Who’s ranked in the final boys high school basketball media poll of the season?

Below are the top 15 boys high school basketball teams of the 2024-25 season, according to the latest (Feb. 24) 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 and 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 Sunday’s games:

Rank-school (FPV)…Record…Pts…LW

1. St. Xavier (16)…26-2…240…1

2. Great Crossing…26-4…222…2

3. Frederick Douglass…22-3…207…3

4. Marshall County…26-1…175…5

5. Bryan Station…22-6…160…4

6. Calloway County…26-3…144…7

7. Hazard…25-2…137…6

8. George Rogers Clark…24-4…123…8

9. Danville Christian…24-3…98…9

10. Manual…23-5…95…11

11. Green County…21-3…69…12

12. Warren Central…22-5…65…10

13. Covington Catholic…21-8…44…13

14. Adair County…25-5…28…NR

15. Butler…22-4…26…14

Others receiving votes: Cooper 22, Ballard 15, Clinton County 13, Bowling Green 7, Ashland Blazer 5, North Oldham 5, South Laurel 5, Lexington Catholic 3, Male 3, South Oldham 3, Henderson County 2, Bell County 1, Henry Clay 1, Lloyd Memorial 1, Woodford County 1.

How @HLpreps voted

Region-by-region top fives

1st Region

Steve Springer, Murray Ledger & Times

1. Calloway County

2. Marshall County

3. Graves County

4. Mayfield

5. Paducah Tilghman

2nd Region

Edward Marlowe, WKDZ-FM

1. Henderson County

2. Lyon County

3. Madisonville

4. Caldwell County

5. Dawson Springs

3rd Region

Mark Mathis, Owensboro Messenger-Inquirer

1. Daviess County

2. Owensboro Catholic

3. Grayson County

4. Butler County

5. Breckinridge County

4th Region

Micheal Compton, Bowling Green Daily News

1. Warren Central

2. Bowling Green

3. Clinton County

4. Barren County

5. Cumberland County

5th Region

Josh Claywell, Bardstown Kentucky Standard/LaRue County Herald News

1. Green County

2. Adair County

3. Taylor County

4. LaRue County

5. North Hardin

6th Region

Demetrius Stanton, DeadStock Visuals

1. Butler

2. Jeffersontown

3. Pleasure Ridge Park

4. Bullitt East

5. Moore

7th Region

Jason Frakes, The Courier Journal

1. St. Xavier

2. Manual

3. Male

4. Ballard

5. Trinity

8th Region

James Weber, Cincinnati Enquirer

1. North Oldham

2. Simon Kenton

3. South Oldham

4. Walton-Verona

5. Spencer County

9th Region

Brendan Connelly, Cincinnati Enquirer

1. Cooper

2. Covington Catholic

3. Lloyd Memorial

4. Conner

5. Highlands

10th Region

Evan Dennison, LinkNKY.com

1. George Rogers Clark

2. Montgomery County

3. Campbell County

4. Mason County

5. Augusta

11th Region

Jared Peck, Lexington Herald-Leader

1. Great Crossing

2. Frederick Douglass

3. Bryan Station

4. Henry Clay

5. Lexington Catholic

12th Region

Mike Marsee, Danville freelancer

1. Danville Christian

2. Mercer County

3. West Jessamine

4. Lincoln County

5. McCreary Central

13th Region

Les Dixon, 13thRegionMediaNetwork.com

1. South Laurel

2. Bell County

3. Harlan County

4. Corbin

5. North Laurel

14th Region

Brendon Miller, Bluegrass Sports Nation

1. Hazard

2. Breathitt County

3. Knott County Central

4. Jenkins

5. Perry County Central

15th Region

Randy White, Appalachian News-Express

1. Pikeville

2. Johnson Central

3. Martin County

4. Pike County Central

5. Paintsville

16th Region

James Collier, WLGC-FM

1. Boyd County

2. Ashland Blazer

3. Raceland

4. Fleming County

5. Elliott County

Jared Peck

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Jared Peck, the Herald-Leader’s Digital Sports Writer, covers high school athletics and has been with the company as a writer and editor for more than 20 years. Support my work with a digital subscription