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. The 16 regional members help give an equal representation of voters throughout the state.
Boys statewide poll
First-place votes in parentheses; records through Sunday’s games
Rank-school (FPV) Record Pts LW
1. St. Xavier (11) 11-4 247 2
2. Male (3) 11-4 229 1
3. Madison Central (1) 15-1 224 3
4. Covington Catholic 13-1 215 4
5. Daviess County 14-3 195 5
6. Warren Central (1) 12-1 170 7
7. George Rogers Clark 11-3 158 8
8. Frederick Douglass 8-4 126 6
9. North Laurel 11-4 92 9
10. North Oldham 11-4 76 10
11. McCracken County 12-3 71 11
12. (tie) Boyd County 11-4 66 13
12. (tie) Jeffersontown 8-2 66 NR
14. Ballard 9-4 55 15
15. Lexington Catholic 9-5 27 14
16. Butler 12-4 20 12
Others receiving votes: Bryan Station 18, Eastern 17, Pikeville 16, Highlands 14, Caverna 13, Bell County 10, Seneca 10, Covington Holy Cross 8, Evangel Christian 6, Adair County 5, Ashland Blazer 5, Christian Academy 5, Grayson County 4, Marshall County 3, Pleasure Ridge Park 3, Manual 2.
First Region
Steve Springer, Murray Ledger & Times
1. McCracken County
2. Marshall County
3. Murray
4. Carlisle County
5. Graves County
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. South Warren
4. Greenwood
5. Glasgow
Fifth Region
Josh Claywell, Bardstown Kentucky Standard/LaRue County Herald News
1. Adair County
2. LaRue County
3. Taylor County
4. Nelson County
5. Caverna
Sixth Region
Demetrius Stanton, DeadStock Visuals
1. Jeffersontown
2. Butler
3. DuBois
4. Pleasure Ridge Park
5. Evangel Christian
Seventh Region
Jason Frakes, The Courier Journal
1. Male
2. St. Xavier
3. Ballard
4. Manual
5. Seneca
Eighth Region
James Weber, Cincinnati Enquirer
1. North Oldham
2. South Oldham
3. Anderson County
4. Woodford County
5. Grant County
Ninth Region
Brendan Connelly, Cincinnati Enquirer
1. Covington Catholic
2. Highlands
3. Lloyd Memorial
4. Covington Holy Cross
5. Ryle
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. Wayne County
2. Danville Christian
3. Pulaski County
4. Somerset
5. West Jessamine
13th Region
Les Dixon, 13thRegionMediaNetwork.com
1. North Laurel
2. Bell County
3. Clay County
4. South Laurel
5. Whitley County
14th Region
Brendon Miller, Bluegrass Sports Nation
1. Powell County
2. Letcher County Central
3. Breathitt County
4. Hazard
5. Knott County Central
15th Region
Randy White, Appalachian News-Express
1. Pikeville
2. Martin County
3. Johnson Central
4. Lawrence County
5. Paintsville
16th Region
James Collier, WLGC-FM
1. Ashland Blazer
2. Boyd County
3. Russell
4. Raceland
5. Elliott County
Girls statewide poll
First-place votes in parentheses; records through Monday’s games
Rank-school (FPV) Record Pts LW
1. Assumption (14) 9-4 253 1
2. George Rogers Clark 9-2 234 2
3. Sacred Heart (1) 9-3 195 3
4. (tie) Calloway County (1) 17-0 191 4
4. (tie) Simon Kenton 16-1 191 5
6. Cooper 11-3 181 6
7. Frederick Douglass 10-3 177 7
8. Notre Dame 10-3 128 8
9. Taylor County 13-2 116 10
10. Ashland Blazer 10-1 84 12
11. North Laurel 10-4 82 9
12. Campbell County 9-2 78 13
13. South Laurel 11-5 72 14
14. Henderson County 10-6 71 11
15. (tie) Boyd County 8-4 22 T15
15. (tie) Covington Holy Cross 12-2 22 NR
Others receiving votes: Bishop Brossart 20, Campbellsville 11, Ryle 10, Butler 8, Mercy 7, Barren County 5, Franklin County 3, Manual 3, Marshall County 3, McCracken County 3, Spencer County 3, Knox Central 1, Russell 1, St. Henry 1.
First Region
Steve Springer, Murray Ledger & Times
1. Calloway County
2. Marshall County
3. McCracken County
4. Carlisle County
5. Ballard Memorial
Second Region
Edward Marlowe, WKDZ-FM
1. Henderson County
2. Lyon County
3. Crittenden County
4. Hopkins County Central
5. Christian County
Third Region
Mark Mathis, Owensboro Messenger-Inquirer
1. Daviess County
2. Breckinridge County
3. Owensboro Catholic
4. Edmonson County
5. Grayson County
Fourth Region
Micheal Compton, Bowling Green Daily News
1. Barren County
2. Allen County-Scottsville
3. Monroe County
4. Metcalfe County
5. Cumberland County
Fifth Region
Josh Claywell, Bardstown Kentucky Standard/LaRue County Herald News
1. Taylor County
2. North Hardin
3. Bethlehem
4. John Hardin
5. Elizabethtown
Sixth Region
Alyx White, Rise Up Sports Media
1. Butler
2. Bullitt East
3. North Bullitt
4. Valley
5. Pleasure Ridge Park
Seventh Region
Jason Frakes, The Courier Journal
1. Assumption
2. Sacred Heart
3. Central
4. Manual
5. Ballard
Eighth Region
James Weber, Cincinnati Enquirer
1. Simon Kenton
2. Anderson County
3. Woodford County
4. Spencer County
5. Walton-Verona
Ninth Region
Brendan Connelly, Cincinnati Enquirer
1. Cooper
2. Notre Dame
3. Covington Holy Cross
4. Highlands
5. Ryle
10th Region
Evan Dennison, LinkNKY.com
1. George Rogers Clark
2. Campbell County
3. Bishop Brossart
4. Montgomery County
5. Scott
11th Region
Jared Peck, Lexington Herald-Leader
1. Frederick Douglass
2. Paul Dunbar
3. Franklin County
4. Lafayette
5. Madison Southern
12th Region
Mike Marsee, Danville freelancer
1. West Jessamine
2. Rockcastle County
3. Pulaski County
4. Boyle County
5. Southwestern
13th Region
Les Dixon, 13thRegionMediaNetwork.com
1. South Laurel
2. North Laurel
3. Knox Central
4. Corbin
5. Clay County
14th Region
Brendon Miller, Bluegrass Sports Nation
1. Hazard
2. Letcher County Central
3. Perry County Central
4. Knott County Central
5. Breathitt County
15th Region
Randy White, Appalachian News-Express
1. Johnson Central
2. Pikeville
3. Paintsville
4. Martin County
5. Floyd Central
16th Region
James Collier, WLGC-FM
1. Ashland Blazer
2. Boyd County
3. Russell
4. Rowan County
5. East Carter