Final HSOT boys basketball rankings: Weddington and The Burlington School take top honors
The Burlington School and Weddington were the top two teams in this year's final HighSchoolOT boys basketball rankings. The Burlington School won the N.C. Independent Schools Athletic Association 2A title, while Weddington claimed the N.C. High School Athletic Association title.
It's Weddington's second straight No. 1 ranking in the West. The Warriors were the No. 1 team last year after winning the NCHSAA 3A title. Last year's East No. 1, Farmville Central, took eighth this year.
Final East Top 25 rankings
The Spartans only lost to two other teams who were eligible to be ranked — Chambers and Carmel Christian. The team they defeated for the title, Trinity Academy of Raleigh, took second.
Panther Creek, the NCHSAA 4A runner-up, stormed its way into third, while 3A runner-up Seventy-First was fourth and Cleveland, the 4A East regional runner-up, rounded out the top five.
Farmville Central, the 2A runner-up, was eighth and 1A runner-up Chatham Charter was 15th.
- The Burlington School 30-7
- Trinity Academy Raleigh 26-4
- Panther Creek 23-8
- Seventy-First 27-5
- Cleveland 30-2
- Richmond 26-2
- Millbrook 20-9
- Farmville Central 27-4
- Jordan 23-4
- Holly Springs 24-5
- Pine Forest 23-5
- Apex Friendship 20-7
- Hillside 19-5
- West Carteret 26-5
- Chatham Charter 33-2
- New Hanover 24-1
- Hunt 21-3
- Northwood 24-4
- Kinston 23-3
- Hoggard 23-6
- Cummings 22-1
- Greenfield 26-6
- Rocky Mount 20-5
- South Central 20-4
- D.H. Conley 20-5
Final West Top 25 Rankings
The Warriors' perfect 31-0 was more than enough reason to rank them first. Chambers, which only fell to Weddington by two points in the fourth round, was third while North Mecklenburg, which fell to Weddington by three points in the NCHSAA 4A West regional final, was fourth.
West Charlotte, which finished third in the Queen City Athletic Conference behind Chambers and North Meck, won the NCHSAA 3A title and is ranked fifth.
NCISAA 4A champ Carmel Christian is second, while runner-up Greensboro Day is sixth.
NCHSAA 2A champ Jay M. Robinson is eighth, and undefeated 1A champ Hayesville was ninth.
- Weddington 31-0
- Carmel Christian 26-3
- Chambers 22-7
- North Mecklenburg 27-5
- West Charlotte 22-9
- Greensboro Day 32-4
- Central Cabarrus 30-1
- Jay M. Robinson 28-3
- Hayesville 28-0
- Charlotte Latin 23-4
- Grimsley 25-4
- Winston-Salem Prep 25-3
- Myers Park 17-9
- Gaston Day 27-4
- Cox Mill 20-8
- Ben L. Smith 25-6
- Monroe 19-7
- Mooresville 21-4
- Harding 18-10
- Ardrey Kell 17-6
- Porter Ridge 20-8
- Providence Day 22-6
- Concord 22-6
- Lincoln Charter 23-5
- North Surry 23-5
