Carolina VarsityNC high school football · 2026

Week 8 rankings · Oct 8–10

7A rankings

60 teams. Click any column to sort by it; click again to reverse. A team with fewer than 5 games is marked with its games played: its rating still leans on last season, and the weekly report leaves it out of its tables until it reaches 5.

#TeamRec
WeddingtonSouthern Carolina7-0126.9+18.6-19.138.79.931.30.82857123.7135.0121.6
GrimsleyMetro6-0121.1+14.1-19.136.75.522.40.76831120.5127.6122.3
ClevelandGreater Neuse River6-0120.5+18.9-16.443.513.323.70.74724115.3108.7114.8
Lake NormanNorth Piedmont6-0119.1+21.4-12.742.510.021.80.73296113.8122.6119.2
ReaganCentral Piedmont5-1117.8+14.6-19.538.310.825.30.67714112.1122.5114.8
ClaytonGreater Neuse River7-0115.6+15.8-15.542.69.414.00.72320113.3108.1113.1
Cardinal GibbonsTriangle Six4-2114.0+13.9-14.531.016.831.00.68253113.9116.6116.7
Southeast RaleighGreater Neuse River5-2111.9+12.1-13.333.016.626.50.65217109.9108.1109.0
GarnerGreater Neuse River4-2110.5+12.5-11.434.519.826.60.64193107.0109.6110.7
Marvin RidgeSouthern Carolina5-1108.2+12.7-10.441.819.320.60.68685102.7103.8108.3
East ForsythCentral Piedmont3-3107.1+6.6-12.826.015.827.60.56759109.9108.4107.9
PageMetro6-0105.8+8.8-11.642.39.76.70.64384100.999.9109.3
Wake ForestNorthern Six4-2105.8+9.9-15.033.012.519.70.60535100.595.5109.0
Hickory RidgeGreater Metro GMAC5-1103.7+10.8-12.338.26.57.70.5840593.789.6102.3
RichmondMid South2-4102.8+3.1-10.124.521.329.60.47852102.696.995.4
A L BrownGreater Metro GMAC6-0102.7+12.7-7.142.213.07.30.6731797.0104.1104.6
Southern School of Energy and SustainabiTobacco Road3-2100.6+10.9-10.733.018.020.80.5953792.694.1106.3
MooresvilleNorth Piedmont2-4100.1+9.8+0.425.333.736.80.53606106.4104.1101.2
Davie CountyNorth Piedmont4-299.5+12.0-8.534.323.722.00.6479696.299.898.4
New BernBig Carolina4-299.3+12.9-6.633.229.025.90.67393102.7105.2102.1
ButlerMeck Power Six3-394.2+5.8-2.623.230.330.50.5962798.8100.197.4
Cape FearTri County5-192.3+6.9-2.134.718.75.60.6066793.184.992.4
D H ConleyBig Carolina5-191.2+8.9-1.835.825.39.70.6816091.089.890.0
South GarnerGreater Neuse River3-389.9+0.5-4.628.818.27.30.4734990.979.986.9
South CentralBig Carolina3-387.2+8.9-1.732.730.817.00.5545286.182.986.1
Fuquay-VarinaGreater Neuse River2-586.6+4.1+1.624.137.028.50.5018486.783.786.8
IndependenceMeck Power Six1-586.2-9.5-7.27.524.026.80.44865103.091.884.8
Jack BrittMid South2-486.2-5.4-5.216.226.023.30.4575989.078.885.1
North MecklenburgMeck Power Six2-484.4-1.3-2.724.318.38.80.3614686.172.679.2
Holly SpringsTriangle Six3-383.6-0.8-4.222.720.212.60.4998981.978.183.9
HopewellGreater Charlotte4-282.7-0.4-1.123.822.811.40.5361485.174.981.3
Porter RidgeSouthern Carolina3-482.4-7.8-2.515.125.719.50.4732291.178.882.7
North BrunswickCarolina Coast5-281.9-6.3-8.119.614.65.80.5521782.675.881.5
R J ReynoldsCentral Piedmont4-280.7-2.0-6.724.38.8-4.50.5267682.574.377.8
HeritageNorthern Six2-480.7-2.1-1.616.527.321.60.4844482.477.183.4
OverhillsMid South3-380.2+8.9+6.838.034.37.50.4733379.972.584.2
HillsideTobacco Road4-279.8-2.1-2.421.521.57.10.5541282.579.080.8
AshleyCarolina Coast3-379.3-1.9-2.317.827.318.50.5102477.873.182.0
SandersonTriangle Six3-379.3-4.6-1.825.220.72.60.4200077.970.778.2
New HanoverCarolina Coast2-479.0-3.8-0.512.831.023.90.5379584.176.981.5
TopsailCarolina Coast2-577.8-0.5-2.218.128.719.60.4765676.473.480.3
Pine ForestMid South3-376.9-3.7+1.919.329.516.80.4916779.371.681.9
West CabarrusGreater Metro GMAC2-476.9-6.8-1.013.229.720.90.5107482.173.476.1
South IredellNorth Piedmont1-576.5-7.5+0.712.231.523.20.3833979.368.873.7
Ballantyne RidgeSouthwestern3-375.8-0.2+1.526.525.56.80.5104071.873.378.8
Cox MillGreater Metro GMAC2-472.5-0.7+9.727.835.55.60.3346379.466.767.8
Purnell SwettTri County3-372.5-2.6+2.730.521.5-5.80.4251969.865.471.4
East WakeNorthern Six2-471.7-6.1-0.616.824.09.20.3916969.168.372.5
West MecklenburgGreater Charlotte0-771.7-5.9+7.816.333.115.80.2856977.365.370.4
ParklandCentral Piedmont3-367.1-8.6-2.715.513.7-6.00.4769068.064.868.1
CaryTriangle Six2-467.0-13.0+2.113.825.55.00.3316771.963.768.9
CuthbertsonSouthern Carolina1-666.7-3.7+15.921.344.614.00.3378580.465.266.2
LumbertonTri County1-564.9-6.7+5.714.231.09.00.3753765.363.762.7
Southwest GuilfordMetro1-563.7-8.7+5.111.327.28.00.3634964.358.969.2
KnightdaleNorthern Six0-659.1-12.6+8.98.536.511.10.3158567.252.359.9
McDowellNorthwestern1-556.4-3.8+10.322.342.00.80.4216463.359.657.0
Smithfield-SelmaGreater Neuse River0-756.3-12.0+11.68.143.016.40.3055860.450.456.7
RiversideTobacco Road1-556.1-10.9+9.412.535.25.50.3337356.853.264.6
Rocky RiverSouthwestern0-651.1-20.1+11.95.535.34.40.1922059.137.851.1
Chapel HillTobacco Road1-545.9-13.9+16.18.742.73.10.3111953.138.050.0

Off and Def are points above average once opponents are accounted for; for Def, lower is better. PPG and PA/G are points scored and allowed per game, as played. SOS is the average rating of the opponents played. Massey, MaxPreps and Simmons are those systems' ratings converted onto our power scale, and a dash means they don't rate the team. RPI is NCHSAA's official figure, as the association publishes it.