The 2026 Kentucky high school football regular season was a journey unto its own. Now, a new season begins as six state champions will be crowned at Kroger Field in Lexington in a few weeks.
Ahead of the start of the postseason, here it the final statewide media poll of the season.
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Here are the complete polls ahead of Week 12. Sixteen statewide media members voted for these polls, compiled by Jason Frakes of the Louisville Courier-Journal.
Local teams are in bold and first-place votes are in parentheses.
Top 10 KHSAA football teams in Class 6A
|
School |
Record |
Points |
Last week |
|
1. Trinity (16) |
9-1 |
160 |
1 |
|
2. Frederick Douglass |
10-0 |
143 |
2 |
|
3. Manual |
9-1 |
128 |
3 |
|
4. South Warren |
8-2 |
109 |
4 |
|
5. Madison Central |
9-1 |
99 |
5 |
|
6. Bullitt East |
8-2 |
70 |
7 |
|
7. St. Xavier |
4-6 |
58 |
6 |
|
8. McCracken County |
7-3 |
37 |
9 |
|
9. Male |
5-5 |
28 |
8 |
|
10. Bryan Station |
5-5 |
26 |
10 |
Others receiving votes: Oldham County 9, Lafayette 8, Eastern 3, North Hardin 2
Top 10 KHSAA football teams in Class 5A
The Cooper Jaguars and the Highlands Bluebirds look to win the battle at the line of scrimmage during the football game on Friday, Aug. 28, 2026.
|
School |
Record |
Points |
Last week |
|
1. Pulaski County (16) |
10-0 |
160 |
1 |
|
2. Woodford County |
9-1 |
137 |
2 |
|
3. Owensboro |
8-2 |
130 |
3 |
|
4. Scott County |
7-3 |
98 |
5 |
|
5. Atherton |
8-2 |
82 |
4 |
|
6. West Jessamine |
10-0 |
81 |
6 |
|
7. Cooper |
8-2 |
72 |
7 |
|
8. Bowling Green |
6-4 |
47 |
8 |
|
9. Madisonville-North Hopkins |
8-2 |
35 |
9 |
|
10. Collins |
7-3 |
30 |
10 |
Others receiving votes: Fairdale 7, South Laurel 1
Top 10 KHSAA football teams in Class 4A
|
School |
Record |
Points |
Last week |
|
1. Highlands (14) |
8-2 |
158 |
1 |
|
2. Boyle County |
8-2 |
137 |
2 |
|
3. Paducah Tilghman (2) |
10-0 |
136 |
3 |
|
4. Corbin |
8-2 |
98 |
5 |
|
5. Ashland Blazer |
9-1 |
90 |
4 |
|
6. Covington Catholic |
6-4 |
88 |
6 |
|
7. North Oldham |
9-1 |
68 |
7 |
|
8. Nelson County |
9-1 |
37 |
10 |
|
9. Logan County |
7-3 |
22 |
8 |
|
10. Spencer County |
7-3 |
16 |
9 |
Others receiving votes: Elizabethtown 10, Greenup County 9, Boyd County 5, Johnson Central 4, Franklin County 2
Top 10 KHSAA football teams in Class 3A
|
School |
Record |
Points |
Last week |
|
1. Christian Academy (10) |
10-0 |
160 |
1 |
|
2. Lexington Catholic |
8-2 |
137 |
2 |
|
3. Murray |
9-1 |
126 |
3 |
|
4. Glasgow |
9-1 |
89 |
4 |
|
5. Rockcastle County |
10-0 |
84 |
5 |
|
6. LaRue County |
10-0 |
82 |
6 |
|
7. Lloyd Memorial |
9-1 |
63 |
7 |
|
8. Bourbon County |
9-1 |
58 |
9 |
|
9. Lawrence County |
9-1 |
57 |
8 |
|
10. Bardstown |
7-3 |
13 |
10 |
Others receiving votes: Russell 9, Central 2
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Top 10 KHSAA football teams in Class 2A
Beechwood takes the field for the football game between Beechwood and Covington Catholic in Covington on Friday, September 18, 2026.
|
School |
Record |
Points |
Last week |
|
1. Beechwood (15) |
10-0 |
159 |
1 |
|
2. Owensboro Catholic (1) |
9-1 |
142 |
2 |
|
3. Lexington Christian |
8-2 |
125 |
3 |
|
4. Belfry |
9-1 |
108 |
5 |
|
5. Mayfield |
8-2 |
93 |
4 |
|
6. Somerset |
9-1 |
85 |
6 |
|
7. Danville |
8-2 |
53 |
7 |
|
8. Prestonsburg |
9-1 |
42 |
9 |
|
9. Breathitt County |
8-2 |
35 |
8 |
|
10. Caldwell County |
8-2 |
19 |
10 |
Others receiving votes: DuBois 12, Walton-Verona 6, Martin County 1
Top 10 KHSAA football teams in Class 1A
|
School |
Record |
Points |
Last week |
|
1. Pikeville (16) |
9-1 |
160 |
1 |
|
2. Sayre |
10-0 |
137 |
2 |
|
3. Raceland |
8-2 |
129 |
3 |
|
4. Kentucky Country Day |
8-2 |
101 |
5 |
|
5. Paintsville |
9-1 |
86 |
6 |
|
6. Middlesboro |
9-1 |
83 |
4 |
|
7. Bethlehem |
9-1 |
72 |
7 |
|
8. Louisville Holy Cross |
7-3 |
54 |
8 |
|
9. Eminence |
8-2 |
21 |
9 |
|
10. Covington Holy Cross |
8-2 |
15 |
NR |
Others receiving votes: Williamsburg 8, Dayton 6, Newport Central Catholic 6, Bishop Brossart 1, Nicholas County 1
This article originally appeared on Cincinnati Enquirer: NKY high school football teams ranked in the final 2026 media poll
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