Central Cabarrus leads HSOT's final statewide top 25 boys basketball rankings

HighSchoolOT has released its final basketball rankings for the 2022-2023 boys basketball season. Central Cabarrus High School remained the top team in the statewide Top 25 poll after finishing off a perfect 32-0 season. Myers Park and Farmville Central followed close behind, giving us one of the better top threes in recent history.

In our area code top 15s are led by Central Cabarrus, Northwood, Farmville Central, Christ School, Greensboro Day, and Richmond.

The HSOT Statewide Top 25 poll ranks the 25 best teams in North Carolina regardless of eligible association or classification. Additionally, HighSchoolOT produces Area Code Power Rankings that list the best 15 teams in each of the state's six area codes. For the purposes of consistency, HighSchoolOT divides the area codes by county line. Whichever area code covers the majority of the land in a county is the one that the schools in that county will fall under.

Schools that play in the North Carolina High School Athletic Association, North Carolina Independent Schools Athletic Association, or North Carolina Christian School Association are eligible to be ranked.

HSOT Statewide Top 25 Poll: Boys Basketball

1. Central Cabarrus (32-0, 3A state champs)
2. Myers Park (28-4, 4A state champs)
3. Farmville Central (30-1, 2A state champs)
4. Christ School (31-4, NCISAA 4A state champs)
5. Northwood (28-3)
6. North Mecklenburg (29-3)
7. Richmond (28-3)
8. Greensboro Day (30-5, NCISAA 3A state champs)
9. Reidsville (26-1)
10. Chambers (23-7)
11. Carmel Christian (28-4)
12. Goldsboro (28-3)
13. Wilson Prep (27-7, 1A state champs)
14. Concord Academy (31-7)
15. E.E. Smith (26-4)
16. The Burlington School (23-15, NCISAA 2A state champs)
17. Ravenscroft (25-6)
18. Mount Tabor (26-3)
19. Holly Springs (26-6)
20. Eastern Randolph (29-3)
21. Northside Christian (22-14, NCISAA 1A state champs)
22. Northern Nash (28-3)
23. Seventy-First (26-3)
24. Jay M Robinson (22-7)
25. Jordan (20-10)

HSOT Area Code Rankings: Boys Basketball

252

Eligible counties: Beaufort, Bertie, Camden, Carteret, Chowan, Craven, Currituck, Dare, Edgecombe, Gates, Greene, Halifax, Hertford, Hyde, Jones, Lenoir, Martin, Nash, Northampton, Pamlico, Pasquotank, Perquimans, Pitt, Tyrrell, Vance, Warren, Washington, and Wilson.

2A Boys Basketball: Farmville Central vs. Reidsville (March 11, 2023)

1. Farmville Central (30-1, 2A state champs)
2. Wilson Prep (27-7, 1A state champs)
3. Northern Nash (28-3)
4. Greenfield School (29-11)
5. Bertie (26-5)
6. Rocky Mount (21-4)
7. Hertford County (24-5)
8. Greene Central (23-7)
9. Washington County (23-3)
10. West Carteret (18-8)
11. First Flight (18-10)
12. Kinston (21-6)
13. East Carteret (20-7)
14. Manteo (17-8)
15. New Bern (16-11)

336

Eligible counties: Alamance, Alleghany, Ashe, Caswell, Davidson, Davie, Forsyth, Guilford, Person, Randolph, Rockingham, Stokes, Surry, Wilkes, Yadkin

1. Greensboro Day (30-5, NCISAA 3A state champs)
2. Reidsville (26-1)
3. The Burlington School (23-15, NCISAA 2A state champs)
4. Mount Tabor (26-3)
5. Eastern Randolph (29-3)
6. Ben L Smith (27-4)
7. Grimsley (25-5)
8. North Surry (27-2)
9. Bishop McGuinness (25-6)
10. Southern Guilford (24-6)
11. East Forsyth (22-7)
12. South Stokes (25-5)
13. Thomasville (24-6)
14. Asheboro (20-6)
15. Dudley (20-7)

704

Eligible counties: Anson, Cabarrus, Cleveland, Gaston, Iredell, Lincoln, Mecklenburg, Rowan, Stanly, Union

1. Central Cabarrus (32-0, 3A state champs)
2. Myers Park (28-4, 4A state champs)
3. North Mecklenburg (29-3)
4. Chambers (23-7)
5. Carmel Christian (28-4)
6. Concord Academy (31-7)
7. Northside Christian (22-14, NCISAA 1A state champs)
8. Jay M. Robinson (22-7)
9. Cannon School (28-7)
10. West Charlotte (15-14)
11. Charlotte Catholic (24-6)
12. Olympic (23-5)
13. United Faith Christian (31-3)
14. Lincoln Charter (25-12)
15. Salisbury (22-6)

828

Eligible counties: Alexander, Avery, Buncombe, Burke, Caldwell, Catawba, Clay, Cherokee, Graham, Haywood, Henderson, Jackson, Macon, Madison, McDowell, Mitchell, Polk, Rutherford, Swain, Transylvania, Watauga, Yancey

1. Christ School (31-4, NCISAA 4A state champs)
2. Asheville School (19-7)
3. Hickory (28-2)
4. Mountain Heritage (26-2)
5. West Caldwell (26-3)
6. A.C. Reynolds (18-11)
7. Hendersonville (25-4)
8. Maiden (22-5)
9. Enka (22-7)
10. Freedom (20-6)
11. Franklin (20-6)
12. West Henderson (17-9)
13. Alexander Central (18-8)
14. R-S Central (18-10)
15. North Henderson (19-10)

910

Eligible counties: Bladen, Brunswick, Columbus, Cumberland, Duplin, Harnett, Hoke, Montgomery, Moore, New Hanover, Onslow, Pender, Richmond, Robeson, Sampson, Scotland

1. Richmond (28-3)
2. E.E. Smith (26-4)
3. Seventy-First (26-3)
4. New Hanover (26-3)
5. Lumberton (24-6)
6. Hoggard (20-9)
7. Laney (23-5)
8. White Oak (21-6)
9. Trinity Christian (21-9)
10. Fayetteville Academy (22-8)
11. Westover (21-9)
12. Trask (24-5)
13. Swansboro (20-5)
14. Cape Fear Academy (18-8)
15. Northwood Temple (21-12)

919

Eligible counties: Chatham, Durham, Franklin, Granville, Johnston, Lee, Orange, Wake, Wayne

1. Northwood (28-3)
2. Goldsboro (28-3)
3. Ravenscroft (25-6)
4. Holly Springs (26-6)
5. Jordan (20-10)
6. Franklinton (25-5)
7. Millbrook (21-8)
8. Panther Creek (20-8)
9. Garner (25-4)
10. Southern Durham (22-7)
11. South Granville (23-8)
12. Sanderson (19-8)
13. Wake Forest (18-11)
14. Chapel Hill (19-8)
15. Green Level (19-9)