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Two defending champions play in Class 2A, with Caledonia the top seed in Section 1 and Minneapolis North, the 2016 Class 1A champ, the top seed in Section 4. 

Section 3 might have a more interesting battle at the top. Redwood Valley (7-1) is the top seed, but No. 2 seed Pipestone Area (7-1) was the state runner-up in 2015 and played in the 2014 tournament as well. Redwood Valley, ranked fifth in the AP poll, won the regular-season matchup 29-14 in Pipestone. The Arrows are ranked sixth in the poll.

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1. Redwood Valley
2. Pipestone
3. Tracy-Milroy-Balaton
4. Windom Area
5. Martin County West
6. St. James
7. Gibbon-Fairfax-WH

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