The 16 members that vote weekly for the top 15 boys and girls teams in the state have made their selections for who will win their respective region tournaments and make the trip to Rupp Arena for the Sweet 16.
The 16 members represent a region throughout the state, giving an equal representation a voters across the state.
They were asked to submit their picks to Jason Frakes, sports reporter for the Louisville Courier-Journal, who heads the statewide polls all season and compiled the list of region winners from the voters.
Here are the final tallies:
Girls Sweet 16 picks
First Region
16 – Graves County (unanimous)
Second Region
16 – Henderson County (unanimous)
Third Region
13 – Owensboro Catholic
2 – Breckinridge County (Peck, Marsee)
1 – Meade County (Claywell)
Fourth Region
14 – Franklin-Simpson
1 – Barren County (Frakes)
1 – Metcalfe County (Miller)
Fifth Region
7 – Taylor County (Mathis, Compton, Claywell, A. White, Connelly, Peck, Dixon)
6 – Bethlehem (Springer, Marlowe, Weber, Miller, R. White, Collier)
3 – Elizabethtown (Frakes, Dennison, Marsee)
Sixth Region
16 – Butler (unanimous)
Seventh Region
16 – Sacred Heart (unanimous)
Eighth Region
16 – Simon Kenton (unanimous)
Ninth Region
14 – Cooper
2 – Covington Holy Cross (Springer, Claywell)
10th Region
16 – George Rogers Clark (unanimous)
11th Region
13 – Franklin County
2 – Madison Central (Connelly, Miller)
1 – Frederick Douglass (Springer)
12th Region
12 – Danville Christian
4 – West Jessamine (Springer, Mathis, Compton, Dixon)
13th Region
11 – North Laurel
5 – South Laurel (Marlowe, Mathis, Claywell, Connelly, Dennison)
14th Region
14 – Knott County Central
1 – Hazard (Springer)
1 – Perry County Central (Marsee)
15th Region
11 – Johnson Central
5 – Pikeville (Springer, A. White, Marsee, Dixon, R. White)
16th Region
13 – Ashland Blazer
2 – Rowan County (Frakes, Marsee)
1 – Russell (Miller)
Boys Sweet 16 picks
First Region
11 – Marshall County
4- Calloway County (Springer, Claywell, Stanton, Frakes)
1 – Graves County (Marsee)
Second Region
13 – Henderson County
3 – Lyon County (Stanton, Connelly, Miller)
Third Region
7 – Daviess County (Springer, Mathis, Compton, Claywell, Stanton, Dennison, Peck)
4 – Grayson County (Marlowe, Dixon, Miller, R. White)
2 – Owensboro Catholic (Frakes, Collier)
2- Butler County (Connelly, Marsee)
1 – Breckinridge County (Weber)
Fourth Region
16 – Warren Central (unanimous)
Fifth Region
9 – Adair County
7 – Green County (Springer, Marlowe, Mathis, Connelly, Miller, R. White, Collier)
Sixth Region
12 – Butler
3 – Jeffersontown (Stanton, Frakes, Peck)
1 – Pleasure Ridge Park (Weber)
Seventh Region
16 – St. Xavier (unanimous)
Eighth Region
7 – North Oldham (Springer, Marlowe, Mathis, Frakes, Peck, R. White, Collier)
6 – Simon Kenton (Compton, Weber, Connelly, Dennison, Marsee, Dixon)
3 – South Oldham (Claywell, Stanton, Miller)
Ninth Region
11 – Cooper
5 – Covington Catholic (Mathis, Stanton, Dixon, Miller, R. White)
10th Region
14 – George Rogers Clark
1 – Montgomery County (Peck)
1 – Campbell County (Marsee)
11th Region
14 – Great Crossing
2 – Frederick Douglass (Mathis, Stanton)
12th Region
13 – Danville Christian
3 – Mercer County (Marlowe, Dennison, Peck)
13th Region
8 – Harlan County (Mathis, Compton, Weber, Dennison, Peck, Marsee, Miller, R. White)
5 – South Laurel (Marlowe, Claywell, Stanton, Dixon, Collier)
3 – Bell County (Springer, Frakes, Connelly)
14th Region
16 – Hazard (unanimous)
15th Region
9 – Martin County
5 – Pikeville (Mathis, Stanton, Dixon, Miller, R. White)
2 – Paintsville (Claywell, Marsee)
16th Region
12 – Ashland Blazer
4 – Boyd County (Springer, Marlowe, Weber, Collier)
The 16 voters are: First Region — Steve Springer (Murray Ledger Sports), Second Region — Edward Marlowe (WKDZ), Third Region — Mark Mathis (Owensboro Messenger-Inquirer), Fourth Region — Michael Compton (Bowling Green Daily News), Fifth Region — Josh Claywell (Central Kentucky News Journal), Sixth Region — Demetric Stanton (Deadstock Visuals) and Alyx White (Rise Up Media), Seventh Region — Jason Frakes (Louisville Courier-Journal), Eighth Region — James Weber (Cincinnati Enqurier), Ninth Region — Brendan Connelly (Cincinnati Enquirer), 10th Region — Evan Dennison (LINK nky), 11th Region — Jared Peck (Lexington Herald-Leader), 12th Region — Mike Marsee (Danville Advocate), 13th Region — Les Dixon (13th Region Media Network), 14th Region — Unwired Appalachia, 15th Region — Bluegrass Sports Nation, 16th Region — James Collier (Kool Hits Sports)