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