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