NC high school football NCHSAA rankings: With state finals on deck, which teams are No. 1?
Down to the final week, the state finals this weekend will pit the top teams in North Carolina against one another. After an up-and-down season that saw many preseason favorites fall, and underdogs rise, the final eight teams — two in each classification — have one last shot to lay claim to the top spot in the year-end rankings.
Here’s where everyone stands on state finals weekend:
The Observer/News & Observer NCHSAA Football Polls
4A
| Rk. | School | Rec. |
| 1. | Grimsley | 15-0 |
| 2. | New Bern | 15-0 |
| 3. | Weddington | 13-2 |
| 4. | Millbrook | 13-2 |
| 5. | Hough | 11-3 |
| 6. | A.C. Reynolds | 12-2 |
| 7. | Hillside | 13-1 |
| 8. | East Forsyth | 12-1 |
| 9. | Independence | 11-2 |
| 10. | Rolesville | 10-4 |
3A
| Rk. | School | Rec. |
1. | Northern Nash | 15-0 |
| 2. | East Lincoln | 15-0 |
| 3. | Seventy-First | 14-1 |
| 4. | South Point | 13-2 |
| 5. | Kings Mountain | 13-1 |
| 6. | Terry Sanford | 11-3 |
| 7. | Eastern Guilford | 9-5 |
| 8. | Crest | 9-4 |
| 9. | West Charlotte | 7-6 |
| 10. | Triton | 8-6 |
2A
| Rk. | School | Rec. |
| 1. | Reidsville | 14-1 |
| 2. | East Duplin | 14-1 |
| 3. | Burns | 13-2 |
| 4. | Wallace-Rose Hill | 12-3 |
| 5. | Monroe | 12-2 |
| 6. | East Surry | 12-1 |
| 7. | Maiden | 12-2 |
| 8. | Salisbury | 11-2 |
| 9. | Princeton | 12-2 |
| 10. | Whiteville | 12-2 |
1A
| Rk. | School | Rec. |
| 1. | Tarboro | 13-1 |
| 2. | Mount Airy | 14-1 |
| 3. | Draughn | 13-2 |
| 4. | Andrews | 13-1 |
5. | Eastern Randolph | 11-2 |
| 6. | Rosewood | 10-5 |
| 7. | North Moore | 13-1 |
| 8. | Northampton Cty. | 11-3 |
| 9. | Thomasville | 11-2 |
| 10. | Murphy | 9-4 |