The 2016 high school football season kicks-off in Missouri this weekend. Who are the teams to beat? Check-out the Missouri high school football media poll rankings for all six classifications below.
At the top in Class 6 is Christian Brothers College, followed by defending state champ Blue Springs South, which finished last season ranked #47 in the High School Football America Top 50. This season, the Jaguars are outside of the Preseason Top 50, but are ranked #7 in our Midwest Regional Preseason Top 10.
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CLASS 6
Rank, team, 2015 Rec., Pts.
1. CBC (9), 13-1, 135
2. Blue Springs (4), 6-6, 109
3. Kirkwood, 11-2, 100
4. Jefferson City, 9-2, 91
5. Springfield Kickapoo, 12-1, 67
6. Blue Springs South (1), 14-0, 54
7. Park Hill, 11-2, 51
8. Lee’s Summit West, 6-5, 41
9. Hazelwood Central, 9-3, 38
10. Francis Howell, 11-1, 28
Also receiving votes: Eureka (10-1), 27; SLUH (8-3) 26; Rockhurst (4-6), 3
CLASS 5
Rank, team, 2015 Rec., Pts.
1. Chaminade (12), 12-2, 137
2. Staley (2), 9-2, 116
2. Battle, 10-3, 116
4. Liberty North, 8-3, 98
5. Fort Zumwalt North, 11-1, 88
6. Pattonville, 8-4, 53
7. Fort Osage, 13-1, 52
8. Nixa, 7-6, 40
9. Belton, 8-4, 24
10. Vianney, 7-4, 16
Also receiving votes: Carthage (11-2), 13; Liberty (3-7), 7;
Glendale (4-7), 6; Rockwood Summit (10-3), 4
CLASS 4
Rank, team, 2015 Rec., Pts.
1. Webb City (9), 14-1, 135
2. Kearney (5), 14-1, 128
3. Carl Junction, 9-2, 110
4. Westminster, 13-1, 89
5. Hannibal, 12-1, 79
6. Harrisonville, 12-1, 71
7. West Plains, 10-2, 48
8. Parkway North, 7-4, 37
9. Platte County, 8-4, 22
10. Cape Girardeau Central, 9-5, 18
Also receiving votes: Ladue (7-3), 14; Affton (11-2), 7;
Bolivar (9-2), 6; Camdenton (3-7), 6
CLASS 3
Rank, team, 2015 Rec., Pts.
1. John Burroughs (13), 14-1, 139
2. Maryville (1), 12-1, 112
3. Blair Oaks, 13-1, 98
4. Odessa, 13-2, 93
5. Oak Grove, 9-3, 82
6. Mexico, 10-2, 59
7. Monett, 8-3, 56
8. McCluer South-Berkley, 7-5, 29
9. Osage, 5-6, 21
10. Center, 10-2, 20
Also receiving votes: Park Hills Central (10-3), 17;
Lutheran South (6-5), 10; Eldon (7-4), 9; Reeds Spring (10-2), 9; Aurora (9-5), 6; Chillicothe (7-4), 4; St. Charles West (5-5), 3; Wright City (8-4), 3
CLASS 2
Rank, team, 2015 Rec., Pts.
1. Lamar (14), 1-0, 140, 1
2. Mt. View-Liberty, 12-1, 122
3. Centralia, 11-2, 98
4. Palmyra, 11-3, 88
5. Lutheran North, 8-5, 72
6. Brookfield, 11-2, 53
7. Mountain Grove, 10-3, 48
8. Lafayette County, 12-2, 46
9. Malden, 14-1, 33
10. Trinity, 6-4, 25
Also receiving votes: Fair Grove (8-4), 19; Cardinal Ritter (10-2), 10; Summit Christian Academy (10-2), 9; California (6-4), 5; Highland (4-7), 1; Father Tolton Catholic (10-2), 1
CLASS 1
Rank, team, 2015 Rec., Pts.
1. Valle Catholic (14), 15-0, 140
2. Marceline, 12-2, 117
3. Hamilton-Penney, 11-4, 112
T4. Lincoln, 11-1, 78
T4. Mark Twain, 11-1, 78
6. Skyline, 13-1, 7-6
7. Lockwood, 9-1, 39
8. Thayer, 10-2, 29
9. Scotland County, 6-5, 20
10. Polo, 8-3 , 26
Also receiving votes: East Buchanan (11-1), 17; South Shelby (6-7), 15; Cass-Midway (10-3), 12; West Platte (6-7), 5; Marionville (10-2), 4; Westran (7-5), 2
Statewide high school football rankings, as compiled by a 14-member panel of sportswriters and broadcasters. First-place votes in parenthesis. Panel is made up of Dion Clisso, PrepsKC; Sam McDowell, The Kansas City Star; Chris Geinosky, The Liberty Tribune; Dave Kvidahl, STLHighschoolsports.com; Jim Powers, High School Sports Caravan; Larry Thornton, KSDK radio; Cameron Teague-Robinson, The Columbia Tribune; Tom Rackers, Jefferson City News-Tribune; Mike Scott, Ozone Sports; Rance Burger, The Springfield News-Leader; Cody Thorn, The St. Joseph News-Press; J.B Connoley, KRES radio; Chris Pobst, Sikeston Standard-Democrat; Matt King, The Daily Journal.
First-place votes in parenthesis.
