Are there really 17 new teams in the NC high school basketball rankings? Why, yes.
As N.C. high school basketball teams ready to begin conference play this week -- and holiday tournament season -- the boys and girls state rankings are getting a mighty shake up.
On the girls’ side, there are eight new teams in this week’s class-by-class rankings from The Charlotte Observer and News & Observer of Raleigh.
There’s one new girls No. 1: Providence Day of Charlotte.
On the boys side, welcome nine new teams, including Charlotte Country Day, which was 1-17 just two years ago.
Third-year coach David Carrier, who built a NC power at Providence Day, is slowly doing the same at his new school. Last season, Country Day was 17-16 and won a game in the state playoffs.
Now this.
“I love these guys,” Carrier said, “and I’ve had them working for three years now, and we’ve got a lot of seniors, and it’s just been fun seeing them grow up, and seeing them become a family.
“It’s been fun for this old man.”
Country Day beat Carolina International 79-55 at home Saturday and improved to 9-1. The Bucs have won six straight games heading Tuesday’s non-conference showdown with unbeaten Charlotte Catholic (5-0). That’s the game of the night in Mecklenburg County.
“I tell you, man we’re enjoying the ride,” Carrier said. “We had a slow build, and we played a lot this summer. We worked out a lot this fall. We had most everybody back on our team and we’re just enjoying the moment. We feel we’ve got a lot of potential and I just love these guys. I feel like we are a family and it’s a lot of fun and I’m very blessed.”
Boys Rankings
NCISAA
| Rank | School | Record | Prvs. |
| 1 | Carmel Christian | 9-1 | 1 |
| 2 | Christ School | 8-0 | 4 |
| 3 | Concord Academy | 9-2 | 2 |
| 4 | United Faith | 8-1 | 3 |
| 5 | Providence Day | 6-1 | 5 |
| 6 | The Burlington School | 7-3 | 6 |
| 7 | Greensboro Day | 8-2 | 7 |
| 8 | Cannon | 8-2 | 8 |
| 9 | Forsyth Country Day | 10-0 | 10 |
| 10 | Charlotte Country Day | 9-1 | NR |
NCHSAA 4A
| Rank | NCHSAA | Record | Prvs. |
| 1 | North Mecklenburg | 4-0 | 2 |
| 2 | Myers Park | 1-1 | 1 |
| 3 | Holly Springs | 3-1 | 3 |
| 4 | Millbrook | 3-1 | 4 |
| 5 | Wake Forest | 3-0 | 6 |
| 6 | Olympic | 4-0 | 9 |
| 7 | Chambers | 2-2 | NR |
| 8 | Mt. Tabor | 3-0 | NR |
| 9 | Pine Forest | 3-1 | NR |
| 10 | Richmond | 6-1 | NR |
NCHSAA 3A
| Rank | NCHSAA | Record | Prvs. |
| 1 | Central Cabarrus | 5-0 | 1 |
| 2 | Northwood | 3-0 | 2 |
| 3 | West Charlotte | 4-1 | 3 |
| 4 | Northern Nash | 2-0 | 4 |
| 5 | Southern Durham | 3-0 | 5 |
| 6 | Hickory | 4-0 | 6 |
| 7 | Westover | 5-0 | 7 |
| 8 | Rocky Mount | 2-0 | 8 |
| 9 | Southern Nash | 3-0 | 9 |
| 10 | Crest | 1-0 | NR |
NCHSAA 2A
| Rank | NCHSAA | Record | Prvs. |
| 1 | Farmville Central | 3-0 | 1 |
| 2 | Goldsboro | 3-0 | 5 |
| 3 | North Surry | 3-0 | 7 |
| 4 | Salisbury | 3-1 | 2 |
| 5 | JM Robinson | 3-2 | 4 |
| 6 | Cummings | 1-1 | 3 |
| 7 | R.S. Central | 3-1 | NR |
| 8 | Kinston | 3-1 | 6 |
| 9 | North Johnston | 4-0 | NR |
| 10 | Shelby | 0-1 | 10 |
NCHSAA 1A
| Rank | NCHSAA | Record | Prvs. |
| 1 | Chatham Charter | 9-0 | 1 |
| 2 | Washington County | 1-0 | 2 |
| 3 | Bessemer City | 3-0 | 3 |
| 4 | Bishop McGuinness | 2-0 | 4 |
| 5 | Southeast Halifax | 2-0 | NR |
| 6 | North Edgecombe | 1-1 | 6 |
| 7 | KIPP Pride | 1-1 | 7 |
| 8 | Wilson Prep | 1-2 | 8 |
| 9 | Thomasville | 0-1 | 5 |
| 10 | Hayesville | 1-1 | 10 |
Girls Rankings
NCISAA
| Rank | NCISAA | Record | Prvs. |
| 1 | Providence Day | 6-0 | 4 |
| 2 | Grace Christian | 5-0 | 3 |
| 3 | Cannon School | 5-2 | 1 |
| 4 | Asheville Christian | 4-1 | 5 |
| 5 | Rabun Gap | 8-2 | 2 |
| 6 | O’Neal Schol | 7-1 | 6 |
| 7 | Victory Christian | 7-1 | 8 |
| 8 | Saint David’s | 5-0 | 9 |
| 9 | North Raleigh Christian | 3-3 | NR |
| 10 | Rocky Mount Academy | 5-1 | 10 |
NCHSAA 4A
| Rank | School | Record | Prvs. |
| 1 | Charlotte Catholic | 2-1 | 1 |
| 2 | Panther Creek | 3-0 | 2 |
| 3 | Northern Guilford | 3-0 | 4 |
| 4 | Lake Norman | 6-0 | 5 |
| 5 | Myers Park | 3-1 | 6 |
| 6 | North Mecklenburg | 5-1 | 7 |
| 7 | Willow Spring | 5-0 | 8 |
| 8 | Watauga | 3-1 | 9 |
| 9 | Apex Friendship | 3-1 | 10 |
| 10 | Hillside | 1-1 | NR |
NCHSAA 3A
| Rank | School | Record | Prvs. |
| 1 | Rocky Mount | 3-0 | 1 |
| 2 | D.H. Conley | 6-0 | NR |
| 3 | Ben L. Smith | 2-0 | 3 |
| 4 | Freedom | 3-0 | 8 |
| 5 | Southern Durham | 4-0 | 9 |
| 6 | South Central | 3-1 | 5 |
| 7 | North Davidson | 2-1 | 4 |
| 8 | Parkwood | 3-1 | 7 |
| 9 | E.E. Smith | 3-1 | 3 |
| 10 | Terry Sanford | 2-2 | 2 |
NCHSAA 2A
| Rank | School | Record | Prvs. |
| 1 | Salisbury | 3-1 | 1 |
| 2 | Shelby | 1-0 | 2 |
| 3 | East Rutherford | 2-0 | 3 |
| 4 | Farmville Central | 2-2 | 4 |
| 5 | North Pitt | 3-1 | 5 |
| 6 | Randleman | 5-0 | 6 |
| 7 | Newton-Conover | 4-0 | 7 |
| 8 | Seaforth | 2-0 | NR |
| 9 | East Bladen | 4-0 | 9 |
| 10 | Saint Pauls | 2-1 | NR |
NCHSAA 1A
| Rank | School | Record | Prvs. |
| 1 | Bishop McGuinness | 2-0 | 1 |
| 2 | Mountain Heritage | 4-0 | 3 |
| 3 | Falls Lake Charter | 8-0 | 7 |
| 4 | North Rowan | 3-1 | 6 |
| 5 | Midway | 2-1 | NR |
| 6 | Chatham Charter | 3-1 | 8 |
| 7 | Bessemer City | 3-0 | 9 |
| 8 | Starmount | 1-1 | 5 |
| 9 | Holmes | 2-0 | NR |
| 10 | Chatham Central | 2-0 | NR |
Note: Records through games played Saturday Dec. 3
This story was originally published December 5, 2022 at 1:44 PM.