Comparing Missouri Basketball Coaches Poll and My Ratings

I took a look at the boys side of the MBCA polls for all Missouri boys basketball classes this morning and now I am posting the girls polls with my statistically based game comparison ratings, similar to what is used for USA Today's Sagarin basketball ratings.

I have just been digging into the girls side since late January and don't have all the girls teams ranked yet but I looked at the top 15 in each class and added that to the St. Louis and Kansas City data base I started.  I also added team records to this posting, although they come from the MSHSAA and some schools do not update the MSHSAA site.

Here goes..... I will post all of the Missouri schools I have in the next blog:

2019-2020 Girls' Basketball Poll #6 (Release 1/29)
Bill Gunn • MoSports 
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2019-2020 Girls' Basketball Poll #6 (Release 1/29)
The MBCA Basketball poll is selected by a panel of coaches representing each of the 8 MBCA districts and each of the five Missouri basketball classes.
Class 1
1 Walnut Grove (16-4) 117.6
2 Community (15-1) 104.1
3 South Iron (16-4) 114.6
4 Green City (16-0) 100.6
5 Norborne (18-0) 120.6
6 Leeton  (15-2) 107.7
7 Montrose   (18-2) 82.7
8 Worth County   (13-3) 102.4
9 Eminence  (17-5) 104.3
10 Wheatland   (11-5) 106.1
Others receiving votes: 
Meadville    (15-2) 91.6
Climax Springs   (16-6) 95.7
Mack's Creek   (7-8) 94.4
Class 2
1 Miller  (18-4) 121.3
2 Hartville   (16-4) 116.0
3 East Buchanan (13-3) 114.5
4 Ellington  (17-3) 113.3
5 Blue Eye  (17-4) 111.1
6 Oran  (16-3) 117.1
7 Skyline   (14-6) 120.8
8 Thayer  (10-7) 105.1
9 Wellington-Napoleon (18-0) 106.7
10 Richland   (12-5) 110.5
Others receiving votes:
Neelyville (16-4) 112.9
Tipton   (15-3) 105.7
Mansfield??  (17-5) 104.4
Class 3
1 Whitfield   (19-3) 127.3
2 Strafford  (19-2) 119.1
3 Clever  (15-5) 108.3
4 Palmyra   (16-2) 104.2
5 South Callaway   (17-2) 144.8
6 Maryville   (13-3) 126.5
7 Southern Boone   (15-2) 124.2
8 Licking   (14-5) 115.4
9 California   (12-3) 115.8
10 El Dorado Springs  (18-2) 127.8
Others receiving votes: 
Miller Career Academy   (15-4) 128.9
St. Pius X KC   (13-3) 126.5
Class 4
1 Incarnate Word Academy (16-3) 150.8
2 West Plains  (20-1) 130.4
3 Rolla  (17-3) 130.4
4 Carl Junction   (17-0) 128.0
5 Kearney   (17-1) 132.0
6 Sullivan   (16-1) 137.9
7 Lincoln College Prep   (11-5) 108.8
8 Nevada   (11-1) 118.5
9 Ste. Genevieve   (18-0) 121.8
10 Central (Park Hills)   (16-5) 122.6
Others receiving votes:
Union   (11-4) 128.7
St. Clair   (11-5) 118.3
Class 5
1 Liberty  (18-0) 135.9
2 Rock Bridge (13-3) 134.5
3 Jefferson City   (17-1) 128.5
4 Francis Howell Central (18-2) 134.5
5 Kirkwood (18-3) 120.7
6 Truman   (14-6) 118.2
7 Blue Spring South   (15-2) 123.1
8 Ozark  (17-4) 136.9
9 Staley  (12-4) 127.2
10 Blue Springs  (14-4) 125.3
Others receiving votes: 
Summit   (16-2) 129.0
North Kansas City  (13-5) 123.2

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