Class 5 Missouri Boys High School Basketball Rankings

Schools from middle and west side of the state lead the way for the class 5 Missouri Boys High School rankings, with Columbia Rock Bridge still #1 followed by Rockhurst and Blue Springs South which have split a couple of close games this winter.  Francis Howell, CBC, Webster Groves and Chaminade continue to show well in the St. Louis area with De Smet, Fort Zumwalt South, Marquette and McCluer North not too far behind.  All of these teams seem to have a star or two, a solid starting five and fairly solid benches.

A couple of rating points is meaningless in a close game that can be decided by a couple of key missed free throws or turnovers late in the game.  The easy games to predict are the large spreads.  A game like Howell vs. Howell North (34 point spread) should predict fairly well but take Eureka vs. McCluer North, Marquette vs. Hazelwood Central, McCluer vs. Parkway Central or East St. Louis vs. Belleville West and you can pretty much toss a coin.

I will post an overall Missouri rankings later today and a "by district" ranking for each class in the next week.

Missouri Boys HS 2018-2019 RANKINGS -                                                               by Class 02/7/2019
	Class 5 Missouri schools
Rank	Team	District	Current Rating
1	Rock Bridge	9	133
2	Rockhurst	13	131
3	Blue Springs South	14	130
4	Francis Howell	7	127
5	CBC	4	125
6	Chaminade	5	125
7	William Chrisman	15	123
8	Webster Groves	5	123
9	Kickapoo	11	122
10	Lee's Summit North	13	122
11	De Smet	4	122
12	Fort Zumwalt South	7	121
13	McCluer North	5	121
14	Fort Osage	15	120
15	Park Hill	16	119
16	Poplar Bluff	1	119
17	Marquette	3	119
18	Hazelwood Central	6	119
19	Parkway Central	4	118
20	Park Hill South	16	118
21	Eureka	3	118
22	Parkview	12	117
23	Willard	12	116
24	Raytown	14	116
25	Staley	16	115
26	Lee's Summit	13	114
27	William Chrisman	15	114
28	Ozark	11	114
29	Lafayette	3	112
30	Mehlville	2	111
31	Joplin	12	111
32	Pattonville	6	110
33	Troy Buchanon	8	110
34	Kirkwood	4	109
35	Liberty North	15	109
36	Waynesville	10	108
37	Jackson	1	108
38	Fort Zumwalt West	7	107
39	Jefferson City	8	107
40	Holt	8	106
41	Ruskin	13	106
42	Liberty Wentzville	7	106
43	Parkway South	3	106
44	Liberty KC	15	106
45	North Kansas City  (Hornets)	15	106
46	Vianney	2	106
47	Francis Howell Central	6	105
48	Oak Park	16	105
49	Hazelwood West	6	105
50	Nixa	11	104
51	St. Joseph Central	16	104
52	Truman	14	104
53	SLUH	5	104
54	Fort Zumwalt North	7	104
55	Lee's Summit West	13	102
56	Smith-Cotton	9	102
57	Lebanon MO	10	102
58	Raymore Peculiar	9	101
59	Timberland	8	101
60	Camdenton	10	101
61	Glendale	11	100
62	Blue Springs	14	100
63	North Kansas City	15	99
64	Hickman	9	98
65	Lindbergh	2	98
66	Battle (Columbia)	8	98
67	Branson	11	96
68	Washington	3	94
69	Oakville	2	94
70	Carthage	12	94
71	Republic	12	94
72	Francis Howell North	6	93
73	Parkway West	4	93
74	Grain Valley	14	93
75	Ritenour	5	93
76	Belton	9	92
77	Seckman	1	91
78	Fox	2	88
79	Northwest Cedar Hill	1	84
80	Springfield Central MO	10	71