KSR's Kentucky High School Basketball Post-Region Tournament Top 25

High school basketball region tournaments across the state of Kentucky wrapped up this week, which means the 2023 UK Healthcare Boys’ Basketball Sweet 16 Tournament field is officially set. With that in mind, we’re ranking all top 25 teams from across the state and then doing a separate list of just the 16 teams that will compete at Rupp Arena on March 15-18 for the state championship.

Check out KSR’s post-region tournament and Sweet 16 rankings below. You can view the post-district tournament rankings from last week here.

KSR’s Kentucky High School Basketball Week 14 Top 25

*State tournament teams listed in bold*

1. Warren Central (32-1)
2. Frederick Douglass (31-2) +2
3. Lexington Catholic (32-3) -1
4. Lyon County (30-5) +1
5. George Rogers Clark (27-5) +1
6. Male (25-10) +8
7. North Laurel (25-10) +5
8. Great Crossing (28-6) +2
9. North Oldham (25-6) -6
10. Trinity (24-8) +1
11. Evangel Christian (29-5) -3
12. Ballard (26-5) -3
13. Mason County (29-6)
14. Bowling Green (26-9) +1
15. Covington Catholic (27-5) -8
16. Woodford County (20-12) +10
17. Pulaski County (27-6) +9
18. Madison Central (19-15) -1
19. Ashland (22-11) +7
20. Harlan County (27-6) -4
21. McCracken County (29-5) +5
22. Newport (28-6) +4
23. Collins (26-8) +3
24. Grant County (25-8) -3
25. Henderson County (22-9) -3

Also Receiving Votes

DeSales, Pleasure Ridge Park, Breathitt County

Dropped Out of Rankings

Butler, Hazard, Conner, Boyd County, LaRue County, DuPont Manual, Murray

Ranking the Sweet 16 Teams

1. Warren Central (32-1)
2. Frederick Douglass (31-2)
3. Lyon County (30-5)
4. George Rogers Clark (27-5)
5. Male (25-10)
6. North Laurel (25-10)
7. Woodford County (20-12)
8. Pulaski County (27-6)
9. Ashland (22-11)
10. McCracken County (29-5)
11. Newport (28-6)
12. Breathitt County (18-9)
13. Jeffersontown (17-12)
14. Martin County (24-10)
15. Elizabethtown (23-9)
16. Owensboro (19-10)

KSR’s rankings are voted on by myself & Clark Howell. Fans are welcome to send their feedback to us on Twitter: @teeroyhowell and @rezinc.

Region Tournament Recap Podcast

Check out the latest episode of the Premier High School Sports podcast where we recap all 16 region tournaments and look ahead to the state tournament.