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Update: all section seeds are in, no surprises that changed any write-ups. Hooray for efficiency!

Guessing seeds is a weird mix of assumptions on head-to-head, reputation, and some vague knowledge of internal politicking.

The regular season is done, that Hill-Moorhead game just happened, and we are headed into the playoffs! Let’s hope that game at Aldrich sets the standard for what we’re about to see. As usual, I shake up the format this week, first listing a top 25 and then walking through sections. Seedings are spe...

FYI: updated the Stillwater write-up to acknowledge their forfeits, but it doesn't change my ranking of them. As for the Benilde/Shakopee question, I'm just riding Shakopee momentum and have been a little skeptical on what Benilde's ceiling is this season. From a strict quality wins standpoint I und...

There’s just one week to go in the regular season, and after over two months of near total stasis at the top, all chaos has finally broken loose. I kind of missed it, and am excited to see what a bunch of other good games do to it this week. It’s also time for one last look at section seeding as we ...

1. Moorhead (22-1) -I wouldn’t call it the Spuds’ best week of the season this past season, as they let East Grand Forks hang around for a while and went to the wire with Hermantown, but they got the wins and kept the winning streak running, which is significant in a week when the teams immediately ...

Just three weeks to go in the regular season! 1. Moorhead (19-1) -It was a week of running time against section opponents for the Spuds, who have now won 19 straight. They hit the road this week and have contests with a couple of Class A’s better offerings, including a clash of top-ranked teams in e...

For the first time in three weeks there was some movement in the top six, though it is only a mild flip, and we’re starting to see a little more stability beyond that group, too. Rankings: 1. Moorhead (17-1) -The Spuds eased past Sartell and then handled Wayzata with relative ease, avenging their lo...

The order at the top has been solidifying, with very little movement among the top six yet again, but there is a muddle of Suburban East teams after that, and with some new South Suburban intrigue and Lake Conference play getting going in earnest, there are still plenty of moving parts. Here’s where...

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Karl Well done as usual. As my usual read—-after Sunday Morning mass as I wait in the lot so traffic dies down I open up and enjoy your rankings. Thanks One thought this week—I anticipated your first three way tie in the rankings—wayzata/Tonka/ EP. Have you ever said …screw it ..no clue who is bett...

Another week, another very uneventful top six, but things do liven up a bit after that as a couple of teams that had been just outside the top ten had quality weeks. 1. Moorhead (13-1) -The Spuds backed up their win over St. Thomas in Prior Lake with an overtime victory at home over the Cadets, furt...

The holiday tourney chaos is over, though I’m not sure how much wiser we are. We have a new number one, but otherwise the top tier seemed to solidify itself, and there was shockingly little movement in spots 7-16 or so. Here’s what I’ve got: 1. Moorhead (11-1) -The Spuds marched through Prior Lake i...

It’s holiday tournament week! 1. St. Thomas Academy (8-0) -The Cadets passed their most serious test to date, defeating Cretin to assert their spot at the top. After a warmup game they get two of their three closest pursuers in these rankings, which will be the ultimate test for this superb start to...

The top six held steady this week, with some of them driving home the point with some big wins; further down, a couple of Lake teams are on the move, and rounding out the top 25 was painfully time-consuming, as it’s really a muddle beyond number 19 or so. It’s rivalry day for many of the top teams o...

None of the top six lost this past week, though I did some reshuffling of the top few spots to reflect some feelings about how they’re playing. The interesting stuff is in the 7-14 range, where some upstarts are on the move and 2AA collectively has become a giant question mark. Your rankings: 1. St....

A week and a half in, this season already looks very different from last season: is anyone really confident in the ordering of the top teams? This is only the start of the tumult. 1. St. Thomas Academy (3-0) -The Cadets came firing out of the gates, piling up the goals against weaker competition and...

Welcome to season number sixteen of these rankings! I am officially old. As usual, the schedule line includes the first two weeks of games; the first in-season rankings will come out December 1. 1. Edina -The defending champs will start back on top. With the likes of Mason West and Casey Vandertop a...

Appreciate the kind words, as always! All seeds are now in, along with a few mild corrections such as the ones noted above and a couple typos. I kept Edina at #2 in 6AA (as did the coaches) because they do have a win over Wayzata, and Benilde has a tie against Holy Angels. I think the Hornets' stron...

Happy end of the regular season! As usual, this means a format change in these rankings, with 1-25 listed out before walking through each section. Seedings are speculative and I’ll adjust if things come out in a different order. The top 25: 1. Minnetonka (23-0-2) 2. Wayzata (21-2-2) 3. Edina (20-4-1...

We’re heading into the final week of the regular season. The top four are obvious enough, but we are finally seeing some stability in the 5-7 range now. The chaos now comes in the 11-15 range. We’ll preview it all next week, but here’s where I see things with a handful of games left: 1. Minnetonka (...

With two weeks left in the regular season we’ve got a riveting three-way battle in the Lake, a couple of lurking teams playing relatively light schedules at this point in the season, and then a great big jumble, with some new faces in the 13-15 range this week. We’re coming down to the wire, and out...

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A few stray comments: My "not as dominant" comment in regards to Edina wasn't about their overall body of work so much as their gameplay. They got outshot by a lot by Wayzata, and while the shots were closer in the Tonka game, I thought they were outchanced; I would not say they controlled...

There are three weeks left in the regular season, and the top four remain clear, albeit with a small shift within them this week. After that? Your guess is as good as mine. Rankings: 1. Minnetonka (17-0-2) -This one remains a constant, as the Skippers obliterated two lesser opponents while their fel...