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flatontheice · Post by **flatontheice** » Mon Mar 15, 2010 10:15 pm

How many teams in recent memory have had the number one ranking all year and not win the state championship?

No one remembers runner ups.

warriors41 · Post by **warriors41** » Mon Mar 15, 2010 11:03 pm

Back in 2008 Roseau was ranked #1 and was undefeated until they ran into Hill Marray and lost in the semi's

RBKhockey77 · Post by **RBKhockey77** » Mon Mar 15, 2010 11:18 pm

I think in 2005 Moorhead was ranked 1 for most of the year, but lost to Hill on the last game of the year, and Holy Angels in the finals.

sachishi4 · Post by **sachishi4** » Mon Mar 15, 2010 11:21 pm

I see a nice trend here

deanertronterry · Post by **deanertronterry** » Tue Mar 16, 2010 9:11 am

I think a better question would be what teams have had the number 1 ranking all year and actually won state?

Fire and Ice · Post by **Fire and Ice** » Tue Mar 16, 2010 11:55 am

I will take the bait the 04 Centennial Squad was # 1 all year.

Pinky · Post by **Pinky** » Tue Mar 16, 2010 12:23 pm

I think im correct but might be wrong, in 1997 Red Wing went 27-0 and won the championship. Also believe they were #1 all year..but not positive.

DaddysMoney · Post by **DaddysMoney** » Tue Mar 16, 2010 2:01 pm

Fire and Ice wrote:I will take the bait the 04 Centennial Squad was # 1 all year.

I'm pretty sure that Edina was ranked #1 for a short period of time after beating Centennial and Eden Prairie in consecutive games in late December...but other than that they were wire to wire #1

moose27 · Post by **moose27** » Tue Mar 16, 2010 2:31 pm

Bloomington Jefferson back in the 90's!i am assuming was rated number 1 for the entire season and won it! Probably two years in a row they were rated number 1 the whole season!!

ilbok · Post by **ilbok** » Tue Mar 16, 2010 3:02 pm

Both the 1971 and 1980 Hill and Hill-Murray Pioneers were ranked #1 all season long and undefeated before being upset in their state finals.

The 1983 Hill-Murray world champions were undefeated and dispatched the #1 ranked team in the final.

The only other team to win a state championship out of Hill's section, the #1 ranked 2004 Centennial Cougars, slipped past Hill-Murray on their way to their only state title.

In 1993, #1 Bloomington Jefferson had not lost a game since losing to Hill-Murray in 1991/92, went undefeated by beating Hill-Murray in the 1993 state final, and did not lose again until losing to Hill-Murray in the 1993/94 season.

In 1985, Burnsville was ranked #1 all year and beat, guess who, Hill-Murray in the state championship final.

As already mentioned, Hill-Murray beat #1 and #2 to win state in 2008; the Pioneers also beat the #1 and #2 ranked teams on their way to their 1991 state championship.

Also as already mentioned, the 2005 Moorhead Spuds were ranked #1 for most of the year but lost to Hill on the last game of the year and Holy Angels in the finals.

The #1 ranked 1977 Edina East team lost the state final to a team the Hill-Murray Pioneers had just beat. Regular season co-favorite and pre-tourney unbeaten Brotens and the Roseau Rams were decimated by Hill in the consolation championship, too.

Catholics and private schools were just merged into the MSHSL in 1974/75 when Hill beat #1 ranked Bloomington Lincoln for state third place.

Some of the other top ranked teams to win state:

2001 Elk River
1999 Roseau
1998 Duluth East
1996 Apple Valley
1987 Bloomington Kennedy
1982 Edina

How is this for a first time post, Sachi?

hockeyfan893 · Post by **hockeyfan893** » Tue Mar 16, 2010 4:14 pm

Sach, I'm starting to see that trend you were talking about..

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