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The Top 11 on The Voice include (from left) — Sundance Head, Austin Allsup, Courtney Harrell, Darby Walekr, Aaron Gibson, Ali Caldwell, Christian Cuevas, We McDonald, Billy Gilman, Josh Gallagher, Brendan Fletcher. (NBC Photo)

Don’t look now, but there’s just four weeks left in Season 11 of The Voice.

And we’re just three weeks away from a mass elimination that will set the stage for the Season 11 finals.

Here’s how I’m ranking the Top 11 entering Monday’s performance show. Last week’s rankings appear in parenthesis.

1. Ali Caldwell (Team Miley): Her cover of “Did I Ever Love You” was so sublime, it convinced me that she should be the contestant to beat in Season 11, though she still probably isn’t at this point. (2)

2. Billy Gilman (Team Adam): He finished in the top two on iTunes in spite of a questionable song choice. He’s also probably the only contestant who can already count on being part of the Season 11 finals. (1)

3. Sundance Head (Team Blake): He opened last week’s show with “My Church” and still finished in the top five on iTunes. At this point, he should be the final country singer standing in Season 11. (3)

4. We McDonald (Team Alicia): Which We will show up this one? The one who looked so tentative in the live playoffs, or the one who looked so confident belting out “Take Me to Church” on Top 12 night. I’m betting the latter. (8)

5. Brendan Fletcher (Team Adam): He’s really the show’s only remaining rocker. And he sure delivered tons of intensity in last week’s show-closing performance of “Whipping Post.” (6)

6. Christian Cuevas (Team Alicia): He needs an excellent song choice and a breakout performance to keep from becoming an afterthought on a show where there are more distinctive and bigger voices. (4)

7. Austin Allsup (Team Blake): He showed his versatility last week by lending a country flavor to an R&B tune. He also has one of the show’s most distinctive male voices. (11)

8. Courtney Harrell (Team Blake): Courtney has the talent. We save that in the knockout round. She just needs someone, anyone to select songs better suited to that talent. (10)

9. Josh Gallagher (Team Adam): Forget last week’s top four finish on iTunes. Josh’s performance on Top 12 night was filled with off-key moments that probably should have landed him in the bottom two. (7)

10. Darby Walker (Team Miley): I have a feeling Darby is one of those very stylish artists who will release post-show music I’ll enjoy. But I haven’t enjoyed too many of her quirky covers so far. (12)

11. Aaron Gibson (Team Miley): His obscure song choice (“Hollywood Forever Cemetery Sings” by Father John Misty) probably hurt him last week. But on a show that requires pizzazz, there wasn’t a lot in his save-me performance either. (9)