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The CarolinaPreps.com – Red Zone Strength Top-25 Power Rankings have been released following the second week of the 2023 North Carolina High School Football season.
1A Classification
| Rank | School | Record | Prev. |
| 1 | Mount Airy | (2-0) | 1 |
| 2 | Tarboro | (2-0) | 2 |
| 3 | Robbinsville | (2-0) | 3 |
| 4 | Mitchell | (2-0) | 5 |
| 5 | Northampton County | (2-0) | 6 |
| 6 | Murphy | (1-1) | 4 |
| 7 | Swain County | (2-0) | 11 |
| 8 | Mountain Heritage | (1-1) | 8 |
| 9 | Mountain Island Charter | (2-0) | 19 |
| 10 | West Columbus | (2-0) | 9 |
| 11 | Thomasville | (1-1) | 12 |
| 12 | North Rowan | (1-1) | 7 |
| 13 | Draughn | (1-1) | 13 |
| 14 | Andrews | (2-0) | 17 |
| 15 | Starmount | (2-0) | 14 |
| 16 | Eastern Randolph | (1-1) | 16 |
| 17 | Hayesville | (2-0) | 18 |
| 18 | North Duplin | (2-0) | 21 |
| 19 | East Wilkes | (2-0) | 22 |
| 20 | North Moore | (1-1) | 10 |
| 21 | Polk County | (1-1) | 15 |
| 22 | East Bladen | (1-1) | 25 |
| 23 | Washington County | (2-0) | NR |
| 24 | Perquimans | (2-0) | NR |
| 25 | Northside | (1-1) | 20 |
Dropped Out: Hobbton, Southside
2A Classification
| Rank | School | Record | Prev. |
| 1 | Clinton | (2-0) | 1 |
| 2 | Reidsville | (2-0) | 7 |
| 3 | Salisbury | (2-0) | 4 |
| 4 | Whiteville | (2-0) | 5 |
| 5 | Forest Hills | (2-0) | 9 |
| 6 | East Duplin | (2-0) | 11 |
| 7 | Monroe | (1-1) | 2 |
| 8 | Princeton | (2-0) | 10 |
| 9 | Burns | (1-1) | 8 |
| 10 | John A. Holmes | (1-0) | 19 |
| 11 | Northeastern | (2-0) | 15 |
| 12 | Wallace-Rose Hill | (0-2) | 3 |
| 13 | Chase | (2-0) | 14 |
| 14 | James Kenan | (2-0) | 20 |
| 15 | West Craven | (1-1) | 6 |
| 16 | Maiden | (1-0) | 12 |
| 17 | Bunker Hill | (2-0) | 21 |
| 18 | Community School of Davidson | (2-0) | 18 |
| 19 | West Lincoln | (2-0) | 25 |
| 20 | Nash Central | (2-0) | NR |
| 21 | Randleman | (2-0) | 22 |
| 22 | Bandys | (2-0) | NR |
| 23 | Hertford County | (1-1) | 16 |
| 24 | Shelby | (0-2) | 17 |
| 25 | East Gaston | (2-0) | NR |
Dropped Out: Greene Central, Cummings, East Surry
3A Classification
| Rank | School | Record | Prev. |
| 1 | Crest | (2-0) | 1 |
| 2 | Dudley | (2-0) | 4 |
| 3 | Kings Mountain | (2-0) | 2 |
| 4 | Seventy-First | (2-0) | 3 |
| 5 | East Lincoln | (2-0) | 5 |
| 6 | West Charlotte | (2-0) | 7 |
| 7 | Northern Nash | (2-0) | 6 |
| 8 | Scotland | (2-0) | 10 |
| 9 | Havelock | (2-0) | 8 |
| 10 | North Brunswick | (2-0) | 9 |
| 11 | Southern Nash | (2-0) | 11 |
| 12 | Cape Fear | (1-0) | 12 |
| 13 | South Point | (1-0) | 15 |
| 14 | Terry Sanford | (1-1) | 17 |
| 15 | J.M. Robinson | (2-0) | 21 |
| 16 | West Henderson | (2-0) | 24 |
| 17 | Lee County | (2-0) | 19 |
| 18 | Eastern Alamance | (2-0) | 22 |
| 19 | Eastern Guilford | (2-0) | NR |
| 20 | J.H. Rose | (1-1) | 16 |
| 21 | Hickory | (2-0) | 20 |
| 22 | Jacksonville | (2-0) | 23 |
| 23 | Southern Durham | (1-1) | 25 |
| 24 | Northwest Cabarrus | (2-0) | NR |
| 25 | Pisgah | (2-0) | NR |
Dropped Out: Williams, Southern Alamance, Oak Grove
4A Classification
| Rank | School | Record | Prev. |
| 1 | Grimsley | (2-0) | 1 |
| 2 | Weddington | (2-0) | 2 |
| 3 | East Forsyth | (2-0) | 3 |
| 4 | Mallard Creek | (1-1) | 4 |
| 5 | Leesville Road | (2-0) | 11 |
| 6 | Pinecrest | (2-0) | 9 |
| 7 | Charlotte Catholic | (2-0) | 13 |
| 8 | Cleveland | (2-0) | 6 |
| 9 | Cardinal Gibbons | (1-1) | 5 |
| 10 | Rolesville | (1-1) | 7 |
| 11 | Butler | (1-1) | 12 |
| 12 | Independence | (1-1) | 14 |
| 13 | Hough | (1-1) | 10 |
| 14 | Chambers | (0-1) | 8 |
| 15 | Mooresville | (2-0) | 20 |
| 16 | New Bern | (2-0) | 19 |
| 17 | Millbrook | (1-0) | 25 |
| 18 | South View | (2-0) | NR |
| 19 | Hoggard | (0-1) | 16 |
| 20 | Laney | (1-1) | 17 |
| 21 | Porter Ridge | (2-0) | NR |
| 22 | Jordan | (1-1) | NR |
| 23 | Mount Tabor | (1-1) | 21 |
| 24 | Marvin Ridge | (2-0) | 24 |
| 25 | Lake Norman | (2-0) | NR |
Dropped Out: Hillside, Ardrey Kell, Clayton, Olympic
