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