Murray and Paducah Tilghman – teams on Crittenden County's schedule this season – are among the preseason top 10s of their respective classes in the KHSAA Coaches' Poll:
CLASS 6A
Rank, team 2011 Record
1. Trinity (11) 14-0
2. St. Xavier 8-5
3. Scott County 14-1
4. Butler 11-3
5. Manual 9-3
6. Ballard 5-7
7. Henderson County 9-4
8. Eastern 10-3
9. Pleasure Ridge Park 9-3
10. Male 4-8
Others receiving votes (in order of votes received): Lafayette, Boone County, Madison Central, Simon Kenton, Fern Creek, Bryan Station, Campbell County, Henry Clay.
CLASS 5A
1. Bowling Green (11) 15-0
2. John Hardin (2) 13-1
3. Warren Central 11-2
4. Franklin County 11-1
5. Anderson County 12-3
6. Harlan County 11-2
7. Christian County 10-2
8. Pulaski Southwestern (1) 10-4
9. Conner 7-6
10. Jeffersontown 10-3
Others receiving votes (in order of votes received): North Hardin, North Bullitt, Whitley County, South Laurel, Lincoln County, Montgomery County, Cooper, Madison Southern, Pulaski County, Perry County Central, East Jessamine, South Oldham, Graves County, Greenwood, Ohio County, Shelby County.
CLASS 4A
1. Highlands (8) 15-0
2. Lexington Catholic (1) 11-3
3. Boyle County 9-4
4. Covington Catholic 10-3
5. Franklin-Simpson 13-26. Collins 11-3
7. Russell County 9-2
8. Johnson Central 9-3
9. Rockcastle County 9-3
10. Lone Oak 10-3
Others receiving votes (in order of votes received): Ashland Blazer, Knox Central, Western, Allen County-Scottsville, Madisonville-North Hopkins, Warren East, North Oldham, Rowan County, Spencer County.
CLASS 3A
1. Central (8) 12-3
2. Belfry 13-2
3. Paducah Tilghman 10-3
4. Bell County 11-2
5. Fort Campbell 9-5
6. Breathitt County 12-1
7. Garrard County 12-2
8. Bourbon County 8-4
9. Wayne County 9-3
10. Edmonson County 11-1
Others receiving votes (in order of votes received): Corbin, Monroe County, Lawrence County, Powell County, Russell, Sheldon Clark, Trigg County, South Warren, Western Hills.
CLASS 2A
1. Newport Central Catholic (2) 11-2
2. Covington Holy Cross (4) 12-3
3. Glasgow 14-1
4. Owensboro Catholic (1) 12-1
5. Murray 12-2
6. Danville (1) 8-4
7. Somerset 9-5
8. Green County 7-4
9. Bardstown 10-2
10. Lexington Christian 6-7
Others receiving votes (in order of votes received): Prestonsburg, Caldwell County, DeSales, Middlesboro, Christian Academy, Hancock County, Washington County, Carroll County, Walton-Verona, Butler County, Leslie County, Lloyd Memorial, Shelby Valley, Union County, Owen County.
CLASS A
1. Mayfield (3) 14-2
2. Hazard (5) 12-2
3. Beechwood (1) 12-2
4. Frankfort 7-6
5. Pikeville 11-3
6. Fairview 12-1
7. Raceland 6-6
8. Louisville Holy Cross 11-2
9. Kentucky Country Day 9-3
10. Russellville 6-6
Others receiving votes (in order of votes received): Williamsburg, Harlan, Bellevue, Nicholas County, Campbellsville, Pineville, Ludlow.
