Minnesota High School Football Rankings
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Lots of movement came to Class 5A, but the top teams in the other classes stayed put.
In the only change at the top, Elk River took over at No. 1 in Class 5A.
Can anyone get in the way of a Maple Grove-Minnetonka showdown — that’s No. 1 vs. No. 2 — on Oct. 15?
Top-10 losses abounded, but they weren’t exactly upsets. No. 4 Edina fell to No. 12 Eden Prairie, No. 6 Moorhead lost to No. 2 Minnetonka and No. 10 Champlin Park sunk against No. 9 Centennial.
Defending champs Maple Grove, Jackson County Central and Minneota rank No. 1 in respective classifications.
Minnetonka is pressing Maple Grove for the No. 1 spot in the Week 3 Strib Varsity rankings.
Strib Varsity’s Jim Paulsen didn’t see anything to change his mind in a big way, and he doesn’t see much that separates the first four teams.
Jim Paulsen’s preseason ranking of the best teams in the state regardless of class.
Stewartville, an undefeated Class 3A team, makes its first appearance in Jim Paulsen’s take on the top 20 high school football teams in the state, regardless of class.
Becker, Stewartville, Barnesville, Minneota and Nevis were voted No. 1 in respective polls for Class 4A through nine-player classifications.