Quick Look at Missouri Boys Basketball rankings vs. Mo Betta Sports

I occasionally peek at other Missouri boys basketball polls to see if I might be missing some team that is highly rated by the coaches or sport writers that I don't have a lot of game data entered into the model.  Many of these polls are opinion polls rather than based on any statistical ranking or actual game results.  Most aren't bad, so are just awful.

I took a look at MoBetta Sports rankings this week and I really like their poll over a bunch of others.  It's based on coaches voting and coaches tend to be in the know, even if it is more of a sixth sense than based on statistical analysis.  So I thought I would repost Mo Betta and compare it to my ratings.  No too shabby, Mo Betta.  Probably the best non-statistical poll out there.  LOL


MoBetta Sports Polls
2019-2020 Boys' Basketball Poll #2 (Release 12/18)
The MBCA Basketball poll is selected by a panel of coaches representing each of the 8 MBCA districts and each of the five Missouri basketball classes.
Missouri Class One - 12/15/2019
Class 1 Rank Team name Rating
1 Dora 1 Dora 117
2 St. Elizabeth 2 Delta   114
3 South Iron 3 South Iron 109
4 Platte Valley 4 Lesterville 107
5 Mound City 5 St. Elizabeth 101
6 Cairo 6 Northeast (Cairo) 93
7 Delta 7 Princeton 91
8 Princeton 8 Jefferson (Conception Junction)  90
9 Leeton 9 Mound City 90
10 Lesterville 10 Fair Play 89
Others receiving votes: Mercer, Golden City Others Climax Springs (89), Norwood (89), Sturgeon (88), Glasgow (86), Wellsville (85), Eminence and Lockwood (85)
Missouri Class Two - 12/15/2019
Class 2 Rank Team name Rating
1 Greenwood 1 Lakeland 117
2 Hartville 2 Greenwood (Springfield) 110
3 Oran 3 Hartville  109
4 Milan 4 Skyline 104
5 Crane 5 New Franklin 101
6 Skyline 6 Milan 100
7 Bernie 7 Oran 100
8 Portagville 8 Crane 99
9 Van-Far 9 North Andrew 99
10 East Buchanan 10 St. Vincent 99
Others receiving votes: North Andrew, Alton, Campbell, Mid-Buchanan Others Plattsburg (99), Linn and Mid-Buchanan (97), Gallatin and Slater (96), Van Far and Portageville (95)
Missouri Class Three - 12/15/2019
Class 3 Rank Team name Rating
1 Father Tolton 1 Charleston MO 130
2 Charleston 2 Cardinal Ritter 129
3 Cardinal Ritter 3 Trinity 128
4 Blair Oaks 4 Father Tolton Catholic 126
5 Trinity Catholic 5 Blair Oaks 119
6 Monroe City 6 Lift for Life 119
7 Lathrop 7 Christian (O'Fallon) 116
8 Kennett 8 Liberty Mountain View MO 116
9 Fair Grove 9 Springfield Catholic  115
10 Centralia 10 Soldan 113
Others receiving votes: Lift for Life Academy Others Hogan Prep, St. Pius X Festus, Lutheran North (all 112), New Madrid Co. Central, Whitfield and Lutheran South (all 111)
Missouri Class Four - 12/15/2019
Class 4 Rank Team name Rating
1 Vashon 1 Vashon 137
2 Raytown South 2 McCluer 128
3 Central (Cape Girardeau) 3 Sikeston 124
4 Ladue 4 Helias 122
5 Grandview 5 Hazelwood East 121
6 Sikeston 6 Ladue 119
7 Nevada 7 Cape Girardeau Central 119
8 Center KC 8 MICDS 119
9 MICDS 9 Raytown South 118
10 McCluer 10 Confluence, Hillsboro MO, Westminters 118
Others receiving votes:Cape Notre Dame, Confluence, Washington Others Lincoln Prep (116), Borgia, St. Dominic, Kearney, Cape Notre Dame, U City  (all 114) 
Missouri Class Five - 12/15/2019
Class 5 Rank Team name Rating
1 Chaminade 1 Francis Howell 139
2 Mehlville 2 Mehlville 137
3 CBC 3 De Smet 132
4 Desmet 4 CBC 129
5 William Chrisman 5 Chaminade 129
6 Liberty 6 Rock Bridge 128
7 Francis Howell 7 Webster Groves 127
8 Kickapoo 8 Liberty KC 127
9 Willard 9 Park Hill South 125
10 Webster Groves 10 Rockhurst 123
Others receiving votes: Staley, Truman, Hazelwood Central Others Hazelwood Central, Joplin and Blue Springs (all 122), Liberty North, Raymore-Peculiar, Blue Springs South, Fort Zumwalt South (all 120)
MBCA Member Coaches who wish to participate in the process may e-mail MBCA Poll Chair, Adam Thornhill polls@mobca.org

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