According to the Missouri coaches poll----Sikeston 27-2 wins class 4-----Rock Bridge wins class 5

[metro-dude]

Class 4 Semi-Finals in Springfield---March 16

SEMO Sikeston-------------27-2 ( Missouri Coaches poll--Rank #1 )--Game time--6:00 PM
Kansas City Grandview---26-3 ( Missouri Coaches poll--Rank #3 )

Kansas City Raytown South --24-5 ( Not Ranked by Missouri coaches )--Game time:--7:45 PM
St. Louis Jennings----------------27-3 ( Not Ranked by Missouri coaches )

Highest ranking players in the class 4 Semi Finals:

Kansas City Grandview--Jordan Lathon--6'4"--190 Lbs ( Missouri Rank # 4--Nat. Rank #108- 4-Star Signed with Northwestern
Combo Guard

SEMO Sikeston--Fred Thatch 6'3" 195 LBS.---Missouri Rank #9-Nat Rank 304--3-Star
Signed with St. Louis University as a Guard but for Sikeston--All Propose player

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Class 5 Semi-Finals---March 17

Mid-Mo Columbia Rock Bridge---------27-1 ( Missouri Coaches poll---Rank # 2 )--Game time-6:50 PM
St. Louis Chaminade----------------------26-2 ( Missouri Coaches poll---Rank #7 )

St. Louis Webster Groves----------------20-9 ( Missouri Coaches poll---Rank # 4 )--Game time-8:30 PM
Kansas City Liberty------------------------22-7 ( Missouri Coaches poll---Rank # 8 )

Webster has the highest ranking players in the Semi-Finals ( Courtney Ramey 6;3" and Cartre'are Gordon 6'8"

 

[anon_utvqikut1knht]

I'm going Grandview over Ray South in C4 and Webster Groves over Chaminade in C5.

 

[DOGFATHER1]

......LOL....... Theze are the same guyz that refused to consider Van-Far a vote all season even after repeated notices...
Better off using a dart board than relying
on the MBCA polls...
Good luck to my Sikeston Bulldogs friends..!
C =|~

 

[MOsportsStaff]

If they stopped doing the polls, like the sportswriters, what you have to complain about?

 

[msubearssuperfan1]

Keep the polls!!!! Tradition and it gives us something to argue about during the season.

 

[DOGFATHER1]

If they stopped doing the polls, like the sportswriters, what you have to complain about?

.....No one is asking for the polls to stop...
and there is still plenty to complain about..!
BUT when the pole master hisself is informed
of teams notible performances and they still
get NO respect... you figure it out...!

 

[you_dont_know_me]

.....No one is asking for the polls to stop...
and there is still plenty to complain about..!
BUT when the pole master hisself is informed
of teams notible performances and they still
get NO respect... you figure it out...!

You have to understand that majority of coaches that vote have never seen any of the teams they are voting for. The best they can do is go off record and comparable scores. It will always be that the programs that are always successful will get over rated as well. I would still personally see Van Far as a Cinderella considering all the scores down the stretch. They were a fun ball club to watch! You also have to factor in that media coverage in swmo, NWMO, and even semo is usually superior and gives more recognition to teams than Nemo/Mid mo. Some of that is just my opinion. I also felt that C2 this year was the most wide open class with all of the ranked schools winning and losing to each other...lots of parity.

In the ncaa we are about to see how much polls are worth .

 

[midmoguy]

Always hard to tell when teams play very different schedules. If you are around .500 you won't get votes no matter who you played. Win 25 games and you will get votes also no matter who you play. Doesn't necessarily mean 1 team is obviously better than the others. But it does make it difficult to decide. It is an imperfect system in an imperfect game. Look at how things ended on the girl's side Walnut Grove didn't even make it to the Final 4 and everyone crowned them state champs before the season started. That is why we play the games!

 

[you_dont_know_me]

This is a very untrue statement.

The polls weren't that far off overall, and expecting them to be even close to perfect isn't rational. Congrats to V-F who will be ranked at the top at the only time it really matters.

I should have said only have seen "some" of the teams they are voting on. Pretty hard to see NEMO if you are in SWMO, etc. Very few opportunities for common opponents...misspoke...didn't mean "Any".

 

[msubearssuperfan1]

or we could do what Oklahoma does
http://www.ossaarankings.com/Defaul...pGK=BasketballBoys&sp=Basketball&g=Boys &y=18

 

[jball40]

or we could do what Oklahoma does
http://www.ossaarankings.com/Default.aspx?sel=rankings&spGK=BasketballBoys&sp=Basketball&g=Boys &y=18

What exactly do they do?

 

[msubearssuperfan1]

I guess it's some sort of computer ranking. Check out the link.

 

[anon_utvqikut1knht]

I'm going Grandview over Ray South in C4 and Webster Groves over Chaminade in C5.

Kinda liking my chances here....................