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.
This is 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. Madison Central (8) 27-3 239 4
2. Covington Catholic (6) 26-2 236 1
3. St. Xavier (1) 21-7 223 3
4. George Rogers Clark (1) 25-3 200 5
5. Daviess County 22-6 198 2
6. Warren Central 21-3 156 6
7. Frederick Douglass 19-6 138 7
8. North Oldham 21-5 131 9
9. Ballard 19-6 130 11
10. McCracken County 25-3 126 10
11. Jeffersontown 18-7 76 8
12. North Laurel 23-7 51 12
13. Butler 21-5 45 14
14. Boyd County 24-6 41 15
15. Male 15-12 38 13
16. Bryan Station 21-7 23 NR
Others receiving votes: Manual 22, Ashland Blazer 19, Highlands 14, Eastern 11, North Hardin 10, Caverna 9, Bell County 7, Lexington Catholic 7, Lloyd Memorial 7, Grayson County 6, South Oldham 6, Covington Holy Cross 4, Henderson County 3.
First Region
Steve Springer, Murray Ledger & Times
1. McCracken County
2. Marshall County
3. Carlisle County
4. Graves County
5. Murray
Second Region
Edward Marlowe, WKDZ-FM
1. Lyon County
2. Henderson County
3. Webster County
4. Hopkins County Central
5. Hopkinsville
Third Region
Mark Mathis, Owensboro Messenger-Inquirer
1. Daviess County
2. Grayson County
3. Owensboro Catholic
4. Ohio County
5. Apollo
Fourth Region
Micheal Compton, Bowling Green Daily News
1. Warren Central
2. Clinton County
3. Greenwood
4. Bowling Green
5. Glasgow
Fifth Region
Josh Claywell, Bardstown Kentucky Standard/LaRue County Herald News
1. North Hardin
2. Caverna
3. Taylor County
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. Manual
4. Eastern
5. Christian Academy
Eighth Region
James Weber, Cincinnati Enquirer
1. North Oldham
2. Woodford County
3. Spencer County
4. South Oldham
5. Anderson County
Ninth Region
Brendan Connelly, Cincinnati Enquirer
1. Covington Catholic
2. Lloyd Memorial
3. Ryle
4. Highlands
5. Covington Holy Cross
10th Region
Evan Dennison, LinkNKY.com
1. George Rogers Clark
2. Montgomery County
3. Campbell County
4. Bourbon County
5. Nicholas County
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. Wayne County
2. Danville Christian
3. Somerset
4. Pulaski County
5. West Jessamine
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. Johnson Central
2. Pikeville
3. Martin County
4. Floyd Central
5. Paintsville
16th Region
James Collier, WLGC-FM
1. Ashland Blazer
2. Boyd County
3. Russell
4. Raceland
5. Lewis County