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