Statewide high school baseball polls get big shakeups: New No. 1s, 8 new teams
In this week’s N.C. high school baseball polls, there are two new No. 1 ranked teams and eight new ranked teams.
The rankings are sponsored by The Charlotte Observer and the News & Observer of Raleigh. They are compiled by longtime N.C. high school sports expert Alex Bass, a co-host of The Observer’s streaming “Talking Preps” show.
▪ There’s a new No. 1 in the 4A poll: Greenville’s Conley High (14-1) and three new teams: Weddington (14-4), East Forsyth (16-3) and West Forsyth (14-3).
▪ There’s also a new No. 1 in the 3A poll: NC power Greenville Rose (13-2) takes over the top spot as South Central (10-5) fell three spots to No. 4. Two new teams are in this week: Rockingham County (17-1) and South Johnston (12-5).
▪ Two new teams join the 2A poll: Edenton’s Holmes High (13-3) and West Bladen (9-4).
▪ Finally, there’s one new team in the private school poll: 12-1 Burlington Christian.
This week’s rankings
NCHSAA 4A
| Rk | School | Rec. | Prvs. |
| 1 | Conley | 14-1 | 2 |
| 2 | Corinth Holders | 15-2 | 4 |
| 3 | Charlotte Catholic | 19-2 | 8 |
| 4 | Roberson | 13-4 | 1 |
| 5 | Providence | 15-2 | 5 |
| 6 | Wakefield | 15-3 | 6 |
| 7 | Weddington | 14-4 | NR |
| 8 | East Forsyth | 16-3 | NR |
| 9 | West Forsyth | 14-3 | NR |
| 10 | Southwest Guilford | 13-4 | 9 |
NCHSAA 3A
| Rk | School | Rec. | Prvs. |
| 1 | Rose | 13-2 | 2 |
| 2 | Terry Sanford | 16-3 | 3 |
| 3 | Southern Alamance | 13-2 | 4 |
| 4 | South Central | 10-5 | 1 |
| 5 | Rockingham County | 17-1 | NR |
| 6 | South Johnston | 12-5 | NR |
| 7 | Person | 12-5 | 8 |
| 8 | Southern Lee | 12-5 | 10 |
| 9 | North Gaston | 9-4 | 5 |
| 10 | East Rowan | 16-4 | 6 |
NCHSAA 2A
| Rk | School | Rec. | Prvs. |
| 1 | East Rutherford | 14-0 | 1 |
| 2 | Burns | 16-2 | 2 |
| 3 | Whiteville | 13-1 | 3 |
| 4 | North Stanly | 17-0 | 5 |
| 5 | Ayden-Grifton | 13-4 | 6 |
| 6 | East Carteret | 18-0 | 7 |
| 7 | Bunn | 16-1 | 4 |
| 8 | North Lenoir | 11-3 | 9 |
| 9 | Holmes | 13-3 | NR |
| 10 | West Bladen | 9-4 | NR |
NCHSAA 1A
| Rk | School | Rec. | Prvs. |
| 1 | Voyager Academy | 12-0 | 1 |
| 2 | Manteo | 13-4 | 2 |
| 3 | East Wake Academy | 10-3 | 3 |
| 4 | Perquimans | 13-4 | 4 |
| 5 | Bear Grass Charter | 14-1 | 5 |
| 6 | South Stanly | 13-4 | 6 |
| 7 | East Columbus | 8-6 | 7 |
| 8 | North Stokes | 13-6 | 8 |
| 9 | Oxford Prep | 12-2 | 10 |
| 10 | Rosewood | 13-6 | 9 |
NCISAA
| Rk | School | Rec. | Prvs. |
| 1 | Charlotte Christian | 19-4 | 1 |
| 2 | Metrolina Christian | 19-1 | 2 |
| 3 | Grace Christian | 13-3 | 4 |
| 4 | Charlotte Latin | 13-2 | 9 |
| 5 | Faith Christian | 15-4 | 5 |
| 6 | Greenfield | 13-2 | 6 |
| 7 | Burlington Christian | 12-1 | NR |
| 8 | Freedom Christian | 13-3 | 7 |
| 9 | North Raleigh Christian | 12-5 | 8 |
| 10 | Covenant Day | 14-3 | 3 |
