Here are the final Associated Press high school football polls for the 2016 season, with first-place votes, records, total points and previous rankings:
| Class 6-A | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Rank-School | FPV | Rcd | TP | Pvs |
| 1. Trinity | (16) | 10-0 | 160 | 1 |
| 2. Ryle | – | 10-0 | 137 | 2 |
| 3. Male | – | 8-2 | 111 | 4 |
| 4. St. Xavier | – | 7-3 | 103 | 3 |
| 5. Scott County | – | 8-2 | 90 | 6 |
| 6. Simon Kenton | – | 9-1 | 85 | 5 |
| 7. Lafayette | – | 9-1 | 81 | 7 |
| 8. Manual | – | 8-2 | 43 | 9 |
| 9. Conner | – | 8-2 | 23 | 10 |
| 10. McCracken County | – | 7-3 | 18 | 8 |
Others receiving votes: Madison Central 13. Central Hardin 12. North Hardin 3. Cooper 1.
| Class 5-A | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Rank-School | FPV | Rcd | TP | Pvs |
| 1. Bowling Green | (16) | 10-0 | 160 | 1 |
| 2. Owensboro | – | 8-2 | 125 | 4 |
| 3. (tie) Covington Catholic | – | 7-3 | 109 | 3 |
| 3. (tie)Christian County | – | 8-2 | 109 | 6 |
| 5. South Oldham | – | 9-1 | 107 | 2 |
| 6. Southwestern | – | 7-3 | 68 | 5 |
| 7. Greenwood | – | 8-2 | 63 | 7 |
| 8. Fern Creek | – | 8-2 | 56 | 8 |
| 9. Pulaski County | – | 8-2 | 44 | 9 |
| 10. Whitley County | – | 8-2 | 16 | 10 |
Others receiving votes: Madison Southern 8. Harlan County 5. North Laurel 4. Highlands 2. North Bullitt 2. Graves County 1. Dixie Heights 1.
| Class 4-A | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Rank-School | FPV | Rcd | TP | Pvs |
| 1. Franklin-Simpson | (14) | 10-0 | 164 | 2 |
| 2. Johnson Central | (3) | 9-1 | 144 | 1 |
| 3. Hopkinsville | – | 9-1 | 129 | 3 |
| 4. Rockcastle County | – | 9-1 | 113 | 5 |
| 5. South Warren | – | 7-3 | 97 | 4 |
| 6. Wayne County | – | 8-2 | 82 | 6 |
| 7. Shelby County | – | 9-1 | 77 | 8 |
| 8. Ashland Blazer | – | 7-3 | 50 | 9 |
| 9. John Hardin | – | 6-4 | 35 | 7 |
| 10. East Jessamine | – | 7-3 | 24 | 10 |
Others receiving votes: Knox Central 7. Taylor County 7. Collins 3. Valley 1. Spencer County 1. Greenup County 1.
| Class 3-A | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Rank-School | FPV | Rcd | TP | Pvs |
| 1. Belfry | (13) | 9-1 | 166 | 1 |
| 2. Corbin | (4) | 9-1 | 148 | 2 |
| 3. Russell | – | 9-1 | 117 | 3 |
| 4. Bardstown | – | 9-1 | 93 | 4 |
| 5. Lexington Catholic | – | 5-5 | 82 | 7 |
| 6. Central | – | 5-5 | 74 | 5 |
| 7. Casey County | – | 8-1 | 70 | 8 |
| 8. (tie) Boyle County | – | 6-4 | 52 | 9 |
| 8. (tie) Caldwell County | – | 6-4 | 52 | 6 |
| 10. Elizabethtown | – | 7-3 | 37 | NR |
Others receiving votes: Paducah Tilghman 13. Estill County 10. Fleming County 9. Adair County 5. West Carter 3. Western Hills 2. 16, Moore 2.
| Class 2-A | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Rank-School | FPV | Rcd | TP | Pvs |
| 1. Mayfield | (15) | 10-0 | 167 | 1 |
| 2. Lexington Christian | (1) | 10-0 | 143 | 3 |
| 3. Christian Academy | – | 9-1 | 128 | 2 |
| 4. Owensboro Catholic | – | 9-1 | 108 | 4 |
| 5. Danville | – | 8-2 | 100 | 5 |
| 6. DeSales | – | 8-2 | 91 | 6 |
| 7. Leslie County | (1) | 9-1 | 63 | 8 |
| 8. Covington Holy Cross | – | 7-3 | 48 | 10 |
| 9. Glasgow | – | 7-2 | 29 | 7 |
| 10. Newport Central Catholic | – | 5-5 | 27 | 9 |
Others receiving votes: Somerset 10. Allen Central 10. Butler County 6. Walton-Verona 1.
| Class A | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Rank-School | FPV | Rcd | TP | Pvs |
| 1. Paintsville | (17) | 10-0 | 170 | 1 |
| 2. Beechwood | – | 9-1 | 137 | 3 |
| 3. Pikeville | – | 8-2 | 121 | 4 |
| 4. Russellville | – | 9-1 | 118 | 2 |
| 5. Hazard | – | 8-2 | 88 | 6 |
| 6. Raceland | – | 8-2 | 83 | 5 |
| 7. (tie) Williamsburg | – | 6-4 | 56 | 7 |
| 7. (tie) Nicholas County | – | 9-1 | 56 | 8 |
| 9. Kentucky Country Day | – | 8-2 | 42 | 9 |
| 10. Bishop Brossart | – | 8-2 | 24 | 10 |
Others receiving votes: Bracken County 12. Pineville 11. Harlan 9. Holy Cross 5. Lynn Camp 2. Fairview 1.
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All Associated Press members in Kentucky are eligible to participate in the high school football poll. Those who voted for this week’s poll are: The Daily Independent, Ashland; Times-Tribune, Corbin; East Kentucky Broadcasting, Pikeville; The News-Enterprise, Elizabethtown; The State Journal, Frankfort; Glasgow Daily Times, Glasgow; Daily Enterprise, Harlan; The Gleaner, Henderson; Kentucky New Era, Hopkinsville; Lexington Herald-Leader, Lexington; The Courier-Journal, Louisville; The Ledger Independent, Maysville; The Mayfield Messenger, Mayfield; The Middlesboro Daily News, Middlesboro; Owensboro Messenger-Inquirer, Owensboro; Times Leader Princeton, Princeton; WRUS, Russellville.