| Writer | Region | Champion | Runner Up | Last One Out | Player to Watch | Comments |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Teams to Watch | North | Moorhead | Grand Rapids | Cloquet | Carter Randklev | Spuds will twice bake the North |
| Tony Scott | South | Centennial | Prior Lake | Osseo Maple Grove | Hayden Brickner | Cougars will roar past the South |
| Tony Scott | East | Edina | STMA | Wayzata | Lewis Crosby | Hornets won't need any puns to win the East |
| Tony Scott | West | Elk River | Minnetonka | Rochester | Jack Bayless | Elks will win the West in a Shootout |