There are 13 new teams in the N.C. class-by-class statewide rankings after Week 3 of the season. There are also two new No. 1 teams among the 10 polls.
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The rankings are sponsored by The Charlotte Observer and the News & Observer of Raleigh. The media companies also sponsor a ranking of the top 25 teams in the state, regardless of class, called The Super 25. Finally, The Observer hosts The Sweet 16 ranking for its regional teams that began in 1984.
This week, two new teams sit atop the various N.C. polls: In 6A, Greenville’s Rose High jumped three spots to No. 1 after former No. 1 TC Roberson lost, 19-16, at 5A South Point on Friday. South Point is No. 3 in the 5A poll this week, up three spots.
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Also moving up to No. 1 was Taboro (2-1) in 2A. Tarboro replaced Charlotte’s Corvian Community School, which fell one spot after losing, 54-14, to Chambers on Thursday. Chambers moved up to No. 3 in the 8A poll.
NCHSAA 8A
1. Hough 3-0 Prev. 1
2. Millbrook 3-0 Prev. 4
3. Chambers 3-0 Prev. 5
4. Mallard Creek 2-1 Prev. 2
5. Hoggard 2-1 Prev. 3
6. Palisades 3-0 Prev. 6
7. West Charlotte 2-1 Prev. 8
8. Rolesville 0-2 Prev. 7
9. West Forsyth 2-1 Prev. 10
10. Myers Park 1-2 Prev. NR
NCHSAA 7A
1. Grimsley 3-0 Prev. 1
2. Lake Norman 3-0 Prev. 2
3. Weddington 3-0 Prev. 3
4. Clayton 3-0 Prev. 7
5. Southeast Raleigh 3-0 Prev. 4
6. Reagan 3-0 Prev. 6
7. Cardinal Gibbons 2-1 Prev. 5
8. East Forsyth 2-1 Prev. NR
9. Page 3-0 Prev. 10
10. Southern Durham 2-1 Prev. 8
NCHSAA 6A
1. J.H. Rose 3-0 Prev. 3
2. Seventy-First 2-0 Prev. 2
3. Asheboro 2-0 Prev. 4
4. Scotland 2-1 Prev. 6
5. T.C. Roberson 2-1 Prev. 1
6. Jacksonville 1-1 Prev. 5
7. Kings Mountain 2-1 Prev. NR
8. Southern Alamance 3-0 Prev. 8
9. Ashbrook 2-1 Prev. NR
10. Middle Creek 2-1 Prev. 9
NCHSAA 5A
1. Robinson 3-0 Prev. 1
2. Northside-Jax 2-0 Prev. 2
3. South Point 3-0 Prev. 6
4. Crest 3-0 Prev. 3
5. Hunt 2-0 Prev. 4
6. Franklin 3-0 Prev. 5
7. Hickory 2-1 Prev. 7
8. Oak Grove 2-1 Prev. 9
9. East Lincoln 3-0 Prev. 8
10. St. Pauls 3-0 Prev. NR
NCHSAA 4A
1. Hibriten 3-0 Prev. 1
2. SouthWest Edgecombe 2-0 Prev. 3
3. Reidsville 1-2 Prev. 2
4. Burns 1-2 Prev. 4
5. Stuart Cramer 2-0 Prev. 5
6. Eastern Wayne 2-0 Prev. 6
7. West Iredell 3-0 Prev. 8
8. Tuscola 3-0 Prev. NR
9. East Duplin 3-0 Prev. 9
10. Maiden 2-1 Prev. 10
NCHSAA 3A
1. Lincolnton 3-0 Prev. 1
2. Shelby 2-1 Prev. 2
3. James Kenan 2-0 Prev. 4
4. Hendersonville 3-0 Prev. 3
5. Whiteville 3-0 Prev. 5
6. North Stanly 3-0 Prev. 9
7. Midway 3-0 Prev. NR
8. Mount Airy 2-1 Prev. 10
9. Northeastern 1-1 Prev. 7
10. Eastern Randolph 1-2 Prev. 6
NCHSAA 2A
1. Tarboro 2-1 Prev. 2
2. Corvian Community 2-1 Prev. 1
3. Starmount 3-0 Prev. 3
4. Warren County 2-0 Prev. 4
5. Murphy 1-1 Prev. 5
6. Community School of Davidson 2-1 Prev. 7
7. East Wilkes 1-2 Prev. 6
8. Mitchell 2-1 Prev. 10
9. Holmes 2-0 Prev. NR
10. North Rowan 2-1 Prev. NR
NCHSAA 1A
1. Robbinsville 0-3 Prev. 1
2. Northside 3-0 Prev. 3
3. Wilson Prep 1-2 Prev. 2
4. South Davidson 3-0 Prev. 4
5. Thomas Jefferson 2-1 Prev. 5
6. North Edgecombe 1-1 Prev. 6
7. Rosman 1-2 Prev. NR
8. Winston-Salem Prep 1-2 Prev. NR
9. Chatham Central 2-0 Prev. NR
10. East Columbus 2-1 Prev. 7
NCISAA
1. Providence Day 2-1 Prev. 1
2. Cannon School 3-0 Prev. 2
3. Charlotte Country Day 2-1 Prev. 5
4. Charlotte Latin 1-2 Prev. 4
5. Charlotte Christian 1-2 Prev. 6
6. Christ School 3-0 Prev. 7
7. Asheville School 2-1 Prev. 8
8. High Point Christian 1-1 Prev. 9
9. Trinity Christian 3-0 Prev. 10
10. North Raleigh Christian 2-1 Prev. NR
NCISAA 8-MAN
1. John Paul II 3-0 Prev. 1
2. Faith Christian 3-0 Prev. 2
3. Cary Christian 4-0 Prev. 3
4. Lawrence Academy 3-1 Prev. 6
5. Arendell Parrott 1-2 Prev. 4
6. Pungo Christian 3-0 Prev. 5
7. St. David’s 2-1 Prev. 7
8. Wake Christian 1-2 Prev. 8
This story was originally published September 7, 2026 at 5:00 AM with the headline “NC football rankings: 13 new teams, Rose and Tarboro take No. 1 spots.”
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