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

Below are the top 15 girls high school basketball teams of the 2023-24 season, according to the Jan. 17 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.

Girls Top 15

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

Rank-school (FPV) Record Pts LW

1. Sacred Heart (15) 11-6 239 1

2. George Rogers Clark (1) 18-1 224 2

3. Cooper 16-3 205 3

4. Pikeville 12-1 187 4

5. Anderson County 15-1 156 7

6. Owensboro Catholic 12-3 136 5

7. McCracken County 14-3 132 6

8. Boyd County 14-4 103 13

9. Notre Dame 14-3 88 8

10. Franklin-Simpson 16-1 79 T9

11. Covington Holy Cross 12-5 63 11

12. Ryle 10-7 60 T9

13. North Laurel 11-3 42 NR

14. Pulaski County 14-5 36 12

15. Meade County 11-5 35 15

Others receiving votes: Franklin County 29, Butler 26, Ashland Blazer 25, Corbin 10, Frederick Douglass 10, Johnson Central 9, Danville Christian 5, Rockcastle County 5, Russell 5, Bardstown 4, Christian Academy-Louisville 2, Manual 2, Owensboro 2, Bethlehem 1.

How @HLpreps voted

Region-by-region top fives

1st Region

Chelsea Ladd, The Paducah Sun

1. McCracken County

2. Calloway County

3. Marshall County

4. Graves County

5. Mayfield

2nd Region

Edward Marlowe, WKDZ-FM

1. Henderson County

2. Madisonville-North Hopkins

3. Union County

4. Christian County

5. Crittenden County

3rd Region

Mark Mathis, Owensboro Messenger-Inquirer

1. Owensboro Catholic

2. Owensboro

3. Meade County

4. Daviess County

5. Breckinridge County

4th Region

Micheal Compton, Bowling Green Daily News

1. Franklin-Simpson

2. Bowling Green

3. Warren East

4. Barren County

5. Logan County

5th Region

Josh Claywell, Bardstown Kentucky Standard/LaRue County Herald News

1. Bethlehem

2. North Hardin

3. Taylor County

4. Elizabethtown

5. Bardstown

6th Region

Dominique Yates, WLKY-TV

1. Butler

2. Whitefield Academy

3. Bullitt East

4. Pleasure Ridge Park

5. North Bullitt

7th Region

Jason Frakes, The Courier Journal

1. Sacred Heart

2. Assumption

3. Manual

4. Central

5. Christian Academy-Louisville

8th Region

James Weber, Cincinnati Enquirer

1. Anderson County

2. South Oldham

3. Grant County

4. Simon Kenton

5. Spencer County

9th Region

Brendan Connelly, Cincinnati Enquirer

1. Cooper

2. Ryle

3. Covington Holy Cross

4. Notre Dame

5. Highlands

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. Frederick Douglass

2. Franklin County

3. Madison Central

4. Madison Southern

5. Henry Clay

12th Region

Mike Marsee, Danville freelancer

1. Danville Christian

2. Southwestern

3. Rockcastle County

4. Pulaski County

5. Boyle County

13th Region

Les Dixon, 13thRegionMediaNetwork.com

1. North Laurel

2. South Laurel

3. Corbin

4. Bell County

5. Knox Central

14th Region

Nate Johnson, WYMT-TV

1. Perry County Central

2. Owsley County

3. Leslie County

4. Hazard

5. Letcher County Central

15th Region

Randy White, Appalachian News-Express

1. Pikeville

2. Johnson Central

3. Martin County

4. Shelby Valley

5. Paintsville

16th Region

James Collier, WLGC-FM

1. Boyd County

2. Ashland Blazer

3. Russell

4. Rowan County

5. Fleming County

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

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