Final high school football media rankings for the 2016 season
The top teams in the Kentucky Associated Press high school football polls, with first-place votes, records, total points and previous rankings:
Class 6A
School | FPV | Record | Points | Previous |
1. Trinity | 16 | 10-0 | 160 | 1 |
2. Ryle | — | 10-0 | 137 | 2 |
3. Male | — | 8-2 | 111 | 4 |
4. St. Xavier | — | 7-3 | 103 | 3 |
5. Scott County | — | 8-2 | 90 | 6 |
6. Simon Kenton | — | 9-1 | 85 | 5 |
7. Lafayette | — | 9-1 | 81 | 7 |
8. Manual | — | 8-2 | 43 | 9 |
9. Conner | — | 8-2 | 23 | 10 |
10. McCracken | — | 7-3 | 18 | 8 |
Others receiving votes: Madison Central 13, Central Hardin 12, North Hardin 3, Cooper 1.
Class 5A
School | FPV | Record | Points | Previous |
1. Bowling Green | 16 | 10-0 | 160 | 1 |
2. Owensboro | — | 8-2 | 125 | 4 |
t3. Covington Catholic | — | 7-3 | 109 | 3 |
t3. Christian County | — | 8-2 | 109 | 6 |
5. South Oldham | — | 9-1 | 107 | 2 |
6. Southwestern | — | 7-3 | 68 | 5 |
7. Greenwood | — | 8-2 | 63 | 7 |
8. Fern Creek | — | 8-2 | 56 | 8 |
9. Pulaski County | — | 8-2 | 44 | 9 |
10. Whitley County | — | 8-2 | 16 | 10 |
Others receiving votes: Madison Southern 8, Harlan County 5, North Laurel 4, Highlands 2, North Bullitt 2, Graves County 1, Dixie Heights 1.
Class 4A
School | FPV | Record | Points | Previous |
1. Franklin-Simpson | 14 | 10-0 | 164 | 2 |
2. Johnson Central | 3 | 9-1 | 144 | 1 |
3. Hopkinsville | — | 9-1 | 129 | 3 |
4. Rockcastle County | — | 9-1 | 113 | 5 |
5. South Warren | — | 7-3 | 97 | 4 |
6. Wayne County | — | 8-2 | 82 | 6 |
7. Shelby County | — | 9-1 | 77 | 8 |
8. Ashland Blazer | — | 7-3 | 50 | 9 |
9. John Hardin | — | 6-4 | 35 | 7 |
10. East Jessamine | — | 7-3 | 24 | 10 |
Others receiving votes: Knox Central 7, Taylor County 7, Collins 3, Valley 1, Spencer County 1, Greenup County 1.
Class 3A
School | FPV | Record | Points | Previous |
1. Belfry | 13 | 9-1 | 166 | 1 |
2. Corbin | 4 | 9-1 | 148 | 2 |
3. Russell | — | 9-1 | 117 | 3 |
4. Bardstown | — | 9-1 | 93 | 4 |
5. Lexington Catholic | — | 5-5 | 82 | 7 |
6. Central | — | 5-5 | 74 | 5 |
7. Casey County | — | 8-1 | 70 | 8 |
t8. Boyle County | — | 6-4 | 52 | 9 |
t8. Caldwell County | — | 6-4 | 52 | 6 |
10. Elizabethtown | — | 7-3 | 37 | NR |
Others receiving votes: Paducah Tilghman 13, Estill County 10, Fleming County 9, Adair County 5, West Carter 3, Western Hills 2, Moore 2.
Class 2A
School | FPV | Record | Points | Previous |
1. Mayfield | 15 | 10-0 | 167 | 1 |
2. Lexington Christian | 1 | 10-0 | 143 | 3 |
3. Louisville Christian | — | 9-1 | 128 | 2 |
4. Owensboro Catholic | — | 9-1 | 108 | 4 |
5. Danville | — | 8-2 | 100 | 5 |
6. DeSales | — | 8-2 | 91 | 6 |
7. Leslie County | 1 | 9-1 | 63 | 8 |
8. Covington Holy Cross | — | 7-3 | 48 | 10 |
9. Glasgow | — | 7-2 | 29 | 7 |
10. Newport Central Catholic | — | 5-5 | 27 | 9 |
Others receiving votes: Somerset 10, Allen Central 10, Butler County 6, Walton-Verona 1.
Class A
School | FPV | Record | Points | Previous |
1. Paintsville | 17 | 10-0 | 170 | 1 |
2. Beechwood | — | 9-1 | 137 | 3 |
3. Pikeville | — | 8-2 | 121 | 4 |
4. Russellville | — | 9-1 | 118 | 2 |
5. Hazard | — | 8-2 | 88 | 6 |
6. Raceland | — | 8-2 | 83 | 5 |
t7. Williamsburg | — | 6-4 | 56 | 7 |
t7. Nicholas County | — | 9-1 | 56 | 8 |
9. Kentucky Country Day | — | 8-2 | 42 | 9 |
10. Bishop Brossart | — | 8-2 | 24 | 10 |
Others receiving votes: Bracken County 12, Pineville 11, Harlan 9, Louisville Holy Cross 5, Lynn Camp 2, Fairview 1.
Organizations that voted in this week’s poll: The Daily Independent, Ashland; Times-Tribune, Corbin; East Kentucky Broadcasting, Pikeville; The News-Enterprise, Elizabethtown; The State Journal, Frankfort; Glasgow Daily Times, Glasgow; Daily Enterprise, Harlan; The Gleaner, Henderson; Kentucky New Era, Hopkinsville; Lexington Herald-Leader, Lexington; The Courier-Journal, Louisville; The Ledger Independent, Maysville; The Mayfield Messenger, Mayfield; The Middlesboro Daily News, Middlesboro; Owensboro Messenger-Inquirer, Owensboro; Times Leader Princeton, Princeton; WRUS, Russellville.
Josh Moore: 859-231-1307, @HLpreps
This story was originally published October 31, 2016 at 4:20 PM with the headline "Final high school football media rankings for the 2016 season."