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The Minnesota Top 20, the Star Tribune’s high school football rankings: Week 6

By Jim Paulsen, The Minnesota Star Tribune, 09/30/24, 2:15PM CDT

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Maple Grove remained on top in Class 6A, while several Class 5A teams continued to show they belong on Jim Paulsen’s statewide, class-crossing list.

Minnetonka football is one of three undefeated Class 6A teams through five weeks of the MN high school football season. The Skippers also hold down one of the top three places in our Minnesota Top 20 rankings. (Ayrton Breckenridge/The Minnesota Star Tribu

Minnetonka remains one of three undefeated Class 6A teams through five weeks of MN high school football. The Skippers also hold down one of the top three places in our Minnesota Top 20 rankings. (Ayrton Breckenridge/The Minnesota Star Tribune)

MN high school football rankings: 

The Minnesota Top 20

Well, this is a bit of a conundrum.

I’ve written in past weeks, explaining why Class 6A teams tend to dominate any statewide rankings — size and depth of talent, mostly — but I admit, I didn’t see this coming.

While the top three teams in 6A are all undefeated and deserve to be at the top of the rankings, results from other parts of the state are making it tougher and tougher to stay consistent.

I’ve been saying all season to anyone who would listen (which tends to be mostly my wife) that Class 5A is the deepest in the state.

That shows in the rankings, with six very good 5A teams holding down spots on the list.

To view the entire list, click here to read this story on startribune.com.

For statewide rankings, click here.

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