The Minnesota Top 25, the Star Tribune’s statewide, class-crossing ranking of high school girls hockey teams

A line from DJ Kool’s “Let Me Clear My Throat” is apropos for this week’s rankings: “When I say freeze, you better freeze one time/When I say freeze y’all stop on a dime.”

It’s watching-fingernails-grow time in high school girls hockey. But it’s a calm before what should be an exciting section tournament portion of the season.

The Star Tribune’s latest rankings (records through Jan. 22; teams are Class 2A unless noted):

1. Minnetonka (18-2-1). Previous: 1

2. Edina (17-3). Previous: 2

3. Centennial/Spring Lake Park (19-2). Previous: 9

4. Benilde-St. Margaret’s (16-2-2). Previous: 3

5. Andover (15-5-1). Previous: 5

6. Holy Angels (1A, 13-5-3). Previous: 4

7. Hill-Murray (14-6). Previous: T6

8. Woodbury (20-0-1). Previous: T6

9. Moorhead (15-6-1). Previous: 8

10. Holy Family (14-6). Previous: 10

11. Roseau (18-4). Previous: 11

12. Maple Grove (12-6-3). Previous: 12

13. Warroad (1A, 17-3). Previous: 13

14. Dodge County (1A, 15-3-1). Previous: 14

15. Orono (1A, 13-5-3). Previous: 15

16. Farmington (13-6-2). Previous: unranked

17. Grand Rapids/Greenway (15-5-1). Previous: 16

18. Champlin Park/Coon Rapids (14-7-1). Previous: 17

19. Rosemount (14-8). Previous: 18

20. Bemidji (13-8-1). Previous: 19

21. Forest Lake (11-5-5). Previous: 20

22. Roseville/Mahtomedi (9-10-2). Previous: 21

23. Prior Lake (13-8-1). Previous: 22

24. Crookston (1A, 11-9-1). Previous: 23

25. Thief River Falls (1A, 8-8). Previous: 24