Top 25 Kentucky Boys High School Basketball State Rankings - Jan. 5, 2026

Louisville's Male is ranked No. 1; St. Xavier and Covington Catholic are also in the Top 3

Male High School’s Jordan Mitchell (15) grabs a rebound away from Saint Xavier High School's Joshua Lindsay (5) in the first half at Monday's King of the Bluegrass high school basketball tournament championship game Monday night in Fairdale, Kentucky. December 22, 2025. / Matt Stone/Courier Journal / USA TODAY NETWORK via Imagn Images

We begin the Kentucky boys rankings this week, and Male High School of Louisville tops the list. The 10-2 Bulldogs' defeat of pre-season No.1 St. Xavier, No. 2 Covington Catholic and No. 3 Frederick Douglass propelled them to the No. 1 slot. One of their two losses was to Pike High School, ranked No. 8 in Indiana.

1. Male (10-2) Louisville

Last week: Defeated St. X 60-58; def. Eagle’s Landing Christian Academy (McDonough, Georgia) 72-63; lost to Oakland (Murfreesboro, Tennessee) 62-58.

2. Covington Catholic (10-1) Covington

Last week: Defeated Booker (Sarasota, Florida) 92-55; def. Venice (Venice, Florida) 74-39; def. Newport Central Catholic 78-35.

3. St. Xavier (9-4) Louisville

Last week: Lost to Bishop McNamara (Forestville, Maryland) 58-55; lost to Nazareth Regional (Brooklyn, New York) 77-60; def. St. Joseph (Santa Maria, California) 65-64.

4. Madison Central (12-1) Richmond

Last week: Defeated Wayne County 76-54; def. Hamilton (Hamilton, Ohio) 71-49; def. North Oldham 73-58.

5. Daviess County (12-3) Owensboro

Last week: Defeated Caverna 54-47; def. North Laurel 68-47; def. Boyd County 86-78; lost to St. Joseph (Santa Maria, California) 81-70; def. McCracken County 72-62.

6. Frederick Douglass (7-3) Lexington

Last week: Lost to Concord Academy (Concord, North Carolina); def. Prince Avenue Christian (Bogart, Georgia) 72-45.

7. George Rogers Clark (8-3) Winchester

Last week: Lost to Wisconsin Lutheran (Milwaukee, Wisconsin) 49-38; def. Notre Dame (West Haven, Connecticut) 62-57.

8. Warren Central (8-1) Bowling Green

Last week: Defeated Ballard 74-62; def. Bowling Green 69-45.

9. Boyd County (9-4) Ashland

Last week: Defeated North Oldham 75-64; def. Lexington Catholic 74-60; lost to Daviess County 86-78; def. Parkersburg South (Parkersburg, West Virginia) 96-62; def. Fleming County 99-55.

10. Lexington Catholic (8-4) Lexington

Last week: Defeated Lyon County 68-65; lost to Boyd County 74-60.

11. North Laurel (9-4) London

Last week: Defeated Bryan Station 55-52; lost to Daviess County 68-47; def. Clay County 74-59.

12. North Oldham (8-4) Goshen

Last week: Lost to Boyd County 75-64; def. Lyon County 47-37; lost to Madison Central 73-58.

13. Butler (10-3) Louisville

Last week: Lost to Principia (St. Louis, Missouri) 70-55; def. Capital City (Jefferson, Missouri) 59-42.

14. Bell County (10-2) Prineville

Last week: Defeated Southwestern 72-53; def. Eastern 63-51; McCreary Central 95-75.

15. McCracken County (10-3) Paducah

Last week: Defeated Taylor County 71-61; def. Woodford County 71-62; def. Graves County 74-62; lost to Daviess County 72-62.

16. Pikeville (10-1) Pikeville

Last week: Defeated Fletcher (Neptune Beach, Florida) 58-51; lost to University Christian (Jacksonville, Florida) 57-55; def. Fernandina Beach (Fernandina Beach, Florida) 67-42; def. East Ridge 89-58.

17. Highlands (10-1) Fort Thomas

Last week: Defeated Lechter County Central 76-54; def. Arab (Arab, Alabama) 81-51; lost to Ryle 68-60.

18. Ballard (8-4) Louisville

Last week: Defeated South River (Edgewater, Maryland) 72-41; def. Oak Hills (Cincinnati, Ohio) 58-45; lost to Warren Central 74-62; def. Mercer County 98-36.

19. Seneca (8-2) Louisville

Last week: Defeated Lumpkin County (Dahlonega, Georgia) 64-52; def. Gainesville (Gainesville, Florida) 66-51; def. Fulton (Knoxville, Tennessee) 80-59.

20. Eastern (12-2) Louisville

Last week: Defeated Georgetown (Georgetown, South Carolina) 64-48; def. South Laurel 55-43; lost to Bell County 63-51; def. Meade County 76-67.

21. Clinton County (12-2) Albany

Last week: Defeated Breckinridge County 58-42; def. Kipp Collegiate 75-23; def. Edmonson County 61-58; def. Metcalfe County 64-44.

22. Holy Cross (12-1) Covington

Last week: Lost to Evangel Christian 56-50; def. Middletown (Middletown, Ohio) 74-48; def. Purcell Marian (Cincinnati, Ohio) 94-66.

23. Montgomery County (7-4) Mount Sterling

Last week: Defeated Hampton (Hampton, Tennessee) 73-59; Virginia (Bristol, Virginia) 69-34.

24. Ashland Blazer (8-3) Ashland

Last week: Lost to Henry Clay 66-64; def. Simon Kenton 58-49; lost to George Washington (Charleston, West Virginia) 63-58.

25. Lyon County (7-5) Eddyville

Last week: Lost to Lexington Catholic 68-65; lost to North Oldham 47-37; def. Union County (80-53).