1 South Laurel

2 Clay County

3 Bell County

4 Barbourville

5 Leslie County

6 Southwestern Pulaski

7 Paintsville

8 Hazard

9 Lee County

10 Pike County Central

1 South Laurel

2 Clay County

3 Bell County

4 Barbourville

5 Leslie County

6 Southwestern Pulaski

7 Paintsville

8 Hazard

9 Lee County

10 Pike County Central

 

I think Bell has to be ahead of Clay. I think that Corbin and North Laurel should be included in the top 10. The top 4 teams are the 13th region district champs though, which is pretty impressive.

It's kind of unusual for Leslie to be rated above Hazard, after the Bulldogs defeated them in the district championship game. And #9 Lee County defeated #3 Bell County on a neutral floor earlier in the year. Of course that was then, this is now. But Lee County has a good record and some big wins. Whether their Bobcat team is any better than Bell County's Bobcats is only hypothetical now....they'll never play each other again this year. We'll see how everything shakes out in regional play. Lee has a better than average shot at making it to Rupp. Thank goodness South Laurel is not in the 14th region.

Belfry is also in at number ten along with Pike Central.