Green Level claws to No. 9 in HSOT's end-of-regular season boys basketball rankings

HighSchoolOT's end-of-regular season boys basketball rankings have been released. There is a statewide top 25 and top 15s for each of North Carolina's six area codes. These will be the last rankings until after the N.C. High School Athletic Association crowns its state champions.

The Green Level Gators have risen to No. 9 in the state after concluding the regular season with a 24-0 overall record. Green Level has found ways to win even on its off nights. The Gators have won eight games by a single digit margin. The Gators made it through a high RPI SWAC Conference unscathed.

Also of note in the statewide rankings: Lake Norman slid from No. 10 to No. 18 after a last-second loss to crosstown rival Mooresville.

17 of the top 25 teams come from just half of the state's area codes: the 336, 704, and 910.

There have been some notable changes in the area codes, many of which are due to losses by some N.C. Independent Schools Athletic Association teams as those playoffs continue.

Here are a few things about how our rankings work in boys' basketball:

• Rankings are updated weekly and released on Monday
• All high schools in the state of North Carolina, excluding athletic training academies, are eligible for the statewide top 25
• There is a separate top 15 for the state's six area codes that is also updated weekly
• Rankings are paused during the N.C. High School Athletic Association playoffs
• Final rankings are released the week after the state championships

To compare this week's rankings to last week's rankings, see the link below:

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Rankings Updated: Feb. 19

HSOT Statewide Top 25: Boys Basketball

1. Myers Park, 22-2
2. Central Cabarrus, 24-0
3. Reidsville, 21-0
4. North Mecklenburg, 21-3
5. Farmville Central, 23-1
6. New Hanover, 24-0
7. Hickory, 24-0
8. Weddington, 23-1
9. Green Level, 24-0
10. Northwood, 21-3
11. Richmond, 19-5
12. Westover, 22-1
13. Southern Guilford, 23-1
14. Chambers, 17-7
15. Salisbury, 21-3
16. South Stokes, 23-1
17. High Point Christian , 26-3
18. Lake Norman, 22-2
19. Christ School, 24-5
20. Fayetteville Academy, 27-4
21. Hopewell, 18-6
22. Swansboro, 23-1
23. Greenfield School, 28-6
24. The Burlington School, 23-12
25. Panther Creek, 19-5

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Area Code Top 15 Rankings: Boys Basketball

In the our latest area code rankings, Farmville Central is ranked first in the 252, Reidsville is ranked first in the 336, Myers Park is ranked first in the 704, Hickory is ranked first in the 828, New Hanover is ranked first in the 910, and Northwood is ranked first in the 919.

252 area code

1. Farmville Central, 23-1
2. Greenfield School, 28-6
3. Wilson Prep, 19-5
4. Bertie, 19-4
5. Washington County, 18-2
6. Kinston, 18-5
7. Northern Nash, 17-7
8. North Edgecombe, 17-5
9. Northampton County, 17-5
10. Southeast Halifax, 16-7
11. First Flight, 15-9
12. Northeastern , 17-7
13. South Central, 18-3
14. Washington, 17-7
15. Martin, 16-8

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336 area code

1. Reidsville, 21-0
2. Southern Guilford, 23-1
3. South Stokes, 23-1
4. High Point Christian , 26-3
5. The Burlington School, 23-12
6. Caldwell Academy, 23-8
7. Central Davidson, 23-1
8. Forsyth Country Day , 25-6
9. Bishop McGuinness, 21-3
10. Mount Tabor, 19-5
11. Ben L. Smith, 20-4
12. Davie County, 21-3
13. Dudley, 15-9
14. Walkertown, 19-5
15. Asheboro, 20-3

704 area code

1. Myers Park, 22-2
2. Central Cabarrus, 24-0
3. North Mecklenburg, 21-3
4. Weddington, 23-1
5. Chambers, 17-7
6. Salisbury, 21-3
7. Lake Norman, 22-2
8. Hopewell, 18-6
9. Victory Christian Center , 26-8
10. Cannon School, 25-9
11. United Faith Christian , 24-7
12. Providence Day, 24-8
13. Covenant Day, 22-7
14. Davidson Day , 21-7
15. Concord Academy, 20-14

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828 area code

1. Hickory, 24-0
2. Christ School, 24-5
3. Asheville Christian , 18-8
4. West Henderson, 17-6
5. North Henderson, 20-5
6. East Henderson, 20-5
7. Patton, 21-3
8. South Caldwell, 18-6
9. Watauga, 19-5
10. Newton-Conover, 18-6
11. Hendersonville, 16-7
12. West Caldwell, 19-5
13. A.C. Reynolds, 12-11
14. McDowell County, 20-4
15. T.C. Roberson, 15-8

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910 area code

1. New Hanover, 24-0
2. Richmond, 19-5
3. Westover, 22-1
4. Fayetteville Academy, 27-4
5. Swansboro, 23-1
6. Seventy-First, 19-2
7. Trinity Christian, 24-5
8. Laney, 20-3
9. Fairmont, 19-4
10. West Bladen, 21-1
11. White Oak, 19-5
12. North Brunswick, 18-6
13. Southwest Onslow, 18-5
14. Trask, 20-4
15. Jacksonville, 16-8

919 area code

1. Northwood, 21-3
2. Green Level, 24-0
3. Panther Creek, 19-5
4. Millbrook, 16-7
5. Southern Durham, 19-4
6. Garner, 18-6
7. South Garner, 18-5
8. Wayne Country Day, 26-10
9. GRACE Christ. (Ral), 27-8
10. North Johnston, 20-3
11. Goldsboro, 21-3
12. Apex Friendship, 18-6
13. Clayton, 18-6
14. Southern Lee, 20-3
15. Knightdale, 17-7