Each week through the end of the regular season, the Kentucky prep basketball poll will be released every Tuesday.
It’s been rebranded as the ‘Elite 16’ media poll, taking votes from 16 media members throughout the state with 16 teams ranked. Below each poll is the top five teams in their respective region, voted on by the media member from that region. The 16 regional members help give an equal representation of voters throughout the state.
Boys statewide poll
First-place votes in parentheses; records through Sunday’s games
Rank-school (FPV) Record Pts LW
1. St. Xavier (8) 17-5 247 2
2. Covington Catholic (6) 21-1 240 3
3. Daviess County (1) 19-3 216 4
4. Madison Central (1) 20-2 213 1
5. George Rogers Clark 16-3 179 6
6. Male 14-7 176 5
7. Warren Central 15-2 145 7
8. Jeffersontown 12-3 106 10
9. North Laurel 16-4 103 9
10. Frederick Douglass 10-6 95 8
11. North Oldham 14-5 91 11
12. McCracken County 18-3 86 12
13. Ballard 12-5 82 13
14. Boyd County 16-5 37 14
15. Bryan Station 14-5 30 16
16. Ashland Blazer 14-4 26 NR
Others receiving votes: Highlands 24, Lexington Catholic 21, Butler 20, Caverna 10, Eastern 9, Covington Holy Cross 6, Manual 3, Woodford County 3, Christian Academy 2, Newport 2, Grayson County 1, Lyon County 1, Marshall County 1, Seneca 1.
First Region
Steve Springer, Murray Ledger & Times
1. McCracken County
2. Marshall County
3. Murray
4. Carlisle County
5. Christian Fellowship
Second Region
Edward Marlowe, WKDZ-FM
1. Lyon County
2. Henderson County
3. Webster County
4. Hopkinsville
5. Hopkins County Central
Third Region
Mark Mathis, Owensboro Messenger-Inquirer
1. Daviess County
2. Grayson County
3. Ohio County
4. Apollo
5. Meade County
Fourth Region
Micheal Compton, Bowling Green Daily News
1. Warren Central
2. Clinton County
3. Greenwood
4. Glasgow
5. Bowling Green
Fifth Region
Josh Claywell, Bardstown Kentucky Standard/LaRue County Herald News
1. Adair County
2. LaRue County
3. Caverna
4. Taylor County
5. Nelson County
Sixth Region
Demetrius Stanton, DeadStock Visuals
1. Jeffersontown
2. Butler
3. DuBois
4. Evangel Christian
5. Fairdale
Seventh Region
Jason Frakes, The Courier Journal
1. St. Xavier
2. Male
3. Ballard
4. Manual
5. Christian Academy
Eighth Region
James Weber, Cincinnati Enquirer
1. North Oldham
2. Spencer County
3. South Oldham
4. Woodford County
5. Simon Kenton
Ninth Region
Brendan Connelly, Cincinnati Enquirer
1. Covington Catholic
2. Highlands
3. Ryle
4. Lloyd Memorial
5. Covington Holy Cross
10th Region
Evan Dennison, LinkNKY.com
1. George Rogers Clark
2. Montgomery County
3. Campbell County
4. Nicholas County
5. Bishop Brossart
11th Region
Jared Peck, Lexington Herald-Leader
1. Madison Central
2. Bryan Station
3. Frederick Douglass
4. Lexington Catholic
5. Great Crossing
12th Region
Mike Marsee, Danville freelancer
1. Wayne County
2. Danville Christian
3. Pulaski County
4. Somerset
5. Southwestern
13th Region
Les Dixon, 13thRegionMediaNetwork.com
1. North Laurel
2. Bell County
3. Clay County
4. Whitley County
5. South Laurel
14th Region
Brendon Miller, Bluegrass Sports Nation
1. Hazard
2. Perry County Central
3. Powell County
4. Knott County Central
5. Letcher County Central
15th Region
Randy White, Appalachian News-Express
1. Martin County
2. Johnson Central
3. Paintsville
4. Pikeville
5. Floyd Central
16th Region
James Collier, WLGC-FM
1. Ashland Blazer
2. Boyd County
3. Lewis County
4. Russell
5. East Carter