High school football is almost here in Kentucky, and it’s going to be an exciting season. There have been some changes in the school classifications, with about 25 percent of schools switching classes. Some of the noteworthy moves include Covington Catholic going from 5A to 4A, Lexington Catholic and Central moving from 4A to 3A, Frederick Douglass moving up from 5A to 6A, and more changes expected.
The Kentucky high school football rankings for 2023 are here to tell you which high school football teams in the state are the best. These rankings help us identify the top teams that might have a shot at becoming national champions. This year, we have a Kentucky team sitting at the number one spot in the High School Football America 100 National Rankings for the first time. You can stay updated on this season’s latest Kentucky high school football rankings and check out rankings from previous seasons.
Top 25 Kentucky High School Football Rankings 2023
The high school football season in Kentucky has begun, and we’ve just revealed the preseason rankings for the top 25 high school football teams in the state.
School
Ovr.
Rating
Str.
1
Frederick Douglass (Lexington)
2-1
44.90
40.8
2
Trinity (Louisville)
2-2
41.20
37.9
3
Boyle County (Danville)
4-0
39.10
5.1
4
St. Xavier (Louisville)
3-0
32.90
12.6
5
Covington Catholic (Park Hills)
4-0
29.90
10.5
6
Lexington Christian (Lexington)
3-1
29.00
21.1
7
DuPont Manual (Louisville)
4-0
28.70
8.1
8
Corbin
3-0
28.70
-0.5
9
Male (Louisville)
2-1
28.50
8.6
10
Highlands (Fort Thomas)
3-1
24.20
9.4
11
Owensboro Catholic (Owensboro)
4-0
23.10
-9.4
12
South Warren (Bowling Green)
4-0
22.80
4.7
13
Blazer (Ashland)
4-0
21.40
-2.5
14
Paducah Tilghman (Paducah)
4-0
21.10
1.9
15
Christian Academy-Louisville
3-1
21.00
2.3
16
Franklin County (Frankfort)
3-0
19.90
6.1
17
Bryan Station (Lexington)
2-2
19.00
22.3
18
Beechwood (Fort Mitchell)
4-0
18.20
-0.9
19
Woodford County (Versailles)
2-1
16.50
-3.7
20
Raceland
2-1
15.30
10.5
21
Scott County (Georgetown)
3-1
14.70
1.7
22
Mayfield
3-1
14.50
-3.1
23
Ballard (Louisville)
2-2
14.00
13.7
24
Bowling Green
2-2
13.90
6.7
25
Bell County (Pineville)
4-0
13.80
-3.7
Kentucky All-Region High School Football Ranking 2023
#
School
Ovr.
Rating
Str.
1
Raceland
2-1
15.30
10.5
2
Pikeville
2-2
10.30
8.9
3
Campbellsville
4-0
0.70
-37.7
4
Kentucky Country Day (Louisville)
4-0
-1.10
-25.0
5
Paris
4-0
-5.50
-34.0
6
Newport Central Catholic (Newport)
2-2
-13.50
-19.0
7
Sayre (Lexington)
3-0
-14.90
-36.3
8
Bethlehem (Bardstown)
2-2
-21.10
-23.0
9
Newport
3-1
-22.30
-41.0
10
Middlesboro
2-2
-22.60
-23.8
11
Hazard
1-3
-24.50
-15.1
12
Holy Cross (Louisville)
2-2
-27.50
-26.0
13
Eminence
4-0
-31.70
-57.1
14
Holy Cross (Covington)
3-1
-32.50
-41.1
15
Paintsville
1-3
-34.70
-22.1
16
Williamsburg
1-2
-35.20
-30.9
17
Bishop Brossart (Alexandria)
2-2
-36.20
-38.8
18
Harlan
1-3
-40.60
-36.3
19
Nicholas County (Carlisle)
1-3
-45.20
-32.8
20
Frankfort
1-3
-47.00
-29.3
21
Ludlow
1-2
-47.20
-42.0
22
Dayton
2-2
-51.80
-53.9
23
Pineville
0-4
-51.90
-25.0
24
Russellville
0-4
-56.60
-18.4
25
Caverna (Horse Cave)
1-3
-57.20
-50.6
26
Trimble County (Bedford)
2-2
-62.40
-59.1
27
Fulton County (Hickman)
0-4
-64.30
-29.4
28
Bellevue
2-2
-70.20
-62.4
29
Ballard Memorial (Barlow)
0-4
-74.20
-43.5
30
Lynn Camp (Corbin)
2-2
-75.50
-77.7
31
Fairview (Ashland)
0-4
-84.50
-58.0
32
Berea
0-4
-84.80
-52.3
Kentucky Region 2A High School Football Ranking 2023
#
School
Ovr.
Rating
Str.
1
Lexington Christian (Lexington)
3-1
29.00
21.1
2
Owensboro Catholic (Owensboro)
4-0
23.10
-9.4
3
Beechwood (Fort Mitchell)
4-0
18.20
-0.9
4
Mayfield
3-1
14.50
-3.1
5
Shelby Valley (Pikeville)
3-1
-2.40
-12.4
6
Green County (Greensburg)
3-1
-9.20
-22.1
7
Murray
3-1
-12.10
-24.8
8
Somerset
3-1
-15.50
-30.7
9
Crittenden County (Marion)
2-2
-16.50
-12.3
10
Pike County Central (Pikeville)
4-0
-19.00
-38.7
11
Martin County (Inez)
2-2
-19.30
-20.3
12
Breathitt County (Jackson)
1-3
-24.60
-15.8
13
Washington County (Springfield)
3-1
-25.10
-40.9
14
Leslie County (Hyden)
3-1
-25.60
-39.5
15
Monroe County (Tompkinsville)
2-2
-26.10
-17.4
16
Bracken County (Brooksville)
3-1
-29.00
-53.5
17
Danville
0-4
-30.00
3.9
18
Prestonsburg
3-1
-30.30
-39.6
19
Metcalfe County (Edmonton)
1-3
-30.40
-16.2
20
Walton-Verona (Walton)
1-2
-30.70
-17.0
21
Floyd Central (Eastern)
3-1
-33.00
-38.8
22
Caldwell County (Princeton)
0-4
-34.60
-6.8
23
Carroll County (Carrollton)
1-3
-40.20
-24.4
24
Fort Campbell
1-3
-41.90
-26.3
25
Todd County Central (Elkton)
2-2
-42.40
-44.6
26
Edmonson County (Brownsville)
1-3
-45.90
-36.6
27
Betsy Layne
4-0
-46.50
-81.4
28
DuBois Academy (Louisville)
0-4
-47.00
-14.6
29
Owen County (Owenton)
2-2
-48.70
-37.9
30
East Ridge (Lick Creek)
2-1
-49.70
-50.8
31
Gallatin County (Warsaw)
2-1
-50.60
-52.8
32
Clinton County (Albany)
1-2
-56.50
-42.3
33
Shawnee (Louisville)
2-2
-59.00
-51.7
34
Fort Knox
0-4
-66.30
-40.7
35
Knott County Central (Hindman)
1-3
-85.80
-73.4
Kentucky Region 3A High School Football Ranking 2023
#
School
Ovr.
Rating
Str.
1
Christian Academy-Louisville (Louisville)
3-1
21.00
2.3
2
Bell County (Pineville)
4-0
13.80
-3.7
3
Lexington Catholic (Lexington)
2-2
11.80
8.5
4
Union County (Morganfield)
4-0
7.00
-16.7
5
Central (Louisville)
1-3
6.10
15.8
6
Mercer County (Harrodsburg)
4-0
4.20
-16.8
7
Lloyd Memorial (Erlanger)
4-0
2.00
-30.2
8
Belfry
2-2
0.60
-3.1
9
Glasgow
4-0
0.40
-31.8
10
Hart County (Munfordville)
4-0
0.10
-19.5
11
Franklin-Simpson (Franklin)
4-0
-2.00
-19.0
12
Lawrence County (Louisa)
2-1
-7.20
-17.5
13
Adair County (Columbia)
3-1
-11.10
-23.1
14
Clay County (Manchester)
4-0
-12.40
-40.9
15
East Carter (Grayson)
2-2
-13.20
-18.5
16
Fleming County (Flemingsburg)
3-1
-17.30
-30.7
17
Casey County (Liberty)
2-2
-18.00
-17.1
18
Rockcastle County (Mt. Vernon)
4-0
-19.30
-37.0
19
McLean County (Calhoun)
3-1
-19.50
-34.2
20
Russell
2-2
-20.00
-22.0
21
Hancock County (Lewisport)
3-1
-24.00
-36.8
22
Hopkins County Central (Madisonville
2-2
-24.50
-24.2
23
Larue County (Hodgenville)
0-4
-26.00
-2.6
24
Elizabethtown
0-4
-26.20
-4.0
25
Knox Central (Barbourville)
2-2
-26.70
-25.8
26
Webster County (Dixon)
3-1
-27.10
-44.3
27
Estill County (Irvine)
3-1
-27.40
-40.6
28
Trigg County (Cadiz)
2-2
-28.80
-30.1
29
Marion County (Lebanon)
2-2
-40.70
-40.4
30
Garrard County (Lancaster)
0-4
-40.70
-20.9
31
Butler County (Morgantown)
1-3
-43.60
-32.9
32
West Carter (Olive Hill)
0-3
-46.90
-26.6
33
Powell County (Stanton)
0-3
-47.60
-27.9
34
Lewis County (Vanceburg)
1-3
-48.10
-38.5
35
Bourbon County (Paris)
0-4
-53.20
-28.3
36
Magoffin County (Salyersville)
0-4
-53.50
-30.9
37
McCreary Central (Stearns)
0-3
-64.50
-43.8
38
Pendleton County (Falmouth)
0-4
-68.50
-38.1
39
Bath County (Owingsville)
1-3
-70.00
-49.1
Kentucky Region 4A High School Football Ranking 2023
#
School
Ovr.
Rating
Str.
1
Boyle County (Danville)
4-0
39.10
5.1
2
Covington Catholic (Park Hills)
4-0
29.90
10.5
3
Corbin
3-0
28.70
-0.5
4
Blazer (Ashland)
4-0
21.40
-2.5
5
Paducah Tilghman (Paducah)
4-0
21.10
1.9
6
Franklin County (Frankfort)
3-0
19.90
6.1
7
Taylor County (Campbellsville)
3-1
0.20
-15.7
8
Letcher County Central (Whitesburg)
2-2
0.00
0.5
9
Logan County (Russellville)
3-1
-1.30
-23.3
10
Boyd County (Ashland)
2-2
-2.70
-7.0
11
Johnson Central (Paintsville)
2-2
-3.20
-7.8
12
Greenup County (Greenup)
3-1
-6.00
-14.1
13
North Oldham (Goshen)
2-2
-6.90
-1.6
14
Shelby County (Shelbyville)
3-1
-7.20
-15.4
15
Wayne County (Monticello)
4-0
-8.20
-31.2
16
Whitley County (Williamsburg)
3-1
-8.90
-24.0
17
Henry County (New Castle)
4-0
-9.30
-39.8
18
Nelson County (Bardstown)
3-1
-10.20
-20.4
19
Perry County Central (Hazard)
2-2
-12.30
-8.4
20
Warren East (Bowling Green)
2-2
-12.80
-13.8
21
Bardstown
1-3
-14.40
-4.1
22
Mason County (Maysville)
2-2
-14.50
-17.4
23
Spencer County (Taylorsville)
1-3
-16.20
-4.7
24
DeSales (Louisville)
2-2
-16.80
-19.0
25
Lincoln County (Stanford)
2-2
-18.10
-23.1
26
Allen County-Scottsville (Scottsville)
2-2
-18.10
-17.2
27
Hopkinsville
0-4
-22.50
3.6
28
John Hardin (Elizabethtown)
2-2
-25.60
-34.9
29
Jeffersontown (Louisville)
4-0
-27.20
-52.2
30
Western Hills (Frankfort)
3-0
-31.30
-55.8
31
Harrison County (Cynthiana)
2-2
-31.70
-27.5
32
Calloway County (Murray)
2-2
-34.60
-37.8
33
Rowan County (Morehead)
1-3
-37.40
-27.0
34
Thomas Nelson (Bardstown)
2-2
-41.20
-38.3
35
Grant County (Dry Ridge)
2-2
-42.40
-43.0
36
Russell County (Russell Springs)
0-4
-42.70
-19.7
37
Doss (Louisville)
0-3
-47.40
-23.2
38
Breckinridge County (Harned)
2-2
-47.60
-47.2
39
Western (Louisville)
0-4
-53.10
-16.7
40
Waggener (Louisville)
1-3
-53.40
-47.3
41
Holmes (Covington)
0-4
-56.20
-22.5
42
Valley (Louisville)
0-4
-70.90
-42.0
Kentucky Region 5A High School Football Ranking 2023
#
School
Ovr.
Rating
Str.
1
Highlands (Fort Thomas)
3-1
24.20
9.4
2
South Warren (Bowling Green)
4-0
22.80
4.7
3
Woodford County (Versailles)
2-1
16.50
-3.7
4
Scott County (Georgetown)
3-1
14.70
1.7
5
Bowling Green
2-2
13.90
6.7
6
South Oldham (Crestwood)
3-1
10.00
0.0
7
Greenwood (Bowling Green)
3-1
7.20
-3.4
8
Southwestern (Somerset)
1-2
6.70
12.5
9
Owensboro
1-3
5.40
8.4
10
Dixie Heights (Edgewood)
1-3
3.70
11.7
11
Cooper (Union)
3-1
3.20
-11.0
12
North Laurel (London)
2-2
0.40
1.7
13
Madisonville-North Hopkins
3-1
-3.20
-23.6
14
Pulaski County (Somerset)
1-3
-5.20
4.4
15
Graves County (Mayfield)
2-2
-6.30
-8.7
16
Conner (Hebron)
3-1
-7.30
-20.6
17
Collins (Shelbyville)
3-1
-8.60
-20.2
18
Atherton (Louisville)
3-1
-11.90
-33.0
19
Madison Southern (Berea)
1-3
-12.80
0.4
20
Grayson County (Leitchfield)
3-1
-18.80
-38.0
21
Fairdale
1-3
-20.30
-13.9
22
Butler (Louisville)
0-4
-20.80
8.8
23
Seneca (Louisville)
3-1
-21.60
-27.9
24
West Jessamine (Nicholasville)
2-2
-22.00
-12.4
25
North Bullitt (Shepherdsville)
2-2
-25.50
-23.1
26
Apollo (Owensboro)
0-4
-26.30
9.0
27
Montgomery County (Mt. Sterling)
2-2
-29.30
-31.8
28
Boone County (Florence)
1-2
-29.60
-25.5
29
South Laurel (London)
3-1
-33.90
-42.4
30
Harlan County (Harlan)
0-4
-35.40
-17.2
31
Bullitt Central (Shepherdsville)
1-3
-35.70
-14.3
32
Moore (Louisville)
3-0
-36.90
-53.2
33
East Jessamine (Nicholasville)
0-3
-37.00
-14.4
34
Muhlenberg County (Greenville)
3-1
-39.70
-44.2
35
Scott (Covington)
1-3
-39.90
-26.8
36
Marshall County (Benton)
1-3
-42.60
-21.7
37
Anderson County (Lawrenceburg)
0-3
-53.60
-23.2
38
Ohio County (Hartford)
0-4
-54.00
-31.5
39
Iroquois (Louisville)
0-4
-74.40
-38.4
Kentucky Region 6A High School Football Ranking 2023
