Boys’ basketball: Region tournament brackets and Cantrall’s ratings
Kentucky’s top boys’ team heading into the region tournaments is Scott County, according to Dave Cantrall’s Rating the State.
The Cardinals will face Frankfort on Wednesday in the opening round of the 11th Region tournament at Eastern Kentucky University.
Bowling Green moved up two spots to No. 2, and is followed by Louisville Trinity, Fern Creek and Covington Catholic.
Lexington Christian earned a spot in the top 10 at No. 8. The Eagles’ first-round matchup in the 11th Region tournament is against Madison Central on Thursday.
Dave Cantrall’s top 25 boys teams
School | Rating | LW |
1. Scott County (27-5) | 88.5 | 1 |
2. Bowling Green (29-2) | 85.9 | 4 |
3. Louisville Trinity (28-3) | 85.6 | 3 |
4. Fern Creek (30-2) | 85.2 | 2 |
5. Covington Catholic (27-5) | 83.0 | 5 |
6. Ballard (25-6) | 82.9 | 6 |
7. Cooper (25-4) | 82.5 | 7 |
8. Lexington Christian (23-8) | 80.5 | t18 |
9. Adair County (30-1) | 80.4 | 14 |
10. Southwestern (24-5) | 80.1 | 13 |
11. Paul Laurence Dunbar (21-9) | 80.0 | t9 |
12. Franklin-Simpson (25-6) | 79.9 | 15 |
13. Christian County (25-7) | 79.6 | 11 |
14. Pleasure Ridge Park (17-10) | 78.9 | 24 |
15. Perry Central (24-7) | 78.6 | t18 |
16. Knox Central (26-5) | 78.3 | t9 |
17. North Hardin (23-8) | 78.1 | 8 |
18. Oldham County (26-5) | 78.0 | 16 |
19. South Oldham (25-5) | 77.3 | t21 |
20. Campbell County (28-4) | 77.2 | 17 |
20. Paris (25-7) | 77.2 | NR |
22. Lexington Catholic (22-8) | 76.6 | 12 |
23. Waggener (19-11) | 76.1 | 23 |
24. Graves County (24-7) | 76.0 | NR |
25. Hopkinsville (25-6) | 75.7 | NR |
Cantrall’s boys’ rankings by region
1ST REGION | |
1. Graves County | 76.0 |
2. Paducah Tilghman | 71.5 |
3. Marshall County | 67.6 |
4. McCracken County | 65.7 |
5. Mayfield | 63.9 |
6. Calloway County | 60.9 |
7. Hickman County | 39.3 |
8. Fulton County | 31.6 |
2ND REGION | |
1. Christian County | 79.6 |
2. Hopkinsville | 75.7 |
3. Henderson County | 70.2 |
4. Madisonville | 58.3 |
5. Webster County | 55.4 |
6. Livingston Central | 45.5 |
7. Lyon County | 45.1 |
8. Dawson Springs | 43.3 |
3RD REGION | |
1. Owensboro Catholic | 70.7 |
2. Daviess County | 66.7 |
3. Muhlenberg County | 65.2 |
4. Ohio County | 63.5 |
5. Edmonson County | 59.2 |
6. Hancock County | 57.8 |
7. Butler County | 54.0 |
8. Meade County | 53.2 |
4TH REGION | |
1. Bowling Green | 85.9 |
2. Franklin-Simpson | 79.9 |
3. Russellville | 69.1 |
4. Greenwood | 63.8 |
5. Barren County | 62.8 |
6. Clinton County | 62.1 |
7. Monroe County | 61.4 |
8. Russell County | 45.4 |
5TH REGION | |
1. Adair County | 80.4 |
2. North Hardin | 78.1 |
3. John Hardin | 73.3 |
4. Bardstown | 72.8 |
5. LaRue County | 67.3 |
6. Taylor County | 62.9 |
7. Nelson County | 54.3 |
8. Caverna | 49.8 |
6TH REGION | |
1. Fern Creek | 85.2 |
2. Pleasure Ridge Park | 78.9 |
3. Doss | 75.4 |
4. Valley | 70.4 |
5. DeSales | 69.1 |
6. Moore | 65.6 |
7. Southern | 61.4 |
8. Jeffersontown | 60.1 |
7TH REGION | |
1. Trinity | 85.6 |
2. Ballard | 82.9 |
3. Waggener | 76.1 |
4. St. Xavier | 72.1 |
5. Louisville Christian | 71.4 |
6. Male | 69.4 |
7. Central | 63.8 |
8. Manual | 63.0 |
8TH REGION | |
1. Oldham County | 78.0 |
2. South Oldham | 77.3 |
3. Walton-Verona | 68.5 |
4. Anderson County | 66.1 |
5. Collins | 64.1 |
6. Gallatin County | 61.7 |
7. Williamstown | 59.2 |
8. Eminence | 50.3 |
9TH REGION | |
1. Covington Catholic | 83.0 |
2. Cooper | 82.5 |
3. Dixie Heights | 73.2 |
4. Newport Catholic | 70.7 |
5. Lloyd | 69.5 |
6. Newport | 64.8 |
7. Cov. Holy Cross | 62.8 |
8. Ryle | 61.2 |
10TH REGION | |
1. Campbell County | 77.2 |
1. Paris | 77.2 |
3. Clark County | 69.1 |
4. Scott | 67.0 |
5. Mason County | 58.6 |
6. Bracken County | 57.0 |
7. Harrison County | 51.8 |
8. Robertson County | 38.7 |
11TH REGION | |
1. Scott County | 88.5 |
2. Lexington Christian | 80.5 |
3. Lexington Catholic | 76.6 |
4. Madison Southern | 74.9 |
5. Madison Central | 74.8 |
6. Sayre | 65.8 |
7. Franklin County | 59.2 |
8. Frankfort | 56.1 |
12TH REGION | |
1. Southwestern | 80.1 |
2. Pulaski County | 74.6 |
3. Mercer County | 73.3 |
4. Lincoln County | 72.5 |
5. West Jessamine | 71.1 |
6. Boyle County | 69.1 |
7. Wayne County | 68.0 |
8. Rockcastle County | 65.1 |
13TH REGION | |
1. Knox Central | 78.3 |
2. Corbin | 75.4 |
3. North Laurel | 73.5 |
4. South Laurel | 71.8 |
5. Harlan County | 67.1 |
6. Clay County | 63.0 |
7. Lynn Camp | 52.2 |
8. Harlan | 46.5 |
14TH REGION | |
1. Perry Central | 78.6 |
2. Knott Central | 70.0 |
3. Letcher Central | 65.7 |
4. Breathitt County | 59.7 |
5. Powell County | 58.4 |
6. Buckhorn | 56.3 |
6. Wolfe County | 56.3 |
8. Estill County | 54.7 |
15TH REGION | |
1. Johnson Central | 68.8 |
2. Pikeville | 66.5 |
3. Magoffin County | 59.2 |
4. Lawrence County | 57.5 |
5. Shelby Valley | 52.9 |
6. Belfry | 52.3 |
7. South Floyd | 51.9 |
8. Allen Central | 42.4 |
16TH REGION | |
1. Elliott County | 70.4 |
2. Boyd County | 68.0 |
3. West Carter | 62.8 |
4. Rowan County | 62.5 |
5. Greenup County | 62.0 |
6. Ashland Blazer | 57.0 |
7. Russell | 51.3 |
8. Fleming County | 46.3 |
This story was originally published February 26, 2017 at 10:06 PM with the headline "Boys’ basketball: Region tournament brackets and Cantrall’s ratings."