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The latest CarolinaPreps.com – Red Zone Strength Top-25 Power Rankings have been released following the third weekend of the 2023 season.
4A
| Rank | School | Record | Prev. |
| 1 | Grimsley | (3-0) | 1 |
| 2 | Weddington | (3-0) | 2 |
| 3 | East Forsyth | (3-0) | 3 |
| 4 | Mallard Creek | (1-1) | 4 |
| 5 | Leesville Road | (3-0) | 5 |
| 6 | Hough | (2-1) | 13 |
| 7 | Butler | (2-1) | 11 |
| 8 | Cleveland | (3-0) | 8 |
| 9 | Cardinal Gibbons | (2-1) | 9 |
| 10 | Rolesville | (2-1) | 10 |
| 11 | South View | (3-0) | 18 |
| 12 | Chambers | (1-1) | 14 |
| 13 | Mooresville | (3-0) | 15 |
| 14 | Jordan | (2-1) | 22 |
| 15 | New Bern | (3-0) | 16 |
| 16 | Hoggard | (1-1) | 19 |
| 17 | Marvin Ridge | (3-0) | 24 |
| 18 | Porter Ridge | (3-0) | 21 |
| 19 | Watauga | (3-0) | NR |
| 20 | Pinecrest | (3-0) | 6 |
| 21 | Charlotte Catholic | (2-1) | 7 |
| 22 | Laney | (1-1) | 20 |
| 23 | Mount Tabor | (2-1) | 23 |
| 24 | Lake Norman | (3-0) | 25 |
| 25 | Holly Springs | (3-0) | NR |
Dropped Out: Millbrook, Independence
3A
| Rank | School | Record | Prev. |
| 1 | Dudley | (3-0) | 2 |
| 2 | Crest | (3-0) | 1 |
| 3 | Kings Mountain | (3-0) | 3 |
| 4 | West Charlotte | (3-0) | 6 |
| 5 | Seventy-First | (2-0) | 4 |
| 6 | Northern Nash | (3-0) | 7 |
| 7 | Scotland | (3-0) | 8 |
| 8 | East Lincoln | (3-0) | 5 |
| 9 | North Brunswick | (3-0) | 10 |
| 10 | Southern Nash | (3-0) | 11 |
| 11 | Cape Fear | (2-0) | 12 |
| 12 | Havelock | (2-0) | 9 |
| 13 | J.M. Robinson | (3-0) | 15 |
| 14 | West Henderson | (3-0) | 16 |
| 15 | South Point | (1-1) | 13 |
| 16 | Eastern Alamance | (3-0) | 18 |
| 17 | Eastern Guilford | (2-0) | 19 |
| 18 | Hickory | (2-0) | 21 |
| 19 | Terry Sanford | (1-2) | 14 |
| 20 | Walter Williams | (2-1) | NR |
| 21 | A.C. Reynolds | (1-2) | NR |
| 22 | Northwest Cabarrus | (2-0) | 24 |
| 23 | Jacksonville | (2-0) | 22 |
| 24 | Pisgah | (3-0) | 25 |
| 25 | Westover | (3-0) | NR |
Dropped Out: Lee County, J.H. Rose, Southern Durham
2A
| Rank | School | Record | Prev. |
| 1 | Clinton | (3-0) | 1 |
| 2 | Salisbury | (3-0) | 3 |
| 3 | Whiteville | (3-0) | 4 |
| 4 | Reidsville | (3-0) | 2 |
| 5 | Forest Hills | (3-0) | 5 |
| 6 | East Duplin | (3-0) | 6 |
| 7 | Monroe | (2-1) | 7 |
| 8 | John A. Holmes | (2-0) | 10 |
| 9 | Burns | (1-2) | 9 |
| 10 | Princeton | (3-0) | 8 |
| 11 | Northeastern | (2-0) | 11 |
| 12 | Chase | (2-0) | 13 |
| 13 | Nash Central | (3-0) | 20 |
| 14 | Bunker Hill | (2-0) | 17 |
| 15 | West Lincoln | (3-0) | 19 |
| 16 | Randleman | (3-0) | 21 |
| 17 | Wallace-Rose Hill | (0-3) | 12 |
| 18 | Shelby | (0-3) | 24 |
| 19 | East Gaston | (3-0) | 25 |
| 20 | Community School of Davidson | (3-0) | 18 |
| 21 | James Kenan | (2-1) | 14 |
| 22 | Maiden | (1-1) | 16 |
| 23 | Hertford County | (2-1) | 23 |
| 24 | Cummings | (2-1) | NR |
| 25 | Kinston | (2-1) | NR |
Dropped Out: West Craven, Bandys
1A
| Rank | School | Record | Prev. |
| 1 | Mount Airy | (3-0) | 1 |
| 2 | Tarboro | (3-0) | 2 |
| 3 | Robbinsville | (3-0) | 3 |
| 4 | Swain County | (3-0) | 7 |
| 5 | Mitchell | (3-0) | 4 |
| 6 | Murphy | (1-1) | 6 |
| 7 | Mountain Island Charter | (2-0) | 9 |
| 8 | Thomasville | (2-1) | 11 |
| 9 | Mountain Heritage | (1-2) | 8 |
| 10 | Draughn | (2-1) | 13 |
| 11 | Northampton County | (3-0) | 5 |
| 12 | West Columbus | (3-0) | 10 |
| 13 | Andrews | (3-0) | 14 |
| 14 | North Rowan | (2-1) | 12 |
| 15 | Eastern Randolph | (2-1) | 16 |
| 16 | Starmount | (3-0) | 15 |
| 17 | Hayesville | (3-0) | 17 |
| 18 | North Duplin | (3-0) | 18 |
| 19 | East Wilkes | (3-0) | 19 |
| 20 | North Moore | (2-1) | 20 |
| 21 | Cherokee | (2-1) | 28 |
| 22 | Perquimans | (3-0) | 24 |
| 23 | Wilson Prep | (2-1) | NR |
| 24 | Washington County | (2-0) | 23 |
| 25 | Lakewood | (3-0) | NR |
Dropped Out: Northside, Polk County
