Six new teams are joining this week’s N.C. statewide high school football rankings, sponsored by The Charlotte Observer and the News & Observer of Raleigh.
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The media companies offer two N.C. rankings: one for the top 25 overall teams, regardless of classification, and a second one that ranks the top teams in 10 different classifications.
And joining the N.C. Super 25 this week are two Mecklenburg County teams that have been ranked previously this season: Myers Park (3-2) and Mallard Creek (4-2).
Myers Park is back in after winning its third straight game, beating Charlotte Country Day, 32-29, on Friday. The Mustangs lost to No. 2 Providence Day and No. 4 Weddington to start the season, but have gotten going since.
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Mallard Creek lost to nationally-ranked Buford (GA) and was upset by Myers Park in back-to-back weeks, but the Mavericks have won their last two games — 38-0 over a top 5-ranked team in Tennessee (McCallie) and a 43-6 win over 2025 N.C. 8A state semifinalist West Charlotte last week.
In the class rankings, there are four new teams: Apex Friendship (8A), R-S Central (4A), East Bladen (2A) and Father Capodano (NCISAA 8-Man).
All 10 No. 1 teams held onto their spots.
1. Hough 6-0 Prev. 1
2. Providence Day 5-1 Prev. 2
3. Grimsley 5-0 Prev. 3
4. Weddington 6-0 Prev. 7
5. Lake Norman 5-0 Prev. 4
6. Chambers 6-0 Prev. 5
7. Clayton 6-0 Prev. 8
8. Reagan 4-1 Prev. 9
9. Millbrook 4-0 Prev. 6
10. Hoggard 4-1 Prev. 10
11. Robinson 5-0 Prev. 13
12. Palisades 4-1 Prev. 14
13. Cardinal Gibbons 3-2 Prev. 11
14. Southeast Raleigh 5-1 Prev. 12
15. West Forsyth 4-1 Prev. 15
16. South Point 6-0 Prev. 16
17. Northside 5-0 Prev. 17
18. Crest 4-1 Prev. 18
19. Page 5-0 Prev. 20
20. Rose 5-0 Prev. 21
21. Hunt 5-0 Prev. 22
22. A.L. Brown 5-0 Prev. 23
23. Marvin Ridge 5-0 Prev. 24
24. Myers Park 3-2 Prev. NR
25. Mallard Creek 4-2 Prev. NR
NCHSAA 8A
1. Hough 6-0 Prev. 1
2. Chambers 6-0 Prev. 3
3. Millbrook 4-0 Prev. 2
4. Palisades 4-1 Prev. 4
5. Hoggard 4-1 Prev. 5
6. West Forsyth 4-1 Prev. 6
7. Myers Park 3-2 Prev. 8
8. Mallard Creek 4-2 Prev. 9
9. Rolesville 1-2 Prev. 10
10. Apex Friendship 6-0 Prev. NR
NCHSAA 7A
1. Grimsley 5-0 Prev. 1
2. Weddington 6-0 Prev. 3
3. Lake Norman 5-0 Prev. 2
4. Clayton 6-0 Prev. 4
5. Reagan 4-1 Prev. 5
6. Cardinal Gibbons 3-2 Prev. 6
7. Page 5-0 Prev. 8
8. Southeast Raleigh 5-1 Prev. 7
9. A.L. Brown 5-0 Prev. 9
10. Cleveland 5-0 Prev. 10
NCHSAA 6A
1. Rose 5-0 Prev. 1
2. Asheboro 5-0 Prev. 2
3. Scotland 4-1 Prev. 3
4. Kings Mountain 4-1 Prev. 4
5. Seventy-First 4-1 Prev. 7
6. T.C. Roberson 4-1 Prev. 5
7. Jacksonville 3-1 Prev. 6
8. Asheville 4-1 Prev. 8
9. Southern Alamance 4-1 Prev. 9
10. Franklinton 5-0 Prev. 10
NCHSAA 5A
1. Robinson 5-0 Prev. 1
2. South Point 6-0 Prev. 2
3. Northside 5-0 Prev. 3
4. Crest 4-1 Prev. 4
5. Hunt 5-0 Prev. 5
6. Franklin 6-0 Prev. 7
7. Oak Grove 4-1 Prev. 6
8. East Lincoln 6-0 Prev. 9
9. Hickory 5-1 Prev. 8
10. Southeast Alamance 6-0 Prev. 10
NCHSAA 4A
1. Hibriten 5-0 Prev. 1
2. Burns 4-2 Prev. 2
3. Tuscola 6-0 Prev. 5
4. West Iredell 5-0 Prev. 3
5. Stuart Cramer 4-1 Prev. 4
6. Eastern Wayne 5-0 Prev. 6
7. Andrews 5-1 Prev. 9
8. East Duplin 4-1 Prev. 8
9. Reidsville 3-3 Prev. 10
10. R-S Central 5-1 Prev. NR
NCHSAA 3A
1. Shelby 5-1 Prev. 1
2. Lincolnton 5-1 Prev. 2
3. Whiteville 5-0 Prev. 3
4. Hendersonville 5-0 Prev. 4
5. Midway 5-0 Prev. 5
6. James Kenan 3-1 Prev. 6
7. Northeastern 5-1 Prev. 10
8. Mount Airy 3-2 Prev. 7
9. Wallace-Rose Hill 3-2 Prev. 8
10. Martin County 4-0 Prev. 9
NCHSAA 2A
1. Tarboro 4-1 Prev. 1
2. Corvian Community 4-1 Prev. 2
3. Starmount 5-0 Prev. 3
4. Warren County 5-0 Prev. 4
5. Murphy 3-2 Prev. 5
6. Mitchell 4-2 Prev. 6
7. Holmes 4-1 Prev. 7
8. Community School of Davidson 3-2 Prev. 9
9. North Rowan 4-1 Prev. 10
10. East Bladen 4-2 Prev. NR
NCHSAA 1A
1. Northside 5-0 Prev. 1
2. Robbinsville 2-4 Prev. 2
3. Chatham Central 5-0 Prev. 5
4. North Edgecombe 3-2 Prev. 3
5. Wilson Prep 1-4 Prev. 4
6. South Davidson 3-2 Prev. 6
7. Rosman 3-3 Prev. 8
8. Rocky Mount Prep 4-1 Prev. 7
9. East Columbus 3-3 Prev. 10
10. Winston-Salem Prep 2-4 Prev. 9
NCISAA
1. Providence Day 5-1 Prev. 1
2. Cannon 4-1 Prev. 2
3. Country Day 2-3 Prev. 3
4. Charlotte Latin 2-4 Prev. 5
5. Asheville School 4-2 Prev. 7
6. Christ School 5-1 Prev. 4
7. High Point Christian 4-1 Prev. 8
8. Charlotte Christian 2-3 Prev. 6
9. North Raleigh Christian 3-2 Prev. 9
10. Trinity Christian 3-3 Prev. 10
NCISAA 8-MAN
1. John Paul II Catholic 5-0 Prev. 1
2. Faith Christian 5-0 Prev. 2
3. Cary Christian 6-0 Prev. 3
4. Lawrence Academy 5-1 Prev. 4
5. Pungo Christian 6-0 Prev. 6
6. Arendell-Parrott 1-4 Prev. 5
7. Liberty Christian 4-0 Prev. 9
8. St. David’s 2-4 Prev. 7
9. Wake Christian 1-5 Prev. 8
10. Father Capodanno 2-4 Prev. NR
This story was originally published September 27, 2026 at 5:00 AM with the headline “New NC statewide prep football rankings after Week 6: 11 polls, six new teams.”
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