Minnesota Basketball News first rankings in 2023 had a number of changes following some holiday tournament action.

New Class 1A #1 is New Life Academy after they defeated Cherry.  Cass Lake-Bena jumped to #2 dropping two-time defending State Champion Hayfield to #4.

Goodhue is #6, Mankato Loyola #9, Lyle-Pacelli #12.

Undefeated Lake City is #1 in Class 2A.  Gopher Conference member Maple River is still #5, Lake Crystal-Wellcome Memorial #9 and Watertown-Mayer #11.

Class 3A #1 is still Totino-Grace.  Mankato East #8, Austin #9, Winona #18, Mankato West #19, Jordan #20.

Class 4A top team is still Park Center, Lakeville North stays at #2.  Eastview is #6, Farmington #8. Shakopee #10, Prior Lake #14, Lakeville South #15 and Rochester Mayo #17.

Complete listings are below:

Class 1A

  1. New Life Academy
  2. Cass Lake-Bena
  3. Cherry
  4. Hayfield
  5. Belgrade-Brooten-Elrosa
  6. Henning
  7. Goodhue
  8. Russell-Tyler-Ruthton
  9. Mankato Loyola
  10. Legacy Christian
  11. Lakeview
  12. Lyle-Pacelli
  13. Ada-Borup-West
  14. Deer River
  15. Southwest MN Christian
  16. Browerville-Eagle Valley
  17. Battle Lake
  18. Mahnomen-Waubun
  19. Lester Prairie
  20. Warren-Alvarado-Oslo

Class 2A

  1. Lake City
  2. Holy Family Catholic
  3. Minneapolis North
  4. Maranatha Christian
  5. Maple River
  6. Minnehaha Academy
  7. Perham
  8. Albany
  9. Lake Crystal-Wellcome Memorial
  10. Esko
  11. Watertown-Mayer
  12. Mora
  13. Pequot Lakes
  14. Thief River Falls
  15. West Central Area
  16. Minneapolis Edison
  17. Dassel-Cokato
  18. Two  Harbors
  19. New London-Spicer
  20. Blue Earth Area

Class 3A

  1. Totino-Grace
  2. Benilde-St. Margaret's
  3. DeLaSalle
  4. Orono
  5. Mahtomedi
  6. Alexandria
  7. Princeton
  8. Mankato East
  9. Austin
  10. Hermantown
  11. New Ulm
  12. St. Anthony Village
  13. Delano
  14. Worthington
  15. Big Lake
  16. Marshall
  17. South St. Paul
  18. Winona
  19. Mankato West
  20. Jordan

Class 4A

  1. Park Center
  2. Lakeville North
  3. Hopkins
  4. Maple Grove
  5. Eden Prairie
  6. Eastview
  7. Minnetonka
  8. Farmington
  9. Wayzata
  10. Shakopee
  11. Cretin-Derham Hall
  12. Andover
  13. Stillwater
  14. Prior Lake
  15. Lakeville South
  16. East Ridge
  17. Rochester Mayo
  18. Buffalo
  19. Mounds View
  20. Brainerd

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