Here are The Courier-Journal’s preseason girls basketball season previews and rankings:
STATEWIDE RANKINGS
Coaches pick top 25 teams in state
Coaches pick top 25 players in state
Coaches pick top 10 teams/players in all 16 regions
SIXTH REGION
No. 1 Butler looks for state-title repeat
21st District previews (Beth Haven, Fairdale, Holy Cross, PRP, Valley)
22nd District previews (Butler, Doss, Iroquois, Western)
23rd District previews (Bullitt Central, Moore, North Bullitt, Southern)
24th District previews (Bullitt East, Fern Creek, Jeffersontown, Mercy, Whitefield Academy)
SEVENTH REGION
Sacred Heart leads crowded field
25th District previews (Central, Manual, Portland Christian, Presentation, St. Francis, Shawnee)
26th District previews (Assumption, Brown, Collegiate, Male)
27th District previews (Atherton, Sacred Heart, Seneca, Waggener)
28th District previews (Ballard, Christian Academy, Eastern, Kentucky Country Day)
Q&A with Eastern senior guard Natalie Collins
EIGHTH REGION
Previews of Collins, North Oldham, Oldham County, Shelby County, South Oldham, Spencer County