There's a new No. 1 in Kentucky high school boys basketball. The St. Xavier Tigers and Male Bulldogs both fell in our latest KHSAA basketball rankings
Madison Central is the new No. 1 team in the Kentucky High School Boys Basketball Elite 16 media poll.
The Indians are 20-1 and have won 13 in a row since suffering their lone loss — 70-59 to St. Xavier on Dec. 21 in the semifinals of the King of the Bluegrass Holiday Classic at Fairdale.
Madison Central received eight of the 16 first-place votes and was followed in the top five by St. X (five first-place votes), Covington Catholic (three first-place votes), Daviess County and Male.
St. X dropped from the No. 1 spot after a 72-69 loss to North Oldham on Jan. 20.
The Kentucky High School Boys Basketball Elite 16 is conducted by 16 sports journalists — one from each of the state’s 16 basketball regions. The poll will be released online each Tuesday throughout the regular season.
Along with the statewide top 16, voters will provide top-five rankings for their respective regions.
Here are the rankings:
Kentucky boys basketball rankings
First-place votes in parentheses; records through Sunday’s games
Rank-school (FPV) Record Pts LW
1. Madison Central (8) 20-1 243 2
2. St. Xavier (5) 15-5 238 1
3. Covington Catholic (3) 19-1 229 4
4. Daviess County 18-3 203 5
5. Male 14-7 185 3
6. George Rogers Clark 15-3 172 7
7. Warren Central 15-2 148 6
8. Frederick Douglass 10-6 116 8
9. North Laurel 16-4 106 9
10. Jeffersontown 12-3 99 10
11. North Oldham 13-5 97 14
12. McCracken County 17-3 79 12
13. Ballard 12-5 72 13
14. Boyd County 15-5 36 11
15. Lexington Catholic 11-5 24 16
16. Bryan Station 14-5 21 NR
Others receiving votes: Butler 19, Highlands 19, Ashland Blazer 14, Caverna 14, Eastern 10, Seneca 8, Bell County 6, Covington Holy Cross 6, Manual 4, Christian Academy 2, Grayson County 2, Newport 2, Marshall County 1, Pikeville 1.
First Region
Steve Springer, Murray Ledger & Times
1. McCracken County
2. Marshall County
3. Murray
4. Mayfield
5. Carlisle County
Second Region
1. Lyon County
2. Henderson County
3. Hopkinsville
4. Webster County
5. Hopkins County Central
Third Region
Mark Mathis, Owensboro Messenger-Inquirer
1. Daviess County
2. Grayson County
3. Ohio County
4. Apollo
5. Owensboro Catholic
Fourth Region
Micheal Compton, Bowling Green Daily News
1. Warren Central
2. Clinton County
3. Greenwood
4. Glasgow
5. Bowling Green
Fifth Region
Josh Claywell, Bardstown Kentucky Standard/LaRue County Herald News
1. Adair County
2. LaRue County
3. Caverna
4. Taylor County
5. Nelson County
Sixth Region
Demetrius Stanton, DeadStock Visuals
1. Jeffersontown
2. Butler
3. DuBois
4. Evangel Christian
5. Fairdale
Seventh Region
Jason Frakes, The Courier Journal
1. St. Xavier
2. Male
3. Ballard
4. Manual
5. Christian Academy
Eighth Region
James Weber, Cincinnati Enquirer
1. North Oldham
2. Spencer County
3. South Oldham
4. Woodford County
5. Simon Kenton
Ninth Region
Brendan Connelly, Cincinnati Enquirer
1. Covington Catholic
2. Highlands
3. Ryle
4. Lloyd Memorial
5. Covington Holy Cross
10th Region
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. Whitley County
4. South Laurel
5. Corbin
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. Pikeville
3. Johnson Central
4. Floyd Central
5. Paintsville
16th Region
1. Ashland Blazer
2. Boyd County
3. Lewis County
4. Russell
5. East Carter
Jason Frakes: 502-582-4046; [email protected]; Follow on X @kyhighs.
This article originally appeared on Louisville Courier Journal: Kentucky high school basketball rankings, St. Xavier Tigers, Male fall
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