Austin Sears of Montgomery County guards Drew Smith of Ashland on Jan. 31, 2026 at Woodford County.
Austin Sears of Montgomery County guards Drew Smith of Ashland on Jan. 31, 2026 at Woodford County.

The latest statewide media rankings were released on Tuesday morning. See the latest rankings for the state and each region:

Boys Basketball:

Rank-school (FPV) | Record | Points | Last Week
1. St. Xavier (8) | 17-5 | 247 | 2
2. Covington Catholic (6) | 21-1 | 240 | 3
3. Daviess County (1) | 19-3 | 216 | 4
4. Madison Central (1) | 20-2 | 213 | 1
5. George Rogers Clark | 16-3 | 179 | 6
6. Male | 14-7 | 176 | 5
7. Warren Central | 15-2 | 145 | 7
8. Jeffersontown | 12-3 | 106 | 10
9. North Laurel | 16-4 | 103 | 9
10. Frederick Douglass | 10-6 | 95 | 8
11. North Oldham | 14-5 | 91 | 11
12. McCracken County | 18-3 | 86 | 12
13. Ballard | 12-5 | 82 | 13
14. Boyd County | 16-5 | 37 | 14
15. Bryan Station | 14-5 | 30 | 16
16. Ashland Blazer | 14-4 | 26 | NR

Others receiving votes: Highlands 24, Lexington Catholic 21, Butler 20, Caverna 10, Eastern 9, Covington Holy Cross 6, Manual 3, Woodford County 3, Christian Academy 2, Newport 2, Grayson County 1, Lyon County 1, Marshall County 1, Seneca 1.

1st Region
Steve Springer, Murray Ledger & Times
1. McCracken County
2. Marshall County
3. Murray
4. Carlisle County
5. Christian Fellowship

2nd Region
Edward Marlowe, WKDZ-FM
1. Lyon County
2. Henderson County
3. Webster County
4. Hopkinsville
5. Hopkins County Central

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. Glasgow
5. Bowling Green

5th Region
Josh Claywell, Bardstown Kentucky Standard/LaRue County Herald News
1. Adair County
2. LaRue County
3. Caverna
4. Taylor County
5. Nelson County

6th Region
Demetrius Stanton, DeadStock Visuals
1. Jeffersontown
2. Butler
3. DuBois
4. Evangel Christian
5. Fairdale

7th Region
Jason Frakes, The Courier Journal
1. St. Xavier
2. Male
3. Ballard
4. Manual
5. Christian Academy

8th Region
James Weber, Cincinnati Enquirer
1. North Oldham
2. Spencer County
3. South Oldham
4. Woodford County
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. Bryan Station
3. Frederick Douglass
4. Lexington Catholic
5. Great Crossing

12th Region
Mike Marsee, Danville freelancer
1. Wayne County
2. Danville Christian
3. Pulaski County
4. Somerset
5. Southwestern

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. Hazard
2. Perry County Central
3. Powell County
4. Knott County Central
5. Letcher County Central

15th Region
Randy White, Appalachian News-Express
1. Martin County
2. Johnson Central
3. Paintsville
4. Pikeville
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

Rank — School (FPV) | Record | Points | Last Week
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. Taylor 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.

1st Region
Steve Springer, Murray Ledger & Times
1. Calloway County
2. Marshall County
3. McCracken County
4. Carlisle County
5. Graves County

2nd Region
Edward Marlowe, WKDZ-FM
1. Henderson County
2. Crittenden County
3. Lyon 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. Meade County

4th Region
Micheal Compton, Bowling Green Daily News
1. Barren County
2. Allen County-Scottsville
3. Cumberland County
4. Franklin-Simpson
5. Metcalfe County

5th Region
Josh Claywell, Bardstown Kentucky Standard/LaRue County Herald News
1. Taylor County
2. Bardstown
3. Bethlehem
4. Campbellsville
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. Sacred Heart
2. Assumption
3. Central
4. Manual
5. Christian Academy

8th Region
James Weber, Cincinnati Enquirer
1. Simon Kenton
2. Woodford County
3. Spencer County
4. Owen County
5. Grant County

9th 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

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