Here are the top 10 high school football teams in each of Kentucky’s six classes for the 2024 season, based on the final (Nov. 6) poll compiled by Courier Journal’s Jason Frakes from votes by 16 sports journalists across the state. Each team is listed with first-place votes in parentheses, season record, total ranking points, and last week’s ranking. Additionally, see how Herald-Leader sports writer Jared Peck voted.

Class 6A Rankings:

1. Manual (11) – 9-1, 154 points, LW: 3
2. Trinity (4) – 8-2, 147 points, LW: 2
3. Male (1) – 8-2, 125 points, LW: 1
4. St. Xavier – 6-4, 105 points, LW: 4
5. Ryle – 8-2, 100 points, LW: 5
6. Frederick Douglass – 6-4, 86 points, LW: 6
7. Bryan Station – 6-4, 47 points, LW: 7
8. North Hardin – 7-3, 39 points, LW: 8
9. Great Crossing – 7-3, 31 points, LW: 10
10. Madison Central – 5-4, 27 points, LW: 9
    Others receiving votes: Oldham County 8, Barren County 7, Ballard 2, Fern Creek 2.

Class 5A Rankings:

1. Cooper (16) – 10-0, 160 points, LW: 1
2. South Warren – 9-1, 140 points, LW: 2
3. Bowling Green – 8-2, 120 points, LW: 3
4. Highlands – 8-2, 118 points, LW: 4
5. Woodford County – 9-1, 94 points, LW: 5
6. Owensboro – 7-3, 71 points, LW: 6
7. South Oldham – 7-3, 46 points, LW: 8
8. Graves County – 8-2, 34 points, LW: 9
9. Scott County – 5-5, 32 points, LW: 7
10. Conner – 7-3, 19 points, LW: NR
    Others receiving votes: Atherton 17, Pulaski County 17, Madisonville-North Hopkins 7, Grayson County 4, South Laurel 1.

Class 4A Rankings:

1. Boyle County (15) – 10-0, 159 points, LW: 1
2. Paducah Tilghman (1) – 10-0, 142 points, LW: 2
3. Franklin County – 10-0, 129 points, LW: 3
4. Corbin – 9-1, 106 points, LW: 4
5. Ashland Blazer – 9-1, 91 points, LW: T5
6. Covington Catholic – 8-2, 88 points, LW: T5
7. Johnson Central – 7-3, 52 points, LW: 7
8. North Oldham – 8-2, 49 points, LW: 9
9. Allen County-Scottsville – 8-2, 30 points, LW: 8
10. Greenup County – 8-2, 19 points, LW: 10
    Others receiving votes: Bardstown 5, Spencer County 5, John Hardin 3, DeSales 1, Warren East 1.

Class 3A Rankings:

1. Central (9) – 7-3, 139 points, LW: 2
2. Hart County (5) – 10-0, 137 points, LW: 1
3. Christian Academy-Louisville (2) – 7-3, 130 points, LW: 3
4. Bell County – 9-1, 113 points, LW: 4
5. Belfry – 8-2, 96 points, LW: 5
6. Rockcastle County – 9-1, 73 points, LW: 6
7. Union County – 8-2, 60 points, LW: 7
8. Adair County – 9-1, 55 points, LW: 8
9. Lloyd Memorial – 8-2, 32 points, LW: 9
10. Lexington Catholic – 4-6, 30 points, LW: NR
    Others receiving votes: Hancock County 12, Franklin-Simpson 1, McLean County 1, Mercer County 1.

Class 2A Rankings:

1. Owensboro Catholic (14) – 10-0, 157 points, LW: 1
2. Beechwood (1) – 9-1, 138 points, LW: 2
3. Lexington Christian (1) – 8-2, 134 points, LW: 3
4. Mayfield – 7-2, 113 points, LW: 4
5. Murray – 7-3, 83 points, LW: 5
6. Prestonsburg – 9-1, 64 points, LW: 6
7. Bracken County – 8-2, 62 points, LW: 8
8. Somerset – 6-4, 46 points, LW: 7
9. Betsy Layne – 8-2, 27 points, LW: 9
10. Breathitt County – 5-5, 18 points, LW: NR
    Others receiving votes: Martin County 14, Washington County 12, Monroe County 5, Caldwell County 3, Shelby Valley 2, Edmonson County 1, Leslie County 1.

Class A Rankings:

1. Sayre (3) – 10-0, 133 points, LW: 3
2. Kentucky Country Day (4) – 8-2, 131 points, LW: 4
3. Pikeville (7) – 5-5, 130 points, LW: 2
4. Campbellsville (2) – 8-2, 127 points, LW: 1
5. Raceland – 6-4, 109 points, LW: 5
6. Newport Central Catholic – 7-3, 81 points, LW: 6
7. Newport – 7-2, 51 points, LW: 7
8. Hazard – 6-4, 38 points, LW: 9
9. Paris – 6-4, 31 points, LW: NR
10. Bishop Brossart – 8-2, 19 points, LW: NR
    Others receiving votes: Ludlow 10, Louisville Holy Cross 8, Williamsburg 6, Caverna 4, Bethlehem 2.

Voting Journalists: Steve Springer (Murray Ledger & Times), Edward Marlowe (WKDZ-FM), Mark Mathis (Owensboro Messenger-Inquirer), Micheal Compton (Bowling Green Daily News), Josh Claywell (The Kentucky Standard), Kendrick Haskins (WAVE-TV), Jason Frakes (The Courier Journal), James Weber (Cincinnati Enquirer), Brendan Connelly (Cincinnati Enquirer), Evan Dennison (LinkNKy.com), Jared Peck (Lexington Herald-Leader), Mike Marsee (Danville freelancer), Les Dixon (13thRegionMediaNetwork.com), Brendon Miller (Bluegrass Sports Nation), Randy White (Appalachian News-Express), James Collier (WLGC-FM).