in girls basketball state history.

This edition of the Star Tribune’s Minnesota Top 25 ranks the best boys basketball teams in the state tournament.

Cretin-Derham Hall (Class 4A), Mankato East (3A) and Albany (2A) received the No. 1 seeds. The Class 1A seeds will be released Saturday night.

The brackets will be revealed Saturday, and quarterfinals will begin Tuesday.

With section tournaments underway, three No. 1 seeds have already been ousted, only one of which was in the Star Tribune’s Top 25 rankings.

It’s section tournament time, and the best teams are yet to face challenges of the type that roil the rankings.

Second seed Stillwater, with goalie Cal Conway off MSHSL suspension, will face Andover, a state champ not long ago but a 15-13 seventh seed this season.

Class 4A’s Cretin-Derham Hall remains the top-ranked team in Minnesota for the Star Tribune.