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                                                                    EXHIBIT 31.1

      I, Eric H. Paulson, certify that:

      1.    I have reviewed this annual report on Form 10-K of Navarre
Corporation;

      2.    Based on my knowledge, this annual report does not contain any
untrue statement of a material fact or omit to state a material fact necessary
to make the statements made, in light of the circumstances under which such
statements were made, not misleading with respect to the period covered by this
annual report;

      3.    Based on my knowledge, the financial statements, and other financial
information included in this annual report, fairly present in all material
respects the financial condition, results of operations and cash flows of the
registrant as of, and for, the periods presented in this annual report;

      4.    The registrant's other certifying officer and I are responsible for
establishing and maintaining disclosure controls and procedures (as defined in
Exchange Act Rules 13a-15(e) and 15d-15(e)) for the registrant and have:

            a)    designed such disclosure controls and procedures, or caused
            such disclosure controls and procedures to be designed under our
            supervision, to ensure that material information relating to the
            registrant, including its consolidated subsidiaries, is made known
            to us by others within those entities, particularly during the
            period in which this annual report is being prepared;

            b)    (Intentionally omitted)

            c)    evaluated the effectiveness of the registrant's disclosure
            controls and procedures and presented in this report our conclusion
            about the effectiveness of the disclosure controls and procedures,
            as of the end of the period covered by this annual report based on
            such evaluation;

            d)    disclosed in this annual report any change in the registrant's
            internal control over financial reporting that occurred during the
            registrant's fourth fiscal quarter that has materially affected, or
            is reasonably likely to materially affect, the registrant's internal
            control over financial reporting; and

      5.    The registrant's other certifying officer and I have disclosed,
based on our most recent evaluation of internal control over financial
reporting, to the registrant's auditors and the audit committee of the
registrant's board of directors (or persons performing the equivalent function):

            a)    all significant deficiencies and material weaknesses in the
            design or operation of internal control over financial reporting
            which are reasonably likely to adversely affect the registrant's
            ability to record, process, summarize and report financial
            information; and

            b)    any fraud, whether or not material, that involves management
            or other employees who have a significant role in the registrant's
            internal control over financial reporting.

June 29, 2004                           By /s/ Eric H. Paulson
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                                               Eric H. Paulson
                                               Chairman of the Board, President
                                               and Chief Executive Officer