Final week of prep football: Who will get the No. 1 section seeds?

With Wednesday being the last night of the regular season in football, it's time to sort out who will be the likely No. 1 seeds among metro-area sections.

Many, but not all, of the sections use the QRF (Quality Results Formula) to determine seedings.

In Class 6A, where there are only four sections (Sections 3-6), Lakeville South will be the top seed in Section 3 and undefeated Wayzata in Section 6.

The other two sections are much more uncertain. Three teams — Mounds View, Totino-Grace and Woodbury — still have a shot at the No. 1 seed in Section 4. Woodbury is 4-1 against section teams and has won four in a row. But the Royals lost a head-to-head matchup with Mounds View. Totino-Grace will face a section foe for the first time when it plays Cretin-Derham Hall in the season finale.

In Section 5, Centennial's 7-0 victory over St. Michael-Albertville made Champlin Park the likely top seed if it beats Maple Grove on Wednesday.

In Class 5A, Chaska, St. Thomas Academy and Tartan have No. 1 seeds locked up. In Section 5, Spring Lake Park, Minneapolis Southwest and Cooper are all still in the running for the No. 1 seed. In Section 6, Armstrong and Elk River are undefeated, and if both teams remain that way Armstrong will get the nod. In Section 7, Coon Rapids will be No. 1 if it wins Wednesday, despite having lost two in a row.

In Class 4A, No. 1 seeds will be Hutchinson (Section 2), Simley (3), Fridley (4) and Becker (6). Benilde-St. Margaret's likely will get the top seed in Section 5 over defending state champion SMB if both teams finish undefeated.

In Class 2A, Minneapolis North — which hasn't lost a regular-season game since 2013 and is ranked No. 1 in the QRF — is almost certain to nail down the No. 1 seed in Section 4.

Jim Paulsen

1. Wayzata (7-0): The Trojans found out what everyone else already knew in their 14-7 victory over Shakopee: The Sabers are no pushovers.

2. Lakeville South (6-1): Any lingering questions about the Cougars are long gone after they crushed Farmington 61-6.

3. Lakeville North (6-1): No RaJa Nelson for the Panthers on Friday, but they got back to their winning ways by handling White Bear Lake 23-7.

5. St. Michael-Albertville (5-2): The Knights offense sputtered against Centennial in a 7-0 loss, their fourth game this season decided by a touchdown or less.

6. Eden Prairie (5-2): Was their 35-0 flattening of Prior Lake a sign that things are getting back to normal for Eagles Nation?

7. St. Thomas Academy (Class 5A, 7-0): It's hard to rank a 5A team much higher, but the Cadets can play with any team in the state.

8. Mounds View (5-2): So much of the Mustangs' lofty ranking was based on their shutdown defense, but that defense allowed 41 points, including two TDs in a span of nine seconds late in a 41-40 loss to East Ridge.

9. Totino-Grace (5-2): The Eagles' five-game winning streak ended in a 12-7 loss to Champlin Park.