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Here is how the teams ranked in the Top-25 of the CarolinaPreps.com Power Rankings fared during the 4th week of the 2023 North Carolina High School Football season.
4A Classification
| Rank | School | Record | Result |
| 1 | Grimsley | (3-0) | OPEN |
| 2 | Weddington | (3-1) | Lost to #5 Butler 22-15 |
| 3 | East Forsyth | (3-0) | OPEN |
| 4 | Mallard Creek | (1-2) | Lost to Gaffney 24-7 |
| 5 | Butler | (3-1) | Def. #2 Weddington 22-15 |
| 6 | Leesville Road | (4-0) | Def. Heritage 49-7 |
| 7 | Hough | (2-1) | OPEN |
| 8 | Cleveland | (3-0) | OPEN |
| 9 | Rolesville | (3-1) | Def. #10 Cardinal Gibbons 52-32 |
| 10 | Cardinal Gibbons | (2-2) | Lost to #9 Rolesville 52-32 |
| 11 | South View | (3-0) | OPEN |
| 12 | Chambers | (2-1) | Def. Hickory Ridge 63-14 |
| 13 | Mooresville | (3-0) | OPEN |
| 14 | Jordan | (3-1) | Def. Smithfield-Selma 56-14 |
| 15 | New Bern | (4-0) | Def. Knightdale 49-0 |
| 16 | Hoggard | (2-1) | Def. J.H. Rose 38-14 |
| 17 | Marvin Ridge | (3-1) | Lost to #24 Lake Norman 23-21 |
| 18 | Porter Ridge | (4-0) | Def. West Cabarrus 31-7 |
| 19 | Watauga | (4-0) | Def. #21 A.C. Reynolds 36-35 |
| 20 | Pinecrest | (4-0) | Def. New Hanover 35-3 |
| 21 | Charlotte Catholic | (3-1) | Def. North Meck 29-0 |
| 22 | Laney | (2-1) | Def. #11 (3A) Cape Fear 28-21 |
| 23 | Mount Tabor | (2-1) | OPEN |
| 24 | Lake Norman | (4-0) | Def. #16 Marvin Ridge 23-21 |
| 25 | Holly Springs | (3-0) | OPEN |
3A Classification
| Rank | School | Record | Result |
| 1 | Dudley | (3-0) | OPEN |
| 2 | Crest | (3-0) | OPEN |
| 3 | Kings Mountain | (3-0) | OPEN |
| 4 | West Charlotte | (3-0) | OPEN |
| 5 | Seventy-First | (3-0) | Def. Hoke County 38-0 |
| 6 | Northern Nash | (4-0) | Def. D.H. Conley 37-12 |
| 7 | Scotland | (4-0) | Def. Jack Britt 40-35 |
| 8 | East Lincoln | (3-0) | OPEN |
| 9 | North Brunswick | (3-0) | OPEN |
| 10 | Southern Nash | (3-1) | Lost to Southern Alamance 22-15 |
| 11 | Cape Fear | (2-1) | Lost to #22 Laney 28-21 |
| 12 | Havelock | (3-0) | Def. West Craven 20-13 |
| 13 | J.M. Robinson | (4-0) | Def. Central Cabarrus 54-0 |
| 14 | West Henderson | (4-0) | Def. Erwin 40-10 |
| 15 | South Point | (2-1) | Def. Hibriten 20-7 |
| 16 | Eastern Alamance | (4-0) | Def. #4 Reidsville 19-14 |
| 17 | Eastern Guilford | (2-1) | Lost to Western Alamance 26-20 |
| 18 | Hickory | (3-0) | Def. Cox Mill 35-15 |
| 19 | Terry Sanford | (1-2) | OPEN |
| 20 | Walter Williams | (3-1) | Def. Morehead 44-7 |
| 21 | A.C. Reynolds | (1-3) | Lost to #18 Watauga 36-35 |
| 22 | Northwest Cabarrus | (3-0) | Def. Mt. Pleasant 48-0 |
| 23 | Jacksonville | (3-0) | Def. West Carteret 35-8 |
| 24 | Pisgah | (4-0) | Def. #17 (1A) Hayesville 32-7 |
| 25 | Westover | (3-0) | OPEN |
2A Classification
| Rank | School | Record | Result |
| 1 | Clinton | (4-0) | Def. #3 Whiteville 47-14 |
| 2 | Salisbury | (4-0) | Def. Person 31-6 |
| 3 | Whiteville | (3-1) | Lost to #1 Clinton 47-14 |
| 4 | Reidsville | (3-1) | Lost to #16 E. Alamance 19-14 |
| 5 | Forest Hills | (4-0) | Def. #20 Davidson 21-14 |
| 6 | East Duplin | (4-0) | Def. Croatan 56-14 |
| 7 | Monroe | (3-1) | Def. East Meck 70-0 |
| 8 | John A. Holmes | (2-0) | vs. North Pitt (Monday) |
| 9 | Burns | (2-2) | Def. Alexander Central 50-7 |
| 10 | Princeton | (3-0) | OPEN |
| 11 | Northeastern | (3-0) | Def. Rocky Mount 52-46 |
| 12 | Chase | (2-1) | Lost to #10 (1A) Draughn 35-25 |
| 13 | Nash Central | (4-0) | Def. Beddingfield 35-18 |
| 14 | Bunker Hill | (3-0) | Def. Hickory Hawks 45-6 |
| 15 | West Lincoln | (3-0) | OPEN |
| 16 | Randleman | (4-0) | Def. Union Pines 47-6 |
| 17 | Wallace-Rose Hill | (1-3) | Def. Pender 56-14 |
| 18 | Shelby | (1-3) | Def. Olympic 51-21 |
| 19 | East Gaston | (4-0) | Def. Ashbrook 27-0 |
| 20 | Community School of Davidson | (3-1) | Lost to #5 Forest Hills 21-14 |
| 21 | James Kenan | (3-1) | Def. East Bladen 42-14 |
| 22 | Maiden | (2-1) | Def. St. Stephens 50-19 |
| 23 | Hertford County | (2-1) | OPEN |
| 24 | Cummings | (3-1) | Def. Bartlett Yancey 42-14 |
| 25 | Kinston | (2-2) | Lost to Washington 12-7 |
1A Classification
| Rank | School | Record | Result |
| 1 | Mount Airy | (4-0) | Def. Ashe County 49-7 |
| 2 | Tarboro | (4-0) | Def. SW Edgecombe 35-20 |
| 3 | Robbinsville | (4-0) | Def. Alleghany 35-7 |
| 4 | Swain County | (4-0) | Def. Tuscola 30-26 |
| 5 | Mitchell | (4-0) | Def. #13 Andrews 20-3 |
| 6 | Murphy | (2-1) | Def. Smoky Mountain 49-27 |
| 7 | Mountain Island Charter | (3-0) | Def. SouthLake 42-13 |
| 8 | Thomasville | (3-1) | Def. Ben L. Smith 33-0 |
| 9 | Mountain Heritage | (2-2) | Def. Hendersonville 28-21 |
| 10 | Draughn | (3-1) | Def. #12 (2A) Chase 35-25 |
| 11 | Northampton County | (4-0) | Def. North Edgecombe 20-12 |
| 12 | West Columbus | (3-1) | Lost to St. Pauls 14-12 |
| 13 | Andrews | (3-1) | Lost to #5 Mitchell 20-3 |
| 14 | North Rowan | (3-1) | Def. T.W. Andrews 20-14 |
| 15 | Eastern Randolph | (2-1) | OPEN |
| 16 | Starmount | (4-0) | Def. North Wilkes 62-12 |
| 17 | Hayesville | (3-1) | Lost to #24 (3A) Pisgah 32-7 |
| 18 | North Duplin | (4-0) | Def. Lejeune 63-20 |
| 19 | East Wilkes | (3-1) | Lost to Wilkes Central 21-7 |
| 20 | North Moore | (2-1) | OPEN |
| 21 | Cherokee | (3-1) | Def. Rosman 43-6 |
| 22 | Perquimans | (3-0) | vs. Portsmouth Christian (late) |
| 23 | Wilson Prep | (2-1) | OPEN |
| 24 | Washington County | (2-0) | OPEN |
| 25 | Lakewood | (3-1) | Lost to Midway 32-26 |
