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 they represent. The 16 regional members help give an equal representation of voters throughout the state.
Next week will be the last poll of the season.
Boys statewide poll
First-place votes in parentheses; records through Sunday’s games
Rank-school (FPV) Record Pts LW
1. Covington Catholic (15) 25-1 255 1
2. Daviess County (1) 23-4 231 4
3. St. Xavier 19-7 216 2
4. Madison Central 25-3 212 3
5. George Rogers Clark 21-4 185 5
6. Warren Central 19-3 145 6
7. Frederick Douglass 16-6 133 9
8. Jeffersontown 18-4 132 7
9. North Oldham 19-5 107 11
10. McCracken County 24-3 105 13
11. Ballard 17-6 96 12
12. North Laurel 22-6 83 8
13. Male 15-9 82 10
14. Butler 19-5 30 16
15. Boyd County 20-6 26 NR
16. Highlands 22-4 23 14
Others receiving votes: Bryan Station 17, Bell County 16, Caverna 14, Lexington Catholic 13, Manual 11, Eastern 10, Lloyd Memorial 5, Pikeville 5, South Oldham 5, Ashland Blazer 4, Covington Holy Cross 4, Ryle 4, Woodford County 4, Grayson County 1, Henderson County 1, North Hardin 1.
Top five in each region:
First Region
Steve Springer, Murray Ledger & Times
1. McCracken County
2. Murray
3. Marshall County
4. Carlisle County
5. Graves County
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. Owensboro Catholic
5. Edmonson County
Fourth Region
Micheal Compton, Bowling Green Daily News
1. Warren Central
2. Clinton County
3. Greenwood
4. Bowling Green
5. Monroe County
Fifth Region
Josh Claywell, Bardstown Kentucky Standard/LaRue County Herald News
1. Caverna
2. Taylor County
3. North Hardin
4. LaRue County
5. Nelson County
Sixth Region
Demetrius Stanton, DeadStock Visuals
1. Jeffersontown
2. Butler
3. Evangel Christian
4. Dubois
5. Pleasure Ridge Park
Seventh Region
Jason Frakes, The Courier Journal
1. St. Xavier
2. Ballard
3. Male
4. Manual
5. Christian Academy
Eighth Region
James Weber, Cincinnati Enquirer
1. North Oldham
2. Woodford County
3. Spencer County
4. South Oldham
5. Simon Kenton
Ninth Region
Brendan Connelly, Cincinnati Enquirer
1. Covington Catholic
2. Lloyd Memorial
3. Highlands
4. Ryle
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. Frederick Douglass
3. Bryan Station
4. Lexington Catholic
5. Great Crossing
12th Region
Mike Marsee, Danville freelancer
1. Danville Christian
2. Wayne County
3. Somerset
4. Pulaski County
5. Rockcastle County
13th Region
Les Dixon, 13thRegionMediaNetwork.com
1. Bell County
2. North Laurel
3. Clay County
4. Whitley County
5. Corbin
14th Region
Brendon Miller, Bluegrass Sports Nation
1. Knott County Central
2. Powell County
3. Hazard
4. Perry County Central
5. Letcher County Central
15th Region
Randy White, Appalachian News-Express
1. Pikeville
2. Johnson Central
3. Martin County
4. Paintsville
5. Floyd Central
16th Region
James Collier, WLGC-FM
1. Ashland Blazer
2. Boyd County
3. Lewis County
4. Russell
5. East Carter