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Here is how the teams ranked in the CarolinaPreps.com Top-25 Power Rankings fared during Round 3 of the NCHSAA State Playoffs.
4A
| Rank | School | Record | Opponent | Result | |
| 1 | Grimsley | (13-0) | vs. Hough | W 42-35 | |
| 2 | Rolesville | (12-1) | vs. Fuquay-Varina | W 69-21 | |
| 3 | Butler | (12-1) | vs. Mount Tabor | W 49-13 | |
| 4 | Hough | (11-2) | at Grimsley | L 42-35 | |
| 5 | Cleveland | (13-0) | vs. New Bern | W 56-13 | |
| 6 | Hoggard | (12-1) | vs. Laney | W 43-10 | |
| 7 | Weddington | (11-2) | vs. Charlotte Catholic | W 37-7 | |
| 8 | Cardinal Gibbons | (11-2) | vs. Clayton | W 30-28 | |
| 9 | Watauga | (12-1) | vs. Independence | L 34-14 | |
| 10 | Clayton | (10-3) | at Cardinal Gibbons | L 30-28 | |
| 11 | Independence | (10-3) | at Watauga | W 34-14 | |
| 12 | Charlotte Catholic | (9-4) | at Weddington | L 37-7 | |
| 13 | New Bern | (6-7*) | at Cleveland | L 56-13 | |
| 14 | Pinecrest | (11-1) | Season Complete | ||
| 15 | East Forsyth | (10-2) | Season Complete | ||
| 16 | Chambers | (8-4) | Season Complete | ||
| 17 | Laney | (10-3) | at Hoggard | L 43-10 | |
| 18 | Mount Tabor | (8-5) | at Butler | L 49-13 | |
| 19 | Mooresville | (11-1) | Season Complete | ||
| 20 | Porter Ridge | (9-3) | Season Complete | ||
| 21 | T.C. Roberson | (9-3) | Season Complete | ||
| 22 | Mallard Creek | (7-5) | Season Complete | ||
| 23 | Leesville Road | (9-3) | Season Complete | ||
| 24 | West Forsyth | (8-4) | |||
| 25 | Jordan | (8-4) | Season Complete | ||
3A
| Rank | School | Record | Opponent | Result |
| 1 | Dudley | (13-0) | vs. J.M. Robinson | W 50-28 |
| 2 | Seventy-First | (13-0) | vs. Fike | W 48-0 |
| 3 | Crest | (13-0) | vs. West Charlotte | W 30-29 |
| 4 | J.M. Robinson | (12-1) | at Dudley | L 50-28 |
| 5 | Havelock | (13-0)* | vs. J.H. Rose | W 20-6 |
| 6 | West Henderson | (13-0) | vs. Oak Grove | W 45-24 |
| 7 | Hickory | (13-0) | vs. A.C. Reynolds | W 61-38 |
| 8 | A.C. Reynolds | (9-4) | at Hickory | L 61-38 |
| 9 | Northern Nash | (12-1) | at Scotland | W 45-44 |
| 10 | Southern Alamance | (12-1) | vs. Terry Sanford | W 47-21 |
| 11 | Scotland | (10-3) | vs. Northern Nash | L 44-44 |
| 12 | West Charlotte | (9-4) | at Crest | L 30-29 |
| 13 | Oak Grove | (11-2) | at West Henderson | L 45-24 |
| 14 | Kings Mountain | (10-2) | Season Complete | |
| 15 | Southern Nash | (10-2) | Season Complete | |
| 16 | Northwest Cabarrus | (10-2) | Season Complete | |
| 17 | Fike | (9-4) | at Seventy-First | L 48-0 |
| 18 | Terry Sanford | (8-5) | at Southern Alamance | L 47-21 |
| 19 | Jacksonville | (9-2) | Season Complete | |
| 20 | Cape Fear | (9-3) | Season Complete | |
| 21 | Walter Williams | (9-3) | Season Complete | |
| 22 | J.H. Rose | (6-7) | at Havelock | L 20-6 |
| 23 | Southern Durham | (7-5) | Season Complete | |
| 24 | Pisgah | (9-3) | Season Complete | |
| 25 | Statesville | (8-4) | Season Complete |
2A
| Rank | School | Record | Opponent | Result |
| 1 | Clinton | (13-0) | vs. Southeast Alamance | W 42-7 |
| 2 | Monroe | (11-2) | at Bunker Hill | L 24-23 |
| 3 | Northeastern | (13-0) | vs. Princeton | W 62-53 |
| 4 | Salisbury | (12-1) | vs. Shelby | L 38-21 |
| 5 | Bunker Hill | (13-0) | vs. Monroe | W 24-23 |
| 6 | Reidsville | (12-1) | vs. Brevard | W 41-20 |
| 7 | Shelby | (10-3) | at Salisbury | W 38-21 |
| 8 | Forest Hills | (12-1) | at Community School of Davidson | W 48-21 |
| 9 | Community School of Davidson | (11-2) | vs. Forest Hills | L 48-21 |
| 10 | Hertford County | (10-3) | at Nash Central | L 71-68 |
| 11 | Nash Central | (11-2) | vs. Hertford County | W 71-68 |
| 12 | Brevard | (10-3) | at Reidsville | L 41-20 |
| 13 | Whiteville | (11-2) | at SouthWest Edgecombe | W 44-8 |
| 14 | SouthWest Edgecombe | (10-3) | vs. Whiteville | L 44-8 |
| 15 | Princeton | (9-4) | at Northeastern | L 62-53 |
| 16 | Burns | (8-4) | Season Complete | |
| 17 | West Lincoln | (9-3) | Season Complete | |
| 18 | Wallace-Rose Hill | (8-4) | Season Complete | |
| 19 | East Duplin | (10-2) | Season Complete | |
| 20 | Randleman | (10-2) | Season Complete | |
| 21 | Farmville Central | (9-3) | Season Complete | |
| 22 | West Craven | (8-4)* | Season Complete | |
| 23 | Maiden | (8-4) | Season Complete | |
| 24 | East Gaston | (8-3) | Season Complete | |
| 25 | Southeast Alamance | (8-5) | at Clinton | L 42-7 |
2A
| Rank | School | Record | Opponent | Result |
| 1 | Mount Airy | (13-0) | vs. Murphy | W 64-26 |
| 2 | Tarboro | (11-0) | vs. Southeast Halifax | W 36-0 |
| 3 | Robbinsville | (12-1) | vs. Swain County | W 30-24 |
| 4 | Swain County | (11-2) | at Robbinsville | L 30-24 |
| 5 | Eastern Randolph | (12-1) | vs. Thomasville | W 40-19 |
| 6 | Mountain Heritage | (10-3) | at North Rowan | L 48-39 |
| 7 | West Columbus | (11-1) | vs. Lakewood | W 28-0 |
| 8 | Murphy | (9-4) | at Mount Airy | L 64-26 |
| 9 | North Rowan | (11-2) | vs. Mountain Heritage | W 48-39 |
| 10 | Thomasville | (9-4) | at Eastern Randolph | L 40-19 |
| 11 | North Moore | (10-3) | at Wilson Prep | L 42-15 |
| 12 | Lakewood | (10-3) | at West Columbus | L 28-0 |
| 13 | Starmount | (10-2) | Season Complete | |
| 14 | Wilson Prep | (11-1) | vs. North Moore | W 42-15 |
| 15 | Southeast Halifax | (10-3) | at Tarboro | L 36-0 |
| 16 | East Bladen | (8-5) | at Rosewood | W 47-14 |
| 17 | Mitchell | (9-3) | Season Complete | |
| 18 | North Duplin | (9-3) | Season Complete | |
| 19 | Northside | (8-3) | Season Complete | |
| 20 | Rosewood | (7-6) | vs. East Bladen | L 47-14 |
| 21 | Hayesville | (7-5) | Season Complete | |
| 22 | Northampton County | (7-5)* | Season Complete | |
| 23 | Mountain Island Charter | (8-4) | Season Complete | |
| 24 | Corvian | (6-6) | Season Complete | |
| 25 | Draughn | (8-3) | Season Complete |
