Which are the top girls’ basketball teams in NC? Check our preseason rankings
High school basketball practice officially began Wednesday for most of the state’s teams, but the first games are less than a week away.
Here are the N.C. statewide preseason girls’ basketball rankings, sponsored by The Charlotte Observer and News & Observer of Raleigh.
They are compiled by longtime N.C. basketball expert Randall Clark, who is a co-host of The Observer’s Talking Preps basketball show, which will return in January.
NCISAA
Rk., School
1. Grace Christian
2. Cannon School
3. Providence Day
4. Rocky Mount Academy
5. Concord Academy
6. Victory Christian
7. Wesleyan Christian
8. Crossroads Christian
NCHSAA 8A
Rk., School
1. Wakefield
2. Mallard Creek
3. Hoggard
4. Rolesville
5. South Mecklenburg
6. Richmond Senior
7. Ardrey Kell
8. Myers Park
NCHSAA 7A
Rk., School
1. McDowell
2. Marvin Ridge
3. Lake Norman
4. North Mecklenburg
5. Chapel Hill
6. Southeast Raleigh
7. New Hanover
8. Hickory Ridge
NCHSAA 6A
Rk, School
1. Watauga
2. Terry Sanford
3. AC Reynolds
4. South View
5. Gray’s Creek
6. East Chapel Hill
7. Ben Smith
8. Freedom
NCHSAA 5A
Rk., School
1. North Lincoln
2. Western Alamance
3. Rocky Mount
4. Southeast Alamance
5. Seaforth
6. Oak Grove
7. Fike
8. East Lincoln
NCHSAA 4A
Rk., School
1. Stuart Cramer
2. East Burke
3. East Duplin
4. Fairmont
5. TW Andrews
6. Pisgah
7. East Duplin
8. Bandys
NCHSAA 3A
Rk., School
1. Goldsboro
2. Mountain Heritage
3. North Wilkes
4. Wake Prep
5. Martin County
6. Shelby
7. Hendersonville
8. East Surry
NCHSAA 2A
Rk., School
1. Cherokee
2. Perquimans
3. Queen’s Grant
4. Roxboro Community
5. North Duplin
6. Albemarle
7. Pamlico County
8. Bishop McGuinness
NCHSAA 1A
Rk., School
1. Wilson Prep
2. Northside-Pinetown
3. Falls Lake
4. East Columbus
5. Neuse Charter
6. Vance Charter
7. Jackson Day
8. Chatham Central
This story was originally published October 30, 2025 at 6:30 AM.
