2026 N.C. High School Football Conference Power Ratings
Last updated: Thursday, September 24, 2026 - thru games of September 23
These ratings are based on a mathematical formula involving several factors,
including win-loss record, schedule strength, and margin of victory in games.
The most recent games are counted with slightly more emphasis than those
played earlier in the season. These ratings take an average of all the team
power ratings in a conference from top to bottom to determine the conference
rating.
Brian's Conference Ratings
| | CONFERENCE RATINGS | # OF TEAMS | RATING
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| 1 | MECK POWER SIX 8A/7A | 6 | 139.8
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| 2 | GREATER NEUSE RIVER 7A | 7 | 135.5
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| 3 | BIG SOUTH IND | 4 | 133.4
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| 4 | WESTERN ATHLETIC IND | 4 | 131.5
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| 5 | CAP EIGHT 8A | 8 | 130.1
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| 6 | SOUTHERN CAROLINA 7A/6A | 7 | 129.5
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| 7 | BIG CAROLINA 7A/6A | 6 | 128.7
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| 8 | CENTRAL PIEDMONT 8A/7A | 6 | 128.0
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| 9 | MID-SOUTH 8A/7A | 6 | 125.0
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| 10 | GREATER CHARLOTTE 8A/7A | 6 | 123.7
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| 11 | TRIANGLE SIX 7A/6A | 6 | 123.6
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| 12 | METRO 7A/6A | 7 | 122.0
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| 13 | BIG SOUTH 6A/5A | 7 | 120.8
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| 14 | MOUNTAIN ATHLETIC 6A/5A | 6 | 120.8
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| 15 | NORTH PIEDMONT 7A/6A | 6 | 119.7
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| 16 | CAROLINA COAST 8A/7A/6A | 7 | 119.6
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| 17 | MID-CAROLINA 6A/5A/4A | 7 | 119.5
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| 18 | QUAD CITY SEVEN 8A | 7 | 118.0
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| 19 | WESTERN FOOTHILLS 5A/4A | 9 | 117.1
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| 20 | BIG EAST 6A/5A | 7 | 117.1
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| 21 | ROCKY RIVER 5A/4A | 6 | 114.7
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| 22 | SOUTHWESTERN 8A/7A | 6 | 114.4
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| 23 | TRI-COUNTY 7A/6A | 6 | 114.0
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| 24 | GREATER METRO ATHLETIC 7A/6A | 8 | 114.0
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| 25 | NORTHERN SIX 7A/6A | 6 | 111.1
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| 26 | TAAC SIX 6A/5A | 6 | 110.5
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| 27 | COASTAL 6A/5A | 7 | 110.4
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| 28 | PIEDMONT TRIAD 6A/5A | 6 | 108.9
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| 29 | EASTERN SANDHILLS 6A/5A | 6 | 107.3
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| 30 | SOUTH PIEDMONT 5A/4A | 8 | 106.1
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| 31 | CAROLINA PINES 6A | 8 | 105.1
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| 32 | MOUNTAIN EIGHT 5A/4A | 8 | 104.9
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| 33 | NORTHWESTERN 7A/6A | 6 | 104.2
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| 34 | PIEDMONT ATHLETIC IND | 5 | 102.6
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| 35 | SOUTHERN PIEDMONT 4A/3A/2A | 9 | 102.2
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| 36 | PAC SEVEN 5A/4A | 6 | 101.6
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| 37 | NORTHEASTERN COASTAL 5A/4A/3A | 6 | 99.1
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| 38 | BIG EAST IND | 5 | 98.8
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| 39 | SWINE VALLEY 3A/2A | 6 | 96.8
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| 40 | THREE RIVERS 4A | 7 | 95.6
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| 41 | EASTERN PLAINS 3A/2A | 6 | 95.1
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| 42 | TOBACCO ROAD 7A/6A | 6 | 94.2
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| 43 | MOUNTAIN VALLEY 4A/3A/2A | 8 | 92.8
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| 44 | WESTERN PIEDMONT 4A/3A | 7 | 90.2
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| 45 | NORTHWEST 4A/3A | 6 | 89.8
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| 46 | CATAWBA SHORES 4A/3A/2A | 8 | 88.8
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| 47 | EAST CENTRAL 4A/3A | 6 | 88.4
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| 48 | WESTERN HIGHLANDS 3A/2A | 7 | 86.7
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| 49 | QUAD COUNTY 4A/3A/2A | 6 | 86.3
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| 50 | SOUTHEASTERN 5A/4A/3A | 6 | 85.1
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| 51 | FOUR RIVERS 4A/3A | 5 | 84.1
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| 52 | CENTRAL CAROLINA 3A | 6 | 83.6
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| 53 | MID-STATE 5A/4A/3A | 7 | 83.5
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| 54 | BIG SEVEN 5A/4A | 6 | 83.4
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| 55 | SMOKY MOUNTAIN 2A/1A | 7 | 83.4
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| 56 | ALBEMARLE ATHLETIC 2A | 6 | 83.0
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| 57 | YADKIN VALLEY-CATAWBA RIVER 3A/2A/1A | 8 | 82.6
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| 58 | CAROLINA 2A/1A | 7 | 75.8
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| 59 | BIG EIGHT 8-MAN | 6 | 73.8
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| 60 | 11-MAN INDEPENDENTS | 7 | 66.1
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| 61 | ROANOKE RIVER 2A/1A | 6 | 65.0
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| 62 | EASTERN CAROLINA 1A | 6 | 65.0
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| 63 | GREATER TRIAD 2A/1A | 7 | 63.2
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| 64 | COASTAL PLAINS 2A/1A | 6 | 58.8
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| 65 | ATLANTIC SIX 1A | 3 | 39.7
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| 66 | CHRISTIAN INDEPENDENT CONF 8-MAN | 4 | 34.0
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| 67 | 8-MAN INDEPENDENTS | 7 | 22.1
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