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Here is how the teams ranked in the CarolinaPreps.com Top-25 Power Rankings fared during Week 3 of the 2023 High School Football season.
4A
| Rank | School | Record | Result |
| 1 | Grimsley | (3-0) | Def. Reagan 41-15 |
| 2 | Weddington | (3-0) | Def. West Forsyth 44-22 |
| 3 | East Forsyth | (3-0) | Def. A.C. Reynolds 27-21 |
| 4 | Mallard Creek | (1-1) | OPEN |
| 5 | Leesville Road | (3-0) | Def. Overhills 28-0 |
| 6 | Pinecrest | (3-0) | Def. Middle Creek 27-24 |
| 7 | Charlotte Catholic | (2-1) | Lost to Providence Day 42-7 |
| 8 | Cleveland | (3-0) | Def. West Johnston 46-0 |
| 9 | Cardinal Gibbons | (2-1) | Def. Richmond 26-9 |
| 10 | Rolesville | (2-1) | Def. East Wake 56-0 |
| 11 | Butler | (1-1) | at Langston Hughes (GA) |
| 12 | Independence | (1-2) | Lost to West Charlotte 21-20 |
| 13 | Hough | (2-1) | Def. Dutch Fork 20-17 |
| 14 | Chambers | (1-1) | Def. Glenn 41-0 |
| 15 | Mooresville | (3-0) | Def. West Rowan 48-7 |
| 16 | New Bern | (2-0) | at #15 (2A) West Craven (Tues) |
| 17 | Millbrook | (1-1) | Lost to Garner 33-28 |
| 18 | South View | (3-0) | Def. Riverside 43-0 |
| 19 | Hoggard | (1-1) | Def. Hoggard 27-18 |
| 20 | Laney | (1-1) | OPEN |
| 21 | Porter Ridge | (3-0) | Def. Hickory Ridge 38-22 |
| 22 | Jordan | (2-1) | Def. Heritage 45-7 |
| 23 | Mount Tabor | (2-1) | Def. Page 40-6 |
| 24 | Marvin Ridge | (3-0) | Def. Ardrey Kell 38-35 |
| 25 | Lake Norman | (3-0) | Def. Asheville 34-7 |
3A
| Rank | School | Record | Result |
| 1 | Crest | (3-0) | Def. Shelby 53-38 |
| 2 | Dudley | (3-0) | Def. Hillside 54-8 |
| 3 | Kings Mountain | (3-0) | Def. Burns 24-13 |
| 4 | Seventy-First | (2-0) | OPEN |
| 5 | East Lincoln | (3-0) | Def. Lincolnton 28-14 |
| 6 | West Charlotte | (3-0) | Def. Independence 21-20 |
| 7 | Northern Nash | (3-0) | Def. J.H. Rose 34-21 |
| 8 | Scotland | (3-0) | Def. Marlboro County 49-20 |
| 9 | Havelock | (2-0) | OPEN |
| 10 | North Brunswick | (3-0) | Def. Swansboro 43-0 |
| 11 | Southern Nash | (3-0) | Def. Fike 42-14 |
| 12 | Cape Fear | (2-0) | Def. Terry Sanford 38-25 |
| 13 | South Point | (1-1) | Lost to Charlotte Christian 41-36 |
| 14 | Terry Sanford | (1-2) | Lost to Cape Fear 38-25 |
| 15 | J.M. Robinson | (3-0) | Def. Concord 40-0 |
| 16 | West Henderson | (3-0) | Def. Polk County 48-6 |
| 17 | Lee County | (2-1) | Lost to SE Guilford 36-29 |
| 18 | Eastern Alamance | (3-0) | Def. Northern Guilford 48-44 |
| 19 | Eastern Guilford | (2-0) | OPEN |
| 20 | J.H. Rose | (1-2) | Lost to Northern Nash 34-21 |
| 21 | Hickory | (2-0) | OPEN |
| 22 | Jacksonville | (2-0) | OPEN |
| 23 | Southern Durham | (1-2) | Lost to Williams 17-8 |
| 24 | Northwest Cabarrus | (2-0) | OPEN |
| 25 | Pisgah | (3-0) | Def. Hampton (TN) 42-14 |
2A
| Rank | School | Record | Result |
| 1 | Clinton | (3-0) | Def. Lumberton 41-6 |
| 2 | Reidsville | (3-0) | Def. Rockingham County 28-19 |
| 3 | Salisbury | (3-0) | Def. East Rowan 65-7 |
| 4 | Whiteville | (3-0) | Def. James Kenan 42-7 |
| 5 | Forest Hills | (3-0) | Def. Walkertown 41-6 |
| 6 | East Duplin | (3-0) | Def. Richlands 49-14 |
| 7 | Monroe | (2-1) | Def. Rocky River 48-7 |
| 8 | Princeton | (3-0) | Def. Rosewood 41-34 |
| 9 | Burns | (1-2) | Lost to Kings Mountain 24-13 |
| 10 | John A. Holmes | (2-0) | Def. Rocky Mount 20-9 |
| 11 | Northeastern | (2-0) | OPEN |
| 12 | Wallace-Rose Hill | (0-3) | Lost to Hoggard 27-18 |
| 13 | Chase | (2-0) | OPEN |
| 14 | James Kenan | (2-1) | Lost to Whiteville 42-7 |
| 15 | West Craven | (1-1) | vs. #16 (4A) New Bern (Tues) |
| 16 | Maiden | (1-1) | Lost to Watauga 47-21 |
| 17 | Bunker Hill | (2-0) | OPEN |
| 18 | Community School of Davidson | (3-0) | Def. Corvian 35-28 |
| 19 | West Lincoln | (3-0) | Def. Fred T. Foard 49-20 |
| 20 | Nash Central | (3-0) | Def. Goldsboro 65-0 |
| 21 | Randleman | (3-0) | Def. Cedar Ridge 56-0 |
| 22 | Bandys | (2-0) | OPEN |
| 23 | Hertford County | (2-1) | Def. Bertie 39-8 |
| 24 | Shelby | (0-3) | Lost to Crest 53-38 |
| 25 | East Gaston | (3-0) | Def. Stuart Cramer 35-14 |
1A
| Rank | School | Record | Result |
| 1 | Mount Airy | (3-0) | Def. Surry Central 56-0 |
| 2 | Tarboro | (3-0) | Def. North Edgecombe 62-6 |
| 3 | Robbinsville | (3-0) | Def. Mountain Heritage 28-17 |
| 4 | Mitchell | (3-0) | Def. Alleghany 22-14 |
| 5 | Northampton County | (2-0) | at KIPP Pride (Saturday) |
| 6 | Murphy | (1-1) | OPEN |
| 7 | Swain County | (3-0) | Def. Franklin 40-13 |
| 8 | Mountain Heritage | (1-2) | Lost to Robbinsville 28-17 |
| 9 | Mountain Island Charter | (2-0) | OPEN |
| 10 | West Columbus | (3-0) | Def. West Bladen 27-15 |
| 11 | Thomasville | (2-1) | Def. T.W. Andrews 25-6 |
| 12 | North Rowan | (2-1) | Def. Anson County 38-28 |
| 13 | Draughn | (2-1) | Def. East Burke 33-24 |
| 14 | Andrews | (3-0) | Def. New Faith 56-0 |
| 15 | Starmount | (3-0) | Def. Forbush 47-14 |
| 16 | Eastern Randolph | (2-1) | Def. Southern Lee 36-15 |
| 17 | Hayesville | (3-0) | Def. Georgia Force 49-27 |
| 18 | North Duplin | (3-0) | Def. Jones 50-0 |
| 19 | East Wilkes | (3-0) | Def. North Wilkes 48-2 |
| 20 | North Moore | (2-1) | Def. Northwood 38-12 |
| 21 | Polk County | (1-2) | Lost to West Henderson 48-6 |
| 22 | East Bladen | (1-1) | at Ashley (Saturday) |
| 23 | Washington County | (2-0) | OPEN |
| 24 | Perquimans | (3-0) | Def. Pasquotank 37-14 |
| 25 | Northside | (1-1) | vs. Martin County (ppd) |
