Last Updated: 6/23/05
Each week during the season, 15 respected coaches and amateur baseball analysts from across the State individually choose their top ten Minnesota American Legion Baseball teams -- ranking the teams, from first through tenth place. Ten points are awarded to a team for a first place vote, nine for a second place vote, and so on, with a tenth place vote earning one point. The votes are tallied by a non-voting third party and forwarded to the Minneapolis/St. Paul newspapers each week for publication, as well as to a number of other newspapers in outstate Minnesota.
August 5, 2001 - FINAL POLL (26 teams receiving votes)
THANK YOU to all participating pollsters and Legion Baseball fan readers! Because of everyone's ongoing interest in the poll, we plan to make it available at this address again next year!
Poll Position Team Points 1st Place Votes Prior Poll Position 1 Excelsior 121 8 1 2 St. Paul Hamline 80 1 28 3 Coon Rapids 79 3 -- 4 New Ulm Gold 63 10 5 Chaska 59 19 6 Rochester A's 47 1 4 7 Bemidji 34 -- 8 (tie) North St. Paul 33 2 8 (tie) Hastings 33 21 10 Willmar 22 18 11 Stillwater 17 8 12 (tie) Tri-City Red 14 3 12 (tie) Hopkins 14 5 14 Sleepy Eye 13 23 15 Apple Valley 12 7 16 (tie) Hibbing 10 -- 16 (tie) Princeton 10 -- 18 Waseca 9 -- 19 Tri-City Blue 8.5 6 20 (tie) East Grand Forks 8 -- 20 (tie) Winona 8 -- 22 Brainerd 6 13 23 Maple Grove 4.5 9 24 Lakeville 4 11 25 (tie) Alexandria 3 12 25 (tie) Waite Park 3 -- -- Moorhead 0 14 -- Anoka 0 15 -- Rosetown 0 15 -- Westphal Armstrong 0 15 -- Forest Lake 0 20 -- Cold Spring 0 21 -- Bloomington Blue 0 23 -- Duluth Lakeview 0 23 -- North End 0 26 -- West St. Paul. 0 26 -- St. Cloud Chutes 0 28 Total points = 715. 13 of 15 voted this week: Ron Adams-North St. Paul, Jim Clancy, Gopher Post Office, Don Coleman-Bemidji, Charlie Godbout-West St. Paul, Russ Hinrichs-Alexandria, Dave Kunz-New Ulm, Rocky Nelson-Ball Diamond News, Ron Nenovich-Bloomington Gold, Greg Schmidt-New Brighton Bulletin, Jim Peck-Excelsior, Rick Tintor-Hibbing, Tom Yelle-Coon Rapids, Bruce Young-Apple Valley. July 29, 2001 (29 teams receiving votes)
Poll Position Team Points 1st Place Votes Prior Poll Position 1 Excelsior 105 8 1 2 North St. Paul 92 2 3 3 Tri-City Red 66 2 4 Rochester A's 61 1 4 5 Hopkins 59 9 6 Tri-City Blue 55 6 7 Apple Valley 41 1 7 8 Stillwater 38 5 9 Maple Grove 36 9 10 New Ulm Gold 31 11 11 Lakeville 29.5 12 12 Alexandria 17 16 13 Brainerd 11 8 14 Moorhead 10 1 25 15 (tie) Westphal Armstrong 8 14 15 (tie) Anoka 8 16 15 (tie) Rosetown 8 -- 18 Willmar 6 25 19 Chaska 5.5 21 20 Forest Lake 5 -- 21 (tie) Cold Spring 4 22 21 (tie) Hastings 4 -- 23 (tie) Bloomington Blue 3 16 23 (tie) Duluth Lakeview 3 -- 23 (tie) Sleepy Eye 3 -- 26 (tie) West St. Paul 2 15 26 (tie) North End 2 22 28 (tie) St. Paul Hamline 1 12 28 (tie) St. Cloud Chutes 1 -- -- Bemidji 0 19 -- St. Cloud 76ers 0 20 -- Waite Park 0 22 Total points = 715. 13 of 15 participants voted this week: Ron Adams-North St. Paul, Don Coleman-Bemidji, Tom Elliott-St. Cloud Times, Russ Hinrichs-Alexandria, Keith Kangas-Rochester A's, Dave Kunz-New Ulm, Rocky Nelson-Ball Diamond News, Ron Nenovich-Bloomington Gold, Greg Schmidt-New Brighton Bulletin, Jim Peck-Excelsior, Rick Tintor-Hibbing, Tom Yelle-Coon Rapids, Bruce Young-Apple Valley. July 22, 2001 (26 teams receiving votes)
Poll Position Team Points 1st Place Votes Prior Poll Position 1 Excelsior 114 8 1 2 Tri-City Red 74 2 3 North St. Paul 63 1 3 4 Rochester A's 59 1 4 5 Stillwater 58 5 6 Tri-City Blue 48 6 7 Apple Valley 38 10 8 Brainerd 36 6 9 (tie) Maple Grove 31 8 9 (tie) Hopkins 31 9 11 New Ulm Gold 23 1 11 12 (tie) St. Paul Hamline 12 16 12 (tie) Lakeville 12 1 20 14 Westphal Armstrong 11.5 21 15 West St. Paul 8 12 16 (tie) Anoka 6 13 16 (tie) Alexandria 6 14 16 (tie) Bloomington Blue 6 19 19 Bemidji 5 21 20 St. Cloud 76ers 4 27 21 Chaska 3.5 17 22 (tie) Waite Park 3 18 22 (tie) St. Paul North End 3 26 22 (tie) Cold Spring 3 28 25 (tie) Moorhead 1 15 25 (tie) Willmar 1 24 -- Rochester Patriots 0 21 -- Coon Rapids 0 24 -- Burnsville 0 28 -- Woodbury 0 28 Total points = 660. 12 of 15 participants voted this week: Ron Adams-North St. Paul, Jim Clancy-Gopher Post Office, Don Coleman-Bemidji, Tom Elliott-St. Cloud Times, Charlie Godbout-West St. Paul, Russ Hinrichs-Alexandria, Keith Kangas-Rochester A's, Dave Kunz-New Ulm, Greg Schmidt-New Brighton Bulletin, Jim Peck-Excelsior, Rick Tintor-Hibbing, Tom Yelle-Coon Rapids. July 15, 2001 (30 teams receiving votes)
Poll Position Team Points 1st Place Votes Prior Poll Position 1 Excelsior 123 9 1 2 Tri-City Red 76 4 3 North St. Paul 54 3 4 Rochester A's 52 1 2 5 Stillwater 43 1 5 6 (tie) Tri-City Blue 42 7 6 (tie) Brainerd 42 5 8 Maple Grove 39 11 9 Hopkins 38 1 22 10 Apple Valley 37 8 11 New Ulm Gold 23 9 12 West St. Paul 21.5 10 13 Anoka 18 13 14 Alexandria 17.5 18 15 Moorhead 14 1 13 16 St. Paul Hamline 12 19 17 Chaska 11.5 17 18 Waite Park 8 22 19 Bloomington Blue 7 25 20 Lakeville 5.5 12 21 (tie) Westphal Armstrong 5 13 21 (tie) Bemidji 5 19 21 (tie) Rochester Patriots 5 -- 24 (tie) Coon Rapids 4 16 24 (tie) Willmar 4 -- 26 North End 3 -- 27 St. Cloud 76ers 2 24 28 (tie) Burnsville 1 21 28 (tie) Cold Spring 1 25 28 (tie) Woodbury 1 -- -- Eagle Lake 0 25 -- Duluth Lakeview 0 28 -- Perham 0 29 Total points = 715. 13 of 15 participants voted this week: Ron Adams-North St. Paul, Jim Clancy-Gopher Post Office, Don Coleman-Bemidji, Tom Elliott-St. Cloud Times, Russ Hinrichs-Alexandria, Keith Kangas-Rochester A's, Dave Kunz-New Ulm, Rocky Nelson-Ball Diamond News, Greg Schmidt-New Brighton Bulletin, Ron Nenovich-Bloomington Gold, Jim Peck-Excelsior, Rick Tintor-Hibbing, Tom Yelle-Coon Rapids. July 8, 2001 (29 teams receiving votes)
Poll Position Team Points 1st Place Votes Prior Poll Position 1 Excelsior 94 4 2 2 Rochester A's 68 2 1 3 North St. Paul 57 3 4 Tri-City Red 55 4 5 (tie) Brainerd 50 1 5 5 (tie) Stillwater 50 1 6 7 Tri-City Blue 47 2 12 8 Apple Valley 46 1 7 9 New Ulm Gold 40 1 13 10 West St. Paul 31 9 11 Maple Grove 19 10 12 Lakeville 17 16 13 (tie) Moorhead 16 1 14 13 (tie) Westphal Armstrong 16 10 13 (tie) Anoka 16 16 16 Coon Rapids 15 16 17 Chaska 13.5 22 18 Alexandria 11 19 19 (tie) St. Paul Hamline 10 8 19 (tie) Bemidji 10 22 21 Burnsville 9 20 22 (tie) Hopkins 5 15 22 (tie) Waite Park 5 -- 24 St. Cloud 76ers 4 -- 25 (tie) Cold Spring 3 20 25 (tie) Bloomington Blue 3 24 25 (tie) Eagle Lake 3 -- 28 Duluth Lakeview 1 -- 29 Perham 0.5 27 -- North End 0 24 -- Ely 0 26 Total points = 715. 13 of 15 participants voted this week: Ron Adams-North St. Paul, Don Coleman-Bemidji, Tom Elliott-St. Cloud Times, Charlie Godbout-West St. Paul, Russ Hinrichs-Alexandria, Keith Kangas-Rochester A's, Dave Kunz-New Ulm, Greg Schmidt-New Brighton Bulletin, Ron Nenovich-Bloomington Gold, Jim Peck-Excelsior, Rick Tintor-Hibbing, Tom Yelle-Coon Rapids, Bruce Young-Apple Valley. July 1, 2001 (27 teams receiving votes)
Poll Position Team Points 1st Place Votes Prior Poll Position 1 Rochester A's 88 3 1 2 Excelsior 76 3 4 3 North St. Paul 70 2 3 4 Tri-City Red 61 1 2 5 Brainerd 57 6 6 Stillwater 47 1 5 7 Apple Valley 42 9 8 St. Paul Hamline 29.5 10 9 West St. Paul 24 16 10 (tie) Maple Grove 20 7 10 (tie) Westphal Armstrong 20 7 12 Tri-City Blue 19 1 -- 13 New Ulm Gold 18 11 14 Moorhead 14 1 14 15 Hopkins 12 12 16 (tie) Coon Rapids 11 15 16 (tie) Anoka 11 17 16 (tie) Lakeville 11 18 19 Alexandria 10 -- 20 (tie) Burnsville 4 25 20 (tie) Cold Spring 4 -- 22 (tie) Chaska 3 13 22 (tie) Bemidji 3 -- 24 (tie) Bloomington Blue 2 22 24 (tie) North End 2 -- 26 Ely 1 26 27 Perham 0.5 28 -- Waite Park 0 19 -- Forest Lake 0 20 -- Hastings 0 21 -- Bloomington Gold 0 22 -- St. Cloud 76ers 0 22 -- Nashwauk-Keewatin 0 26 Total points = 660. 12 of 15 participants voted this week: Ron Adams-North St. Paul, Jim Clancy-Mpls Gopher Post Office, Don Coleman-Bemidji, Tom Elliott-St. Cloud Times, Charlie Godbout-West St. Paul, Russ Hinrichs-Alexandria, Dave Kunz-New Ulm, Greg Schmidt-New Brighton Bulletin, Ron Nenovich-Bloomington Gold, Jim Peck-Excelsior, Rick Tintor-Hibbing, Bruce Young-Apple Valley. June 24, 2001 (29 teams receiving votes)
Poll Position Team Points 1st Place Votes Prior Poll Position 1 Rochester A's 101 7 1 2 Tri-City Red 92 1 3 North St. Paul 58 2 6 4 Excelsior 52 2 3 5 Stillwater 46 10 6 Brainerd 44 1 4 7 (tie) Maple Grove 42 5 7 (tie) Westphal Armstron 42 18 9 Apple Valley 38 9 10 St. Paul Hamline 34 7 11 New Ulm Gold 32 12 12 Hopkins 20 15 13 Chaska 17 -- 14 Moorhead 15 1 22 15 Coon Rapids 14 10 16 West St. Paul 13 8 17 Anoka 12 13 18 Lakeville 10 27 19 Waite Park 9 -- 20 Forest Lake 6 27 21 Hastings 4 25 22 (tie) Bloomington Gold 3 14 22 (tie) Bloomington Blue 3 16 22 (tie) St. Cloud 76ers 3 21 25 Burnsville 2 -- 26 (tie) Ely 1 -- 26 (tie) Nashwauk-Keewatin 1 -- 28 (tie) Perham 0.5 29 28 (tie) North End 0.5 -- -- Eagle Lake 0 17 -- Alexandria 0 18 -- Eagan 0 18 -- Bemidji 0 22 -- Richfield 0 22 -- Tri-City Blue 0 25 Total points = 715. 13 of 15 participants voted this week, as follows: Ron Adams-North St. Paul, Jim Clancy-Mpls Gopher Post Office, Don Coleman-Bemidji, Charlie Godbout-West St. Paul, Keith Kangas-Rochester, Dave Kunz-New Ulm, Jeff Larsen-New Brighton (TCR), Rocky Nelson-Ball Diamond News, Ron Nenovich, Bloomington Gold, Jim Peck-Excelsior, Rick Tintor-Hibbing, Tom Yelle-Coon Rapids, Bruce Young-Apple Valley. June 17, 2001 (29 teams receiving votes)
Poll Position Team Points 1st Place Votes Prior Poll Position 1 (tie) Rochester A's 95 6 1 1 (tie) Tri-City Red 95 1 2 3 Excelsior 63 4 7 4 Brainerd 56 1 4 5 Maple Grove 50 7 6 North St. Paul 49 1 12 7 St. Paul Hamline 42.5 10 8 West St. Paul 42 4 9 Apple Valley 40 13 10 (tie) Stillwater 35 3 10 (tie) Coon Rapids 35 4 12 New Ulm Gold 26 9 13 Anoka 13 21 14 Bloomington Gold 12 11 15 Hopkins 10 15 16 Bloomington Blue 9 18 17 Eagle Lake 8 15 18 (tie) Alexandria 5 26 18 (tie) Westphal Armstrong 5 29 18 (tie) Eagan 5 -- 21 St. Cloud 76ers 4 23 22 (tie) Moorhead 3 23 22 (tie) Bemidji 3 -- 22 (tie) Richfield 3 -- 25 (tie) Hastings 2 23 25 (tie) Tri-City Blue 2 26 27 (tie) Forest Lake 1 14 27 (tie) Lakeville 1 18 29 Perham 0.5 28 -- Grand Rapids 0 17 -- Waite Park 0 18 -- Monticello 0 21 -- Blake 129 Bears 0 29 -- Richfield Holy Angels Stars 0 29 -- Rosemount 0 29 Total points = 715. 13 of 15 participants voted this week, as follows: Ron Adams-North St. Paul, Jim Clancy-Mpls Gopher Post Office, Don Coleman-Bemidji, Charlie Godbout-West St. Paul, Russ Hinrichs-Alexandria, Keith Kangas-Rochester, Dave Kunz-New Ulm, Jeff Larsen-New Brighton (TCR), Rocky Nelson-Ball Diamond News, Ron Nenovich, Bloomington Gold, Jim Peck-Excelsior, Rick Tintor-Hibbing, Tom Yelle-Coon Rapids. June 10, 2001 (32 teams receiving votes)
| Poll Position | Team | Points | 1st Place Votes | Prior Poll Position |
| 1 | Rochester A's | 114 | 6 | 1 |
| 2 | Tri-City Red | 101 | 5 | 2 |
| 3 | Stillwater | 62 | 4 | |
| 4 (tie) | Brainerd | 55 | 1 | 12 |
| 4 (tie) | Coon Rapids | 55 | 3 | |
| 4 (tie) | West St. Paul | 55 | 1 | 5 |
| 7 (tie) | Excelsior | 54 | 5 | |
| 7 (tie) | Maple Grove | 54 | 1 | 5 |
| 9 | New Ulm Gold | 38 | 12 | |
| 10 | St. Paul Hamline | 34.5 | 8 | |
| 11 | Bloomington Gold | 38 | 9 | |
| 12 | North St. Paul | 22 | 20 | |
| 13 | Apple Valley | 14 | 11 | |
| 14 | Forest Lake | 13 | 20 | |
| 15 | Eagle Lake | 12 | 12 | |
| 16 | Hopkins | 11 | -- | |
| 17 | Grand Rapids | 6 | -- | |
| 18 (tie) | Bloomington Blue | 5 | -- | |
| 18 (tie) | Lakeville | 5 | 25 | |
| 18 (tie) | Waite Park | 5 | 17 | |
| 21 (tie) | Anoka | 4 | 10 | |
| 21 (tie) | Monticello | 4 | -- | |
| 23 (tie) | Hastings | 3 | -- | |
| 23 (tie) | Moorhead | 3 | 15 | |
| 23 (tie) | St. Cloud 76ers | 3 | -- | |
| 26 (tie) | Alexandria | 2 | 22 | |
| 26 (tie) | Tri-City Blue | 2 | 22 | |
| 28 | Perham | 1.5 | 28 | |
| 29 (tie) | Blake 129 Bears | 1 | -- | |
| 29 (tie) | Richfield Holy Angels Stars | 1 | -- | |
| 29 (tie) | Rosemount | 1 | 25 | |
| 29 (tie) | Westphal Armstrong | 1 | 16 | |
| -- | Chaska | 0 | 17 | |
| -- | Duluth Lakeview | 0 | 22 | |
| -- | Eden Prairie | 0 | 19 | |
| -- | Nashwauk-Keewatin | 0 | 25 | |
| Total points = 770. 14 of 15 participants voted this week, as follows: Ron Adams-North St. Paul, Jim Clancy-Mpls Gopher Post, Don Coleman-Bemidji, Tom Elliott-St. Cloud Times, Charlie Godbout-West St. Paul, Russ Hinrichs-Alexandria, Keith Kangas-Rochester, Dave Kunz-New Ulm, Jeff Larsen-New Brighton, Rocky Nelson-Ball Diamond News, Jim Peck-Excelsior, Rick Tintor-Hibbing, Tom Yelle-Coon Rapids, Bruce Young-Apple Valley. | ||||
June 3, 2001 (28 teams receiving votes)
| Poll Position | Team | Points | 1st Place Votes | Prior Poll Position |
| 1 | Rochester A's | 70 | 1 | 3 |
| 2 | Tri-City Red | 64 | 6 | 1 |
| 3 | Coon Rapids | 54 | 2 | |
| 4 | Stillwater (Bayport) | 41 | 9 | |
| 5 (tie) | Excelsior | 32 | 5 | |
| 5 (tie) | Maple Grove | 32 | 6 | |
| 5 (tie) | West St. Paul | 32 | 1 | 4 |
| 6 | St. Paul Hamline | 31 | 6 | |
| 9 | Bloomington Gold | 22 | 11 | |
| 10 | Anoka | 17 | 9 | |
| 11 | Apple Valley | 14.5 | 8 | |
| 12 (tie) | Brainerd | 14 | 19 | |
| 12 (tie) | Hopkins | 14 | 1 | 12 |
| 12 (tie) | New Ulm Gold | 14 | 12 | |
| 15 | Moorhead | 8 | 19 | |
| 16 | Westphal Armstrong | 6 | 15 | |
| 17 (tie) | Chaska | 5 | 26 | |
| 17 (tie) | Waite Park | 5 | 16 | |
| 19 | Eden Prairie | 4 | 14 | |
| 20 (tie) | Forest Lake | 3 | 16 | |
| 20 (tie) | North St. Paul | 3 | 23 | |
| 22 (tie) | Alexandria | 2 | 26 | |
| 22 (tie) | Duluth Lakeview | 2 | -- | |
| 22 (tie) | Tri-City Blue | 2 | 26 | |
| 25 (tie) | Lakeville | 1 | 19 | |
| 25 (tie) | Nashwauk-Keewatin | 1 | 30 | |
| 25 (tie) | Rosemount | 1 | 30 | |
| 28 | Perham | 0.5 | 34 | |
| -- | Bloomington Blue | 0 | 22 | |
| -- | Cold Spring | 0 | 30 | |
| -- | Hastings | 0 | 18 | |
| -- | Rosetown | 0 | 30 | |
| -- | St. Paul Park | 0 | 23 | |
| -- | White Bear Lake | 0 | 23 | |
| -- | Willmar | 0 | 28 | |
| Total points = 495. Nine participants of 15 voted this week, as follows: Ron Adams-North St. Paul, Don Coleman-Bemidji, Charlie Godbout-West St. Paul, Russ Hinrichs-Alexandria, Dave Kunz-New Ulm, Jeff Larsen-New Brighton, Jim Peck-Excelsior, Tom Yelle-Coon Rapids, Bruce Young-Apple Valley. | ||||
May 28, 2001 (34 teams receiving votes)
| Poll Position | Team | Points | 1st Place Votes | Prior Poll Position |
| 1 | Tri-City Red | 74 | 7 | N/A |
| 2 | Coon Rapids | 59 | N/A | |
| 3 | Rochester A's | 57 | N/A | |
| 4 | West St. Paul | 33 | 1 | N/A |
| 5 | Excelsior | 28 | N/A | |
| 6 (tie) | St. Paul Hamline | 23 | N/A | |
| 6 (tie) | Maple Grove | 23 | N/A | |
| 8 | Apple Valley | 21.5 | N/A | |
| 9 (tie) | Anoka | 19 | N/A | |
| 9 (tie) | Stillwater (formerly Bayport) | 19 | N/A | |
| 11 | Bloomington Gold | 17 | N/A | |
| 12 (tie) | New Ulm Gold | 14 | N/A | |
| 12 (tie) | Hopkins | 14 | 1 | N/A |
| 14 | Eden Prairie | 12 | N/A | |
| 15 | Westphal Armstrong | 9 | N/A | |
| 16 (tie) | Forest Lake | 8 | N/A | |
| 16 (tie) | Waite Park | 8 | N/A | |
| 18 | Hastings | 7 | N/A | |
| 19 (tie) | Moorhead | 6 | N/A | |
| 19 (tie) | Brainerd | 6 | N/A | |
| 19 (tie) | Lakeville | 6 | N/A | |
| 22 | Bloomington Blue | 5 | N/A | |
| 23 (tie) | White Bear Lake | 4 | N/A | |
| 23 (tie) | North St. Paul | 4 | N/A | |
| 23 (tie) | St. Paul Park | 4 | N/A | |
| 26 (tie) | Chaska | 3 | N/A | |
| 26 (tie) | Alexandria | 3 | N/A | |
| 28 (tie) | Tri-City Blue | 2 | N/A | |
| 28 (tie) | Willmar | 2 | N/A | |
| 30 (tie) | Nashwauk-Keewatin | 1 | N/A | |
| 30 (tie) | Rosemount | 1 | N/A | |
| 30 (tie) | Rosetown | 1 | N/A | |
| 30(tie) | Cold Spring | 1 | N/A | |
| 34 | Perham | 0.5 | N/A | |
| Total points = 495. Nine participants of 15 voted this week, as follows: Ron Adams-North St. Paul, Don Coleman-Bemidji, Charlie Godbout-West St. Paul, Russ Hinrichs-Alexandria, Dave Kunz-New Ulm, Jeff Larsen-New Brighton, Rocky Nelson-Ball Diamond News, Jim Peck-Excelsior, Bruce Young-Apple Valley. | ||||
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