Alright, I decided to compare the first released media rankings to the most recent to see who gained/lost the most positions. Who was a disappointment and who was a surprise. The first rankings are on the left and the most recent are on the right.
Class 5
1. Cardinal Ritter------------------------------------1. Cardinal Ritter
T2. Platte County----------------------------------2. Platte County
T2. Webb City------------------------------------3. St. Pius X
4. Jefferson City Helias---------------------------4. Helias
5. St. Pius X----------------------------------------5. Eureka
6. Carthage--------------------------------------6. Carthage
7. Camdenton,------------------------------------7. Branson
8. Capital City--------------------------------------8. Cape Central
T9. Eureka------------------------------------------9. Ft. Zumwalt North
T9. Grain Valley-----------------------------------10. Hazelwood East
Biggest Disappointments - The obvious answer is Webb City. I'm not sure if the writing was on the wall in the preseason but I would imagine very few could have predicted the season that Webb was about to have. Camdenton and Cap City also fell out of the top ten. Camdenton probably got a decent amount of votes because of reputation and I would say they are a fringe top 15 team at this point. Capital City probably still has a chance to prove themselves to be a top 10 team. Time will tell.
Biggest Surprises - I guess this one has to be Branson but I think the jury is still out about how legit they actually are. Again, just like with class 6, the bottom half of the top ten is very different than the first rankings but that will probably be the case for each class.
Class 5
1. Cardinal Ritter------------------------------------1. Cardinal Ritter
T2. Platte County----------------------------------2. Platte County
T2. Webb City------------------------------------3. St. Pius X
4. Jefferson City Helias---------------------------4. Helias
5. St. Pius X----------------------------------------5. Eureka
6. Carthage--------------------------------------6. Carthage
7. Camdenton,------------------------------------7. Branson
8. Capital City--------------------------------------8. Cape Central
T9. Eureka------------------------------------------9. Ft. Zumwalt North
T9. Grain Valley-----------------------------------10. Hazelwood East
Biggest Disappointments - The obvious answer is Webb City. I'm not sure if the writing was on the wall in the preseason but I would imagine very few could have predicted the season that Webb was about to have. Camdenton and Cap City also fell out of the top ten. Camdenton probably got a decent amount of votes because of reputation and I would say they are a fringe top 15 team at this point. Capital City probably still has a chance to prove themselves to be a top 10 team. Time will tell.
Biggest Surprises - I guess this one has to be Branson but I think the jury is still out about how legit they actually are. Again, just like with class 6, the bottom half of the top ten is very different than the first rankings but that will probably be the case for each class.
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