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