How close are the Post Dispatch large and small basketball polls with reality? Some or none?

Here's how the Post Dispatch boys high school "rankings" match up with reality?  Well, not much.... there's a lot of deserving teams missing and a few that have made the top 10 or 20, when they aren't that good.

How close are the Post Dispatch large and small basketball polls with reality?    Some or none?
Rank	Boys basketball large schools	Rating
1	Hazelwood Central (24-2)	129.3
2	Belleville West (25-2)	132.2
3	Webster Groves (16-9)	141.3
4	Chaminade (20-4)	128.3
5	Francis Howell (23-3)	122.8
6	Parkway Central (21-5)	121.3
7	Edwardsville (17-8)	114.2
8	Fort Zumwalt South (21-4)	107.6
9	East St. Louis (13-10)	111.1
10	Liberty (Wentzville) (18-8)	113.8
	On the bubble:
11	Alton	106.6
12	Collinsville (16-13)	113.4
13	Ladue (17-9)	116.4
14	CBC (11-13)	119.1
15	Hazelwood East (16-9)	106.7
16	Hillsboro (22-4)	116.0
17	SLUH (12-13)	115.5
18	Belleville East (11-16)	113.7
19	O'Fallon (10-17)	106.6
20	Parkway South (17-8)	114.2
	Who's Missing:
	Eureka  (18-18)	117.3
	Carbondale ILL   (21-7)	114.7
	Pattonville   (8-12)	114.4
	Liberty Wentzville  (18-7)	113.8
	Collinsville ILL   (17-14)	113.4
	Lafayette (13-13)	112.2
	Vianney   (14-11)	111.9
	Marquette   (18-8)	110.9
	Hazelwood West   (11-13)	110.0
	Ritenour   (12-13)	109.9
	McCluer North  (11-13)	109.0
	Kirkwood   (15-11)	108.9
Rank	Boys basketball small schools	Rating
1	1. Vashon (18-5)	123.8
2	2. Alton Marquette (28-0)	114.0
3	3. Confluence (22-4)	125.6
4	4. St. Mary's (24-3)	132.5
5	5. Northwest Academy (20-6)	121.6
6	6. Jennings (23-3)	116.2
7	7. Whitfield (20-7)	112.0
8	8. Wesclin (25-4)	106.4
9	9. Highland (20-8)	109.0
10	10. Trinity (21-4)	120.0
	On the bubble:
11	Duchesne (18-9)	112.0
12	Maplewood-RH (15-11)	100.5
13	Cardinal Ritter (18-10)	109.8
14	Pacific (20-5)	114.2
15	Civic Memorial (18-10)	101.6
16	Columbia (17-11)	101.2
17	St. Charles (18-7)	95.8
18	Okawville (22-8)	109.8
19	Mater Dei (12-15)	105.4
20	Hancock (20-6)	99.2
	Who's Missing:
	Soldan   (14-11)	110.0
	MICDS   (14-12)	109.0
	Highland ILL   (20-8)	109.0
	Mascoutah, ILL  (15-12)	108.9
	St. James   (17-8)	108.8
	Jerseyville ILL   (17-13)	108.6
	John Burroughs   (13-8)	107.7
	Cahokia ILL   (12-14)	107.2

2017-2018 Missouri Boys State High School rankings week of 2/26/2018

Here's my latest rankings for Missouri Boys high school teams.  After the first round of class one and two districts, most teams are performing to rating, with a few upsets.  The Trinity vs. Northwest Academy of Transportation and Law game was the hottest contest of two very high quality teams with Northwest beating Trinity in a slight upset.  Both teams belonged in the State final but Trinity will be sitting on the sideline after their disappointing district loss.

Webster Groves sits atop the list although they have had a few speed bumps, including a close loss to Hazelwood Central.  It will be interesting to see how sectionals play out, but not to get ahead, Class five districts start tomorrow.

All 635 Missouri high school teams are ranked below:

Missouri High School Basketball Rankings
As of	2/26/2018
Rank	Team	Rating
1	Webster Groves	141.3
2	Grandview (Kansas City MO)	133.2
3	St. Mary's	132.3
4	Hazelwood Central	131.2
5	Rock Bridge	130.5
6	Chaminade	127.4
7	KC Center	126.9
8	Liberty KC	126.6
9	Lee Summit West	125.7
10	Vashon	125.3
11	Cape Girardeau Central	125.3
12	Confluence	125.2
13	Park Hill South	124.3
14	Hogan Prep Charter	123.7
15	Francis Howell	123.3
16	Poplar Bluff	122.6
17	Northwest Academy of Transportation and Law	121.7
18	St. Joseph Lafayette	120.9
19	Ozark	120.7
20	Parkway Central	120.1
21	Rockhurst	120.0
22	North Kansas City	120.0
23	Trinity	120.0
24	Sikeston	119.9
25	Oak Park	119.7
26	Glendale	119.0
27	CBC	119.0
28	Blair Oaks	118.5
29	Whitney Young	118.3
30	Christian High School Springfield	117.6
31	SLUH	117.3
32	Raytown	116.9
33	Kansas City North Knights (Kansas City North)	116.5
34	Jennings	116.2
35	Eureka	116.1
36	Nevada	116.0
37	Hillsboro MO	115.8
38	Pacific	115.1
39	Farmington	114.7
40	Rolla	114.7
41	Liberty Wentzville	114.3
42	Blue Springs South	114.2
43	Nixa	114.1
44	Parkway South	113.2
45	KC Central Academy	112.9
46	Kickapoo	112.9
47	Pattonville	112.9
48	McCluer North	112.6
49	Kearney	112.6
50	Whitfield	112.1
51	Ladue	112.1
52	Duchesne	112.0
53	Lafayette	111.8
54	Vianney	111.6
55	Marquette	111.4
56	Soldan	111.3
57	Ritenour	110.9
58	Raytown South	110.6
59	Helias	110.6
60	Charleston MO	110.4
61	Parkview	110.3
62	Park Hill	110.1
63	MICDS	109.9
64	Springfield Catholic	109.9
65	Liberty North	109.9
66	Cardinal Ritter	109.8
67	Oakville	109.5
68	Jefferson City	109.5
69	O'Fallon Christian	109.3
70	Kirkwood	109.1
71	De Smet	108.9
72	St. James	108.9
73	Troy Buchanon	108.6
74	Jackson	108.5
75	Lee Summit	108.2
76	Living Word Christian	108.2
77	St. Pius X Kansas City	108.0
78	Hillcrest	107.7
79	McCluer	107.3
80	Fort Zumwalt South	107.1
81	Fort Zumwalt West	107.1
82	Lee Summit North	106.6
83	Hazelwood East	106.6
84	John Burroughs	106.6
85	Father Tolton Catholic	106.5
86	Hazelwood West	106.5
87	St. Francis Borgia	106.4
88	Southern Boone	106.2
89	Battle	106.1
90	Logan-Rogersville	106.0
91	Westminster	106.0
92	Park Hills Central	105.6
93	Mater Dei	105.4
94	North County	105.3
95	Chrisman	105.1
96	Truman	105.0
97	Waynesville	104.6
98	Priory	104.6
99	Mountain Grove	104.2
100	Francis Howell Central	104.2
101	Grain Valley	104.2
102	Republic	103.7
103	Warrensburg	103.6
104	Mehlville	103.6
105	Hallsville	103.5
106	Blue Springs	103.3
107	Liberty Mountain View MO	103.1
108	Lutheran North	103.1
109	Belton	103.0
110	South Iron	102.8
111	Mount Vernon MO	102.6
112	St. Charles	102.5
113	Versailles	102.5
114	Sullivan MO	102.3
115	William Chrisman	102.3
116	St. Charles West	102.2
117	Parkway West	102.1
118	Lindbergh	101.9
119	Holt	101.8
120	Hannibal	101.7
121	Carnahan	101.6
122	Francis Howell North	101.5
123	Warrenton	101.5
124	Raymore Peculiar	101.5
125	Joplin	101.4
126	Fort Osage	101.2
127	Dexter	101.1
128	Cairo	101.0
129	Maplewood RH	100.5
130	Clark County	100.4
131	Osage	100.2
132	Lutheran South	100.1
133	Bolivar	99.9
134	Timberland	99.9
135	University Academy	99.7
136	Orchard Farm	99.6
137	Monroe City	99.6
138	North Andrew	99.5
139	Faith Christian Academy	99.5
140	Oak Grove	99.2
141	Ste. Genevieve	99.1
142	Hancock	98.9
143	Steelville	98.8
144	New Bloomfield	98.7
145	Walnut Grove	98.6
146	Cape Notre Dame	98.4
147	Branson	98.1
148	Maryville	98.1
149	Parkway North	97.9
150	Jamestown	97.9
151	Webb City	97.8
152	Mid-Buchanan	97.7
153	Fort Zumwalt East	97.6
154	St. Joseph Central	97.5
155	Saxony Lutheran	97.5
156	University City	97.4
157	Riverview Gardens	97.1
158	Union	96.9
159	St. Dominic	96.5
160	Rockwood Summit	96.5
161	Pleasant Hill	96.4
162	Carthage	96.3
163	Eugene	96.3
164	Van Buren	96.1
165	Purdy	96.0
166	Monett	96.0
167	Advance	95.9
168	Strafford	95.9
169	Smith-Cotton	95.7
170	Lincoln College Prep	95.7
171	Chilicothe	95.7
172	Mexico	95.3
173	Clayton	95.3
174	Miller Career Academy	95.1
175	Hartville	95.0
176	Caruthersville	95.0
177	St. Vincent	94.9
178	Lift for Life	94.7
179	Washington	94.7
180	Sacred Heart (Sedalia)	94.4
181	Salisbury	94.3
182	Oran	94.2
183	Staley	94.2
184	Thayer	94.1
185	Macon	94.0
186	Fulton	93.8
187	Camdenton	93.8
188	KC Southeast	93.7
189	Summit Christian Academy	93.7
190	Dixon	93.5
191	Willard	93.5
192	Festus	93.2
193	Penney	93.1
194	Putnam County	93.0
195	Harrisonville	93.0
196	Polo	92.8
197	Linn	92.6
198	Normandy	92.5
199	Iberia	92.4
200	Harmon	92.2
201	KC Northeast	92.2
202	Emminence	92.1
203	Aurora	91.9
204	Bernie	91.9
205	Canton	91.9
206	Stockton	91.8
207	St. Pius X Festus	91.7
208	Hickman	91.7
209	Fatima	91.4
210	East Buchanan	91.3
211	Neosho	91.0
212	Marshfield	90.9
213	Palmyra	90.8
214	Harrisburg MO	90.8
215	Fort Zumwalt North	90.8
216	Viburnum	90.7
217	Winnetonka	90.7
218	De Soto	90.6
219	Vienna	90.6
220	St. Michael the Archangel	90.4
221	Elsberry	90.2
222	Clever	90.0
223	Montgomery County	89.9
224	North Callaway	89.9
225	Brentwood	89.8
226	Lathrop	89.8
227	Valle Catholic	89.8
228	Valley Park	89.7
229	Potosi	89.7
230	Malden	89.6
231	Barstow	89.6
232	St. Paul Lutheran (Concordia)	89.6
233	Lakeland	89.1
234	McDonald County	89.1
235	Benton MO	89.1
236	Windsor Imperial	89.0
237	Fayette	89.0
238	Heartland Christian Academy	88.9
239	Chaffee	88.9
240	Hamilton (Penney)	88.9
241	Newburg	88.8
242	West County (Leadwood)	88.8
243	Skyline	88.7
244	Van Far	88.7
245	Pierce City	88.4
246	Billings	88.3
247	Herculaneum	88.2
248	Seckman	88.2
249	Hermann	88.1
250	Gosnell	88.1
251	Miami	88.0
252	Dora	87.9
253	Neelyville	87.8
254	Boonville	87.8
255	Verona	87.7
256	Everton	87.7
257	Cameron	87.6
258	Mark Twain	87.2
259	New Franklin	87.2
260	Gateway STEM	87.1
261	Ruskin	87.0
262	St. Louis Christian Academy	87.0
263	Fair Grove	87.0
264	North Crowley	86.8
265	Fox	86.8
266	Principia	86.6
267	Carl Junction	86.6
268	McCluer South Berkeley	86.4
269	New Madrid County Central	86.4
270	Licking	86.4
271	Centralia MO	86.4
272	Liberty Christian Academy (Wright City)	86.3
273	Chamois	86.1
274	Obion County	86.1
275	Lockwood	86.0
276	Maysville	85.8
277	Reeds Spring	85.7
278	Perryville	85.5
279	St. Clair	85.5
280	Cristo Rey Kansas City	85.5
281	Doniphan	85.5
282	Grandview (Hillsburo)	85.4
283	Fair Play	85.3
284	St. Elizabeth	85.2
285	Leeton	85.2
286	Southern Reynolds (Ellington)	85.2
287	Lincoln Prep	85.2
288	Kennett	85.1
289	West Plains	85.1
290	Hurley	85.1
291	Marshall	85.1
292	Milan	84.9
293	South Calloway	84.8
294	Jefferson	84.8
295	Salem MO	84.7
296	Mound City	84.5
297	Blue Eye	84.5
298	KC Lutheran	84.2
299	Slater	84.1
300	DuBourg	84.1
301	Hayti	84.1
302	St. Joseph LeBlond	84.0
303	East Prairie MO	84.0
304	Kirksville	83.8
305	Forsyth	83.4
306	Warsaw	83.3
307	Roosevelt	83.2
308	Berryville	83.2
309	De La Salle Charter	83.2
310	Platte County	83.2
311	Lamar	83.2
312	Risco	82.8
313	Spokane	82.7
314	St. Joseph Benton	82.7
315	Portageville	82.6
316	Gainesville	82.6
317	Liberty (Mountain View)	82.4
318	Sturgeon	82.4
319	Bishop LeBlond St. Joseph	82.2
320	East Newton	82.1
321	Scotland County (Memphis)	81.9
322	Gallatin	81.8
323	South Park Christian Academy	81.7
324	Sherwood	81.7
325	Bourbon	81.7
326	Galena	81.6
327	Clinton	81.6
328	Wright City	81.5
329	Van Horn	81.4
330	Mansfield	81.4
331	Fordland	81.4
332	Arcadia Valley	81.2
333	Rolla Home School	81.2
334	Stover	81.1
335	Louisiana	81.0
336	Jefferson (Conception Junction)	80.7
337	Lutheran St. Charles	80.6
338	Glasgow	80.6
339	Fredricktown	80.4
340	Prairie Home	80.4
341	Knob Noster	80.3
342	California	80.3
343	St. Louis Blue Knights	80.2
344	Winfield	80.1
345	Tipton	79.8
346	Heartland	79.7
347	Excelsior Springs	79.4
348	Richmond	79.3
349	Highland MO	79.0
350	Cole Camp	79.0
351	College Prep at Madison	78.9
352	Lawson	78.8
353	Wheatland	78.7
354	Smithville	78.7
355	Northwest Cedar Hill	78.6
356	Osceola	78.5
357	Ash Grove	78.4
358	Laquey	78.2
359	Worth County	78.1
360	Lebanon MO	78.0
361	Chillowee	78.0
362	Bowling Green	78.0
363	Concordia	77.9
364	Halfway	77.9
365	Plattsburg	77.9
366	Mercer	77.9
367	Sweet Springs	77.8
368	Crest Ridge	77.6
369	Twin Rivers	77.3
370	Adrian	77.2
371	Affton	77.2
372	Cassville	77.1
373	North Technical	77.0
374	Clearwater (Piedmont)	76.9
375	Kansas City East Christian Academy (Kansas City)	76.9
376	Lafayette County	76.6
377	Knox County	76.5
378	St. Louis Christian Home School Patriots	76.2
379	Marceline	76.0
380	Gateway Legacy Christian Academy	76.0
381	Moberly	76.0
382	Grandview Christian	75.7
383	Fordland	75.7
384	South Pemiscot	75.5
385	Carrollton MO	75.5
386	Owensville	75.4
387	Smithton	75.4
388	St. Louis Christian Home School Blue Knights	75.2
389	Missouri Military Academy	75.1
390	Northwest	75.1
391	Crane	75.0
392	Metro	74.9
393	Weaubleau	74.9
394	Meadow Heights	74.9
395	Belle	74.8
396	Clopton	74.8
397	Conway	74.5
398	Lexington	74.2
399	Pattonsburg	74.1
400	Odessa	74.0
401	Winfield	74.0
402	KC East	73.9
403	Cuba	73.9
404	Windsor (Sedalia)	73.6
405	Thomas Jefferson School (St. Louis)	73.5
406	Trenton	73.3
407	Sheldon	73.0
408	Southwest Washburn	73.0
409	Savannah	72.7
410	New Covenant Academy	72.6
411	Archie	72.3
412	Miller MO	72.2
413	Meadville	71.9
414	St. Joseph Christian	71.6
415	St. Louis College Prep	71.5
416	Zalma	71.5
417	Pembroke Hill	71.3
418	Couch	71.1
419	Pilot Grove	71.1
420	Bloomfield	71.1
421	Northeast Vernon County	71.0
422	New Haven	70.9
423	St. Louis Patriots	70.9
424	Kingston	70.7
425	Tarkio	70.7
426	Sumner	70.6
427	Jefferson Independent Day Joplin	70.5
428	Rich Hill	70.5
429	Stoutland	70.4
430	Midway	70.3
431	Tuscumbia	70.1
432	North Platte	69.9
433	Greenville MO	69.8
434	Green City	69.8
435	Lighthouse Christian	69.6
436	Southwest Livingston County (Ludlow)	69.3
437	Greenfield	69.1
438	Appleton City	69.0
439	Scott City	69.0
440	Winona	68.8
441	Baxter Springs	68.3
442	Puxico	68.1
443	Westran	67.9
444	Naylor	67.9
445	Crosspoint Christian	67.9
446	Drexel	67.9
447	Plato	67.8
448	Seymour	67.8
449	South Holt	67.8
450	Calvary Lutheran (Jefferson City)	67.7
451	Rock Port	67.5
452	Springfield Central MO	67.5
453	Buffalo	67.5
454	School of the Ozarks	67.2
455	King City	67.0
456	Ava	66.8
457	Odin	66.8
458	Princeton	66.8
459	Scott County Central	66.7
460	Heritage Classical Christian Academy (Fenton)	66.7
461	Sante Fe	66.6
462	Macks Creek	66.4
463	Hollister	66.3
464	Woodland	66.2
465	Senaca	66.2
466	Wright County Homeschool Warriors	66.2
467	Marionville	66.0
468	Delta	65.9
469	Wellington-Napoleon	65.8
470	Russellville	65.3
471	Lesterville	65.2
472	Brussels	65.1
473	Lone Jack	65.1
474	McKinley	65.0
475	La Plata	64.8
476	Linn County	64.8
477	Overland Christian	64.7
478	Braymer	64.7
479	Crystal City	64.5
480	Marion C Early	64.3
481	Crocker	64.2
482	Madison	64.1
483	Bunker	63.9
484	Eagle Ridge Christian (Cape Girardeau)	63.8
485	Lincoln MO	63.6
486	Jasper	63.3
487	Westwood Baptist Academy	63.3
488	Eldon	63.2
489	Northeast	63.1
490	Bayless	62.6
491	Butler	62.4
492	Sarcoxie	62.4
493	Applewood Christian Sedalia	62.3
494	El Dorado Springs	62.1
495	Golden City	62.0
496	Bell City	61.9
497	Northwestern	61.9
498	Paris	61.5
499	Heritage Academy (Columbia)	61.5
500	South Harrison	61.4
501	East Carter	61.1
502	Green Ridge	60.9
503	East Harrison	60.8
504	South Nodaway	60.8
505	Alton MO	60.7
506	Clarkton	60.6
507	Sparta	60.5
508	Cornerstone Christian Academy	60.2
509	Maranatha Baptist Academy (St. Robert)	60.2
510	Community	60.0
511	Calhoun	59.9
512	Bradleyville	59.6
513	Ridgeway	59.5
514	North Nodaway	59.3
515	Ballard	59.0
516	Senath-Hornersville	59.0
517	Climax Springs	58.7
518	Montrose	58.3
519	Brookside Frontier Math & Science (Kansas City)	58.2
520	Kelly	58.2
521	West Platte	57.5
522	Norwood	57.2
523	Plaza Heights Christian Academy (Blue Springs)	57.2
524	Midway	56.9
525	North Shelby	56.8
526	Stanberry	56.6
527	Houston	56.5
528	Liberal	56.4
529	Northland Christian KC	56.2
530	Missouri Home School	56.2
531	Hale	56.1
532	Keytesville	56.0
533	Brookfield	56.0
534	Sunnydale Academy	55.9
535	Northeast Nodaway	55.6
536	Whitefield	55.4
537	Campbell	55.0
538	Gilman City	54.9
539	Center Place (Independence)	54.9
540	Schuyler County (Lancaster)	54.8
541	Medicine and Bioscience	54.6
542	Gateway Science Academy	54.6
543	Brunswick	54.6
544	The Daniel Academy	54.5
545	Trinity Christian Academy (Hollister)	54.2
546	Cleveland NJROTC	54.0
547	Pleasant Hope	54.0
548	Lutheran KC	53.9
549	Cabool	53.8
550	South Shelby	53.8
551	Humansville	53.7
552	Winston	53.6
553	Hermitage	53.1
554	Holden	53.0
555	Higbee	52.8
556	Valley Caledonia	52.7
557	Oak Ridge	52.2
558	Silex	51.8
559	Bakersfield	51.7
560	Delta (Deering)	51.5
561	Griggsville-Perry	51.1
562	Exeter	51.0
563	Kingsville	51.0
564	Leopold	50.9
565	Novinger	50.8
566	Dekalb MO	50.3
567	College Heights Christian Joplin	50.3
568	Koshkonong	50.2
569	Mountain  Grove Christian Academy	50.2
570	North Harrison (Eagleville)	50.1
571	Training Center Christian	49.7
572	Christian Fellowship Columbia MO	49.5
573	Dadeville	49.3
574	Crossroads College Prep	48.7
575	McAuley Catholic Joplin	48.5
576	Bismarck	48.2
577	Ozanam	47.8
578	Brashear	47.7
579	Grundy County (Galt)	47.6
580	Richland (Essex)	46.9
581	Greenwood	46.1
582	Stewartville	45.8
583	Willow Springs	45.8
584	El Dorado Springs Christian	45.6
585	Eagle Heights Christian (Kansas City)	45.5
586	Diamond	45.3
587	Wellsville-Middleton	43.5
588	Norborne	42.7
589	Lebanon HomeSchool (Lebanon)	42.2
590	Lutie	41.7
591	Otterville	41.4
592	Orrick	40.8
593	West Nodaway	40.6
594	Tri-County (Jamesport)	40.5
595	La Monte	40.5
596	Cooter	39.4
597	North County Christian	39.3
598	Frontier School of Excellence Charter High School	39.1
599	Holcomb	38.4
600	Chadwick	37.8
601	Braymer	37.8
602	North Pemiscot	36.6
603	Bronaugh	36.0
604	Union Star	35.8
605	Marion County	34.8
606	Albany	34.2
607	Atlanta	33.8
608	Richland	32.9
609	Lighthouse Prep Academy (Jefferson City)	32.1
610	St. Paul Lutheran (Farmington)	31.3
611	Osborn	30.5
612	Bevier	30.1
613	Show-Me Christian	29.7
614	Nodaway-Holt	28.6
615	Valley	27.9
616	Hume	27.7
617	Twin City Christian Academy (Festus)	27.7
618	Providence Christian	26.6
619	Bunceton	25.9
620	Marquand-Zion	25.9
621	Summersville	24.1
622	Newtown-Harris (Newtown)	23.5
623	Wheaton	23.3
624	Gideon	22.4
625	Alta Vista	21.1
626	Hardin-Central	20.8
627	Cainesville	19.0
628	Tina-Avalon	18.0
629	Blue Ridge Christian	16.9
630	Bucklin-Macon County	15.8
631	Tower Grove Christian Academy	14.8
632	The Fulton School of St. Albans	13.4
633	Niangua	9.7
634	Southland (Cardwell)	7.3
635	Breckenridge	-14.2