Carolina VarsityNC high school football · 2026

Week 8 conference rankings · Oct 8–10

1A conferences

8 conferences, strongest first by the average power of their teams that have played. Click a conference for its teams; click a column to sort by it. A conference with teams in more than one classification is listed under each, so this list counts every conference with an 1A team.

#ConferenceBest team
1Yadkin ValleyNCHSAA · 3A, 2A, 1A859.4-11.612-12North Stanly
2Smoky MountainNCHSAA · 2A, 1A756.6-2.77-19Murphy
3CarolinaNCHSAA · 2A, 1A753.8-15.312-14East Bladen
4Eastern CarolinaNCHSAA · 1A548.7-21.011-14Wilson Preparatory Academy
5Roanoke RiverNCHSAA · 2A, 1A745.0-16.99-18Warren County
6Greater TriadNCHSAA · 2A, 1A742.2-25.111-16South Davidson Middle and
7Coastal PlainsNCHSAA · 2A, 1A640.6-20.011-18Northside
8AtlanticNCHSAA · 1A425.6-30.54-12Hobgood Charter

Avg power and Avg SOS are averages over the conference's teams that have played, on the report's rating scale. Non-conf is the conference's combined record against teams outside it, out-of-state opponents included; it sorts by win percentage. A conference with fewer than 4 teams that have played is marked and listed after the rest: its average rests on too few teams to lean on.