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Basketball Statewide Media Poll: January 13, 2026

These rankings reflect games played through Sunday, January 11 and are voted on by sixteen regional media members.

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Boys Basketball:

Rank-school (FPV) | Record | Points

1. St. Xavier (11) | 11-4 | 247
2. Male (3) | 11-4 | 229
3. Madison Central (1) | 15-1 | 224
4. Covington Catholic | 13-1 | 215
5. Daviess County | 14-3 | 195
6. Warren Central (1) | 12-1 | 170
7. George Rogers Clark | 11-3 | 158
8. Frederick Douglass | 8-4 | 126
9. North Laurel | 11-4 | 92
10. North Oldham | 11-4 | 76
11. McCracken County | 12-3 | 71
12. (tie) Boyd County | 11-4 | 66
12. (tie) Jeffersontown | 8-2 | 66
14. Ballard | 9-4 | 55
15. Lexington Catholic | 9-5 | 27
16. Butler | 12-4 | 20

Others receiving votes: Bryan Station 18, Eastern 17, Pikeville 16, Highlands 14, Caverna 13, Bell County 10, Seneca 10, Covington Holy Cross 8, Evangel Christian 6, Adair County 5, Ashland Blazer 5, Christian Academy 5, Grayson County 4, Marshall County 3, Pleasure Ridge Park 3, Manual 2.

1st Region
Steve Springer, Murray Ledger & Times

  1. McCracken County
  2. Marshall County
  3. Murray
  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. Owensboro Catholic
  4. Ohio County
  5. Apollo

4th Region
Micheal Compton, Bowling Green Daily News

  1. Warren Central
  2. Clinton County
  3. South Warren
  4. Greenwood
  5. Glasgow

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

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

6th Region
Demetrius Stanton, DeadStock Visuals

  1. Jeffersontown
  2. Butler
  3. DuBois
  4. Pleasure Ridge Park
  5. Evangel Christian

7th Region
Jason Frakes, The Courier Journal

  1. Male
  2. St. Xavier
  3. Ballard
  4. Manual
  5. Seneca

8th Region
James Weber, Cincinnati Enquirer

  1. North Oldham
  2. South Oldham
  3. Anderson County
  4. Woodford County
  5. Grant County

9th Region
Brendan Connelly, Cincinnati Enquirer

  1. Covington Catholic
  2. Highlands
  3. Lloyd Memorial
  4. Covington Holy Cross
  5. Ryle

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. Wayne County
  2. Danville Christian
  3. Pulaski County
  4. Somerset
  5. West Jessamine

13th Region
Les Dixon, 13thRegionMediaNetwork.com

  1. North Laurel
  2. Bell County
  3. Clay County
  4. South Laurel
  5. Whitley County

14th Region
Brendon Miller, Bluegrass Sports Nation

  1. Powell County
  2. Letcher County Central
  3. Breathitt County
  4. Hazard
  5. Knott County Central

15th Region
Randy White, Appalachian News-Express

  1. Pikeville
  2. Martin County
  3. Johnson Central
  4. Lawrence County
  5. Paintsville

16th Region
James Collier, WLGC-FM

  1. Ashland Blazer
  2. Boyd County
  3. Russell
  4. Raceland
  5. Elliott County

Girls Basketball:

Rank-school (FPV) | Record | Points

1. Assumption (14) | 9-4 | 253
2. George Rogers Clark | 9-2 | 234
3. Sacred Heart (1) | 9-3 | 195
4. (tie) Calloway County (1) | 17-0 | 191
4. (tie) Simon Kenton | 16-1 | 191
6. Cooper | 11-3 | 181
7. Frederick Douglass | 10-3 | 177
8. Notre Dame | 10-3 | 128
9. Taylor County | 13-2 | 116
10. Ashland Blazer | 10-1 | 84
11. North Laurel | 10-4 | 82
12. Campbell County | 9-2 | 78
13. South Laurel | 11-5 | 72
14. Henderson County | 10-6 | 71
15. (tie) Boyd County | 8-4 | 22
16. (tie) Covington Holy Cross | 12-2 | 22

Others receiving votes: Bishop Brossart 20, Campbellsville 11, Ryle 10, Butler 8, Mercy 7, Barren County 5, Franklin County 3, Manual 3, Marshall County 3, McCracken County 3, Spencer County 3, Knox Central 1, Russell 1, St. Henry 1.

1st Region
Steve Springer, Murray Ledger & Times

  1. Calloway County
  2. Marshall County
  3. McCracken County
  4. Carlisle County
  5. Ballard Memorial

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. Daviess County
  2. Breckinridge County
  3. Owensboro Catholic
  4. Edmonson County
  5. Grayson County

4th Region
Micheal Compton, Bowling Green Daily News

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

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

  1. Taylor County
  2. North Hardin
  3. Bethlehem
  4. John Hardin
  5. Elizabethtown

6th Region
Alyx White, Rise Up Sports Media

  1. Butler
  2. Bullitt East
  3. North Bullitt
  4. Valley
  5. Pleasure Ridge Park

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. Anderson County
  3. Woodford County
  4. Spencer County
  5. Walton-Verona

9th Region
Brendan Connelly, Cincinnati Enquirer

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

10th Region
Evan Dennison, LinkNKY.com

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

11th Region
Jared Peck, Lexington Herald-Leader

  1. Frederick Douglass
  2. Paul Dunbar
  3. Franklin County
  4. Lafayette
  5. Madison Southern

12th Region
Mike Marsee, Danville freelancer

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

13th Region
Les Dixon, 13thRegionMediaNetwork.com

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

14th Region
Brendon Miller, Bluegrass Sports Nation

  1. Hazard
  2. Letcher County Central
  3. Perry County Central
  4. Knott County Central
  5. Breathitt County

15th Region
Randy White, Appalachian News-Express

  1. Johnson Central
  2. Pikeville
  3. Paintsville
  4. Martin County
  5. Floyd Central

16th Region
James Collier, WLGC-FM

  1. Ashland Blazer
  2. Boyd County
  3. Russell
  4. Rowan County
  5. East Carter
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Will is the founder of 10thRegion.com and its chief writer and photographer. From Bracken County, he attended Northern Kentucky University and graduated with his B.A. in Social Studies Education in 2020 and M.A. in Education in 2023. Will is currently attending Morehead State for his M.A. in Counseling and M.A. in Educational Technology.