Goodhue Tops in First Class A Girls Basketball Poll

The Minnesota Basketball News does the rankings in high school girls and boys basketball for the Associated Press.

The first poll of the 2016-17 season has defending state champions Goodhue tops in Class 1A.

The Wildcats won the Red Wing Invitational Tournament over the weekend to get their season started on the right foot.

Goodhue head coach Josh Wieme told KDHL on the Goodhue Coaches Show on Saturday that it's tough to repeat as a section champion, let alone state, and said the girls have to be as hungry as they were last year in order to accomplish that feat.

Here is the listing of Class 1A:

1. Goodhue
2. Maranatha Christian
3. Mountain Iron-Buhl
4. Wheaton-Herman-Norcross
5. Cromwell
6. Southwest Minnesota Christian
7. Canby
8. Cedar Mountain-Comfrey
9. Mankato Loyola
10. Mayer Lutheran

Plainview-Elgin-Millville is the defending state title holder in Class 2A and is not atop the first poll for that class.

Here is the listing of Class 2A:

1. Watertown-Mayer
2. Roseau
3. Plainview-Elgin-Millville
4. Sauk Centre
5. Minnehaha Academy
6. Esko
7. New London-Spicer
8. Norwood Young America
9. Annandale
10. Dilworth-Glyndon-Felton

Holy Angels Academy captured the Class 3A championship last March and also is not picked on top of that ranking. This is the class Faribault plays in.

Here is the listing of Class 3A:

1. Hutchinson
2. Winona
3. Alexandria
4. Academy of Holy Angels
5. Mahtomedi
6. DeLasalle
7. Princeton
8. Kasson-Mantorville
9. Waseca
10. Grand Rapids

Defending Class 4A champs Hopkins are picked to top that poll.

Here is the listing for Class 4A:

1. Hopkins
2. Eastview of Apple Valley
3. Park Center
4. St. Michael-Albertville
5. Lakeville North
6. East Ridge
7. Elk River
8. Centennial
9. Wayzata
10. Minnetonka

A number of teams had their season openers over Thanksgiving weekend but most schools begin this week.