2024 KENTUCKY FOOTBALL TOP 40 STUDENT SECTION PRESEASON RANKINGS

In 2015, yours truly began covering Student Sections in Orange County, California. We expanded to Southern California in 2017 and in 2021, we added four more states and added 15 more states. We went to 40 states two years ago.

We went to all 50 states in winter of 2023. No one has ever done that before…until now!

This is still a one-man operation for the most part, but we have some help with some partners on Instagram like OC Student Sections, Stadium Geeks, Maryland Student Section Rater, NorCal Student Sections and many more.

I know that Student Sections have a lot of work to do to get the students to the games to cheer on their classmates and go along with the theme and make sure they don’t cause trouble. These student sections deserve recognition.

We will kick off the Student Section season with Preseason Football Student Section Rankings. REMEMBER, this is a PREVIEW. It is merely a prediction. The real rankings come out in November or December. 

If you feel your student section isn’t ranked high enough or not ranked at all, let us know and we’ll keep a close eye on them.

Every week, we will also have Student Section of the Week for each state. Once you win Student Section of the Week, you can’t win it again, but you still have to battle for the top spot in your state and perhaps the Nation as we will also name a Football Student Section National Champion. 

We continue with the 2024 Football Student Section Season with a preview of Kentucky.

Kentucky has some solid Student Sections. It’s a state so deep in school spirit and most of that had to do with an in-state competition for the best Student Section on Twitter. That contest was put on hold last year, but thankfully we’re here to continue that. Hopefully we can get their second opinion because this state loves to go nuts in the stands.

Last Football season, we had the Male Dawgpound as the top Football Student Section in Kentucky. Male is one of those Student Sections we ranked low in last seasons rankings and they proved us wrong. It will be difficult to repeat, but the Dawgpound should be ready for the challenge.

In each state, we will name one student section to look out for. A student section that doesn’t get talked about a lot by us or others and for Kentucky, we have to go with the Oldham County O-Zone. It’s been a couple of challenging season for Oldham County football, but the O-Zone is a ride or die Student Section. They show up big no matter what. If the Colonels football team has a great season, then the O-Zone will battle for the tough spot.

Will the O-Zone take the top spot in the state or will the Dawgpound repeat as the best in the Bluegrass State? Let’s find out.

2024 KENTUCKY FOOTBALL TOP 40 STUDENT SECTION PRESEASON RANKINGS

  1. Boyle County Rebel Rowdies

The best football team in the state definitely has to have the best football Student Section in the state. The Rebel Rowdies have a crazy and solid group of students in the stands and i’m sure it helps the football team as they make a great 12th Man. If they can work their social media magic this fall, the Rebel Rowdies should take the state title.

  1. Desales Danger Zone
  2. Oldham County O-Zone
  3. Marshall County
  4. Bowling Green Bad Boyz
  5. Male Dawgpound
  6. McCracken Stang Gang
  7. South Oldham Dragons Lair
  8. Bulliett East Redzone Rowdies
  9. Henderson County Colonial Crazies
  10. Henry Clay
  11. Martha Layne Collins Hype Team
  12. Frederick Douglass Stampede
  13. Lexington Christian Flock 
  14. George Rogers Clark Rowdy Crew
  15. Lexington Catholic Dungeon
  16. Glasgow Dogpound
  17. Dunbar Dog Pound
  18. Covington Catholic
  19. Trinity
  20. Paducah Tilghmans
  21. Beechwood
  22. Bryan Station
  23. DuPont Manual
  24. St. Xavier
  25. Bell County
  26. Bardtown Purple Crazies
  27. Pleasure Ridge Park Black Hole
  28. Muhlenberg County Herd
  29. Ballard
  30. Murray Dogpound
  31. Mason Krazies
  32. Christian Academy
  33. Somerset Rowdies
  34. Corbin
  35. West Jessamine
  36. Mayfield
  37. Pikeville
  38. Ryle
  39. Greenwood

HONORABLE MENTION: Cooper, South Warren, Logan County, Barren County, Owensboro Catholic