First A.P. Minnesota state rankings are released for Prep Football

Here's Class A: (notice who's "receiving votes"!) Essentially, the Jaguars football team is ranked #22 in Class A, which has around 64 teams.

1. Minneota (7) (1-0) 70
2. Fosston (1-0) 66
3. Barnesville (1-0) 53
4. Mahnomen (1-0) 29
(tie) Springfield (1-0) 29
6. Royalton (1-0) 24
7. Browerville (1-0) 22
8. Barnum (1-0) 21
9. Dawson-Boyd (1-0) 20
10. Wabasso (1-0) 16

Others receiving votes: Red Lake County 13, Goodhue 12, Le Center 11, Lester Prairie/Holy Trinity 11, Adrian 10, Blooming Prairie 8, East Central 8, New Ulm Cathedral 5, Pillager 4, Cedar Mountain/Comfrey 3, Warren-Alvarado-Oslo 3, Belgrade-Brooten-Elrosa 2.

Class 2A
1. Waterville-Elysian-Morristown (8) (1-0) 87
2. Luverne (1-0) 68
3. Eden Valley-Watkins (1-0) 65
4. Moose Lake/Willow River (1-0) 64
5. Pierz (1) (1-0) 54
6. Southland (1-0) 37
7. Caledonia (1-0) 31
8. Dilworth-Glyndon-Felton (1-0) 16
9. Pelican Rapids (1-0) 11
10. Jackson County Central (1-0) 10

Others receiving votes: Lewiston-Altura 9, Osakis 8, Saint Paul Humboldt 6, Breckenridge 6, Triton 6, Ottertail Central 3, Deer River 3, BOLD 3, Braham 3, Gibbon-Fairfax-Winthrop 3, Maple Lake 1, Frazee 1.

Keep in mind, the fact that the Jaguars football team is receiving votes in Class A will mean nothing if they don't come out and compete hard with a very good Holdingford team tomorrow night, and all the respect they've earned by getting state poll votes will quickly vanish.