Carolina Gridiron ranks the top fifteen teams in each classification weekly during the football regular season. Teams are ranked based on a number of factors including strength of schedule, wins, and quality losses. Interact with us on Twitter (@NCGridiron and @NCGridironNews) and let us know your thoughts using the hashtag #Top15
| Class 4A | |||
| Team | Record | LW | |
| 1 | New Bern | (9-0) | 1 |
| 2 | Richmond | (9-0) | 2 |
| 3 | Independence | (9-0) | 6 |
| 4 | Dudley | (8-0) | 5 |
| 5 | Mallard Creek | (8-1) | 4 |
| 6 | Butler | (9-1) | 7 |
| 7 | Mooresville | (9-0) | 8 |
| 8 | Wake Forest | (9-0) | 10 |
| 9 | Scotland | (8-1) | 9 |
| 10 | North Davidson | (9-0) | 12 |
| 11 | Reagan | (8-1) | 14 |
| 12 | Hoggard | (8-0) | 11 |
| 13 | West Forsyth | (9-1) | 3 |
| 14 | Seventy-First | (9-0) | 13 |
| 15 | Garner | (8-1) | 15 |
| Class 3A | |||
| Team | Record | LW | |
| 1 | Southern Durham | (9-0) | 1 |
| 2 | Crest | (9-0) | 2 |
| 3 | Havelock | (9-1) | 4 |
| 4 | Concord | (9-0) | 3 |
| 5 | Orange | (9-0) | 5 |
| 6 | Eastern Alamance | (9-0) | 6 |
| 7 | Southern Guilford | (10-0) | 7 |
| 8 | Freedom | (8-0-1) | 8 |
| 9 | Asheville | (8-1) | 9 |
| 10 | Northern Guilford | (8-1) | 10 |
| 11 | Erwin | (9-0) | 12 |
| 12 | Weddington | (8-1) | 13 |
| 13 | Hickory Ridge | (8-1) | 15 |
| 14 | Lee County | (8-1) | 11 |
| 15 | Fike | (8-1) | NR |
| Class 2A | |||
| Team | Record | LW | |
| 1 | Northeastern | (9-0) | 2 |
| 2 | East Lincoln | (9-0) | 3 |
| 3 | Shelby | (8-1) | 4 |
| 4 | Washington | (8-1) | 5 |
| 5 | Franklin | (9-0) | 6 |
| 6 | Southwest Onslow | (8-1) | 1 |
| 7 | Reidsville | (7-2) | 7 |
| 8 | Owen | (9-0) | 8 |
| 9 | Ashe | (8-0) | 9 |
| 10 | Clinton | (7-1) | 13 |
| 11 | Randleman | (8-1) | 14 |
| 12 | Mount Pleasant | (7-2) | 15 |
| 13 | Holmes | (7-2) | NR |
| 14 | Polk | (7-2) | NR |
| 15 | North Rowan | (7-2) | NR |
| Class 1A | |||
| Team | Record | LW | |
| 1 | Wallace-Rose Hill | (9-0) | 1 |
| 2 | James Kenan | (8-1) | 2 |
| 3 | Robbinsville | (9-0) | 3 |
| 4 | Mount Airy | (9-0) | 4 |
| 5 | Plymouth | (8-1) | 5 |
| 6 | Princeton | (8-1) | 6 |
| 7 | West Montgomery | (8-1) | 7 |
| 8 | East Surry | (8-1) | 8 |
| 9 | Swain | (7-2) | 9 |
| 10 | Whiteville | (7-2) | 10 |
| 11 | Southeast Halifax | (8-1) | 11 |
| 12 | Murphy | (6-3) | 12 |
| 13 | Pamlico | (7-2) | 13 |
| 14 | Albemarle | (6-3) | 14 |
| 15 | North Edgecombe | (7-2) | NR |
