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.
Girls statewide poll
First-place votes in parentheses; records through Sunday’s games
Rank-school (FPV) Record Pts LW
1. Sacred Heart (11) 15-3 251 1
2. Assumption (1) 14-5 229 2
3. George Rogers Clark (1) 16-2 219 3
4. Calloway County (3) 24-0 203 4
5. Simon Kenton 21-1 188 5
6. Frederick Douglass 16-3 173 7
7. Cooper 15-4 169 6
8. Tayor County 17-3 124 8
9. Ashland Blazer 15-2 99 9
10. Notre Dame 13-5 86 10
11. South Laurel 15-5 82 13
12. Campbell County 15-3 76 11
13. North Laurel 13-5 73 12
14. Covington Holy Cross 19-2 68 14
15. Henderson County 13-8 44 15
16. Bishop Brossart 21-2 35 16
Others receiving votes: Owensboro Catholic 13, Butler 10, Barren County 7, Boyd County 7, Marshall County 5, Mercy 4, Ryle 4, Franklin County 3, Manual 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. Crittenden County
3. Lyon County
4. Hopkins County Central
5. Christian County
Third Region
Mark Mathis, Owensboro Messenger-Inquirer
1. Owensboro Catholic
2. Daviess County
3. Breckinridge County
4. Edmonson County
5. Meade 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. Bardstown
3. Bethlehem
4. Campbellsville
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