The final statewide Kentucky basketball media polls below, voted on by 16 media members across the state. Each media member represents a region across the state, with their top five boys and girls teams in their respective region picked below.
Boys statewide poll
First-place votes in parentheses; records through Friday’s games
Rank-school (FPV) Record Pts LW
1. Great Crossing (16) 29-1 240 1
2. Lexington Catholic 28-2 220 2
3. Newport 27-3 199 3
4. Lyon County 27-3 184 5
5. Covington Catholic 23-5 167 6
6. Trinity 21-7 159 4
7. St. Xavier 27-3 149 7
8. Bowling Green 23-5 118 T8
9. Evangel Christian 24-6 106 T8
10. George Rogers Clark 27-2 89 10
11. Manual 25-4 71 11
12. Harlan County 26-4 64 12
13. North Oldham 24-5 55 13
14. Woodford County 23-5 35 14
15. Frederick Douglass 18-12 21 15
Others receiving votes: Cooper 11, DeSales 10, Danville Christian 9, Bryan Station 5, Henderson County 3, Pikeville 3, Boyd County 2.
Girls statewide poll
First-place votes in parentheses; records through Friday’s games
Rank-school (FPV) Record Pts LW
1. Sacred Heart (16) 22-7 240 1
2. Cooper 24-4 217 2
3. George Rogers Clark 25-4 195 3
4. Covington Holy Cross 25-5 170 4
5. (tie) Owensboro Catholic 25-4 146 6
5. (tie) Pikeville 23-5 146 5
7. Anderson County 27-2 130 8
8. Franklin-Simpson 27-1 123 9
9. McCracken County 24-5 122 7
10. Ashland Blazer 24-6 80 10
11. Franklin County 24-6 69 12
12. North Laurel 24-5 65 15
13. Russell 23-6 44 NR
14. Butler 21-8 41 11
15. Ryle 18-10 23 14
Others receiving votes: Notre Dame 21, Bethlehem 15, Corbin 13, Johnson Central 13, Danville Christian 8, Boyd County 7, Pulaski County 7, Manual 6, Simon Kenton 6, Meade County 5, Frederick Douglass 3, Assumption 2, Montgomery County 2, Henderson County 1.
Top Five Boys Teams in Each Region
First Region
Chelsea Ladd, The Paducah Sun
1. McCracken County
2. Calloway County
3. Murray
4. Marshall County
5. St. Mary
Second Region
Edward Marlowe, WKDZ-FM
1. Lyon County
2. Henderson County
3. University Heights
4. Christian County
5. Webster County
Third Region
Mark Mathis, Owensboro Messenger-Inquirer
1. Daviess County
2. Owensboro Catholic
3. Butler County
4. Ohio County
5. Owensboro
Fourth Region
Micheal Compton, Bowling Green Daily News
1. Bowling Green
2. Warren Central
3. Barren County
4. Clinton County
5. Warren East
Fifth Region
Josh Claywell, Bardstown Kentucky Standard/LaRue County Herald News
1. North Hardin
2. LaRue County
3. Adair County
4. Elizabethtown
5. Washington County
Sixth Region
Dominique Yates, WLKY-TV
1. Evangel Christian
2. DeSales
3. Fairdale
4. Butler
5. Louisville Holy Cross
Seventh Region
Jason Frakes, The Courier Journal
1. Trinity
2. St. Xavier
3. Manual
4. Male
5. Eastern
Eighth Region
James Weber, Cincinnati Enquirer
1. North Oldham
2. Woodford County
3. Oldham County
4. Walton-Verona
5. Spencer County
Ninth Region
Brendan Connelly, Cincinnati Enquirer
1. Newport
2. Cooper
3. Covington Catholic
4. Lloyd Memorial
5. Boone County
10th Region
Evan Dennison, LinkNKY.com
1. George Rogers Clark
2. Campbell County
3. Mason County
4. Harrison County
5. Nicholas County
11th Region
Jared Peck, Lexington Herald-Leader
1. Great Crossing
2. Lexington Catholic
3. Bryan Station
4. Henry Clay
5. Frederick Douglass
12th Region
Mike Marsee, Danville freelancer
1. Danville Christian
2. Wayne County
3. Pulaski County
4. Mercer County
5. Rockcastle County
13th Region
Les Dixon, 13thRegionMediaNetwork.com
1. Harlan County
2. South Laurel
3. Clay County
4. Corbin
5. Bell County
14th Region
Brendon Miller, Bluegrass Sports Nation
1. Hazard
2. Knott County Central
3. Estill County
4. Breathitt County
5. Perry County Central
15th Region
Randy White, Appalachian News-Express
1. Pikeville
2. Martin County
3. Pike County Central
4. Magoffin County
5. Lawrence County
16th Region
James Collier, WLGC-FM
1. Fleming County
2. Boyd County
3. Ashland Blazer
4. Morgan County
5. Rowan County
Top Five Girls Teams in Each Region
First Region
Chelsea Ladd, The Paducah Sun
1. McCracken County
2. Calloway County
3. Marshall County
4. Graves County
5. Mayfield
Second Region
Edward Marlowe, WKDZ-FM
1. Christian County
2. Henderson County
3. Crittenden County
4. Lyon County
5. Madisonville-North Hopkins
Third Region
Mark Mathis, Owensboro Messenger-Inquirer
1. Owensboro Catholic
2. Daviess County
3. Breckinridge County
4. Owensboro
5. Meade County
Fourth Region
Micheal Compton, Bowling Green Daily News
1. Franklin-Simpson
2. Bowling Green
3. Barren County
4. Warren East
5. Russell County
Fifth Region
Josh Claywell, Bardstown Kentucky Standard/LaRue County Herald News
1. Bethlehem
2. Taylor County
3. North Hardin
4. Bardstown
5. Elizabethtown
Sixth Region
Dominique Yates, WLKY-TV
1. Butler
2. Whitefield Academy
3. Mercy
4. Bullitt East
5. Pleasure Ridge Park
Seventh Region
Jason Frakes, The Courier Journal
1. Sacred Heart
2. Assumption
3. Central
4. Manual
5. Christian Academy
Eighth Region
James Weber, Cincinnati Enquirer
1. Anderson County
2. Simon Kenton
3. Grant County
4. Spencer County
5. South Oldham
Ninth Region
Brendan Connelly, Cincinnati Enquirer
1. Cooper
2. Covington Holy Cross
3. Ryle
4. Notre Dame
5. Highlands
10th Region
Evan Dennison, LinkNKY.com
1. George Rogers Clark
2. Montgomery County
3. Campbell County
4. Bishop Brossart
5. Scott
11th Region
Jared Peck, Lexington Herald-Leader
1. Franklin County
2. Frederick Douglass
3. Henry Clay
4. Madison Central
5. Tates Creek
12th Region
Mike Marsee, Danville freelancer
1. Danville Christian
2. Pulaski County
3. West Jessamine
4. Southwestern
5. Rockcastle County
13th Region
Les Dixon, 13thRegionMediaNetwork.com
1. North Laurel
2. Corbin
3. South Laurel
4. Knox Central
5. Pineville
14th Region
Brendon Miller, Bluegrass Sports Nation
1. Letcher County Central
2. Leslie County
3. Owsley County
4. Perry County Central
5. Knott County Central
15th Region
Randy White, Appalachian News-Express
1. Pikeville
2. Martin County
3. Johnson Central
4. Paintsville
5. Shelby Valley
16th Region
James Collier, WLGC-FM
1. Ashland Blazer
2. Russell
3. Boyd County
4. Fleming County
5. Bath County
