North Carolina high school football rankings:
4A
| Rank | School | Record | Prev. |
| 1 | Chambers | (3-0) | 1 |
| 2 | Hough | (2-0) | 2 |
| 3 | East Forsyth | (2-0) | 4 |
| 4 | Grimsley | (2-0) | 5 |
| 5 | Cardinal Gibbons | (2-1) | 9 |
| 6 | Cleveland | (2-0) | 6 |
| 7 | New Bern | (3-0) | 10 |
| 8 | Charlotte Catholic | (2-0) | 8 |
| 9 | Weddington | (3-0) | 14 |
| 10 | Richmond | (2-1) | 3 |
| 11 | Northern Guilford | (3-0) | 17 |
| 12 | Myers Park | (2-1) | 15 |
| 13 | Butler | (1-2) | 7 |
| 14 | Wake Forest | (3-0) | 13 |
| 15 | South View | (2-0) | 12 |
3A
| Rank | School | Record | Prev. |
| 1 | Scotland | (2-1) | 2 |
| 2 | Lee County | (2-1) | 3 |
| 3 | Dudley | (2-1) | 1 |
| 4 | Havelock | (1-0) | 4 |
| 5 | Jacksonville | (2-0) | 5 |
| 6 | Kings Mountain | (2-1) | 14 |
| 7 | Seventy-First | (2-0) | 8 |
| 8 | South Point | (2-1) | 7 |
| 9 | Crest | (0-1) | 11 |
| 10 | J.B. Hunt | (3-0) | 12 |
| 11 | Northern Nash | (2-0) | 16 |
| 12 | Cape Fear | (2-0) | 13 |
| 13 | Oak Grove | (2-1) | 17 |
| 14 | West Charlotte | (2-0) | 19 |
| 15 | East Lincoln | (3-0) | 10 |
2A
| Rank | School | Record | Prev. |
| 1 | Reidsville | (2-0) | 1 |
| 2 | Northeastern | (2-0) | 3 |
| 3 | Salisbury | (2-0) | 4 |
| 4 | Hendersonville | (3-0) | 5 |
| 5 | Shelby | (2-0) | 6 |
| 6 | Maiden | (3-0) | 7 |
| 7 | Burns | (2-1) | 2 |
| 8 | Clinton | (1-0) | 8 |
| 9 | Washington | (2-0) | 9 |
| 10 | Wallace-Rose Hill | (2-0) | 11 |
| 11 | Whiteville | (2-0) | 12 |
| 12 | St. Pauls | (1-0) | 10 |
| 13 | Princeton | (3-0) | 13 |
| 14 | John A. Holmes | (1-0) | 24 |
| 15 | Kinston | (3-0) | 18 |
1A
| Rank | School | Record | Prev. |
| 1 | Eastern Randolph | (2-0) | 1 |
| 2 | Tarboro | (2-1) | 2 |
| 3 | Mount Airy | (3-0) | 8 |
| 4 | Mitchell | (2-1) | 5 |
| 5 | Robbinsville | (1-1) | 3 |
| 6 | Mountain Heritage | (1-1) | 4 |
| 7 | Murphy | (1-1) | 6 |
| 8 | Thomasville | (2-0) | 16 |
| 9 | Thomas Jefferson | (2-0) | 7 |
| 10 | Rosewood | (2-1) | 13 |
| 11 | Northside | (2-1) | 12 |
| 12 | Perquimans | (2-0) | 11 |
| 13 | Swain County | (2-0) | 23 |
| 14 | North Rowan | (2-0) | 25 |
| 15 | Riverside Martin | (1-0) | 15 |
This story was originally published September 8, 2021 at 6:00 AM.
