Carolina VarsityNC high school football · 2026

Week 9 conference rankings · Oct 13–19

3A conferences

16 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 3A team.

#ConferenceBest team
1Northeastern CoastalNCHSAA · 5A, 4A, 3A672.7-3.118-12Northeastern
2Southern PiedmontNCHSAA · 4A, 3A, 2A969.8-1.810-8Shelby
3Swine ValleyNCHSAA · 3A, 2A769.70.313-12James Kenan
4Eastern PlainsNCHSAA · 3A, 2A668.61.012-17Tarboro
5Mountain ValleyNCHSAA · 4A, 3A, 2A866.0-8.815-9Starmount
6Western PiedmontNCHSAA · 4A, 3A864.0-2.312-15Hibriten
7NorthwestNCHSAA · 4A, 3A663.9-3.212-18Mount Airy
8East CentralNCHSAA · 4A, 3A663.2-5.214-16East Duplin
9Catawba ShoresNCHSAA · 4A, 3A, 2A862.5-7.013-11Corvian Community
10Western HighlandsNCHSAA · 3A, 2A761.8-9.415-13Hendersonville
11Quad CountyNCHSAA · 4A, 3A, 2A659.7-9.313-16Bunn
12Yadkin ValleyNCHSAA · 3A, 2A, 1A858.9-12.712-12North Stanly
13Central CarolinaNCHSAA · 3A658.8-10.214-16Thomasville
14Mid StateNCHSAA · 5A, 4A, 3A758.4-6.011-17Reidsville
15Four RiversNCHSAA · 4A, 3A558.1-6.613-16Eastern Randolph
16SoutheasternNCHSAA · 5A, 4A, 3A657.5-5.713-17Whiteville

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.