Who’s No. 1 in the latest Elite 16 girls high school basketball media rankings?
Below are the Kentucky Media Elite 16 girls high school basketball teams for the 2025-26 season, according to the latest (Jan. 13) poll of media members from each of Kentucky’s 16 regions as compiled by the Courier Journal’s Jason Frakes.
In addition, see how Herald-Leader high school sports writer Jared Peck (@HLpreps on X.com) voted and the media’s region-by-region top fives.
Girls Elite 16
Teams are listed with first-place votes in parentheses, records through Sunday’s games, total rankings points and last week’s ranking.
Rank-school (FPV)…Record…Pts…Prv
1. Assumption (14)…9-4…253…1
2. George Rogers Clark…9-2…234…2
3. Sacred Heart (1)…9-3…195…3
4. (tie) Calloway County (1)…17-0…191…4
4. (tie) Simon Kenton…16-1…191…5
6. Cooper…11-3…181…6
7. Frederick Douglass…10-3…177…7
8. Notre Dame…10-3…128…8
9. Taylor County…13-2…116…10
10. Ashland Blazer…10-1…84…12
11. North Laurel…10-4…82…9
12. Campbell County… …9-2…78…13
13. South Laurel…11-5…72…14
14. Henderson County…10-6…71…11
15. (tie) Boyd County…8-4…22…T15
15. (tie) Covington Holy Cross 12-2…22…NR
Others receiving votes: Bishop Brossart 20, Campbellsville 11, Ryle 10, Butler 8, Mercy 7, Barren County 5, Franklin County 3, Manual 3, Marshall County 3, McCracken County 3, Spencer County 3, Knox Central 1, Russell 1, St. Henry 1.
How @HLpreps voted
1. Assumption; 2. George Rogers Clark; 3. Calloway County; 4. Simon Kenton; 5. Cooper; 6. Sacred Heart; 7. Frederick Douglass; 8. South Laurel; 9. Taylor County; 10. Notre Dame; 11. Ashland Blazer; 12. Henderson County; 13. Campbell County; 14. North Laurel; 15. Ryle; 16. Bishop Brossart.
Girls region-by-region top fives
1st Region (Steve Springer, Murray Ledger & Times): 1. Calloway County; 2. Marshall County; 3. McCracken County; 4. Carlisle County; 5. Ballard Memorial.
2nd Region (Edward Marlowe, WKDZ-FM): 1. Henderson County; 2. Lyon County; 3. Crittenden County; 4. Hopkins County Central; 5. Christian County.
3rd Region (Mark Mathis, Owensboro Messenger-Inquirer): 1. Daviess County; 2. Breckinridge County; 3. Owensboro Catholic; 4. Edmonson County; 5. Grayson County.
4th Region (Micheal Compton, Bowling Green Daily News): 1. Barren County; 2. Allen County-Scottsville; 3. Monroe County; 4. Metcalfe County; 5. Cumberland County.
5th Region (Josh Claywell, Bardstown Kentucky Standard/LaRue County Herald News): 1. Taylor County; 2. North Hardin; 3. Bethlehem; 4. John Hardin; 5. Elizabethtown.
6th Region (Alyx White, Rise Up Sports Media): 1. Butler; 2. Bullitt East; 3. North Bullitt; 4. Valley; 5. Pleasure Ridge Park.
7th Region (Jason Frakes, The Courier Journal): 1. Assumption; 2. Sacred Heart; 3. Central; 4. Manual; 5. Ballard.
8th Region (James Weber, Cincinnati Enquirer): 1. Simon Kenton; 2. Anderson County; 3. Woodford County; 4. Spencer County; 5. Walton-Verona.
9th Region (Brendan Connelly, Cincinnati Enquirer): 1. Cooper; 2. Notre Dame; 3. Covington Holy Cross; 4. Highlands; 5. Ryle.
10th Region (Evan Dennison, LinkNKY.com): 1. George Rogers Clark; 2. Campbell County; 3. Bishop Brossart; 4. Montgomery County; 5. Scott.
11th Region (Jared Peck, Herald-Leader): 1. Frederick Douglass; 2. Paul Laurence Dunbar; 3. Franklin County; 4. Lafayette; 5. Madison Southern.
12th Region (Mike Marsee, Danville freelancer): 1. West Jessamine; 2. Rockcastle County; 3. Pulaski County; 4. Boyle County; 5. Southwestern.
13th Region (Les Dixon, 13thRegionMediaNetwork.com): 1. South Laurel; 2. North Laurel; 3. Knox Central; 4. Corbin; 5. Clay County.
14th Region (Brendon Miller, Bluegrass Sports Nation): 1. Hazard; 2. Letcher County Central; 3. Perry County Central; 4. Knott County Central; 5. Breathitt County.
15th Region (Randy White, Appalachian News-Express): 1. Johnson Central; 2. Pikeville; 3. Paintsville; 4. Martin County; 5. Floyd Central.
16th Region (James Collier, WLGC-FM): 1. Ashland Blazer; 2. Boyd County; 3. Russell; 4. Rowan County; 5. East Carter.
