Each week, 24 media members across the state will vote on the top 10 KHSAA football teams in the state in their respective class.
The members are represented from each region in the state, including three members from Northern Kentucky.
The polls will run all the way until the end of the regular season and leading into the first week of the playoffs.
The initial rankings have a handful of NKY teams in their respective top 10. Starting in 6A, Ryle is ranked 10th while Simon Kenton is in the other receiving votes category, ranked in a tie for 15th. In 5A, Highlands is fourth, Cooper is sixth with Dixie Heights 13th and Conner 14th. CovCath is in the top three in 4A, ranked third behind Boyle County and Corbin. Lloyd Memorial is sixth in 3A, the lone NKY team in the class. Three-time reigning champ Beechwood holds the top spot in 2A, slightly ahead of Lexington Christian Academy. They are joined by district foe Walton-Verona in a tie for 10th. In 1A, Newport Central Catholic is fourth with Newport 12th, Holy Cross 13th and Bishop Brossart 14th.
Here are the complete polls. First-place votes are in parentheses.
Class 6A
Rank-school (FPV) Record Pts
1. St. Xavier (22) 3-0 238
2. Frederick Douglass (2) 1-1 207
3. Male 2-1 188
4. Trinity 1-2 150
5. Manual 3-0 143
6. Ballard 2-1 124
7. (tie) Bryan Station 1-2 64
7. (tie) Central Hardin 2-1 64
9. Bullitt East 2-1 45
10. Ryle 2-1 40
Others receiving votes: Pleasure Ridge Park 21, George Rogers Clark 9, Tates Creek 8, Barren County 5, North Hardin 4, Simon Kenton 4, Henderson County 3, Eastern 2, Fern Creek 1.
Class 5A
Rank-school (FPV) Record Pts
1. Scott County (18) 3-0 233
2. Bowling Green (4) 1-2 197
3. South Warren (2) 3-0 194
4. Highlands 2-1 181
5. Owensboro 1-2 105
6. Cooper 2-1 89
7. Woodford County 1-1 86
8. South Oldham 2-1 65
9. Southwestern 0-2 47
10. Greenwood 2-1 46
Others receiving votes: Madisonville-North Hopkins 14, Pulaski County 13, Dixie Heights 11, Conner 8, Collins 7, Grayson County 6, Moore 5, Montgomery County 4, Atherton 3, Muhlenberg County 2, North Laurel 2, Madison Southern 1.
Class 4A
Rank-school (FPV) Record Pts
1. Boyle County (22) 3-0 238
2. (tie) Corbin (1) 2-0 200
2. (tie) Covington Catholic (1) 3-0 200
4. Paducah Tilghman 3-0 160
5. Franklin County 3-0 150
6. Ashland Blazer 3-0 124
7. (tie) Johnson Central 1-2 51
7. (tie) Logan County 3-0 51
9. Wayne County 3-0 42
10. Taylor County 2-1 39
Others receiving votes: Mason County 24, Bardstown 15, Jeffersontown 6, Allen County-Scottsville 3, Shelby County 3, Warren East 3, Western Hills 3, Henry County 2, North Oldham 2, Perry County Central 2, Harrison County 1.
Class 3A
Rank-school (FPV) Record Pts
1. Christian Academy (24) 3-0 240
2. Central 1-2 174
3. Belfry 2-1 149
4. Lexington Catholic 1-2 147
5. Bell County 3-0 145
6. Lloyd Memorial 3-0 89
7. Hart County 3-0 78
8. Union County 3-0 73
9. Mercer County 3-0 68
10. Franklin-Simpson 3-0 60
Others receiving votes: Glasgow 46, Lawrence County 18, Clay County 9, McLean County 7, Elizabethtown 4, Hopkins County Central 4, Rockcastle County 4, Hancock County 2, Adair County 1, Estill County 1, Marion County 1.
Class 2A
Rank-school (FPV) Record Pts
1. Beechwood (12) 3-0 225
2. Lexington Christian (11) 2-1 221
3. Owensboro Catholic (1) 3-0 186
4. Mayfield 2-1 183
5. Murray 3-0 133
6. Somerset 2-1 96
7. Shelby Valley 2-1 85
8. Green County 2-1 53
9. Breathitt County 1-2 51
10. (tie) Bracken County 2-1 19
10. (tie) Walton-Verona 1-1 19
Others receiving votes: Floyd Central 12, Pike County Central 11, Metcalfe County 8, Crittenden County 5, Leslie County 4, East Ridge 2, Martin County 2, Washington County 2, Danville 1.
Class A
Rank-school (FPV) Record Pts
1. Pikeville (21) 2-1 235
2. Raceland 1-1 198
3. Campbellsville (2) 3-0 173
4. Newport Central Catholic 2-1 163
5. Kentucky Country Day (1) 3-0 140
6. Paris 3-0 91
7. Louisville Holy Cross 2-1 79
8. Sayre 3-0 78
9. Bethlehem 2-1 51
10. Middlesboro 2-1 40
Others receiving votes: Hazard 34, Newport 9, Covington Holy Cross 8, Bishop Brossart 6, Eminence 4, Williamsburg 2, Trimble County 2, Lynn Camp 1.
Voters: Chelsea Parker (The Paducah Sun), Scott Brown (YourSportsEdge.com), Edward Marlowe (WKDZ-FM), Mark Mathis (Owensboro Messenger-Inquirer), Micheal Compton (Bowling Green Daily News), Kaden Gaylord-Day (WBKO-TV), Josh Claywell (The Kentucky Standard, LaRue County Herald News), Dominique Yates (WLKY-TV), Brooks Holton (The Courier Journal), Jason Frakes (The Courier Journal), Kent Spencer (WHAS-TV), Derek Brightwell (Shelbyville Sentinel-News), James Weber (Cincinnati Enquirer), Brendan Connelly (Cincinnati Enquirer), Evan Dennison (Linknky.com), Jared Peck (Lexington Herald-Leader), Brian Milam (WKYT-TV), Mike Marsee (Danville freelancer), Les Dixon (13thRegionMediaNetwork.com), Nate Johnson (WYMT-TV), John Henson (HarlanCountySports.com), Steve LeMaster (Floyd County Chronicle), Randy White (Pikeville Appalachian News-Express), Matthew Sparks (Ashland Daily Independent).