Which are the best high school basketball teams in North Carolina? Check our rankings
Four new teams enter the N.C. high school basketball statewide rankings this week.
The weekly rankings are sponsored by The Charlotte Observer and the News & Observer of Raleigh.
The rankings are compiled by longtime N.C. basketball experts Rick Lewis and Alex Bass, co-hosts of The Charlotte Observer’s “Talking Preps” streaming show.
Girls’ rankings
NCISAA
| Rk | School | Rec. | Prvs. |
| 1 | Cannon School | 9-1 | 1 |
| 2 | Concord Academy | 5-3 | 2 |
| 3 | Charlotte Country Day | 6-1 | 3 |
| 4 | Grace Christian | 4-1 | 5 |
| 5 | Wesleyan Christian | 5-2 | 4 |
| 6 | High Point Christian | 1-1 | 6 |
| 7 | Greensboro Day | 6-2 | 8 |
| 8 | Cresset Christian | 2-1 | 9 |
| 9 | Providence Day | 2-5 | 7 |
| 10 | O’Neal School | 2-3 | 10 |
NCHSAA 4A
| Rk | School | Rec. | Prvs. |
| 1 | Rolesville | 3-0 | 1 |
| 2 | Lake Norman | 4-0 | 2 |
| 3 | Mallard Creek | 3-1 | 4 |
| 4 | Northern Guilford | 2-0 | 5 |
| 5 | Watauga | 0-2 | 3 |
| 6 | South Mecklenburg | 5-0 | 6 |
| 7 | Hoggard | 4-0 | 7 |
| 8 | North Mecklenburg | 2-0 | 8 |
| 9 | Marvin Ridge | 3-1 | 10 |
NCHSAA 3A
| Rk | School | Rec. | Prvs. |
| 1 | Terry Sanford | 1-0 | 1 |
| 2 | East Lincoln | 1-0 | 2 |
| 3 | South Central | 3-0 | 3 |
| 4 | A.C. Reynolds | 0-0 | 4 |
| 5 | Rocky Mount | 1-0 | 5 |
| 6 | Ben L. Smith | 3-0 | 8 |
| 7 | Cramer | 3-1 | 6 |
| 8 | E.E. Smith | 3-1 | 7 |
| 9 | Scotland | 0-1 | 9 |
| 10 | West Rowan | 0-1 | 10 |
NCHSAA 2A
| Rk | School | Rec. | Prvs. |
| 1 | East Burke | 3-0 | 1 |
| 2 | North Wilkes | 3-0 | 3 |
| 3 | J.M. Robinson | 2-1 | 2 |
| 4 | T.W. Andrews | 0-0 | 6 |
| 5 | Seaforth | 3-1 | 7 |
| 6 | Goldsboro | 5-1 | 4 |
| 7 | Saint Paul’s | 4-1 | 5 |
| 8 | Newton-Conover | 3-0 | 10 |
| 9 | Maiden | 2-0 | NR |
| 10 | North Pill | 1-2 | 8 |
NCHSAA 1A
| Rk | School | Rec. | Prvs. |
| 1 | Cherokee | 0-0 | 1 |
| 2 | Bishop McGuinness | 0-0 | 2 |
| 3 | Hayesville | 0-0 | 3 |
| 4 | North Rowan | 0-0 | 5 |
| 5 | Pamlico | 0-0 | 7 |
| 6 | Mountain Heritage | 0-1 | 4 |
| 7 | Perquimans | 0-0 | 8 |
| 8 | East Columbus | 2-1 | 6 |
| 9 | Gates | 0-0 | 9 |
| 10 | East Bladen | 2-1 | 10 |
Boys’ rankings
NCISAA
| Rk | School | Rec. | Prvs. |
| 1 | Christ School | 6-0 | 1 |
| 2 | Concord Academy | 9-0 | 4 |
| 3 | The Burlington School | 6-3 | 3 |
| 4 | Providence Day | 6-2 | 6 |
| 5 | Davidson Day | 6-4 | 2 |
| 6 | Greensboro Day | 8-2 | 5 |
| 7 | Harrells Christian | 5-1 | NR |
| 8 | Greenfield | 7-2 | 7 |
| 9 | Caldwell Academy | 7-3 | 8 |
| 10 | Asheville School | 5-0 | 10 |
NCHSAA 4A
| Rk | School | Rec. | Prvs. |
| 1 | Lake Norman | 4-0 | 1 |
| 2 | New Hanover | 1-0 | 2 |
| 3 | North Mecklenburg | 2-0 | 3 |
| 4 | Green Level | 4-0 | 4 |
| 5 | Chambers | 2-1 | 5 |
| 6 | Holly Springs | 4-0 | 6 |
| 7 | Garner | 2-0 | 7 |
| 8 | Jordan | 4-0 | NR |
| 9 | Clayton | 1-1 | 10 |
| 10 | West Forsyth | 0-0 | NR |
NCHSAA 3A
| Rk | School | Rec. | Prvs. |
| 1 | Ben Smith | 2-0 | 1 |
| 2 | Swansboro | 3-0 | 2 |
| 3 | Southern Durham | 3-0 | 3 |
| 4 | Crest | 0-0 | 4 |
| 5 | Northern Nash | 1-0 | 5 |
| 6 | South Caldwell | 5-0 | 6 |
| 7 | Seventy-First | 1-1 | 7 |
| 8 | Jay M. Robinson | 2-1 | 8 |
| 9 | First Flight | 1-1 | 9 |
| 10 | North Lincoln | 1-2 | 10 |
NCHSAA 2A
| Rk | School | Rec. | Prvs. |
| 1 | Reidsville | 0-0 | 1 |
| 2 | Farmville Central | 1-0 | 2 |
| 3 | West Bladen | 2-0 | 3 |
| 4 | Washington | 1-0 | 4 |
| 5 | Pine Lake Prep | 3-0 | 8 |
| 6 | Lincoln Charter | 1-2 | 6 |
| 7 | Maiden | 0-0 | 7 |
| 8 | Hertford | 0-0 | 9 |
| 9 | Bandys | 1-0 | 10 |
| 10 | Lincolnton | 1-1 | 5 |
NCHSAA 1A
| Rk | School | Rec. | Prvs. |
| 1 | Southern Wake Academy | 6-0 | 1 |
| 2 | Queens Grant | 6-3 | 3 |
| 3 | Carolina International | 5-0 | 4 |
| 4 | Corvian Community | 0-2 | 2 |
| 5 | South Stokes | 2-0 | 5 |
| 6 | Wilson Prep | 2-0 | 6 |
| 7 | Eastern Randolph | 0-0 | 7 |
| 9 | Bishop McGuinness | 0-0 | 8 |
| 9 | Northampton County | 0-0 | 9 |
| 10 | Washington County | 0-0 | 10 |
Langston Wertz Jr.
The Charlotte Observer