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On September 28, 2026, the Minnesota High School Soccer Coaches Association released their state polls for the upcoming season. The top-ranked teams were Academy of Holy Angels, Breck School, St. Croix Prep, St. Paul Academy, and Southwest Christian. The list continued with St. Paul Humboldt, Providence Academy, Tri-City United, Minnehaha Academy, and St. Cloud Cathedral.
Smaller schools also made an appearance, with Lourdes, Hiawatha Collegiate, Winona Cotter, Cristo Rey, St. John's Prep, Watertown-Mayer, West Lutheran, and Holy Family receiving votes.
However, the polls were not without their surprises. Hill-Murray, St. Anthony Village, Blake, Sartell, St. Paul Como Park, Rocori, Minneapolis Southwest, Grand Rapids, Orono, and Worthington appeared in the top 10. The final list included RV teams like St. Cloud Tech, Cretin-Derham Hall, St. Paul Highland Park, Duluth East, Eden Prairie, Wayzata, Blaine, Edina, East Ridge, Eagan, Coon Rapids, Eastview, and Rosemount, with additional teams from Maple Grove, Minnetonka, and Brainerd, Blaine, Prior Lake, East Ridge, Maple Grove, and Chanhassen.
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