Final Rankings: Eastern Guilford boys wrestling leads dual-team statewide top 25; Seaforth and others lead area codes

For the first time, Eastern Guilford is the No. 1 team in the final HighSchoolOT statewide top 25 boys dual-team wrestling rankings, taking the top spot in the final rankings after winning the N.C. High School Athletic Association 3A championship and ending the year with a 48-0 record.

None of the top 10 teams had more than two losses this season and four of the top five were state champions: No. 2 Trinity (2A), No. 3 Uwharrie Charter (1A), and No. 5 Davie County (4A).

Northwest Guilford, last year's No. 1, finished 22nd.

Previous final rankings, all-state teams

• 2023 final rankings (Northwest Guilford No. 1)
• 2023 all-state team
• 2022 final rankings (Last year of East/West rankings)
• 2022 all-state team
• 2021 all-state team
• no 2021 final rankings (no dual-team playoffs due to pandemic)

State championship coverage, other links

• 4A dual
• 4A tournament
• 3A dual
• 3A tournament
• 2A dual
• 2A tournament
• 1A dual
• 1A tournament
• NCISAA tournament
• College recruits (class of 2024)

In total, 13 teams from the preseason top 25 made the final statewide rankings, with Trinity the highest-ranked team who was unranked at the outset. Of the preseason top 10, five of them ended in the top 10 and two more were were in the top 12.

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.

Final HSOT Statewide Top 25: Boys Dual-Team Wrestling

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

1. Eastern Guilford 48-0 (3A champ)
2. Trinity 38-0 (2A champ)
3. Uwharrie Charter 34-1 (1A champ)
4. West Rowan 20-1
5. Davie County 23-1 (4A champ)
6. Union Pines 31-1
7. Laney 17-1
8. Lumberton 24-1
9. Seaforth 27-2
10. Avery County 30-2
11. Robbinsville 32-3
12. Pisgah 28-3
13. Grimsley 25-4
14. Hough 22-2
15. Mallard Creek 32-4
16. West Lincoln 23-5
17. Lincolnton 32-3
18. Ashbrook 30-3
19. Dudley 31-5
20. St. Stephens 35-2
21. Hickory Ridge 34-6
22. Northwest Guilford 26-5
23. Hoke County 30-4
24. Charlotte Latin 29-1 (NCISAA tournament champ)
25. Washington 32-2

Final Area Code Top 15 rankings: Boys Dual-Team Wrestling

In the final boys dual-team wrestling area code rankings, Washington is ranked first in the 252, Seaforth in the 919, Lumberton in the 910, Eastern Guilford in the 336, West Rowan in the 704, and Avery County in the 828.

Teams in bold are also ranked above.

252 area code

1. Washington 32-2 (2A East runner-up)
2. D.H. Conley 26-10
3. New Bern 19-4
4. Croatan 16-5
5. North East Carolina Prep 24-5
6. Currituck County 23-1
7. First Flight 25-5
8. Ayden-Grifton 38-6
9. Southern Nash 27-8
10. Havelock 21-12
11. North Pitt 26-11
12. Manteo 19-25
13. Pasquotank County 23-8
14. Pamlico County 21-15
15. South Lenoir 13-11

919 area code

1. Seaforth 27-2 (2A runner-up)
2. Cardinal Gibbons 12-5
3. Athens Drive 23-4
4. Bunn 32-5
5. Rosewood 41-4 (1A East runner-up)
6. Cedar Ridge 18-9
7. Cary 31-18
8. Corinth Holders 13-1
9. Green Hope 10-4
10. Millbrook 23-3
11. Panther Creek 16-8
12. Middle Creek 21-13
13. Leesville Road 26-9
14. Rolesville 21-14
15. Jordan 9-2

910 area code

1. Union Pines 31-1 (3A runner-up)
2. Laney 17-1 (4A runner-up)
3. Lumberton 24-1 (4A East runner-up)
4. Hoke County 30-4
5. Pinecrest 14-2
6. Jacksonville 16-3 (3A East runner-up)
7. Pine Forest 18-3
8. Montgomery Central 41-7
9. Topsail 25-11
10. Hoggard 19-10
11. South View 13-4
12. Jack Britt 13-10
13. Southwest Onslow 19-11
14. Swansboro 11-4
15. Dixon 10-7

336 area code

1. Eastern Guilford 48-0 (3A champ)
2. Trinity 38-0 (2A champ)
3. Uwharrie Charter 34-1 (1A champ)
4. Davie County 23-1 (4A champ)
5. Grimsley 25-4 (4A West runner-up)
6. Dudley 31-5
7. Northwest Guilford 26-5
8. Southeast Guilford 28-9
9. Ashe County 22-6
10. Ragsdale 19-5
11. Thomasville 24-4
12. Southwest Guilford 12-8
13. Mount Airy 22-2
14. Alleghany 26-9
15. North Wilkes 16-7

704 area code

1. West Rowan 20-1 (3A West runner-up)
2. Hough 22-2
3. Mallard Creek 32-4
4. West Lincoln 23-5 (2A West runner-up)
5. Lincolnton 32-3
6. Ashbrook 30-3
7. Hickory Ridge 34-6
8. Charlotte Latin 29-1 (NCISAA tournament champ)
9. North Lincoln 25-8
10. Porter Ridge 26-4
11. Mooresville 25-10
12. Kings Mountain 29-9
13. Piedmont 23-5
14. Mount Pleasant 18-7
15. Metrolina Christian 19-5

828 area code

1. Avery County 30-2 (1A runner-up)
2. Robbinsville 32-3 (1A West runner-up)
3. Pisgah 28-3
4. St. Stephens 35-2
5. Fred T. Foard 23-5
6. Bandys 24-8
7. Newton-Conover 30-9
8. T.C. Roberson 18-7
9. Enka 20-13
10. R-S Central 20-10
11. Polk County 16-7
12. West Caldwell 22-9
13. Madison 13-6
14. Smoky Mountain 16-7
15. North Henderson 17-6