Who’s No. 1 in the latest boys high school basketball media rankings?

Below are the top 15 boys high school basketball teams of the 2023-24 season, according to the Jan. 31 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) 22-1 240 1

2. Lexington Catholic 20-2 195 3

3. Trinity 17-4 194 T4

4. Lyon County 20-2 192 2

5. Newport 21-3 190 6

6. Covington Catholic 17-5 151 T4

7. St. Xavier 17-3 123 7

8. Harlan County 21-2 114 8

9. Bowling Green 18-4 109 9

10. Manual 17-2 86 11

11. (tie) Evangel Christian 17-5 85 10

11. (tie) George Rogers Clark 19-1 85 12

13. North Oldham 19-2 56 14

14. Bryan Station 17-2 36 13

15. Woodford County 15-4 28 15

Others receiving votes: DeSales 15, Frederick Douglass 12, Cooper 6, Boyd County 1, Henry Clay 1, Male 1.

How @HLpreps voted

Region-by-region top fives

1st Region

Chelsea Ladd, The Paducah Sun

1. Murray

2. Calloway County

3. Marshall County

4. McCracken County

5. Graves County

2nd Region

Edward Marlowe, WKDZ-FM

1. Lyon County

2. Henderson County

3. University Heights

4. Webster County

5. Madisonville

3rd Region

Mark Mathis, Owensboro Messenger-Inquirer

1. Owensboro Catholic

2. Daviess County

3. Owensboro

4. Butler County

5. Ohio County

4th Region

Micheal Compton, Bowling Green Daily News

1. Bowling Green

2. Warren Central

3. Warren East

4. Barren County

5. Franklin-Simpson

5th Region

Josh Claywell, Bardstown Kentucky Standard/LaRue County Herald News

1. North Hardin

2. Adair County

3. LaRue County

4. Central Hardin

5. Elizabethtown

6th Region

Dominique Yates, WLKY-TV

1. Evangel Christian

2. DeSales

3. Butler

4. Fairdale

5. Louisville Holy Cross

7th Region

Jason Frakes, The Courier Journal

1. Trinity

2. St. Xavier

3. Manual

4. Male

5. Christian Academy-Louisville

8th Region

James Weber, Cincinnati Enquirer

1. North Oldham

2. Oldham County

3. Walton-Verona

4. Woodford County

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. Augusta

11th Region

Jared Peck, Lexington Herald-Leader

1. Great Crossing

2. Lexington Catholic

3. Bryan Station

4. Frederick Douglass

5. Henry Clay

12th Region

Mike Marsee, Danville freelancer

1. Danville Christian

2. Wayne County

3. Pulaski County

4. Mercer County

5. Somerset

13th Region

Les Dixon, 13thRegionMediaNetwork.com

1. Harlan County

2. Bell County

3. Whitley County

4. Corbin

5. South Laurel

14th Region

Brendon Miller, Bluegrass Sports Nation

1. Breathitt County

2. Hazard

3. Knott County Central

4. Estill County

5. Perry County Central

15th Region

Randy White, Appalachian News-Express

1. Pikeville

2. Martin County

3. Pike County Central

4. Floyd Central

5. Johnson Central

16th Region

James Collier, WLGC-FM

1. Boyd County

2. Fleming County

3. Ashland Blazer

4. Rowan County

5. Morgan County

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