With two weeks remaining in the regular season, voting in the Kentucky High School Football Media Poll indicates heavy favorites have emerged to win state titles in all six classes.
Trinity (Class 6A), Pulaski County (5A), Christian Academy (3A) and Pikeville (A) are each unanimous No. 1 picks in their respective classes.
Highlands is No. 1 in Class 4A with 14 of 16 first-place votes, and Class 2A No. 1 Beechwood received 15 of 16 first-place votes.
The playoff are set to kick off Nov. 5-7.
The Kentucky High School Football Media Poll is conducted by 16 sports journalists throughout the state, with one representative for each of the 16 basketball regions in order to provide geographical balance. The poll will be released online on Wednesday mornings during the remainder of the regular season.
Here are the complete polls. First-place votes are in parentheses.
Class 6A football poll
| Rank, school (FPV) | Record | Points | Last week |
| 1. Trinity (16) | 8-1 | 160 | 1 |
| 2. Frederick Douglass | 8-0 | 142 | 2 |
| 3. Manual | 7-1 | 128 | 3 |
| 4. South Warren | 6-2 | 105 | 4 |
| 5. Madison Central | 7-1 | 98 | 5 |
| 6. St. Xavier | 3-5 | 69 | 6 |
| 7. Male | 5-3 | 53 | 7 |
| 8. Bullitt East | 6-2 | 38 | 9 |
| 9. Bryan Station | 4-4 | 30 | 8 |
| 10. Lafayette | 7-1 | 20 | NR |
Others receiving votes: McCracken County 15, George Rogers Clark 13, Eastern 7, Oldham County 2.
Class 5A football poll
| Rank, school (FPV) | Record | Points | Last week |
| 1. Pulaski County (16) | 8-0 | 160 | 1 |
| 2. Woodford County | 7-1 | 131 | 3 |
| 3. Owensboro | 6-2 | 124 | 4 |
| 4. Scott County | 7-2 | 115 | 2 |
| 5. Atherton | 7-1 | 96 | 5 |
| 6. Cooper | 6-2 | 72 | 6 |
| 7. West Jessamine | 8-0 | 66 | 7 |
| 8. Madisonville-North Hopkins | 7-1 | 52 | 8 |
| 9. Bowling Green | 4-4 | 31 | 9 |
| 10. Collins | 6-3 | 22 | 10 |
Others receiving votes: South Laurel 6, Fairdale 5.
Class 4A football poll
| Rank, school (FPV) | Record | Points | Last week |
| 1. Highlands (14) | 7-2 | 158 | 1 |
| 2. Boyle County | 7-1 | 142 | 2 |
| 3. Paducah Tilghman (2) | 8-0 | 132 | 3 |
| 4. Ashland Blazer | 8-0 | 105 | 4 |
| 5. Corbin | 6-2 | 94 | 5 |
| 6. Covington Catholic | 5-4 | 83 | 6 |
| 7. North Oldham | 8-1 | 54 | 7 |
| 8. Logan County | 6-2 | 36 | 8 |
| 9. Spencer County | 6-2 | 26 | 9 |
| 10. Nelson County | 7-1 | 15 | NR |
Others receiving votes: Elizabethtown 8, Greenup County 8, Johnson Central 8, Boyd County 6, Franklin County 5.
Class 3A football poll
| Rank, school (FPV) | Record | Points | Last week |
| 1. Christian Academy (16) | 9-0 | 160 | 1 |
| 2. Lexington Catholic | 6-2 | 136 | 2 |
| 3. Murray | 7-1 | 129 | 3 |
| 4. Rockcastle County | 8-0 | 87 | 5 |
| 5. Glasgow | 7-1 | 81 | 4 |
| 6. LaRue County | 8-0 | 74 | 8 |
| 7. Lloyd Memorial | 7-1 | 70 | 6 |
| 8. Lawrence County | 6-1 | 65 | 7 |
| 9. Bourbon County | 7-1 | 42 | 9 |
| 10. Bardstown | 6-3 | 17 | 10 |
Others receiving votes: Russell 9, Hart County 6, Central 4.
Class 2A football poll
| Rank, school (FPV) | Record | Points | Last week |
| 1. Beechwood (15) | 8-0 | 159 | 1 |
| 2. Owensboro Catholic (1) | 7-1 | 141 | 2 |
| 3. Lexington Christian | 6-2 | 122 | 3 |
| 4. Mayfield | 7-1 | 106 | 4 |
| 5. Belfry | 7-1 | 105 | 5 |
| 6. Somerset | 7-1 | 76 | 7 |
| 7. Danville | 8-1 | 60 | 6 |
| 8. Breathitt County | 7-1 | 40 | 8 |
| 9. Prestonsburg | 7-1 | 32 | 9 |
| 10. Caldwell County | 7-1 | 25 | 10 |
Others receiving votes: DuBois 12, Martin County 1, St. Henry 1.
Class A football poll
| Rank, school (FPV) | Record | Points | Last week |
| 1. Pikeville (16) | 7-1 | 160 | 1 |
| 2. Sayre | 8-0 | 137 | 2 |
| 3. Raceland | 6-2 | 127 | 3 |
| 4. Middlesboro | 8-0 | 104 | 4 |
| 5. Kentucky Country Day | 6-2 | 90 | 7 |
| 6. Paintsville | 8-1 | 78 | 5 |
| 7. Louisville Holy Cross | 6-2 | 67 | 8 |
| 8. Bethlehem | 7-1 | 56 | 6 |
| 9. Eminence | 7-1 | 28 | 10 |
| 10. Dayton | 7-1 | 11 | 9 |
Others receiving votes: Covington Holy Cross 9, Williamsburg 7, Hazard 3, Newport Central Catholic 2, Nicholas County 1.
Voters: 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, LaRue County Herald News), Cory Bosemer (Bosemer Media), Jason Frakes (The Courier Journal), James Weber (Cincinnati Enquirer), Brendan Connelly (Cincinnati Enquirer), Evan Dennison (LinkNKy.com), Jared Peck (PrepSpin.com), Mike Marsee (Danville freelancer), Les Dixon (13thRegionMediaNetwork.com), Brendon Miller (Bluegrass Sports Nation), Randy White (Appalachian News-Express), James Collier (Rams Sports Network).
Jason Frakes: (502) 582-4046; jfrakes@courier-journal.com; Follow on X @kyhighs.
More high school football: Top five Louisville-area games to watch in KHSAA Week 10
This article originally appeared on Louisville Courier Journal: Kentucky high school football rankings: See media poll entering Week 10