We have our first release of the Kentucky High School Boys Basketball Media Poll this week - the successor to the former AP Poll.

1. Great Crossing (9 FPV)
2. Lyon County (7FPV)
3. Lexington Catholic
4. Trinity
5. Covington Catholic
6. Evangel Christian
7. Newport
8. Manual
9. Harlan County
10. St. X

11. Bowling Green
T12. DeSales
T12. George Rogers Clark
14. Frederick Douglass
15. Woodford County

Others receiving votes: Henry Clay 43, North Oldham 31, Male 26, South Laurel 19, Henderson County 13, Ashland Blazer 5, Bryan Station 5, McCracken County 4, Bell County 1, Cooper 1, Hazard 1.

 

Keeping up with some of our previous media entries:

 

* 15 teams are consensus rated by these five polls (listed according to average rank):
Lyon County
Great Crossing
Lexington Catholic
Evangel Christian
Trinity
Covington Catholic
Newport
Harlan County
Bowling Green
St. X
DeSales
Woodford County
Male
George Rogers Clark
North Oldham

*Notably absent from that list is Manual, who Martin Media chose not to rank - their average rank in the other four polls is 9th, so a glaring omission.  Manual's only loss to this point is by 8 points to Great Crossing on the road.  Their schedule includes a 10 point win over Madison Southern, who Mr. Martin ranked 16th.  I'd say he might have forgotten about them, but he did choose to remark "Louisville, KY" when someone asked where Manual was, so doesn't seem accidental.  Probably the biggest miss in these polls.

*Frederick Douglass is another notable name that is absent from Martin Media's poll, with an average ranking of 13th in the other four. Their only losses are to Great Crossing (his #2), DeSales (his #19), and Lyon County (his #1). They do not really have a win to really circle yet, just the quality losses.  Is this lack of ranking justified?

*Not to pick on Mr. Martin, but a wild oulier in the other direction is Henry Clay.  Martin Media has them 4th - no one else has them ranked in the top 14, and Nations Elite doesn't rank them at all.  They are 13-0 - how far should an unbeaten record carry them up the ranks?

*Nations Elite and KSR are the only polls without a unicorn - that is a team that they rate that none of the other four do.  The Media poll has two - McCracken County (23rd) and Hazard (T-24th).  Martin Media has Adair County (18th) and Butler (21st).  Finally, KYHSSPORTSZONE has Pikeville (19th).  Are any of the other polls overlooking one of the teams listed here?

*Lyon County and Great Crossing are the only consensus top 5 teams, ranked 1st or 2nd in each poll.  Lexington Catholic narrowly misses, coming in at 6th in the Nations Elite poll.  Those three teams plus Trinity and Covington Catholic are consensus top 10 teams.  

Any other observations jump out to anyone?

 

Great work @DragonFire, this is better than any single poll.

Well done, as always @DragonFire. If I may, the latest from Massey (!) and MaxPreps (?). 

masseyratings.com/hsbb/KY_Boys 

maxpreps.com/ky/basketball/rankings