Basketball Statewide Media Poll: February 10, 2026

The latest statewide media rankings were released Tuesday morning and reflect game splayed through Sunday, February 8.

Boys Basketball:

School (FPV) | Record | Points | Last Week

1. Covington Catholic (12) | 22-1 | 252 | 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.

1st Region
Steve Springer, Murray Ledger & Times

1. McCracken County
2. Murray
3. Marshall County
4. Carlisle County
5. Graves County

2nd Region
Edward Marlowe, WKDZ-FM

1. Lyon County
2. Henderson County
3. Webster County
4. Hopkins County Central
5. Hopkinsville

3rd Region
Mark Mathis, Owensboro Messenger-Inquirer

1. Daviess County
2. Grayson County
3. Ohio County
4. Apollo
5. Meade County

4th Region
Micheal Compton, Bowling Green Daily News

1. Warren Central
2. Clinton County
3. Greenwood
4. Bowling Green
5. Monroe County

5th Region
Josh Claywell, Bardstown Kentucky Standard/LaRue County Herald News

1. Caverna
2. Taylor County
3. Adair County
4. LaRue County
5. Nelson County

6th Region
Demetrius Stanton, DeadStock Visuals

1. Jeffersontown
2. Butler
3. Evangel Christian
4. DuBois
5. Fairdale

7th Region
Jason Frakes, The Courier Journal

1. St. Xavier
2. Ballard
3. Male
4. Manual
5. Christian Academy

8th Region
James Weber, Cincinnati Enquirer

1. North Oldham
2. Woodford County
3. Spencer County
4. South Oldham
5. Simon Kenton

9th 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

Girls Basketball:

School (FPV) | Record | Points | Last Week

1. Assumption (7) | 15-5 | 238 | 2
2. George Rogers Clark (4) | 19-2 | 231 | 3
3. Sacred Heart (5) | 18-4 | 225 | 1
4. Frederick Douglass | 18-4 | 190 | 6
5. Simon Kenton | 23-2 | 189 | 5
6. Calloway County | 26-1 | 187 | 4
7. Taylor County | 20-3 | 147 | 8
8. Cooper | 15-6 | 125 | 7
9. North Laurel | 16-6 | 119 | 13
10. Campbell County | 17-4 | 100 | 12
11. Ashland Blazer | 17-3 | 97 | 9
12. South Laurel | 17-6 | 80 | 11
13. Notre Dame | 15-6 | 70 | 10
14. Covington Holy Cross | 20-3 | 67 | 14
15. Bishop Brossart | 22-3 | 34 | 16
16. Henderson County | 15-9 | 25 | 15

Others receiving votes: Ryle 13, Barren County 12, Butler 10, Owensboro Catholic 10, Marshall County 3, Boyd County 1, Boyle County 1, Crittenden County 1, Hazard 1.

1st Region
Steve Springer, Murray Ledger & Times

1. Calloway County
2. Marshall County
3. McCracken County
4. Carlisle County
5. Mayfield

2nd Region
Edward Marlowe, WKDZ-FM

1. Henderson County
2. Lyon County
3. Crittenden County
4. Hopkins County Central
5. Christian County

3rd Region
Mark Mathis, Owensboro Messenger-Inquirer

1. Owensboro Catholic
2. Daviess County
3. Breckinridge County
4. Edmonson County
5. McLean County

4th Region
Micheal Compton, Bowling Green Daily News

1. Barren County
2. Allen County-Scottsville
3. Cumberland County
4. Franklin-Simpson
5. Monroe County

5th Region
Josh Claywell, Bardstown Kentucky Standard/LaRue County Herald News

1. Taylor County
2. Bardstown
3. Campbellsville
4. Bethlehem
5. John Hardin

6th Region
Alyx White, Rise Up Sports Media

1. Butler
2. Bullitt East
3. Mercy
4. North Bullitt
5. Bullitt Central

7th Region
Jason Frakes, The Courier Journal

1. Assumption
2. Sacred Heart
3. Central
4. Manual
5. Ballard

8th Region
James Weber, Cincinnati Enquirer

1. Simon Kenton
2. Woodford County
3. South Oldham
4. Spencer County
5. Owen County

9th Region
Brendan Connelly, Cincinnati Enquirer

1. Cooper
2. Covington Holy Cross
3. Ryle
4. Notre Dame
5. Highlands

10th Region
Evan Dennison, LinkNKY.com

1. George Rogers Clark
2. Campbell County
3. Bishop Brossart
4. Montgomery County
5. Pendleton County

11th Region
Jared Peck, Lexington Herald-Leader

1. Frederick Douglass
2. Lafayette
3. Paul Dunbar
4. Franklin County
5. Great Crossing

12th Region
Mike Marsee, Danville freelancer

1. Boyle County
2. West Jessamine
3. Rockcastle County
4. Pulaski County
5. Southwestern

13th Region
Les Dixon, 13thRegionMediaNetwork.com

1. South Laurel
2. North Laurel
3. Bell County
4. Knox Central
5. Corbin

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. Pikeville
3. Paintsville
4. Floyd Central
5. Martin County

16th Region
James Collier, WLGC-FM

1. Ashland Blazer
2. Boyd County
3. Russell
4. Rowan County
5. East Carter