Minneapolis (AP) — The Associated Press state high school football polls for the week of September 29, first-place votes in parentheses, record and total points as voted upon by a statewide panel of prep sports writers:
| Class 5A | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| School | Total | Points | Prv |
| 1. Eden Prairie (7) | (5-0) | 88 | 1 |
| 2. Cretin-Derham Hall (2) | (4-0) | 82 | 2 |
| 3. Wayzata | (4-0) | 72 | 3 |
| 4. Mounds View | (4-0) | 62 | 4 |
| 5. Blaine | (4-0) | 49 | 5 |
| 6. Rosemount | (4-0) | 48 | 6 |
| 7. Andover | (4-0) | 33 | 7 |
| 8. Minnetonka | (3-1) | 24 | 8 |
| 9. Brainerd | (4-0) | 18 | 9 |
| 10. Rochester Century | (4-0) | 9 | NR |
Others receiving votes: Hopkins 4, Champlin Park 2, Stillwater 2, Shakopee 1, Moorhead 1.
| Class 4A | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| School | Total | Points | Prv |
| 1. St. Thomas Academy (7) | (4-0) | 88 | 2 |
| 2. Mankato West (1) | (4-0) | 77 | 3 |
| 3. Mahtomedi (1) | (3-1) | 68 | 6 |
| 4. Rogers | (4-0) | 66 | 4 |
| 5. Becker | (4-0) | 53 | 5 |
| 6. Totino-Grace | (3-1) | 47 | 1 |
| 7. South St. Paul | (4-0) | 30 | 7 |
| 8. Waconia | (4-0) | 25 | 8 |
| 9. Alexandria | (4-0) | 15 | 10 |
| 10. Sartell | (3-1) | 12 | 9 |
Others receiving votes: St. Paul Central 5, Chisago Lakes 5, Delano 2, Bemidji 1, St. Michael-Albertville 1.
| Class 3A | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| School | Total | Points | Prv |
| 1. Albany (11) | (4-0) | 120 | 2 |
| 2. Pequot Lakes | (4-0) | 107 | 3 |
| 3. Rochester Lourdes | (4-0) | 92 | 5 |
| 4. Glencoe-Silver Lake | (3-1) | 76 | 6 |
| 5. Norwood-Young America | (4-0) | 63 | 7 |
| 6. New London-Spicer | (3-1) | 50 | 1 |
| 7. Milaca | (4-0) | 44 | 9 |
| 8. Holy Family Catholic | (4-0) | 37 | 10 |
| 9. Dassel-Cokato | (3-1) | 34 | 4 |
| 10. Virginia | (4-0) | 12 | NR |
Others receiving votes: De La Salle 5, Breck 5, Staples-Motley 4, Pine City 3, Thief River Falls 2, Sibley East 2, Minneapolis Washburn 2, Waseca 2.
| Class 2A | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| School | Total | Points | Prv |
| 1. Waterville-Elysian-Morristown (9) | (4-0) | 100 | 1 |
| 2. Eden Valley-Watkins | (4-0) | 88 | T2 |
| 3. Luverne | (4-0) | 72 | T2 |
| 4. Moose Lake Willow River | (4-0) | 65 | 4 |
| 5. Caledonia | (4-0) | 58 | 7 |
| 6. Lewiston-Altura | (4-0) | 51 | 9 |
| 7. Breckenridge | (4-0) | 44 | 10 |
| 8. Pierz | (3-1) | 19 | 5 |
| (tie)Triton | (4-0) | 19 | NR |
| 10. Ottertail Central | (4-0) | 10 | NR |
Others receiving votes: Southland 5, New Richland-Hartland-Ellendale-Geneva 5, Dilworth-Glyndon-Felton 4, Jackson County Central 3, Tracy-Milroy-Balaton 3, Windom 3, Braham 1.
| Class A | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| School | Total | Points | Prv |
| 1. Minneota (8) | (4-0) | 80 | 1 |
| 2. Barnesville | (4-0) | 68 | 3 |
| 3. Springfield | (4-0) | 63 | 4 |
| 4. Mahnomen | (4-0) | 59 | 5 |
| 5. Browerville | (4-0) | 49 | 6 |
| 6. New Ulm Cathedral | (3-1) | 34 | 9 |
| 7. Fosston | (3-1) | 29 | 2 |
| 8. Royalton | (3-1) | 25 | T10 |
| 9. Atwater-Cosmos-Grove City | (3-1) | 18 | T10 |
| T10. Adrian | (3-1) | 4 | NR |
| T10. Canby | (2-2) | 4 | NR |
Others receiving votes: Blooming Prairie 3, Le Center 1, East Central 1, Fillmore Central 1, Barnum 1.
| Class 9-MAN | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| School | Total | Points | Prv |
| 1. Stephen-Argyle (8) | (4-0) | 89 | 1 |
| 2. Nicollet | (4-0) | 77 | 2 |
| 3. Grand Meadow | (4-0) | 70 | 3 |
| 4. Edgerton Ellsworth (1) | (4-0) | 65 | 4 |
| 5. Clinton-Graceville-Beardsley | (4-0) | 56 | 5 |
| 6. Goodridge Grygla-Gatzke | (4-0) | 43 | 6 |
| 7. McGregor | (4-0) | 37 | 7 |
| 8. Underwood | (4-0) | 22 | 8 |
| 9. Hills-Beaver Creek | (4-0) | 17 | 9 |
| 10. Wheaton | (4-0) | 11 | 10 |
Others receiving votes: Floodwood 6, Littlefork-Big Falls 1, Ada-Borup 1, <
