Assumption No. 1 in our Kentucky High School Girls Basketball rankings

Assumption is the No. 1 team in the first Kentucky High School Girls Basketball Elite 16 media rankings of the 2025-26 season.

Assumption (8-3) received eight of the 16 first-place votes and is followed by George Rogers Clark (8-1), Sacred Heart (7-3), Calloway County (15-0) and Simon Kenton (13-1) in the top five.

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Sacred Heart has won five straight state titles but suffered its first loss of the season to a Kentucky opponent on Friday, falling 65-62 to No. 6 Cooper.

A No. 1 vs. No. 2 showdown is set for Thursday, as Assumption will host George Rogers Clark at 8 p.m.

The Kentucky High School Girls Basketball Elite 16 is conducted by 16 sports journalists — one from each of the state’s 16 basketball regions. The poll will be released online each Tuesday morning throughout the regular season.

Along with the statewide top 15, voters will provide top-five rankings for their respective regions.

Here are the rankings:

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Girls statewide poll

First-place votes in parentheses; records through Sunday's games

Rank-school (FPV)              Record         Pts

1. Assumption (8)                  8-3             241

2. George Rogers Clark (5)    8-1             238

3. Sacred Heart (2)                7-3              193

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4. Calloway County (1)        15-0              189

5. Simon Kenton                  13-1              188

6. Cooper                             10-3              187

7. Frederick Douglass           7-3               180

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8. Notre Dame                      9-2               131

9. North Laurel                      9-2                129

10. Taylor County                 11-2                111

11. Henderson County          7-6                 68

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12. Ashland Blazer                 8-0                  66

13. Campbell County            6-2                  60

14. South Laurel                     9-5                  44

15. (tie) Boyd County             7-3                   23

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15. (tie) Campbellsville           9-2                   23

Others receiving votes: Bishop Brossart 19, Ryle 18, Covington Holy Cross 16, Mercy 14, Butler 8, Bethlehem 5, Manual 5, Barren County 4, Franklin County 3, Highlands 3, Pleasure Ridge Park 3, Marshall County 2, McCracken County 2, Johnson Central 1, Russell 1, St. Henry 1.

First Region

Steve Springer, Murray Ledger & Times

1. Calloway County

2. Marshall County

3. McCracken County

4. Carlisle County

5. St. Mary

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Second Region

Edward Marlowe, WKDZ-FM

1. Henderson County

2. Crittenden County

3. Lyon County

4. Hopkins County Central

5. Christian County

Third Region

Mark Mathis, Owensboro Messenger-Inquirer

1. Daviess County

2. Owensboro Catholic

3. Breckinridge County

4. Grayson County

5. McLean County

Fourth Region

Micheal Compton, Bowling Green Daily News

1. Barren County

2. Cumberland County

3. Allen County-Scottsville

4. Franklin-Simpson

5. Metcalfe County

Fifth Region

Josh Claywell, Bardstown Kentucky Standard/LaRue County Herald News

1. Taylor County

2. North Hardin

3. Bethlehem

4. Campbellsville

5. John Hardin

Sixth Region

Alyx White, Rise Up Sports Media

1. Butler

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2. Mercy

3. Bullitt East

4. North Bullitt

5. Valley

Seventh Region

Jason Frakes, The Courier Journal

1. Assumption

2. Sacred Heart

3. Central

4. Manual

5. Ballard

Eighth Region

James Weber, Cincinnati Enquirer

1. Simon Kenton

2. Anderson County

3. Woodford County

4. Collins

5. Walton-Verona

Ninth Region

Brendan Connelly, Cincinnati Enquirer

1. Notre Dame

2. Cooper

3. Covington Holy Cross

4. Highlands

5. Ryle

10^th Region

Evan Dennison, LinkNKY.com

1. George Rogers Clark

2. Campbell County

3. Bishop Brossart

4. Montgomery County

5. Scott

11^th Region

Jared Peck, Lexington Herald-Leader

1. Frederick Douglass

2. Paul Dunbar

3. Lafayette

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4. Franklin County

5. Madison Southern

12^th Region

Mike Marsee, Danville freelancer

1. West Jessamine

2. Rockcastle County

3. Pulaski County

4. Boyle County

5. Southwestern

13^th Region

Les Dixon, 13thRegionMediaNetwork.com

1. North Laurel

2. South Laurel

3. Knox Central

4. Corbin

5. Clay County

14^th Region

Brendon Miller, Bluegrass Sports Nation

1. Hazard

2. Letcher County Central

3. Perry County Central

4. Knott County Central

5. Breathitt County

15^th Region

Randy White, Appalachian News-Express

1. Johnson Central

2. Pikeville

3. Martin County

4. Paintsville

5. Floyd Central

16^th Region

James Collier, WLGC-FM

1. Ashland Blazer

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2. Boyd County

3. Russell

4. Rowan County

5. East Carter

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Jason Frakes: 502-582-4046; jfrakes@courier-journal.com; Follow on X @kyhighs.

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