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