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.
This is the last poll of the season.
Girls statewide poll
First-place votes in parentheses; records through Sunday’s games
Rank-school (FPV) Record Pts LW
1. George Rogers Clark (9) 24-2 249 1
2. Assumption (5) 19-5 240 2
3. Simon Kenton (2) 26-2 212 4
4. Sacred Heart 20-7 194 3
5. Calloway County 28-2 181 5
6. Cooper 19-7 164 8
7. North Laurel 20-6 154 9
8. Frederick Douglass 19-7 133 6
9. Taylor County 22-6 124 7
10. South Laurel 22-6 104 12
11. Notre Dame 19-7 97 14
12. Covington Holy Cross 25-4 77 13
13. Campbell County 20-6 70 10
14. Ashland Blazer 22-5 65 11
15. Henderson County 20-9 49 15
16. Ryle 18-9 19 NR
Others receiving votes: Barren County 16, Butler 9, Bishop Brossart 7, Owensboro Catholic 5, Marshall County 2, Paul Dunbar 2, Boyd County 1, Boyle County 1, Hazard 1.
First Region
Steve Springer, Murray Ledger & Times
1. Calloway County
2. Marshall County
3. McCracken County
4. Carlisle County
5. Mayfield
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. 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. Cumberland County
3. Allen County-Scottsville
4. Monroe County
5. Franklin-Simpson
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. Assumption
2. Sacred Heart
3. Central
4. Manual
5. Ballard
Eighth Region
James Weber, Cincinnati Enquirer
1. Simon Kenton
2. Spencer County
3. Anderson County
4. Owen County
5. Woodford 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. Montgomery County
4. Bishop Brossart
5. Mason County
11th Region
Jared Peck, Lexington Herald-Leader
1. Frederick Douglass
2. Paul Dunbar
3. Lafayette
4. Great Crossing
5. Franklin County
12th Region
Mike Marsee, Danville freelancer
1. Boyle County
2. West Jessamine
3. Pulaski County
4. Rockcastle County
5. Southwestern
13th Region
Les Dixon, 13thRegionMediaNetwork.com
1. North Laurel
2. South Laurel
3. Knox Central
4. Corbin
5. Bell County
14th Region
Brendon Miller, Bluegrass Sports Nation
1. Hazard
2. Letcher County Central
3. Knott County Central
4. Breathitt County
5. Leslie County
15th Region
Randy White, Appalachian News-Express
1. Johnson Central
2. Paintsville
3. Pikeville
4. Floyd Central
5. Martin County
16th Region
James Collier, WLGC-FM
1. Ashland Blazer
2. Russell
3. Boyd County
4. East Carter
5. Rowan County