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Here is a look at how the teams ranked in the CarolinaPreps Top-25 fared during the first round of the NCHSAA Playoffs.
4A Classification
| Rank | School | Record | Result |
| 1 | Hough | (11-0) | Def. Page 52-3 |
| 2 | Chambers | (10-1) | Def. South Caldwell 73-20 |
| 3 | Grimsley | (11-0) | Def. Cox Mill 44-8 |
| 4 | Cleveland | (10-0) | Def. Chapel Hill 56-14 |
| 5 | Northern Guilford | (9-2) | Lost to Lake Norman 28-21 |
| 6 | New Bern | (10-1) | Def. Wakefield 56-49 |
| 7 | Richmond | (10-1) | Def. Jack Britt 52-14 |
| 8 | East Forsyth | (9-1) | Def. SE Guilford 49-0 |
| 9 | Cardinal Gibbons | (9-2) | Def. New Hanover 49-10 |
| 10 | Glenn | (8-2) | Def. Providence 7-3 |
| 11 | Butler | (7-3) | Lost to Mallard Creek 29-8 |
| 12 | Pinecrest | (8-3) | Lost to Rolesville 56-32 |
| 13 | South Mecklenburg | (9-2) | Def. West Forsyth 27-21 |
| 14 | Weddington | (10-1) | Def. North Meck 35-6 |
| 15 | Myers Park | (8-3) | Def. Mooresville 44-26 |
| 16 | Charlotte Catholic | (6-3) | Lost to Marvin Ridge 20-19 |
| 17 | Hickory Ridge | (9-2) | Def. A.C. Reynolds 31-7 |
| 18 | Hoggard | (10-1) | Def. Corinth Holders 35-0 |
| 19 | Reagan | (7-4) | Lost to Porter Ridge 27-21 |
| 20 | Millbrook | (10-1) | Def. Garner 49-14 |
| 21 | Ardrey Kell | (8-2) | Def. NW Guilford 62-7 |
| 22 | Pine Forest | (10-1) | Def. Jordan 28-21 |
| 23 | Wake Forest | (8-3) | Def. Hoke County 47-0 |
| 24 | Heritage | (10-1) | Def. Clayton 34-12 |
| 25 | Asheville | (9-2) | Def. Davie 61-28 |
3A Classification
| Rank | School | Record | Result |
| 1 | Dudley | (10-1) | Def. North Henderson 60-0 |
| 2 | Seventy-First | (11-0) | Def. West Brunswick 28-6 |
| 3 | Crest | (8-2) | Def. Carson 28-7 |
| 4 | Statesville | (10-0) | Def. Enka 49-0 |
| 5 | Northern Nash | (10-1) | Def. Northwood 24-17 |
| 6 | Kings Mountain | (9-2) | Def. Franklin 21-17 |
| 7 | Southern Nash | (9-1) | Def. White Oak 49-6 |
| 8 | West Charlotte | (7-3) | Def. Stuart Cramer 34-10 |
| 9 | Eastern Alamance | (8-1) | Def. East Wake 56-12 |
| 10 | North Davidson | (7-3) | Def. West Henderson 59-14 |
| 11 | Westover | (9-1) | Def. Vance County 46-8 |
| 12 | J.B. Hunt | (9-2) | Def. Franklinton 28-14 |
| 13 | Jacksonville | (8-2) | Def. Western Alamance 22-8 |
| 14 | South Point | (8-3) | Def. Eastern Guilford 41-31 |
| 15 | Oak Grove | (7-3) | Lost to East Lincoln 22-14 |
| 16 | Pisgah | (10-1) | Def. Southern Guilford 29-20 |
| 17 | Central Davidson | (7-3) | Lost to Ledford 28-21 |
| 18 | Lee County | (8-3) | Def. West Johnston 59-15 |
| 19 | Eastern Guilford | (7-3) | Lost to South Point 41-31 |
| 20 | Fike | (7-3) | Lost to Williams 48-24 |
| 21 | Scotland | (6-4) | Deff. Southern Durham 35-13 |
| 22 | J.H. Rose | (7-4) | Def. Croatan 45-24 |
| 23 | Havelock | (7-3) | Def. Rocky Mount 33-28 |
| 24 | Hibriten | (8-3) | Def. Freedom 14-13 |
| 25 | Walter Williams | (7-4) | Def. Fike 48-24 |
2A Classification
| Rank | School | Record | Result |
| 1 | Reidsville | 10-0) | Def. Randleman 49-7 |
| 2 | Shelby | (10-1) | Def. Owen 55-3 |
| 3 | Salisbury | (10-0) | Def. North Forsyth 49-6 |
| 4 | Northeastern | (10-0) | Def. East Carteret 52-8 |
| 5 | Whiteville | (10-0) | Def. Camden Co. 56-0 |
| 6 | Maiden | (11-0) | Def. Mt. Pleasant 37-7 |
| 7 | St. Pauls | (9-0) | Def. Goldsboro 56-0 |
| 8 | Hendersonville | (10-1) | Def. West Stanly 42-0 |
| 9 | Princeton | (10-0) | Def. Bunn 56-20 |
| 10 | Burns | (8-3) | Def. McMichael 56-14 |
| 11 | East Surry | (10-0) | Def. Newton-Conover 30-6 |
| 12 | East Duplin | (10-1) | Def. West Bladen 63-0 |
| 13 | Monroe | (8-1) | Def. Lincolnton 57-13 |
| 14 | Wallace-Rose Hill | (9-2) | Def. SW Edgecombe 71-36 |
| 15 | Chase | (10-1) | Def. Pine Lake Prep 47-8 |
| 16 | John A. Holmes | (8-2) | Def. North Pitt 28-22 |
| 17 | Washington | (9-2) | Def. S.Columbus 63-36 |
| 18 | J.M. Robinson | (10-1) | Def. West Stokes 33-14 |
| 19 | Clinton | (8-2) | Def. Hertford Co. 48-44 |
| 20 | Bunker Hill | (10-1) | Def. Bunker Hill 21-7 |
| 21 | Hertford County | (7-4) | Lost to Clinton 48-44 |
| 22 | West Lincoln | (9-2) | Def. Surry Central 41-7 |
| 23 | Cummings | (9-1-1) | Def. Greene Central 36-28 |
| 24 | Providence Grove | (8-3) | Lost to Forest Hills 27-26 |
| 25 | Southwestern Randolph | (8-3) | Lost to Polk County 29-14 |
1A Classification
| Rank | School | Record | Result |
| 1 | Eastern Randolph | (9-0) | OPEN |
| 2 | Mount Airy | (11-0) | Def. Union Academy 75-0 |
| 3 | Tarboro | (9-1) | OPEN |
| 4 | Northside | (9-1) | OPEN |
| 5 | Mitchell | (9-2) | Def. South Davidson 49-10 |
| 6 | Mountain Island Charter | (9-1) | Season Complete |
| 7 | Robbinsville | (7-3) | Def. WS Prep 66-14 |
| 8 | Mountain Heritage | (8-2) | Def. Albemarle 51-0 |
| 9 | North Moore | (9-1) | OPEN |
| 10 | Thomasville | (8-2) | Def. Highland Tech 62-0 |
| 11 | Andrews | (7-3) | Def. Bishop McGuinness 34-6 |
| 12 | Murphy | (7-4) | Def. Alleghany 58-20 |
| 13 | Southside | (10-1) | Def. South Creek 48-0 |
| 14 | Northampton County | (8-2) | OPEN |
| 15 | Cherokee | (5-4) | Def. Cherryville 36-15 |
| 16 | North Rowan | (7-3) | Def. Bessemer City 62-0 |
| 17 | Rosewood | (5-2) | OPEN |
| 18 | Swain County | (5-5) | Def. Hayesville 40-14 |
| 19 | Pender County | (6-3) | Def. Lejeune (F) |
| 20 | Riverside Martin | (6-3) | Def. Chatham Central 48-0 |
| 21 | Perquimans | (7-2) | Def. NW Halifax 51-8 |
| 22 | Starmount | (7-4) | Def. South Stanly 65-8 |
| 23 | Thomas Jefferson | (7-3) | Def. Avery 39-7 |
| 24 | South Stokes | (6-4) | Def. Christ the King 28-16 |
| 25 | Draughn | (6-5) | Def. Elkin 56-9 |
