Here are your Southwest Missouri high school football power rankings after Sept. 30

Wyatt D. Wheeler, Springfield News-Leader
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Our high school football power rankings are here after the sixth week of the 2022 regular season.

News-Leader reporter Wyatt Wheeler ranked more than 50 teams in southwest Missouri before cutting the list down to 25. This year, the following five teams who barely missed the cut will be listed alphabetically.

Among the considered factors in the rankings:

  • Watching the teams play

  • Previous rankings

  • Previous results

  • Season success

  • Conversations

Note that rankings don't necessarily mean a Class 1 team ranked higher than a Class 6 team would beat them head-to-head, but the rankings show dominance by class.

Here are the rankings after six weeks of the regular season:

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Southwest Missouri Top 25 after Week 6

1. Nixa (6-0) (LW: 1) Defeated Carl Junction 56-8. Week 7 @ Willard

2. Lebanon (6-0) (LW: 4) Defeated Glendale 42-0. Week 7 @ West Plains

3. Mountain View (6-0) (LW: 2) Defeated Mountain Grove 27-13. Week 7 vs. Cabool

4. Seneca (6-0) (LW: 3) Defeated Reeds Spring 63-49. Week 7 vs. East Newton

5. Lamar (5-1) (LW: 5) Defeated McDonald County 54-14. Week 7 vs. Nevada

6. Carthage (5-1) (LW: 6) Defeated Ozark 49-7. Week 7 @ Webb City

7. Camdenton (6-0) (LW: 7) Defeated Bolivar 56-14. Week 7 @ Hillcrest

8. Marionville (6-0) (PW: 10) Defeated Pierce City 62-21. Week 7 vs. Sarcoxie

9. Nevada (5-1) (PW: 8) Defeated Cassville 62-7. Week 7 @ Lamar

10. McDonald County (4-2) (PW: 9) Lost to Lamar 54-14. Week 7 @ Monett

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11. Houston (6-0) (PW: 22) Defeated Ava 12-6. Week 7 vs. Willow Springs

12. Reeds Spring (4-2) (PW: 11) Lost to Seneca 63-49. Week 7 @ Aurora

13. Joplin (5-1) (PW: 15) Defeated Republic 42-28. Week 7 vs. Carl Junction

14. Kickapoo (4-2) (PW: 20) Defeated West Plains 21-6. Week 7: @ Rolla

15. Webb City (4-2) (PW: 16) Defeated Willard 49-28. Week 7 vs. Carthage

16. Logan-Rogersville (4-2) (PW: 18) Defeated Hollister 35-13. Week 7 vs. Marshfield

17. Sarcoxie (6-0) (PW: 23) Defeated Miller 56-14. Week 7 @ Marionville

18. Ava (3-3) (PW: 13) Lost to Houston 12-6. Week 7 @ Thayer

19. Mountain Grove (4-2) (PW: 14) Lost to Mountain View 27-13. Week 7 vs. Salem

20. Central (4-2) (PW: 21) Defeated Lighthouse 35-0. Week 7 @ Skyline

21. Forsyth (5-1) (PW: 19) Defeated Diamond 43-33. Week 7 vs. Strafford

22. Strafford (3-3) (PW: NR) Defeated Fair Grove 45-18. Week 7 @ Forsyth

23. West Plains (4-1) (PW: 12) Lost to Kickapoo 21-6. Week 7 vs. Lebanon

24. Glendale (4-2) (PW: 17) Lost to Lebanon 42-0. Week 7 vs. Parkview

25. Ash Grove (4-2) (PW: 25) Defeated Harrisburg 36-22. Week 7 vs. Clever

Wyatt D. Wheeler is a reporter and columnist with the Springfield News-Leader. You can contact him at 417-371-6987, by email at wwheeler@news-leader.com or Twitter at @WyattWheeler_NL. He's also the co-host of Sports Talk on Jock Radio weekdays from 4-6 p.m

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