1. Elizabethtown

2. Butler

3. Ashland

4. Holmes

5. Henderson County

6. Covington Holy Cross

7. Mercer County

8. Bell County

9. Murray

10. Male

11. East Carter

12. Allen County-Scottsville

13. Mercy

14. Highlands

15. Henry Clay

16. Manual

17. Sacred Heart

18. Franklin County

19. South Warren

20. Shelby County

 

 

Agree or disagree?

 

Thoughts on this week's rankings.

Agree or disagree?

 

Thoughts on this week's rankings.

 

Looking at this list of teams, I wondered which teams have played/will play the greatest number of the teams listed in this week's poll.

Looking at this list of teams, I wondered which teams have played/will play the greatest number of the teams listed in this week's poll.

Etown has played 6 teams on the list and will be playing it's 7th on Friday. Butler, Ashland, East Carter, Allen Co. - Scottsville, Mercy (twice), Sacred Heart, Franklin Co. on Friday.

Bullitt East has played/will play 9 of the 20. Currently stand at 1-6 against these teams, end the season at North Bullitt, at Franklin and SHA at home. Then of course potentialto play Mercy in District and Butler, Mercy, North in region play. I think you would be hard pressed to find a tougher schedule in the state(I will not try). Hopefully the experience of playing this type of schedule will payoff down the road...

Bullitt East has played/will play 9 of the 20. Currently stand at 1-6 against these teams, end the season at North Bullitt, at Franklin and SHA at home. Then of course potentialto play Mercy in District and Butler, Mercy, North in region play. I think you would be hard pressed to find a tougher schedule in the state(I will not try). Hopefully the experience of playing this type of schedule will payoff down the road...

That definitely is a tough schedule for them and should pay off come Tourney time. That may be the toughest schedule stateside, as I don't know of any other teams that have played more ranked KY teams than that. I know that E-Town played 7 out-of-state teams, in which, 5 of them were nationally ranked and the other two coming in at #2 and #3 in their home states. They ended up at 5-2 coming off of their out-of-state schedule. Their 2 losses come from current ESPN #3 Blackman and current ESPN #10 Miami Country Day. E-Town is currently ESPN #12. Overall, I'm pretty sure that they have had one of the toughest schedules out of any team in the state thus far.

Dont think any school will compare to the out of state schedule Etown has played. Etown is by far the favorite heading into the post season...

Dont think any school will compare to the out of state schedule Etown has played. Etown is by far the favorite heading into the post season...

Beauty of Basketball is that you never know what is going to happen!......and that top half of the Sweet 16 bracket is going to be a doozy!!

Looking at this list of teams, I wondered which teams have played/will play the greatest number of the teams listed in this week's poll.

 

Covington Holy Cross is 6-1 against these top 20 teams. Depending upon how district/regional shakes out, could play three more games against top 20 competition. (No. 4 Holmes is in HC's district.) Also has played two of Indiana's top teams.

Covington Holy Cross is 6-1 against these top 20 teams. Depending upon how district/regional shakes out, could play three more games against top 20 competition. (No. 4 Holmes is in HC's district.) Also has played two of Indiana's top teams.

 

Highlands lost to HC in double OT, and Holmes in the last 20 sec, not sure why they slip to 14, they are a lot closer than all of you think? HSS is 20-3 now, they are a top 10 for sure......but with those 3 in the same region, leaves a bitter taste if they do not make it out to the final 16. And like I said, not sure any of those 3 make it out of Region 9, there are a few sleepers out there that could slip by.

Didn't the top 2 play in the state championship game last year?

Top bracket of state tourney contains the top 7 teams in the state................WHOA NELLIE!!!!!!!!!!!

Didn't the top 2 play in the state championship game last year?

Yes

Highlands lost to HC in double OT, and Holmes in the last 20 sec, not sure why they slip to 14, they are a lot closer than all of you think? HSS is 20-3 now, they are a top 10 for sure......but with those 3 in the same region, leaves a bitter taste if they do not make it out to the final 16. And like I said, not sure any of those 3 make it out of Region 9, there are a few sleepers out there that could slip by.

 

These are the top 3 teams in the 9th and 1 of them will make it out no doubt. However my dime on HC. You say why? Well they have definitely played a much tougher schedule. They have been battled tested in close games. Now they are just about healthy coming onto the season close. if I am wrong it will be HHS or Holmes.