Final Boys Basketball Rankings: Central Cabarrus repeats as No. 1 in statewide top 25; Reidsville and others lead area codes

For the second year in a row, Central Cabarrus not only won the N.C. High School Athletic Association 3A boys basketball championship with an undefeated record — it took home the No. 1 spot in the final HighSchoolOT statewide top 25 rankings.

The top four teams in the final top 25 were all champions — No. 2 Reidsville in 2A, No. 3 North Mecklenburg in 4A, and No. 4 Christ School in the N.C. Independent Schools Athletic Association 4A class. Other champions included No. 21 Wilson Prep in 1A, and No. 12 Forsyth Country Day (NCISAA 3A), No. 19 Davidson Day (NCISAA 2A), and No. 22 Victory Christian Center (NCISAA 1A).

Previous final rankings, all-state teams

• 2023 final rankings (Central Cabarrus No. 1)
• 2023 all-state team
• 2022 final rankings (Last year of East/West rankings)
• 2022 all-state team
• 2021 all-state team

In total, 16 teams from the preseason top 25 made the final statewide rankings, with No. 12 Forsyth Country Day the highest-ranked team who was unranked at the outset. Of the preseason top 10, seven of them ended in the top 10 and one more was 11th.

The full rankings — a statewide Top 25 and Top 15 rankings for each of the state’s six area codes — are below.

The HSOT all-state team will be released in the coming weeks.

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Final HSOT Statewide Top 25: Boys Basketball

Note: All teams are listed with record and, in some cases, their postseason finish.

1. Central Cabarrus (33-0, 3A champ)
2. Reidsville (29-0, 2A champ)
3. North Mecklenburg (30-3, 4A champ)
4. Christ School (24-5, NCISAA 4A champ)
5. Farmville Central (30-2)
6. Lake Norman (28-3)
7. Hickory (31-1)
8. Myers Park (27-2)
9. New Hanover (32-1)
10. Northwood (27-4)
11. Richmond (25-6)
12. Forsyth Country Day (27-6, NCISAA 3A champ)
13. Chambers (22-9)
14. Salisbury (27-4)
15. Weddington (27-2)
16. Green Level (29-2)
17. Southern Guilford (29-2)
18. Panther Creek (25-6)
19. Davidson Day (23-7, NCISAA 2A champ)
20. Greenfield School (31-7)
21. Wilson Prep (27-5, 1A champ)
22. Victory Christian Center (27-8, NCISAA 1A champ)
23. Providence Day (25-9)
24. Cannon School (25-10)
25. Seventy-First (28-3)

Final Area Code Top 15 rankings: Boys Basketball

In the final boys basketball area code rankings, Farmville Central is ranked first in the 252, Northwood in the 919, New Hanover in the 910, Reidsville in the 336, Central Cabarrus in the 704, and Christ School in the 828.

Teams in bold are also ranked above.

252 area code

1. Farmville Central 30-2 (2A runner-up)
2. Greenfield School 31-7 (NCISAA 2A runner-up)
3. Wilson Prep 27-5 (1A champ)
4. Bertie 26-5 (1A East runner-up)
5. Hertford County 21-9
6. Northeastern 20-9
7. South Central 22-4
8. Washington 20-9
9. Washington County 22-4
10. First Flight 18-11
11. Kinston 18-7
12. Northern Nash 21-8
13. Martin County 18-10
14. North Edgecombe 21-6
15. Northampton County 19-7

919 area code

1. Northwood 27-4
2. Green Level 29-2
3. Panther Creek 25-6
4. Millbrook 20-8
5. Wakefield 22-7
6. Clayton 22-7
7. Garner 22-8
8. Southern Durham 25-5
9. Goldsboro 27-4 (2A East runner-up)
10. Wayne Country Day 27-11
11. South Garner 19-7
12. Knightdale 18-9
13. Southern Wake Academy 23-10
14. Holly Springs 18-9
15. GRACE Christian of Raleigh 27-8

910 area code

1. New Hanover 32-1 (4A runner-up)
2. Richmond 25-6 (4A East runner-up)
3. Seventy-First 28-3 (3A runner-up)
4. Westover 29-2 (3A East runner-up)
5. Swansboro 28-2
6. Fayetteville Academy 27-5
7. Trinity Christian 24-6
8. Fairmont 22-6
9. West Bladen 24-2
10. Laney 23-5
11. White Oak 21-7
12. North Brunswick 20-8
13. Southwest Onslow 23-6
14. Trask 24-5
15. Cape Fear Academy 18-8

336 area code

1. Reidsville 29-0 (2A champ)
2. Forsyth Country Day 27-6 (NCISAA 3A champ)
3. Southern Guilford 29-2
4. High Point Christian 26-4
5. Ben L. Smith 25-6
6. Mount Tabor 24-6
7. Grimsley 23-6
8. Caldwell Academy 23-9
9. South Stokes 29-2 (1A West runner-up)
10. Wesleyan Christian 19-12
11. Burlington Christian 22-7
12. The Burlington School 23-12
13. Central Davidson 25-3
14. Asheboro 23-4
15. Southwest Guilford 21-7

704 area code

1. Central Cabarrus 33-0 (3A champ)
2. North Mecklenburg 30-3 (4A champ)
3. Lake Norman 28-3 (4A West runner-up)
4. Myers Park 27-2
5. Chambers 22-9
6. Salisbury 27-4 (2A West runner-up)
7. Weddington 27-2
8. Davidson Day 23-7 (NCISAA 2A champ)
9. Victory Christian Center 27-8 (NCISAA 1A champ)
10. Providence Day 25-9 (NCISAA 4A runner-up)
11. Cannon School 25-10
12. United Faith Christian 24-8 (NCISAA 1A runner-up)
13. Covenant Day 22-8
14. South Mecklenburg 21-6
15. Corvian Community 27-4 (1A runner-up)

828 area code

1. Christ School 24-5 (NCISAA 4A champ)
2. Hickory 31-1 (3A West runner-up)
3. East Henderson 24-6
4. McDowell County 22-5
5. Patton 23-5
6. West Henderson 18-8
7. North Henderson 20-7
8. West Caldwell 22-6
9. Newton-Conover 22-8
10. Hendersonville 19-8
11. Watauga 22-6
12. Maiden 16-11
13. Franklin 16-10
14. Bandys 17-11
15. Asheville Christian 18-8