The Republic Lady Tigers are still ranked #2 in Missouri’s Class 4. The top team in the state at the beginning of the season, Incarnate Word, is still on top after a 6-0 start.
Republic improved to 5-0 Monday with blowout win on the road at Kickapoo.
West Plains, a district opponent for the Lady Tigers, is ranked 3rd in the state with a 6-0 record. Sullivan is fourth and Westminster Christian — a Final Four participant a year ago — is fifth.
Fellow Central Ozarks Conference school Webb City is ranked ninth in Class 4. Nixa and Ozark are fifth and sixth in Class 5, respectively.
The poll is conducted by the Missouri Basketball Coaches Association and MoSports.com.