Who’s No. 1 in the final boys high school basketball media rankings of 2023-24?

Below are the top 15 boys high school basketball teams of the 2023-24 season, according to the Feb. 26 poll of media members from each of Kentucky’s 16 regions as compiled by the Courier Journal’s Jason Frakes. Teams are listed with first-place votes, records, total rankings points and last week’s ranking. In addition, see how Herald-Leader digital sports writer Jared Peck voted and the media’s region-by-region top fives.

Boys Top 15

First-place votes in parentheses; records through Monday’s games:

Rank-school (FPV) Record Pts LW

1. Great Crossing (16) 29-1 240 1

2. Lexington Catholic 28-2 220 2

3. Newport 27-3 199 3

4. Lyon County 27-3 184 5

5. Covington Catholic 23-5 167 6

6. Trinity 21-7 159 4

7. St. Xavier 27-3 149 7

8. Bowling Green 23-5 118 T8

9. Evangel Christian 24-6 106 T8

10. George Rogers Clark 27-2 89 10

11. Manual 25-4 71 11

12. Harlan County 26-4 64 12

13. North Oldham 24-5 55 13

14. Woodford County 23-5 35 14

15. Frederick Douglass 18-12 21 15

Others receiving votes: Cooper 11, DeSales 10, Danville Christian 9, Bryan Station 5, Henderson County 3, Pikeville 3, Boyd County 2.

How @HLpreps voted

Region-by-region top fives

1st Region

Chelsea Ladd, The Paducah Sun

1. McCracken County

2. Calloway County

3. Murray

4. Marshall County

5. St. Mary

2nd Region

Edward Marlowe, WKDZ-FM

1. Lyon County

2. Henderson County

3. University Heights

4. Christian County

5. Webster County

3rd Region

Mark Mathis, Owensboro Messenger-Inquirer

1. Daviess County

2. Owensboro Catholic

3. Butler County

4. Ohio County

5. Owensboro

4th Region

Micheal Compton, Bowling Green Daily News

1. Bowling Green

2. Warren Central

3. Barren County

4. Clinton County

5. Warren East

5th Region

Josh Claywell, Bardstown Kentucky Standard/LaRue County Herald News

1. North Hardin

2. LaRue County

3. Adair County

4. Elizabethtown

5. Washington County

6th Region

Dominique Yates, WLKY-TV

1. Evangel Christian

2. DeSales

3. Fairdale

4. Butler

5. Louisville Holy Cross

7th Region

Jason Frakes, The Courier Journal

1. Trinity

2. St. Xavier

3. Manual

4. Male

5. Eastern

8th Region

James Weber, Cincinnati Enquirer

1. North Oldham

2. Woodford County

3. Oldham County

4. Walton-Verona

5. Spencer County

9th Region

Brendan Connelly, Cincinnati Enquirer

1. Newport

2. Cooper

3. Covington Catholic

4. Lloyd Memorial

5. Boone County

10th Region

Evan Dennison, LinkNKY.com

1. George Rogers Clark

2. Campbell County

3. Mason County

4. Harrison County

5. Nicholas County

11th Region

Jared Peck, Lexington Herald-Leader

1. Great Crossing

2. Lexington Catholic

3. Bryan Station

4. Henry Clay

5. Frederick Douglass

12th Region

Mike Marsee, Danville freelancer

1. Danville Christian

2. Wayne County

3. Pulaski County

4. Mercer County

5. Rockcastle County

13th Region

Les Dixon, 13thRegionMediaNetwork.com

1. Harlan County

2. South Laurel

3. Clay County

4. Corbin

5. Bell County

14th Region

Brendon Miller, Bluegrass Sports Nation

1. Hazard

2. Knott County Central

3. Estill County

4. Breathitt County

5. Perry County Central

15th Region

Randy White, Appalachian News-Express

1. Pikeville

2. Martin County

3. Pike County Central

4. Magoffin County

5. Lawrence County

16th Region

James Collier, WLGC-FM

1. Fleming County

2. Boyd County

3. Ashland Blazer

4. Morgan County

5. Rowan County

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