2024 MISSOURI FOOTBALL TOP 40 STUDENT SECTION PRESEASON RANKINGS

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In 2015, yours truly began covering Student Sections in Orange County, California. We expanded to Southern California in 2017 and in 2021, we added four more states and added 15 more states. We went to 40 states two years ago.

We went to all 50 states in winter of 2023. No one has ever done that before…until now!

This is still a one-man operation for the most part, but we have some help with some partners on Instagram like OC Student Sections, Stadium Geeks, Maryland Student Section Rater, NorCal Student Sections and many more.

I know that Student Sections have a lot of work to do to get the students to the games to cheer on their classmates and go along with the theme and make sure they don’t cause trouble. These student sections deserve recognition.

We will kick off the Student Section season with Preseason Football Student Section Rankings. REMEMBER, this is a PREVIEW. It is merely a prediction. The real rankings come out in November or December. 

If you feel your student section isn’t ranked high enough or not ranked at all, let us know and we’ll keep a close eye on them.

Every week, we will also have Student Section of the Week for each state. Once you win Student Section of the Week, you can’t win it again, but you still have to battle for the top spot in your state and perhaps the Nation as we will also name a Football Student Section National Champion. 

We continue with the 2024 Football Student Section Season with a preview of Missouri.

We are noticing more and more Student Sections in Missouri, but it is not enough and we hope we see more Student Sections in this state this fall.

Last Football season, we had the Staley Nest as the top Football Student Section in Missouri. The Nest cruised last season to take the top spot. They showed off their school spirit every week on Instagram, but we know they have some Student Sections ready for the challenge.

In each state, we will name one student section to look out for. A student section that doesn’t get talked about a lot by us or others and for Missouri, we have to go with the Central Dawgpound. This Student Section is getting more and more involved and have mentioned it several times that they want the top spot badly. I am feeling that vibe and hopefully can prove that they should be considered one of the best.

Will the Dawgpound take the top spot in the state or will the Nest makes this another easy one in the Show Me State? Let’s find out.

2024 MISSOURI FOOTBALL TOP 40 STUDENT SECTION PRESEASON RANKINGS

  1. Staley Nest

The Nest have one of the strongest social media presences in the state. They show off their school spirit every week and it will take a lot to dethrone them. I could have gone with a different Student Section, but to be the Man, you got to beat the Man and buddy, the Staley Nest are the man!

  1. Chaminade Red Army
  2. Sarcoxie
  3. Lee’s Summit West 12th Man
  4. Joplin Nest
  5. Eureka Catpound
  6. Liberty North Navy
  7. Nixa
  8. Blair Oaks Nest
  9. Fox Tribe
  10. Kickapoo Crew
  11. Central Dawgpound
  12. Bolivar
  13. Kirkwood
  14. South Shelby Flock
  15. Marshfield Loud Crowd
  16. Pattonville Green Army
  17. Kearney Dog Pound
  18. Hickman Dogpound 
  19. Christian Brothers
  20. Strafford
  21. Cassville
  22. Thayer
  23. Parkway West
  24. Rockhurst
  25. Hartville Crazies
  26. North Kansas City Swarm
  27. Republic Ambush
  28. Webster Groves
  29. Seneca
  30. Lebanon
  31. Cabool
  32. St. Dominic
  33. Cardinal Ritter
  34. Webb City
  35. De Smet Jesuit
  36. Hillsboro
  37. Howell
  38. Mexico
  39. Oak Park

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