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 they represent. 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      Â
1. Covington Catholic (12)Â Â Â 22-1Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â 252Â Â Â Â Â Â 2
2. St. Xavier (2) 18-6 230 1
3. Madison Central 23-2 219 4
4. Daviess County (2) 20-4 217 3
5. George Rogers Clark 19-4 176 5
6. Warren Central 17-2 161 7
7. Jeffersontown 15-3 137 8
8. North Laurel 21-4 123 9
9. Frederick Douglass 13-6 112 10
10. Male 14-9 110 6
11. North Oldham 16-5 107 11
12. Ballard 14-6 91 13
13. McCracken County 20-3 87 12
14. Highlands                            21-2                   35        NR
15. Bryan Station 16-6 24 15
16. Butler 17-5 18 NR
Others receiving votes: Boyd County 16, Caverna 12, Lexington Catholic 11, Eastern 10, Grayson County 8, Covington Holy Cross 6, Manual 6, Ashland Blazer 3, Pikeville 2, South Oldham 2, Ryle 1.
First Region
Steve Springer, Murray Ledger & Times
1. McCracken County
2. Murray
3. Marshall County
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. Ohio County
4. Apollo
5. Meade County
Fourth Region
Micheal Compton, Bowling Green Daily News
1. Warren Central
2. Clinton County
3. Greenwood
4. Bowling Green
5. Monroe County
Fifth Region
Josh Claywell, Bardstown Kentucky Standard/LaRue County Herald News
1. Caverna
2. Taylor County
3. Adair County
4. LaRue County
5. Nelson County
Sixth Region
Demetrius Stanton, DeadStock Visuals
1. Jeffersontown
2. Butler
3. Evangel Christian
4. DuBois
5. Fairdale
Seventh Region
Jason Frakes, The Courier Journal
1. St. Xavier
2. Ballard
3. Male
4. Manual
5. Christian Academy
Eighth Region
James Weber, Cincinnati Enquirer
1. North Oldham
2. Woodford County
3. Spencer County
4. South Oldham
5. Simon Kenton
Ninth Region
Brendan Connelly, Cincinnati Enquirer
1. Covington Catholic
2. Highlands
3. Ryle
4. Lloyd Memorial
5. Covington Holy Cross
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. Danville Christian
2. Wayne County
3. Somerset
4. Pulaski County
5. Rockcastle County
13th Region
Les Dixon, 13thRegionMediaNetwork.com
1. North Laurel
2. Bell County
3. Clay County
4. Whitley County
5. South Laurel
14th Region
Brendon Miller, Bluegrass Sports Nation
1. Knott County Central
2. Powell County
3. Hazard
4. Perry County Central
5. Breathitt County
15th Region
Randy White, Appalachian News-Express
1. Martin County
2. Pikeville
3. Johnson Central
4. Paintsville
5. Floyd Central
16th Region
James Collier, WLGC-FM
1. Ashland Blazer
2. Boyd County
3. Lewis County
4. Russell
5. East Carter