Forest Lake specialists walk onto the field to warmup before playing Eagan at Forest Lake Area High School in Forest Lake, Minn. on Friday, Oct. 11, 2024. Forest Lake is No. 14 in this week's Minnesota Top 20. (Alex Kormann/The Minnesota Star Tribune)
It wouldn’t be polite to gloat. And, truthfully, too soon. There’s still one game left in the regular season schedule, which comes to a much-too-soon conclusion this week.
But I have to remind high school football fans that I’ve been consistently ranking Maple Grove No. 1 in the Minnesota Top 20.
Let’s also take a moment to recognize Moorhead’s 36-34 victory over Alexandria, a matchup that lived up to it’s advanced billing as the game of the year in Class 5A, and perhaps the entire state.
The evidence is clear: football is being played at a high level across the entire state of Minnesota, and that is evidenced in our latest Minnesota Top 20.
Click here to see the latest Minnesota Top 20 on startribune.com.
Previous Top 20 rankings
MN high school football rankings: The Star Tribune's Minnesota Top 20, the Prep Bowl edition
- By Jim Paulsen, The Minnesota Star Tribune 11/25/2024, 5:45pm CST
MN high school football rankings: The Minnesota Top 20 — the postseason edition
- By Jim Paulsen, The Minnesota Star Tribune 10/24/2024, 12:00pm CDT
MN high school football rankings: The Minnesota Top 20 for Week 7
- By Jim Paulsen, The Minnesota Star Tribune 10/07/2024, 6:15pm CDT
The Minnesota Top 20, the Star Tribune’s high school football rankings: Week 6
- By Jim Paulsen, The Minnesota Star Tribune 09/30/2024, 2:15pm CDT
The Minnesota Top 20, the Star Tribune’s The Minnesota Top 20, the Star Tribune’s high school football rankings: Week 5
- By Jim Paulsen, The Minnesota Star Tribune 09/23/2024, 6:30pm CDT
Contenders are plenty and clear choices few for top spots in Minnesota Top 20 high school football ranking
- By Jim Paulsen, The Minnesota Star Tribune 09/16/2024, 12:00pm CDT
Maple Grove stands strong atop the Minnesota Top 20 football rankings, but we see you, Edina
- By Jim Paulsen, Star Tribune 09/09/2024, 1:30pm CDT
Football Hub Headlines
MN high school football recruiting: Here’s where Division I football recruits across Minnesota are expected to sign during the early period
- By Star Tribune staff 12/03/2024, 1:45pm CST
MN high school football: Meet the Minnesota Star Tribune’s All-Prep Bowl Team
- By Ron Haggstrom, David La Vaque and Jim Paulsen, The Minnesota Star Tribune 11/25/2024, 6:00pm CST
MN high school football rankings: The Star Tribune's Minnesota Top 20, the Prep Bowl edition
- By Jim Paulsen, The Minnesota Star Tribune 11/25/2024, 5:45pm CST
MN high school football state tournament: Elk River defeats Alexandria in Class 5A championship
- By Jim Paulsen, The Minnesota Star Tribune 11/23/2024, 7:30pm CST
MN high school football state tournament: Stewartville repeats as 3A champs with win over Dassel-Cokato
- By David La Vaque, The Minnesota Star Tribune 11/23/2024, 6:00pm CST
