Who’s No. 1 in the latest girls’ high school basketball media rankings?

Below are the top 10 girls’ high school basketball teams of the 2022-23 season, according to the latest (Jan. 31) poll of media members from each of Kentucky’s 16 regions as compiled by the Courier Journal’s Jason Frakes. Teams are listed with first-place votes, records, total rankings points and last week’s ranking. In addition, see how Herald-Leader digital sports writer Jared Peck voted and the media’s region-by-region top fives.

Girls’ top 10

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

Rank-school (FPV) Record Pts LW

1. Sacred Heart (15) 21-3 158 1

2. Manual 21-2 142 2

3. Cooper (1) 17-3 120 3

4. McCracken County 24-2 116 4

5. Mercy 16-8 92 5

6. George Rogers Clark 15-6 68 7

7. Covington Holy Cross 21-5 39 NR

8. Henderson County 15-4 37 6

9. Ryle 17-7 29 8

10. Christian Academy 15-5 23 9

Others receiving votes: Bowling Green 21, Pulaski County 9, Graves County 7, North Laurel 5, Bethlehem 3, Pikeville 3, Central 2, Danville 2, Franklin County 2, Dixie Heights 1, Madison Central 1.

How @HLpreps voted

Region-by-region top fives

First Region

Chelsea Parker, The Paducah Sun

1. McCracken County

2. Graves County

3. Christian Fellowship

4. Carlisle County

5. Mayfield

Second Region

Scott Brown, YourSportsEdge.com/WKDZ-FM

1. Henderson County

2. Hopkins County Central

3. Crittenden County

4. Union County

5. Madisonville-North Hopkins

Third Region

Mark Mathis, Owensboro Messenger-Inquirer

1. Owensboro Catholic

2. Meade County

3. Breckinridge County

4. Owensboro

5. Butler County

Fourth Region

Micheal Compton, Bowling Green Daily News

1. Bowling Green

2. Barren County

3. Franklin-Simpson

4. Metcalfe County

5. Monroe County

Fifth Region

Josh Claywell, Bardstown Kentucky Standard/LaRue County News Herald

1. Bethlehem

2. Taylor County

3. Nelson County

4. North Hardin

5. John Hardin

Sixth Region

J.L. Kirven, The Courier Journal

1. Mercy

2. Whitefield Academy

3. Bullitt East

4. North Bullitt

5. Bullitt Central

Seventh Region

Jason Frakes, The Courier Journal

1. Sacred Heart

2. Manual

3. Central

4. Christian Academy

5. Assumption

Eighth Region

Josiah Koenig, Oldham Era

1. Spencer County

2. Anderson County

3. Owen County

4. Grant County

5. South Oldham

Ninth Region

James Weber, Cincinnati Enquirer

1. Cooper

2. Ryle

3. Covington Holy Cross

4. Dixie Heights

5. Conner

10^th Region

Evan Dennison, LinkNKY.com

1. George Rogers Clark

2. Montgomery County

3. Paris

4. Bishop Brossart

5. Scott

11^th Region

Jared Peck, Lexington Herald-Leader

1. Frederick Douglass

2. Franklin County

3. Madison Central

4. Berea

5. Great Crossing

12^th Region

Mike Marsee, Danville freelancer

1. Danville

2. Danville Christian

3. Southwestern

4. Rockcastle County

5. Pulaski County

13^th Region

Les Dixon, 13thRegionMediaNetwork.com

1. North Laurel

2. Corbin

3. Knox Central

4. South Laurel

5. Bell County

14^th Region

John Lowe, WYMT-TV

1. Perry County Central

2. Leslie County

3. Knott County Central

4. Owsley County

5. Hazard

15^th Region

Randy White, Appalachian News-Express

1. Pikeville

2. Lawrence County

3. Johnson Central

4. Martin County

5. Paintsville

16^th Region

Matthew Sparks, Ashland Daily Independent

1. Boyd County

2. Russell

3. Rowan County

4. Ashland Blazer

5. Lewis County