Each week through the end of the regular season, the Kentucky prep basketball poll will be released every Tuesday (Wednesday this week due to the holiday on Monday).
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.
Girls statewide poll
First-place votes in parentheses; records through Sunday’s games
Rank-school (FPV) Record Pts LW
1. Sacred Heart (11) 14-3 249 1
2. Assumption (1) 14-5 228 2
3. George Rogers Clark (1) 14-2 221 3
4. Calloway County (3) 22-0 198 4
5. Simon Kenton 21-1 187 5
6. Cooper 15-3 180 6
7. Frederick Douglass 16-3 169 7
8. Taylor County 17-3 121 8
9. Ashland Blazer 15-2 96 9
10. Notre Dame 12-5 87 11
11. Campbell County 13-3 80 10
12. North Laurel 13-5 79 12
13. South Laurel 15-5 77 13
14. Covington Holy Cross 16-2 54 15
15. Henderson County 13-7 52 14
16. Bishop Brossart 20-1 48 16
Others receiving votes: Butler 10, Daviess County 8, Barren County 7, Boyd County 7, Mercy 4, Ryle 4, Franklin County 3, Manual 3, Marshall County 3, McCracken County 1.
First Region
Steve Springer, Murray Ledger & Times
1. Calloway County
2. Marshall County
3. McCracken County
4. Carlisle County
5. Graves County
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. Owensboro Catholic
3. Breckinridge County
4. Meade County
5. Edmonson County
Fourth Region
Micheal Compton, Bowling Green Daily News
1. Barren County
2. Allen County-Scottsville
3. Cumberland County
4. Franklin-Simpson
5. Metcalfe County
Fifth Region
Josh Claywell, Bardstown Kentucky Standard/LaRue County Herald News
1. Taylor County
2. Bethlehem
3. Campbellsville
4. Bardstown
5. John Hardin
Sixth Region
Alyx White, Rise Up Sports Media
1. Butler
2. Bullitt East
3. Mercy
4. North Bullitt
5. Bullitt Central
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. Simon Kenton
2. Woodford County
3. Spencer County
4. Owen County
5. Grant County
Ninth Region
Brendan Connelly, Cincinnati Enquirer
1. Cooper
2. Covington Holy Cross
3. Notre Dame
4. Ryle
5. Highlands
10th Region
Evan Dennison, LinkNKY.com
1. George Rogers Clark
2. Campbell County
3. Bishop Brossart
4. Montgomery County
5. Nicholas County
11th Region
Jared Peck, Lexington Herald-Leader
1. Frederick Douglass
2. Lafayette
3. Paul Dunbar
4. Franklin County
5. Madison Southern
12th Region
Mike Marsee, Danville freelancer
1. Rockcastle County
2. Boyle County
3. Southwestern
4. West Jessamine
5. Pulaski County
13th Region
Les Dixon, 13thRegionMediaNetwork.com
1. South Laurel
2. North Laurel
3. Knox Central
4. Corbin
5. Bell County
14th Region
Brendon Miller, Bluegrass Sports Nation
1. Hazard
2. Knott County Central
3. Leslie County
4. Letcher County Central
5. Breathitt County
15th Region
Randy White, Appalachian News-Express
1. Johnson Central
2. Pikeville
3. Floyd Central
4. Paintsville
5. Martin County
16th Region
James Collier, WLGC-FM
1. Ashland Blazer
2. Boyd County
3. Russell
4. Rowan County
5. East Carter