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http://www.kentucky.com/2014/02/10/30792...ating.html

The 5th Region has four teams (Elizabethtown, Bardstown, John Hardin, Taylor County) above a 70.0 rating. Fourth has three, Second only has two. Fifth region has four teams with a better rating than the No. 1 team in the First. Elizabethtown just beat the living daylights out of the top team in the Tenth (Montgomery) on a neutral floor.

As far as the Eighth, the No. 6 team (North Oldham) in the Eighth is 0-2-1 in regulation against the 5th. The No. 5 team (Shelby) lost to the No. 6 from the Fifth (Thomas Nelson). Collins faces John Hardin, so we'll get a better idea.

You can make a case for the 5th to be a top-eight region.

E'town is a solid team at 17-5 and #16 in the state. However, no other team in the 5th is even in the state's top-25 teams. The 2nd is in about the same boat as the 5th, except Hopkinsville is probably better than E'town at the #1 spot. The 4th and the 5th are also very comparable. What the 8th has that the 5th doesn't is a bit more depth at the top of the region. As far as beating the #1 team in the first, that's nothing to brag about. The top of the first is not very good.