A little provincial pride.

As long as we are celebrating (gloating?) in victories over our neighbors on the eastern border (Brett Favre anyone?), here's the latest list of top average ACT scores by state.

For the fifth consecutive year, Minnesota's students have posted the nation's best average ACT score. Iowa ranked second with Wisconsin, Nebraska and South Dakota rounding out the top five. And while only 27 states have a majority of students taking the college entrance exam (many east- and west-coast states still use the SAT), Minnesota's results do show signs that implementing rigorous academic standards and increasing the availability of post-secondary and college-level courses can produce tangible results.