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Each week of the High School Football season, we rank every single team and evaluate every game that is played. This process is done by watching coaches’ films, streamed games, reading media reports, studying and comparing statistics, conversations with coaches, and of course decades of experience in knowing teams, regions, and coaching styles.
While we do publish our Top-25 Rankings every Wednesday, this is our opportunity to showcase where other solid football teams are ranked and shed light on their programs. As always, it is harder to gauge every team so early on in the season, and our rankings and weekly projections will become more accurate with each passing week.
Here are this week’s CarolinaPreps.com Top 90 Extended Football Rankings. (Top 40 in 1A)
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) | 28 |
| 26 | Marvin Ridge | (7-2) | 24 |
| 27 | Watauga | (8-2) | 27 |
| 28 | Leesville Road | (7-2) | 32 |
| 29 | Porter Ridge | (6-2) | 30 |
| 30 | Olympic | (5-4) | 33 |
| 31 | South View | (8-2) | 34 |
| 32 | Middle Creek | (8-2) | 35 |
| 33 | West Forsyth | (6-4) | 26 |
| 34 | Hillside | (7-2) | 43 |
| 35 | A.C. Reynolds | (7-3) | 44 |
| 36 | Sanderson | (5-3) | 29 |
| 37 | South Caldwell | (7-2) | 31 |
| 38 | Southern Alamance | (8-2) | 40 |
| 39 | Southeast Guilford | (7-3) | 47 |
| 40 | Rolesville | (5-5) | 36 |
| 41 | Mount Tabor | (4-5) | 42 |
| 42 | Page | (4-6) | 37 |
| 43 | Davie County | (6-4) | 39 |
| 44 | Providence | (6-4) | 46 |
| 45 | Mooresville | (6-4) | 49 |
| 46 | Laney | (8-2) | 50 |
| 47 | Lake Norman | (7-3) | 38 |
| 48 | Fuquay-Varina | (7-3) | 48 |
| 49 | Holly Springs | (7-3) | 56 |
| 50 | Panther Creek | (7-3) | 41 |
| 51 | Mallard Creek | (4-4) | 45 |
| 52 | Cuthbertson | (4-6) | 51 |
| 53 | Jack Britt | (4-5) | 55 |
| 54 | D.H. Conley | (4-6) | 57 |
| 55 | Chapel Hill | (7-3) | 70 |
| 56 | Cox Mill | (5-5) | 52 |
| 57 | A.L. Brown | (5-5) | 61 |
| 58 | Knightdale | (4-5) | 54 |
| 59 | Wakefield | (4-6) | 53 |
| 60 | Independence | (4-5) | 62 |
| 61 | Garner | (4-4) | 63 |
| 62 | Northwest Guilford | (5-5) | 66 |
| 63 | Jordan | (5-4) | 68 |
| 64 | Southwest Guilford | (4-6) | 67 |
| 65 | McDowell | (5-4) | 58 |
| 66 | Alexander Central | (4-6) | 59 |
| 67 | West Cabarrus | (3-7) | 60 |
| 68 | Clayton | (5-5) | 64 |
| 69 | North Mecklenburg | (5-4) | 65 |
| 70 | New Hanover | (5-5) | 69 |
| 71 | Gray’s Creek | (4-6) | 71 |
| 72 | Corinth Holders | (4-5) | 72 |
| 73 | Apex | (5-5) | 73 |
| 74 | Hoke County | (4-6) | 74 |
| 75 | Rocky River | (3-7) | 75 |
| 76 | Apex Friendship | (4-6) | 77 |
| 77 | Overhills | (2-6) | 85 |
| 78 | South Iredell | (2-8) | 76 |
| 79 | Cary | (3-7) | 78 |
| 80 | Green Level | (2-8) | 80 |
| 81 | Ashley | (2-7) | 82 |
| 82 | South Garner | (5-5) | 90 |
| 83 | Berry | (2-6) | 79 |
| 84 | Green Hope | (3-6) | 81 |
| 85 | Riverside | (2-7) | 83 |
| 86 | Sun Valley | (2-8) | 84 |
| 87 | Harding | (2-8) | 86 |
| 88 | T.C. Roberson | (2-8) | 87 |
| 89 | Hopewell | (1-9) | 88 |
| 90 | R.J. Reynolds | (2-8) | 89 |
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) | 38 |
| 21 | Scotland | (5-4) | 18 |
| 22 | J.H. Rose | (6-4) | 30 |
| 23 | Havelock | (6-3) | 19 |
| 24 | Hibriten | (7-3) | 24 |
| 25 | Walter Williams | (6-4) | 25 |
| 26 | North Lincoln | (8-2) | 28 |
| 27 | Smithfield-Selma | (7-3) | 26 |
| 28 | Southern Durham | (6-4) | 36 |
| 29 | Ledford | (7-3) | 22 |
| 30 | East Lincoln | (7-3) | 23 |
| 31 | Smoky Mountain | (7-2) | 27 |
| 32 | Cape Fear | (6-3) | 29 |
| 33 | West Carteret | (7-2) | 32 |
| 34 | Forestview | (5-5) | 33 |
| 35 | White Oak | (8-2) | 34 |
| 36 | Terry Sanford | (6-3) | 39 |
| 37 | Concord | (6-3) | 31 |
| 38 | South Johnston | (8-2) | 37 |
| 39 | Hickory | (6-4) | 35 |
| 40 | Stuart Cramer | (5-5) | 43 |
| 41 | Rocky Mount | (4-5) | 40 |
| 42 | Erwin | (6-4) | 41 |
| 43 | Western Alamance | (4-5-1) | 46 |
| 44 | West Rowan | (6-3) | 42 |
| 45 | Tuscola | (6-4) | 47 |
| 46 | Franklin | (6-4) | 49 |
| 47 | Currituck County | (5-4) | 48 |
| 48 | Parkwood | (5-2) | 51 |
| 49 | Freedom | (5-4) | 55 |
| 50 | North Brunswick | (6-4) | 44 |
| 51 | West Brunswick | (3-6) | 59 |
| 52 | Northwood | (5-4) | 54 |
| 53 | Rockingham County | (5-4) | 57 |
| 54 | South Brunswick | (6-4) | 45 |
| 55 | Vance County | (7-2) | 50 |
| 56 | Franklinton | (3-6) | 52 |
| 57 | West Johnston | (4-5) | 53 |
| 58 | West Henderson | (3-7) | 61 |
| 59 | East Wake | (3-7) | 56 |
| 60 | Swansboro | (4-5) | 58 |
| 61 | Croatan | (4-6) | 67 |
| 62 | Ashbrook | (2-6) | 60 |
| 63 | West Mecklenburg | (3-6) | 62 |
| 64 | Triton | (3-6) | 64 |
| 65 | Lake Norman Charter | (5-4) | 66 |
| 66 | Southern Guilford | (4-6) | 71 |
| 67 | Ben L. Smith | (4-6) | 73 |
| 68 | High Point Central | (4-6) | 74 |
| 69 | Northwest Cabarrus | (4-6) | 63 |
| 70 | Carson | (4-5) | 65 |
| 71 | Enka | (4-6) | 68 |
| 72 | North Gaston | (1-9) | 75 |
| 73 | Montgomery Central | (1-8) | 78 |
| 74 | Central Cabarrus | (3-6) | 82 |
| 75 | North Henderson | (4-6) | 69 |
| 76 | Orange | (2-8) | 79 |
| 77 | Harnett Central | (2-7) | 80 |
| 78 | Ashe County | (1-8) | 70 |
| 79 | Hunter Huss | (0-9) | 77 |
| 80 | South Central | (1-7) | 72 |
| 81 | C.B. Aycock | (2-8) | 76 |
| 82 | Northeast Guilford | (1-9) | 81 |
| 83 | Person County | (2-8) | 83 |
| 84 | Union Pines | (2-8) | 84 |
| 85 | Atkins | (1-8) | 88 |
| 86 | North Iredell | (3-6) | 94 |
| 87 | Douglas Byrd | (1-9) | 85 |
| 88 | First Flight | (3-6) | 86 |
| 89 | St. Stephens | (2-8) | 95 |
| 90 | East Rowan | (1-8) | 87 |
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) | 27 |
| 26 | West Craven | (5-3) | 26 |
| 27 | James Kenan | (5-3) | 23 |
| 28 | North Pitt | (7-3) | 28 |
| 29 | Kinston | (7-3) | 29 |
| 30 | Community School of Davidson | (8-2) | 38 |
| 31 | Eastern Wayne | (8-2) | 30 |
| 32 | Pine Lake Prep | (6-3) | 31 |
| 33 | East Gaston | (6-4) | 32 |
| 34 | Polk County | (6-3) | 33 |
| 35 | McMichael | (7-3) | 40 |
| 36 | Lincolnton | (4-6) | 34 |
| 37 | North Stanly | (5-5) | 35 |
| 38 | Mount Pleasant | (6-4) | 36 |
| 39 | Forest Hills | (6-4) | 37 |
| 40 | East Bladen | (4-6) | 41 |
| 41 | Newton-Conover | (3-6) | 44 |
| 42 | Surry Central | (6-4) | 39 |
| 43 | Forbush | (7-3) | 45 |
| 44 | Midway | (6-4) | 42 |
| 45 | Walkertown | (6-4) | 46 |
| 46 | North Surry | (5-4) | 47 |
| 47 | North Forsyth | (4-6) | 49 |
| 48 | East Davidson | (6-4) | 50 |
| 49 | Brevard | (3-6) | 54 |
| 50 | R-S Central | (2-6) | 52 |
| 51 | Southwest Onslow | (2-7) | 48 |
| 52 | Nash Central | (5-5) | 61 |
| 53 | Goldsboro | (4-6) | 65 |
| 54 | Roanoke Rapids | (6-4) | 43 |
| 55 | Bartlett Yancey | (6-3) | 51 |
| 56 | South Granville | (4-6) | 55 |
| 57 | Greene Central | (4-6) | 57 |
| 58 | West Stanly | (4-5) | 60 |
| 59 | SouthWest Edgecombe | (3-6) | 62 |
| 60 | North Lenoir | (4-5) | 63 |
| 61 | Bunn | (3-7) | 67 |
| 62 | Louisburg | (5-3) | 53 |
| 63 | Randleman | (4-6) | 56 |
| 64 | Bandys | (3-6) | 58 |
| 65 | Ayden-Grifton | (2-5) | 59 |
| 66 | Anson County | (3-7) | 71 |
| 67 | Farmville Central | (2-8) | 64 |
| 68 | Camden County | (4-6) | 72 |
| 69 | Owen | (4-6) | 76 |
| 70 | Trinity | (4-6) | 66 |
| 71 | North Wilkes | (2-7) | 74 |
| 72 | West Bladen | (3-6) | 68 |
| 73 | Fairmont | (2-7) | 69 |
| 74 | East Burke | (3-6) | 75 |
| 75 | West Stokes | (4-5) | 70 |
| 76 | Wilkes Central | (3-5) | 73 |
| 77 | Madison | (4-6) | 79 |
| 78 | Graham | (4-5) | 77 |
| 79 | South Columbus | (2-5) | 78 |
| 80 | East Carteret | (4-5) | 81 |
| 81 | South Lenoir | (2-7) | 87 |
| 82 | J.F. Webb | (3-5) | 80 |
| 83 | Patton | (2-7) | 82 |
| 84 | Beddingfield | (2-6) | 92 |
| 85 | West Wilkes | (2-6) | 83 |
| 86 | Morehead | (2-8) | 84 |
| 87 | Wheatmore | (3-6) | 85 |
| 88 | T.W. Andrews | (1-8) | 86 |
| 89 | West Caldwell | (0-9) | 88 |
| 90 | Red Springs | (1-6) | 89 |
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) | 27 |
| 25 | Draughn | (5-5) | 26 |
| 26 | Lakewood | (3-6) | 30 |
| 27 | Hobbton | (4-6) | 31 |
| 28 | Hayesville | (3-7) | 25 |
| 29 | West Columbus | (4-4) | 32 |
| 30 | East Wilkes | (4-6) | 28 |
| 31 | Elkin | (3-6) | 29 |
| 32 | Carver | (5-5) | 33 |
| 33 | Pamlico County | (3-6) | 34 |
| 34 | Cherryville | (3-7) | 38 |
| 35 | East Columbus | (3-5) | 42 |
| 36 | North Edgecombe | (4-6) | 24 |
| 37 | KIPP Pride | (4-3) | 43 |
| 38 | North Stokes | (4-6) | 35 |
| 39 | Bessemer City | (2-8) | 36 |
| 40 | North Duplin | (3-6) | 37 |
