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