As section tournaments fired up, movement in the top 10 of the three classes was slight.

The latest list differs markedly from the previous one, especially in Class 2A, where Mahtomedi is No. 1 after not being ranked.

In the only change at the top, Elk River took over at No. 1 in Class 5A.

Minnesota Star Tribune writer Jim Paulsen offers his prediction for every section tournament in Minnesota.

Classes 4A, 3A and 2A played it down to four teams Wednesday, and Class 1A will take that step Thursday.

Going into the state tournament, here’s where Minnesota’s best teams fall in line.

Every game has one or more, from the first of Wednesday’s Class 1A quarterfinals (St. Cloud Cathedral’s John Hirschfeld) to the last in Thursday’s Class 2A first round (Rogers’ Parker Deschene and Nolen Geerdes, Edina’s Sam Peckham).

Going into the state tournament, here’s where Minnesota’s best teams fall in line.

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.

The Spuds have reached the final eight 21 times but have never won. Hibbing/Chisholm is seeded No. 1 in Class 1A.