KSR's 2025-26 Kentucky High School Boys Basketball Top 25 Rankings: Week 2

The 2025-26 Kentucky high school boys basketball season is moving right along.

This week’s rankings update from KSR comes with plenty of movement. St. Xavier continues to hold down the top spot with Covington Catholic right behind in the No. 2 slot, but we saw a few changes within the rest of the top five. The biggest movers this week included Ashland Blazer and McCracken County, jumping up seven and five spots, respectively, while Boyd County was the biggest faller with a nine-spot drop. Seneca, Danville Christian Academy, and Woodford County all landed spots in the Top 25, with 13 other schools receiving points from our panel of nine voters.

Dive in below to see how this week’s rankings shook out. Some big tournaments are on the docket for this week, including King of the Bluegrass, the Berea Holiday Classic, and more.

KSR’s Top 25 Rankings: Week 2

1. St. Xavier [9 first-place votes]
2. Covington Catholic 
3. Madison Central (+1)
4. Frederick Douglass [1 first-place vote] (-1)
5. Male (+2)
6. Daviess County (-1)
7. Bryan Station (-1)
8. Warren Central (+2)
9. Louisville Butler
10. Lexington Catholic (+1)
11. North Oldham (+2)
12. North Laurel (+3)
13. George Rogers Clark (-5)
14. McCracken County (+5)
15. Louisville Ballard (+2)
16. Grayson County 
17. Ashland Blazer (+7)
18. Lyon County (+2)
19. Marshall County (+4)
20. Bell County (+1)
21. Seneca (NR)
22. Danville Christian Academy (NR)
23. Boyd County (-9)
24. Eastern (-2)
25. Woodford County (NR)

Others receiving votes: Caverna (19), Christian Academy-Louisville (18), Jeffersontown (16), Pleasure Ridge Park (10), Taylor County (10), DuPont Manual (6), Highlands (5), Russell (5), Holy Cross (4), Clay County (4), Martin County (3), Great Crossing (1), Montgomery County (1)

Dropped out: Montgomery County (No. 12), Caverna (No. 18), Jeffersontown (No. 25)

KSR Top 25 voters: Troy Howell, Clark Howell, Les Dixon, Sam Gormley, Lovell Martin, Phoenix Stevens, Joseph Decker, Jalen Daugherty, Travis Scaggs

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