[cksportsfan]

I wouldn't pay much attention to these polls because the coaches who vote don't know much about other teams other than what's in there region... some go by past history of a team... as for Bell, Boyd and Magoffin they havn't play anyone yet...North and South Laurel teams are probably the two teams out of the 13th....Why doesn't Bell schedule north and south laurel??? But anyway don't pay much to the polls...No Eastern Ky team has ever won state (well if you call North Laurel 2001) at fastpitch... all western ky teams. So you as a coach where do you think you should be playing?? But I know money and travel is very hard so you have to do what you can.... oh yea Jenkins will be fine I know the coaching staff and parents work very hard.....

Poll does NOT mean much?

Here's some of the FINAL regular-season rankings from last year.

1. LOUISVILLE BALLARD (state runner-up)
2. CHRISTIAN COUNTY (Region Semifinalist; BEAT state champ AC-S in regular season)
3. ALLEN COUNTY-SCOTTSVILLE (State champ)
T4. LOUISVILLE MERCY (Region semifinalist, ousted by state runner-up Ballard)
T4. OWENSBORO CATHOLIC (advanced to state)
6. BOWLING GREEN GREENWOOD (Region runner-up, ousted by state champ AC-S)
7. LOUISVILLE MALE (Region semifinalist)
8. SCOTT COUNTY (region semifinalist, ousted by Lafayette, which made it to final 6 at State)
9. GREEN COUNTY (region semifinalist, ousted by Central Hardin, which made it to final 6 at State)
10. BUTLER COUNTY (region runner-up)
11. CENTRAL HARDIN (made it to final 6 at State)
12. LEXINGTON LAFAYETTE (made it to final 6 at State)
13. NORTH LAUREL (went 1-2 at State)


To Recap:
- The top 13 of last year's poll entering districts all advance to at least the region semis
- Eight were among the final 32 teams in the state (meaning region finalists)
- Six advanced to State
- Four teams were among the final 6 playing (AC-S, Ballard, Central Hardin, Lafayette)


And the poll does NOT matter?


As far as North Laurel, it went to Tennessee, Florida, played three Lexington schools, one from Richmond, one from Green County (5th Region), and one from Paducah.

How many serious/noteworthy EKY programs venture west of Lexington much? Even on a Saturday or for tournaments?