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Here are this week’s CarolinaPreps Top-25 Power Rankings presented by Red Zone Strength for Week 8.
Check back tomorrow for the CP Extended Power Rankings.
4A Classification
| Rank | School | Record | Prev. |
| 1 | Hough | (6-0) | 1 |
| 2 | Chambers | (5-1) | 2 |
| 3 | Cleveland | (6-0) | 3 |
| 4 | Grimsley | (6-0) | 4 |
| 5 | Northern Guilford | (6-0) | 5 |
| 6 | Myers Park | (5-2) | 6 |
| 7 | Cardinal Gibbons | (4-2) | 7 |
| 8 | New Bern | (6-1) | 9 |
| 9 | East Forsyth | (4-1) | 8 |
| 10 | Richmond | (5-1) | 10 |
| 11 | Butler | (4-2) | 13 |
| 12 | Glenn | (4-1) | 16 |
| 13 | Charlotte Catholic | (5-1) | 11 |
| 14 | South Mecklenburg | (5-1) | 12 |
| 15 | Hickory Ridge | (5-2) | 14 |
| 16 | Leesville Road | (5-0) | 22 |
| 17 | Heritage | (6-0) | 25 |
| 18 | Ardrey Kell | (3-2) | 18 |
| 19 | Weddington | (5-1) | 19 |
| 20 | Pinecrest | (4-2) | 24 |
| 21 | Rolesville | (4-2) | 21 |
| 22 | South View | (4-1) | 23 |
| 23 | Marvin Ridge | (4-1) | NR |
| 24 | Porter Ridge | (3-1) | 17 |
| 25 | Wake Forest | (4-2) | NR |
3A Classification
| Rank | School | Record | Prev. |
| 1 | Scotland | (5-1) | 1 |
| 2 | Seventy-First | (5-0) | 5 |
| 3 | Lee County | (5-1) | 2 |
| 4 | Dudley | (5-1) | 4 |
| 5 | Kings Mountain | (5-1) | 3 |
| 6 | Jacksonville | (4-1) | 6 |
| 7 | Crest | (4-1) | 9 |
| 8 | South Point | (4-2) | 7 |
| 9 | West Charlotte | (4-1) | 10 |
| 10 | J.B. Hunt | (6-0) | 8 |
| 11 | Southern Nash | (5-0) | 11 |
| 12 | Statesville | (5-0) | 12 |
| 13 | Havelock | (4-1) | 17 |
| 14 | Eastern Alamance | (4-1) | 13 |
| 15 | Northern Nash | (5-1) | 16 |
| 16 | Oak Grove | (4-1) | 18 |
| 17 | Central Davidson | (5-0) | 20 |
| 18 | J.H. Rose | (4-3) | 24 |
| 19 | Westover | (4-0) | NR |
| 20 | Pisgah | (5-1) | 19 |
| 21 | Eastern Guilford | (3-1) | 25 |
| 22 | Ledford | (5-1) | 14 |
| 23 | White Oak | (5-1) | NR |
| 24 | Franklin | (4-2) | 22 |
| 25 | Rocky Mount | (3-2) | 23 |
2A Classification
| Rank | School | Record | Prev. |
| 1 | Reidsville | (5-0) | 1 |
| 2 | Salisbury | (6-0) | 2 |
| 3 | Northeastern | (5-0) | 3 |
| 4 | Maiden | (6-0) | 4 |
| 5 | Shelby | (5-1) | 5 |
| 6 | Whiteville | (5-0) | 6 |
| 7 | Hendersonville | (6-1) | 8 |
| 8 | Wallace-Rose Hill | (5-1) | 7 |
| 9 | Burns | (4-2) | 9 |
| 10 | Princeton | (5-0) | 11 |
| 11 | East Duplin | (5-1) | 12 |
| 12 | East Surry | (5-0) | 13 |
| 13 | Bunker Hill | (6-0) | 19 |
| 14 | Kinston | (6-1) | 14 |
| 15 | Chase | (5-1) | 10 |
| 16 | West Lincoln | (4-2) | 15 |
| 17 | Clinton | (4-1) | 16 |
| 18 | John A. Holmes | (3-2) | 20 |
| 19 | Monroe | (3-1) | 18 |
| 20 | St. Pauls | (2-0) | 17 |
| 21 | North Pitt | (5-1) | NR |
| 22 | J.M. Robinson | (5-1) | 21 |
| 23 | Hertford County | (4-2) | 22 |
| 24 | Washington | (3-2) | 24 |
| 25 | Polk County | (4-2) | NR |
1A Classification
| Rank | School | Record | Prev. |
| 1 | Eastern Randolph | (5-0) | 1 |
| 2 | Tarboro | (6-1) | 2 |
| 3 | Mount Airy | (6-0) | 3 |
| 4 | Thomasville | (5-1) | 4 |
| 5 | Andrews | (5-0) | 6 |
| 6 | Mitchell | (5-2) | 7 |
| 7 | Mountain Heritage | (4-1) | 8 |
| 8 | Northside | (5-1) | 10 |
| 9 | Robbinsville | (2-2) | 5 |
| 10 | Murphy | (4-2) | 9 |
| 11 | Rosewood | (3-1) | 14 |
| 12 | North Moore | (6-0) | 12 |
| 13 | Southside | (5-0) | 19 |
| 14 | Mountain Island Charter | (4-1) | 17 |
| 15 | Swain County | (2-2) | 13 |
| 16 | Northampton County | (4-1) | 18 |
| 17 | Riverside Martin | (3-1) | 21 |
| 18 | North Rowan | (4-2) | 25 |
| 19 | Pender County | (3-2) | 11 |
| 20 | Perquimans | (2-2) | 16 |
| 21 | Thomas Jefferson | (3-2) | 15 |
| 22 | Carver | (4-3) | 20 |
| 23 | Draughn | (3-3) | 22 |
| 24 | Elkin | (3-2) | 24 |
| 25 | Starmount | (2-4) | 23 |
