Minnesota Holiday Break High School Boys Basketball Rankings

Minnesota Basketball News has revealed their latest rankings just in time for the holiday break.  This is approximately a quarter into the 2022-2023 season.

There are not many changes in boys or girls among the top 5 in the four classes.

In boys,two-time defending Class A Champion Hayfield was defeated by Cherry to the Tigers are on top with Hayfield #2.  Goodhue is #8, Mankato Loyola #10, Lyle-Pacelli #14.

Below are the Class 1A Top 20 according to Minnesota Basketball News.

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

Lake City is rated #2 in Class 2A following their 6-0 start to the season.  Holy Family Catholic is #1.  Maple River #5, Plainview-Elgin-Millville #7, Watertown-Mayer #10.

Below are the Class 2A Top 20 teams ranked by Minnesota Basketball News.

1. Holy Family Catholic
2. Lake City
3. Minneapolis North
4. Maranatha Christian
5. Maple River
6. Minnehaha Academy
7. Plainview-Elgin-Millville
8. Perham
9. Pequot Lakes
10. Watertown-Mayer
11. Albany
12. Mora
13. Sauk Centre
14. Esko
15. Thief River Falls
16. Rock Ridge
17. New London-Spicer
18. Crosby-Ironton
19. West Central Area
20. Two Harbors

Four Big Nine Conference teams are among the Top 15 Class 3A teams ranked by Minnesota Basketball News.

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

The largest schools are topped by Park Center.  Six South Suburban Conference schools are among the top 17 in Class 4A.

Below are the Class 4A Top 20 as determined by Minnesota Basketball News.

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