Minnesota boys high school basketball rankings
From the roaring crowd to squeaking sneakers on the hardwood, high school boys basketball is a beloved American pastime.
The sport's school roots date back to its 19th-century beginnings. After all, James Naismith invented basketball as a physical education activity. The concept of a state championship for high school basketball soon followed. Illinois, for example, held a state championship as early as 1908. Other states with early high school basketball championships include Indiana (first championship in 1911) and Wisconsin (1916).
Now, the sport is etched into the ethos of the American high school. Over half a million boys play on their high school basketball team, according to 2021-22 school year data compiled by the National Federation of State High School Associations. That figure represents over 18,000 teams competing across all 50 states, grinding out games in high school gyms on dark winter nights.
But when not every team plays one another, how do you separate the wheat from the chaff? Luckily, the data-driven nature of sports means there are plenty of avenues for rating and ranking basketball teams.
Stacker compiled boys high school basketball rankings in Minnesota using MaxPreps. MaxPreps' rankings factor in win-loss record, win quality, and strength of schedule. Read on through to find out the best boys basketball schools in Minnesota.
Class A
1. Sacred Heart/DNA HomeSchool (East Grand Forks): 22-2 (16-1 in A Section 8), 18.6 rating, 17 straight wins
2. Russell-Tyler-Ruthton (Tyler): 26-1 (18-1 in A Section 3), 17.8 rating, 3 straight wins
3. Cass Lake-Bena (Cass Lake): 25-3 (11-2 in A Section 8), 16.8 rating
4. Goodhue: 26-4 (9-0 in A Section 1), 16.3 rating
5. New Life Academy/Van Wyk HomeSchool (Woodbury): 23-3 (2-0 in A Section 4), 16.3 rating, 10 straight wins
6. Dawson-Boyd (Dawson): 25-3 (14-2 in A Section 3), 15.8 rating, 19 straight wins
7. Spring Grove: 27-1 (21-0 in A Section 1), 15.3 rating, 25 straight wins
8. Cherry (Iron): 26-4 (11-1 in A Section 7), 14.5 rating, 9 straight wins
9. Warren-Alvarado-Oslo (Warren): 23-4 (15-3 in A Section 8), 14.2 rating
10. Fosston: 21-6 (13-2 in A Section 8), 14.0 rating
Class AA
1. Albany: 28-1 (14-0 in AA Section 6), 25.5 rating, 25 straight wins
2. Holy Family Catholic (Victoria): 27-2 (7-0 in AA Section 5), 24.0 rating, 16 straight wins
3. Lake City: 26-2 (11-0 in AA Section 1), 22.2 rating
4. Dilworth-Glyndon-Felton (Glyndon): 26-6 (14-2 in AA Section 8), 18.3 rating, 9 straight wins
5. Thief River Falls: 26-3 (13-1 in AA Section 8), 18.0 rating
6. Maple River (Mapleton): 29-2 (10-1 in AA Section 2), 17.8 rating, 17 straight wins
7. Perham: 23-6 (13-1 in AA Section 8), 17.2 rating
8. Pequot Lakes: 24-5 (10-0 in AA Section 7), 16.3 rating, 18 straight wins
9. Maranatha Christian Academy (Brooklyn Park): 23-4 (6-1 in AA Section 5), 16.0 rating
10. North Community (Minneapolis): 17-9 (4-0 in AA Section 5), 15.9 rating
11. Esko: 25-4 (5-1 in AA Section 7), 15.5 rating
12. Plainview-Elgin-Millville (Elgin): 24-4 (14-2 in AA Section 1), 15.5 rating
13. Mora: 23-5 (9-3 in AA Section 6), 13.9 rating
14. Minnehaha Academy (Minneapolis): 19-8 (2-0 in AA Section 4), 13.9 rating, 5 straight wins
15. Milaca: 23-7 (9-5 in AA Section 6), 13.2 rating
Class AAA
1. Totino-Grace (Fridley): 21-8 (0-0 in AAA Section 4), 24.4 rating, 5 straight wins
2. Benilde-St. Margaret's (St. Louis Park): 25-5 (3-1 in AAA Section 6), 22.6 rating
3. DeLaSalle (Minneapolis): 24-5 (2-0 in AAA Section 3), 21.8 rating, 4 straight wins
4. Alexandria: 25-4 (12-1 in AAA Section 8), 21.5 rating, 13 straight wins
5. Orono (Long Lake): 23-6 (4-1 in AAA Section 6), 21.2 rating, 15 straight wins
6. Stewartville: 25-4 (6-0 in AAA Section 1), 19.3 rating
7. Mahtomedi: 25-4 (3-0 in AAA Section 4), 19.1 rating
8. Mankato East (Mankato): 22-6 (6-1 in AAA Section 2), 16.5 rating
9. Princeton: 22-6 (10-1 in AAA Section 5), 16.2 rating
10. Hermantown: 23-7 (8-0 in AAA Section 7), 15.0 rating
Class AAAA
1. Wayzata (Plymouth): 24-4 (3-0 in AAAA Section 6), 31.1 rating, 7 straight wins
2. Lakeville North (Lakeville): 26-3 (5-0 in AAAA Section 1), 30.3 rating, 4 straight wins
3. Park Center (Brooklyn Park): 26-2 (5-1 in AAAA Section 5), 29.5 rating, 3 straight wins
4. Minnetonka: 23-6 (7-1 in AAAA Section 2), 28.1 rating, 6 straight wins
5. Buffalo: 23-6 (6-1 in AAAA Section 8), 24.7 rating, 3 straight wins
6. Eastview (Apple Valley): 22-7 (6-2 in AAAA Section 3), 23.6 rating, 3 straight wins
7. Hopkins (Minnetonka): 18-9 (1-2 in AAAA Section 6), 23.5 rating
8. Andover: 21-7 (7-0 in AAAA Section 7), 22.1 rating, 3 straight wins
9. Maple Grove: 21-7 (4-1 in AAAA Section 5), 20.7 rating
10. East Ridge (Woodbury): 21-8 (9-1 in AAAA Section 4), 19.9 rating
11. White Bear Lake: 21-7 (7-3 in AAAA Section 4), 19.8 rating, 10 straight wins
12. Edina: 15-12 (5-3 in AAAA Section 2), 19.7 rating, 2 straight losses
13. Lakeville South (Lakeville): 17-12 (1-3 in AAAA Section 1), 19.2 rating
14. Brainerd: 22-6 (8-1 in AAAA Section 8), 19.0 rating
15. Moorhead: 21-9 (7-2 in AAAA Section 8), 18.5 rating
16. Farmington: 17-11 (2-3 in AAAA Section 1), 18.5 rating
17. Shakopee: 16-11 (5-3 in AAAA Section 2), 18.5 rating
18. Eden Prairie: 11-13 (5-4 in AAAA Section 2), 16.7 rating, 3 straight losses
19. Duluth East (Duluth): 19-8 (4-1 in AAAA Section 7), 16.1 rating
20. Osseo: 15-13 (3-3 in AAAA Section 5), 15.1 rating
