Five new teams join NC basketball rankings this week. Find out what are the state’s best
Five new teams join N.C. statewide high school basketball polls from The Charlotte Observer and News & Observer of Raleigh.
▪ There are no new girls’ teams this week and no new No. 1s, but there is some movement around each poll.
▪ In the boys’ polls, there are five new teams: 21-7 Providence Day in private; 16-3 Greensboro Smith in 3A; 17-5 West Stokes and 18-2 Patton in 2A; and there’s one new team in 1A, 15-5 Newton-Conover.
This week’s girls’ rankings
NCHSAA 4A
| Rk | School | Rec. | Prvs |
| 1 | Lake Norman | 18-1 | 1 |
| 2 | Charlotte Catholic | 18-3 | 2 |
| 3 | Mallard Creek | 17-3 | 3 |
| 4 | Panther Creek | 15-4 | 5 |
| 5 | Myers Park | 19-1 | 6 |
| 6 | Independence | 15-5 | 4 |
| 7 | Rolesville | 16-4 | 7 |
| 8 | Northern Guilford | 19-1 | 8 |
| 9 | Watauga | 17-3 | 9 |
| 10 | Willow Spring | 18-3 | 10 |
NCHSAA 3A
| Rk | School | Rec. | Prvs |
| 1 | West Rowan | 18-1 | 1 |
| 2 | Cape Fear | 17-1 | 2 |
| 3 | East Lincoln | 19-1 | 3 |
| 4 | Ben L. Smith | 17-2 | 4 |
| 5 | Hibriten | 15-3 | 5 |
| 6 | A.C. Reynolds | 18-1 | 6 |
| 7 | Oak Grove | 18-2 | 7 |
| 8 | Northwest Cabarrus | 16-4 | 10 |
| 9 | Rocky Mount | 14-4 | 9 |
| 10 | Jay M. Robinson | 14-4 | 8 |
NCHSAA 2A
| Rk | School | Rec. | Prvs |
| 1 | East Burke | 19-0 | 1 |
| 2 | East Rutherford | 19-2 | 2 |
| 3 | Seaforth | 17-2 | 3 |
| 4 | Southwest Onslow | 18-0 | 5 |
| 5 | North Stanly | 15-3 | 4 |
| 6 | T.W. Andrews | 17-2 | 6 |
| 7 | North Pitt | 16-3 | 7 |
| 8 | North Johnston | 13-4 | 8 |
| 9 | North Wilkes | 17-3 | 9 |
| 10 | St. Pauls | 12-4 | 10 |
NCHSAA 1A
| Rk | School | Rec. | Prvs |
| 1 | Falls Lake Charter | 21-2 | 1 |
| 2 | Bishop McGuiness | 17-3 | 2 |
| 3 | Chatham Charter | 18-1 | 3 |
| 4 | Cherokee | 17-1 | 4 |
| 5 | East Columbus | 16-1 | 5 |
| 6 | North Stokes | 18-3 | 6 |
| 7 | Mountain Herritage | 18-2 | 7 |
| 8 | Perquimans | 18-2 | 9 |
| 9 | Northside-Pinetown | 16-3 | 10 |
| 10 | Robbinsville | 13-5 | 8 |
This week’s boys’ rankings
NCISAA
| Rk | School | Rec. | Prvs |
| 1 | Christ School | 22-5 | 1 |
| 2 | High Point Christian | 24-3 | 3 |
| 3 | United Faith | 22-6 | 5 |
| 4 | Greenfield | 25-6 | 7 |
| 5 | Providence Day | 21-7 | NR |
| 6 | The Burlington School | 20-11 | 4 |
| 7 | Forsyth Country Day | 23-5 | 2 |
| 8 | Victory Christian | 23-7 | 9 |
| 9 | Fayetteville Academy | 22-4 | 8 |
| 10 | Covenant Day | 19-7 | 6 |
NCHSAA 4A
| Rk | School | Rec. | Prvs |
| 1 | Myers Park | 18-2 | 1 |
| 2 | North Mecklenburg | 16-3 | 2 |
| 3 | Weddington | 19-1 | 3 |
| 4 | Lake Norman | 19-1 | 4 |
| 5 | New Hanover | 20-0 | 5 |
| 6 | Green Level | 20-0 | 6 |
| 7 | Chambers | 14-6 | 7 |
| 8 | Mt. Tabor | 16-4 | 9 |
| 9 | Richmond | 15-5 | 10 |
| 10 | Davie County | 18-2 | 8 |
NCHSAA 3A
| Rk | School | Rec. | Prvs |
| 1 | Central Cabarrus | 20-0 | 1 |
| 2 | Hickory | 20-0 | 2 |
| 3 | Southern Guilford | 19-1 | 3 |
| 4 | Central Davidson | 20-1 | 8 |
| 5 | Swansboro | 19-1 | 7 |
| 6 | Westover | 17-1 | 5 |
| 7 | Crest | 14-2 | 4 |
| 8 | Ashbrook | 16-4 | 6 |
| 9 | Southern Durham | 13-4 | 10 |
| 10 | Ben Smith | 16-3 | NR |
NCHSAA 2A
| Rk | School | Rec. | Prvs. |
| 1 | Reidsville | 17-0 | 1 |
| 2 | Farmville Central | 20-1 | 2 |
| 3 | Salisbury | 18-3 | 3 |
| 4 | Northwood | 17-3 | 4 |
| 5 | West Bladen | 17-1 | 5 |
| 6 | Goldsboro | 17-2 | 6 |
| 7 | South Granville | 15-4 | 8 |
| 8 | West Stokes | 17-5 | NR |
| 9 | Patton | 18-2 | NR |
| 10 | Walkertown | 15-5 | 10 |
| 11 | West Caldwell | 15-5 | 9 |
NCHSAA 1A
| Rk | School | Rec. | Prvs |
| 1 | South Stokes | 19-1 | 1 |
| 2 | Bishop McGuinness | 16-3 | 4 |
| 3 | Washington County | 15-1 | 2 |
| 4 | Corvian Community | 16-3 | 6 |
| 5 | Bertie | 16-3 | 5 |
| 6 | Wilson Prep | 14-5 | 3 |
| 7 | North Edgecombe | 14-4 | 8 |
| 8 | Chatham Central | 17-2 | 7 |
| 9 | Northampton County | 14-4 | 10 |
| 10 | Newton Conover | 15-5 | NR |
Langston Wertz Jr.
The Charlotte Observer