How the Post Dispatch Boys Basketball Rankings stack up

I took a look at the week 9 Post Dispatch boys basketball rankings for the St. Louis Area large and small school to see if they are starting to fall into place with my mathematical modeled ratings and it looks like the teams are starting to line out fairly well.  There are a couple of East side teams, Collinsville and Alton, that deserve to be higher in the P-D polls.

The top large school teams, Belleville West and East St. Louis on the Illinois side, and Francis Howell, out on the edge of St. Louis/St. Charles, are all set to take a run at state championships in their classes.  Vashon and Trinity will face off fairly early in Missouri class three sectionals leading to the state championship run-up.  That game would be a great state championship final, but will be an elimination game far to early for one of those great teams.

I have to give a shout-out to the large and small school teams that belong in the top 20 list but aren't showing up..... Hancock (117), Lindbergh (116), Nashville (115), Pattonville (113), O'Fallon (113), Galesburg (111), Lafayette (111), and Riverview Gardens (110) all belong somewhere on the list as on the bubble or in the top ten.  Maybe next week?

Post Dispatch St. Louis Area Boys
Week 9 Basketball Rankings
2/1/2019
Post - Dispatch Boys Basketball Poll
Rank	Boys large schools	My Rating
1	Belleville West (21-1)	138
2	East St. Louis (19-5)	136
3	Francis Howell (17-2)	128
4	Webster Groves (15-2)	123
5	CBC (15-6)	126
6	De Smet (17-3)	122
7	Collinsville (20-3)	129
8	Alton (16-7)	129
9	McCluer North (16-3)	121
10	Fort Zumwalt South (15-2)	122
On the bubble:
11	Chaminade (9-8)	123
12	Hazelwood Central (11-7)	120
13	Marquette (14-5)	119
14	Eureka (12-5)	118
15	Ladue (12-6)	115
16	Mehville (14-6)	111
17	Liberty (Wentzville) (13-5)	106
18	Parkway Central (14-5)	115
19	Kirkwood (12-7)	110
20	Hillsboro (16-4)	109
Post - Dispatch Boys Basketball Poll
Rank	Boys small schools	My Rating
1	Vashon (14-5)	139
2	Trinity (16-2)	128
3	Cardinal Ritter (13-7)	121
4	Soldan (13-7)	118
5	Jennings (11-6)	118
6	Highland (20-4)	112
7	Mater Dei (16-9)	115
8	Breese Central (13-9)	105
9	Alton Marquette (22-3)	109
10	Columbia (15-6)	104
On the bubble:
11	St. Mary's (9-10)	105
12	Mascoutah (15-8)	109
13	St. Francis Borgia (11-8)	107
14	Lift for Life (14-5)	108
15	O'Fallon Christian (13-8)	106
16	Whitfield (14-6)	101
17	St. Charles West (13-6)	108
18	Althoff (11-11)	112
19	John Burroughs (9-6)	107
20	Priory (12-5)	101
Large and Small Schools still missing in Action: Hancock (117), Lindbergh (116), Nashville (115), Pattonville (113), O'Fallon (113), Galesburg (111), Lafayette (111),  Riverview Gardens (110)