GameDayRanks — St. Louis Metro Power Rankings

East St. Louis opens #1 with essentially all of its production back (103% progression-weighted — a young core that grows). CBC and Cardinal Ritter lead the Missouri side. Lutheran South projects #104 of 117; we publish our own number wherever it lands, and every ranking re-rates weekly once games begin.

IL Illinois metro-east program Returning = progression-weighted returning production; est = roster data incomplete OVR = projected rating, 40–99

Metro Preseason Top 25

Class labels are projected 2026 MSHSAA assignments (enrollment plus championship factor). Official assignments publish Aug 28. ↓C6 means the team drops from Class 6; ↑C4 means it moves up.

Rk	Team	Class 2026	2025 Rec	Returning	OVR
1	CBC	C6P	11-1	30%	97
2	Cardinal Ritter	C5P	9-4	80%	96
3	East St. Louis IL	—	10-4	103%	94
4	De Smet	C6P	6-5	75%	92
5	Lafayette	C6P	10-1	41%	88
6	Eureka	C5P	8-3	61%	88
7	Kirkwood	C6P ↑C5	11-2	46%	87
8	St. Mary's	C5P ↑C4	9-4	95%	87
9	Summit	C5P	8-3	93%	86
10	Fort Zumwalt North	C5P	10-2	68%	85
11	SLUH	C6P	7-3	49%	85
12	Troy Buchanan	C6P	9-3	54%	84
13	Festus	C4P	10-3	est	84
14	Pattonville	C6P	7-6	97%	84
15	Parkway North	C4P	10-2	70%	83
16	Lift for Life	C4P ↑C3	10-5	68%	82
17	Cahokia IL	—	9-3	113%	82
18	Seckman	C6P	7-3	65%	82
19	Francis Howell	C6P	5-5	61%	81
20	Lutheran North	C3P ↓C4	6-4	83%	81
21	Liberty (Wentzville)	C6P	7-3	est	81
22	Chaminade	C5P	6-4	74%	80
23	Edwardsville IL	—	4-6	43%	80
24	St. Dominic	C5P ↓C6	9-1	69%	80
25	Belleville East IL	—	8-3	45%	79

Where Lutheran South ranks

Rk	Team	Class 2026	2025 Rec	Returning	OVR
104	Lutheran South	C3P	3-7	75%	55

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Rk	Team	Class 2026	2025 Rec	Returning	OVR
26	Lindbergh	C6P	3-7	93%	79
27	Ritenour	C6P	6-5	72%	79
28	St. Pius X (Festus)	C3P ↑C2	9-6	122%	78
29	Hazelwood East	C5P	7-3	46%	78
30	Fort Zumwalt West	C6P	9-4	28%	78
31	MICDS	C3P ↓C5	5-5	68%	77
32	Breese Central IL	—	11-2	41%	77
33	Parkway West	C5P	9-3	35%	77
34	Northwest Cedar Hill	C6P	8-3	71%	77
35	Orchard Farm	C4P	10-2	60%	76
36	Althoff IL	—	4-5	102%	76
37	Oakville	C6P	8-3	47%	76
38	Hillsboro	C4P	5-6	86%	76
39	Centralia, Illinois IL	—	7-3	101%	75
40	University City	C4P	9-2	118%	75
41	O'Fallon IL	—	4-5	66%	75
42	Freeburg IL	—	9-2	94%	74
43	Belleville West IL	—	4-5	69%	74
44	Park Hills Central	C3P	6-5	103%	73
45	Waterloo IL	—	7-4	46%	73
46	Vianney	C4P	4-7	55%	73
47	Mater Dei IL	—	3-6	109%	73
48	Ladue	C5P	8-4	39%	72
49	Mascoutah IL	—	6-4	72%	72
50	Roxana IL	—	7-4	58%	72
51	Fox	C5P	3-8	62%	72
52	Warrenton	C4P	7-4	74%	72
53	North Point	C5P	8-3	62%	72
54	St. Clair	C3P	10-4	est	72
55	Triad IL	—	4-5	67%	71
56	Hazelwood Central	C5P ↓C6	2-8	107%	71
57	Marquette	C6P	1-9	66%	70
58	Highland IL	—	6-4	est	70
59	Marion IL	—	6-4	31%	69
60	Potosi	C3P	7-5	est	69
61	Union	C4P	6-5	est	68
62	De Soto	C4P	5-5	78%	68
63	Westminster	C4P	6-5	101%	68
64	Columbia IL	—	6-4	62%	68
65	Timberland	C5P	4-7	58%	68
66	Gateway STEM	C4P	9-1	est	67
67	Collinsville IL	—	4-5	41%	67
68	Jerseyville IL	—	2-7	84%	67
69	Borgia	C3P	6-5	22%	66
70	Holt	C4P	5-6	49%	66
71	Washington	C5P	3-7	58%	66
72	Piasa Southwestern IL	—	1-8	100%	66
73	Fort Zumwalt East	C5P	3-7	est	66
74	Perryville	C3P ↓C4	7-4	74%	66
75	Francis Howell Central	C6P	2-8	55%	66
76	John Burroughs	C3P	5-5	95%	65
77	Parkway Central	C5P	1-9	98%	65
78	Sullivan	C4P	9-4	40%	65
79	Fort Zumwalt South	C5P	4-6	68%	64
80	St. Charles West	C4P ↑C3	4-7	75%	64
81	Dupo IL	—	9-2	60%	64
82	Civic Memorial IL	—	2-7	71%	64
83	McCluer North	C5P ↑C4	2-8	77%	64
84	Parkway South	C5P	2-8	80%	64
85	Herculaneum	C3P	6-5	71%	63
86	Jennings	C4P	8-2	71%	63
87	Lutheran St. Charles	C3P ↓C4	1-9	93%	63
88	Wright City	C3P	7-4	56%	63
89	Pacific	C4P	3-7	50%	63
90	Wesclin IL	—	5-5	50%	62
91	Jefferson	C2P	4-6	77%	61
92	Principia	C1P ↓C3	4-5	114%	61
93	Hazelwood West	C6P	1-10	81%	60
94	Windsor (Imperial)	C4P	4-6	76%	59
95	Alton Marquette IL	—	5-5	46%	59
96	McCluer	C5P	1-9	19%	59
97	Red Bud IL	—	1-8	87%	59
98	Hermann	C2P	2-9	94%	57
99	Webster Groves	C5P	4-7	0%	57
100	Grandview (Hillsboro)	C1P	7-4	39%	56
101	Miller Career	C2P ↓C5	3-7	52%	56
102	Priory	C3P ↑C2	3-8	119%	55
103	Francis Howell North	C6P	0-10	81%	55
104	Lutheran South	C3P	3-7	75%	55
105	Riverview Gardens	C4P ↓C5	1-8	68%	55
106	Roosevelt	C4P	1-8	est	54
107	Affton	C4P	3-7	111%	52
108	Mehlville	C5P	2-8	16%	52
109	Winfield	C3P	3-7	37%	51
110	St. Charles	C4P	1-9	42%	51
111	Normandy	C3P	1-9	est	50
112	Crystal City	C1P	3-7	69%	49
113	Clayton	C4P	3-7	36%	45
114	Confluence	C2P ↓C4	0-10	est	45
115	Bayless	C4P	1-9	37%	43
116	Duchesne	C2P	1-9	93%	42
117	Veritas Christian	C1P	3-4	72%	40

2025 final metro rankings. Lutheran South finished #105 of 117. Rankings are computed from final scores and schedule strength — we publish the number wherever it falls, including our own.

IL Illinois metro-east program SRS = schedule-adjusted scoring margin (0 is average) OVR = overall rating, 40–99

Metro Top 25 — 2025 Final

Rk	Team	Class	Rec	SRS	OVR
1	East St. Louis IL	C—	10-4	+67.5	99
2	CBC	C6	11-1	+63.8	99
3	Cardinal Ritter	C5	9-4	+44.1	96
4	Lafayette	C6	10-1	+43.0	96
5	Kirkwood	C5	11-2	+36.9	92
6	De Smet	C6	6-5	+33.4	90
7	Troy Buchanan	C6	9-3	+33.2	90
8	Eureka	C5	8-3	+32.2	90
9	SLUH	C6	7-3	+30.8	89
10	Fort Zumwalt North	C5	10-2	+30.7	89
11	Edwardsville IL	C—	4-6	+28.6	88
12	Fort Zumwalt West	C6	9-4	+27.7	87
13	Belleville East IL	C—	8-3	+27.2	87
14	Breese Central IL	C—	11-2	+23.0	85
15	Festus	C4	10-3	+22.4	84
16	Liberty (Wentzville)	C6	7-3	+21.9	84
17	Lift for Life	C3	10-5	+21.6	84
18	Francis Howell	C6	5-5	+20.6	83
19	St. Mary's	C4	9-4	+20.0	83
20	Summit	C5	8-3	+19.8	83
21	Seckman	C6	7-3	+19.2	83
22	Orchard Farm	C4	10-2	+18.2	82
23	Pattonville	C6	7-6	+18.0	82
24	Parkway West	C5	9-3	+17.9	82
25	Oakville	C6	8-3	+17.3	81

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Rk	Team	Class	Rec	SRS	OVR
26	Parkway North	C4	10-2	+16.3	81
27	St. Dominic	C6	9-1	+15.9	81
28	Ritenour	C6	6-5	+15.3	80
29	Hazelwood East	C5	7-3	+14.9	80
30	Chaminade	C5	6-4	+14.2	80
31	Cahokia IL	C—	9-3	+13.5	79
32	Northwest Cedar Hill	C6	8-3	+13.3	79
33	Lutheran North	C4	6-4	+13.1	79
34	O'Fallon IL	C—	4-5	+12.3	79
35	Ladue	C5	8-4	+10.8	78
36	Belleville West IL	C—	4-5	+10.7	78
37	Vianney	C4	4-7	+9.1	77
38	Waterloo IL	C—	7-4	+7.8	76
39	Lindbergh	C6	3-7	+6.2	75
40	Marion IL	C—	6-4	+5.4	75
41	Fox	C5	3-8	+5.3	75
42	MICDS	C5	5-5	+5.3	75
43	University City	C4	9-2	+5.3	75
44	St. Pius X (Festus)	C2	9-6	+5.0	75
45	North Point	C5	8-3	+3.4	74
46	Roxana IL	C—	7-4	+2.4	73
47	Timberland	C5	4-7	+1.6	73
48	Centralia, Illinois IL	C—	7-3	+0.1	72
49	Francis Howell Central	C6	2-8	-0.1	72
50	Althoff IL	C—	4-5	-0.3	72
51	Borgia	C3	6-5	-0.4	72
52	Mascoutah IL	C—	6-4	-1.0	71
53	Hillsboro	C4	5-6	-1.4	71
54	St. Clair	C3	10-4	-2.1	71
55	Triad IL	C—	4-5	-3.8	70
56	Freeburg IL	C—	9-2	-3.8	70
57	Highland IL	C—	6-4	-3.9	70
58	Holt	C4	5-6	-4.4	70
59	Marquette	C6	1-9	-4.7	69
60	Potosi	C3	7-5	-5.6	69
61	Union	C4	6-5	-5.8	69
62	Sullivan	C4	9-4	-5.8	69
63	Warrenton	C4	7-4	-6.1	69
64	Collinsville IL	C—	4-5	-6.5	68
65	Jennings	C4	8-2	-8.3	67
66	Park Hills Central	C3	6-5	-8.7	67
67	Washington	C5	3-7	-9.0	67
68	De Soto	C4	5-5	-9.2	67
69	Fort Zumwalt East	C5	3-7	-9.6	67
70	Columbia IL	C—	6-4	-9.8	67
71	Mater Dei IL	C—	3-6	-10.9	66
72	Pacific	C4	3-7	-11.1	66
73	Webster Groves	C5	4-7	-11.4	66
74	McCluer	C5	1-9	-14.6	64
75	Gateway STEM	C4	9-1	-15.2	64
76	St. Charles West	C3	4-7	-15.9	63
77	Fort Zumwalt South	C5	4-6	-16.1	63
78	Hazelwood Central	C6	2-8	-16.1	63
79	Westminster	C4	6-5	-16.5	63
80	Perryville	C4	7-4	-16.9	63
81	Wright City	C3	7-4	-18.1	62
82	Civic Memorial IL	C—	2-7	-18.3	62
83	McCluer North	C4	2-8	-18.3	62
84	Herculaneum	C3	6-5	-18.8	62
85	Jerseyville IL	C—	2-7	-19.4	61
86	Wesclin IL	C—	5-5	-20.1	61
87	Dupo IL	C—	9-2	-20.1	61
88	John Burroughs	C3	5-5	-21.4	60
89	Grandview (Hillsboro)	C1	7-4	-22.8	59
90	Alton Marquette IL	C—	5-5	-23.4	59
91	Parkway South	C5	2-8	-23.7	59
92	Piasa Southwestern IL	C—	1-8	-23.9	59
93	Jefferson	C2	4-6	-25.4	58
94	Windsor (Imperial)	C4	4-6	-26.8	57
95	Mehlville	C5	2-8	-27.9	57
96	Parkway Central	C5	1-9	-29.0	56
97	Winfield	C3	3-7	-30.2	55
98	Hazelwood West	C6	1-10	-31.8	55
99	Lutheran St. Charles	C4	1-9	-31.8	55
100	Miller Career	C5	3-7	-32.0	54
101	Roosevelt	C4	1-8	-32.0	54
102	Principia	C3	4-5	-32.5	54
103	Hermann	C2	2-9	-35.1	53
104	St. Charles	C4	1-9	-37.1	52
105	Lutheran South	C3	3-7	-39.2	50
106	Riverview Gardens	C5	1-8	-39.2	50
107	Bayless	C4	1-9	-45.4	47
108	Francis Howell North	C6	0-10	-45.7	47
109	Red Bud IL	C—	1-8	-47.1	46
110	Crystal City	C1	3-7	-48.5	45
111	Clayton	C4	3-7	-51.2	44
112	Priory	C2	3-8	-51.5	44
113	Normandy	C3	1-9	-52.6	43
114	Veritas Christian	C1	3-4	-53.3	43
115	Affton	C4	3-7	-53.5	43
116	Confluence	C4	0-10	-54.2	42
117	Duchesne	C2	1-9	-75.2	40