Who’s the best high school basketball team in the Triangle? Latest N&O Sweet 16 rankings
Nothing left now but the state tournament, and that has the possibility of moving this ranking all over the place. But, for now, we have a pretty good idea which teams will be the top contenders.
Wakefield’s run to their conference title game allowed it to move up significantly, while an Apex Friendship loss affected the Top 10, as well. And newcomers? Cardinal Gibbons and Cary Christian appear to be heating up at the right time.
Here are the latest rankings:
Triangle Boys Sweet 16
| Rank | Team | League | Class | Record | Pvs. |
| 1 | Trinity Academy | NCISAA | 2A | 24-3 | 1 |
| 2 | Cleveland | NCHSAA | 4A | 26-1 | 2 |
| 3 | Jordan | NCHSAA | 4A | 20-3 | 3 |
| 4 | Holly Springs | NCHSAA | 4A | 23-4 | 5 |
| 5 | Hillside | NCHSAA | 4A | 18-4 | 6 |
| 6 | Apex Friendship | NCHSAA | 4A | 18-5 | 4 |
| 7 | Millbrook | NCHSAA | 4A | 17-8 | 7 |
| 8 | Wakefield | NCHSAA | 4A | 19-7 | 14 |
| 9 | Wake Forest | NCHSAA | 4A | 17-6 | 9 |
| 10 | Panther Creek | NCHSAA | 4A | 18-7 | 10 |
| 11 | Southern Durham | NCHSAA | 3A | 18-6 | 11 |
| 12 | Cardinal Gibbons | NCHSAA | 4A | 16-10 | NR |
| 13 | East Wake | NCHSAA | 3A | 18-5 | 8 |
| 14 | Cary Christian | NCISAA | 3A | 20-8 | NR |
| 15 | Ravenscroft | NCISAA | 4A | 14-9 | 13 |
| 16 | Cary Academy | NCISAA | 4A | 16-8 | 12 |