Below are the state softball rankings as compiled by the Missouri High School Fastpitch Coaches Association (MHSFCA). The information is through Oct. 14.
CLASS 5
1 Grain Valley (30-2)
2 Lafayette (21-5)
3 Rock Bridge (23-6)
4 Blue Springs South (22-6)
5 Fort Zumwalt West (21-5)
6 Kickapoo (25-5)
7 Raymore-Peculiar (21-5)
8 Liberty North (20-6)
9 Troy (20-5)
10 Jackson (23-7)
Other Teams Receiving Votes: Timberland (13-7), Republic (20-9), Liberty (23-11)
CLASS 4
1 Kearney (26-5)
2 Rockwood Summit (22-8)
3 Marshfield (22-5)
4 Platte County (18-6)
5 Westminster Christian Academy (22-10)
6 Belton (21-8)
7 Union (18-5)
8 Cor Jesu Academy (20-10)
9 Washington (20-9)
10 St. Dominic (16-6)
Other Teams Receiving Votes: Father Tolton Regional Catholic (18-10), Notre Dame – Cape Girardeau (18-8), Festus (18-10), Incarnate Word Academy (14-9), Smithville (16-14)
CLASS 3
1 Centralia (22-3)
2 Fatima (20-6)
3 Hallsville (17-5)
4 Southern Boone (21-10)
5 Chillicothe (19-5)
6 Oak Grove (19-8)
7 Odessa (20-5)
8 Winfield (20-4)
9 Nevada (20-5)
10 Pleasant Hill (16-9)
CLASS 2
1 Carrollton (23-1)
2 Mid-Buchanan (27-4)
3 Linn (20-4)
4 Neelyville (24-1)
5 Highland (21-6)
6 Chaffee (20-6)
7 North Platte (19-4)
8 Iberia (19-5)
9 Montgomery County (21-5)
10 Elsberry (21-9)
CLASS 1
1 St. Elizabeth (21-2)
2 New Franklin (17-4)
3 Northeast Cairo (19-4)
4 Halfway (21-6)
5 Gallatin (19-8)
6 Wheatland (17-9)
7 Community (18-10)
8 Paris (18-6)
9 Stoutland (12-7)
10 LaPlata (18-6)
Others mentioned: Pattonsburg, Walnut Grove, NE Nodaway, Albany