MN high school boys basketball rankings

It’s time for the contenders to take a step forward and for the pretenders to be eliminated.

Section tournament play is underway, and teams are dropping by the wayside.

The first 17 teams remain the same in the Star Tribune’s statewide Minnesota Top 25 boys basketball rankings, most having drawn either first-round byes or opponents below .500. The action will heat up later this week.

All four classes are represented in the Top 25.

The Minnesota Top 25

Records through Wednesday

1. Cretin-Derham Hall (25-1): Last week: No. 1

For the complete list of teams in the high school boys basketball Minnesota Top 25, click here to read this story on startribune.com.