My proposal to realign current NCHSAA conferences
This is my proposal on how to align the current 4-class system NCHSAA conferences to eliminate most of the split conferences that were created in the 2007-2008 realignment. I believe that split conferences should only be created when absolutely necessary, usually for situations where schools have an insufficient number of schools in their immediate area, in their own class. Schools should be in a conference with other schools of their size as often as possible. For example, in the football playoff seeding process, it is unfair that some 2A schools have to compete against 3A schools in their league, while other schools get to compete against 1A schools in their league. Again, this situation should be avoided as often as possible. * = non-football school
| 4A | 3A | 2A | 1A | |||
| Conference #1 | Conference #1 | Conference #1 | Conference #1 | |||
| Ashley | New Bern (4A) | Currituck (3A) | Dixon | |||
| Hoggard | Rose (4A) | Hertford County (3A) | East Carteret | |||
| Laney | DH Conley | Bertie | Jones | |||
| New Hanover | Eastern Wayne | Edenton Holmes | Lejeune | |||
| South Brunswick (3A) | South Central | First Flight | Pamlico | |||
| West Brunswick (3A) | Southern Wayne | Northeastern | SW Onslow | |||
| Pasquotank | ||||||
| Conference #2 | Conference #2 | Conference #2 | ||||
| Clayton | CB Aycock | Conference #2 | Ayden-Grifton | |||
| East Wake | Cleveland | Beddingfield | Goldsboro | |||
| Garner | Fike | Farmville Central | North Duplin | |||
| Knightdale | Hunt | Greene Central | Princeton | |||
| Smithfield-Selma | Nash Central | Kinston | Rosewood | |||
| Southeast Raleigh | Northern Nash | North Pitt | Spring Creek | |||
| West Johnston | Rocky Mount | SW Edgecombe | ||||
| Southern Nash | Tarboro | Conference #3 | ||||
| Conference #3 | Hobbton | |||||
| Athens Drive | Conference #3 | Conference #3 | James Kenan | |||
| Broughton | Havelock | Croatan | Lakewood | |||
| Enloe | Jacksonville | East Duplin | Midway | |||
| Heritage | North Lenoir | Northside(Jax) | Pender | |||
| Leesville Road | Washington | Richlands | Trask | |||
| Millbrook | West Carteret | South Lenoir | Union | |||
| Sanderson | West Craven | Swansboro | Wallace-Rose Hill | |||
| Wakefield | White Oak | Topsail | ||||
| WF-Rolesville | Conference #4 | |||||
| Conference #4 | Conference #4 | Camden County | ||||
| Conference #4 | Byrd | Bunn | Manteo | |||
| Apex | Gray's Creek | Corinth Holders | Northside(Pinetown) | |||
| Cary | Overhills | Franklinton | Perquimans | |||
| Fuquay-Varina | South Johnston | Louisburg | Plymouth | |||
| Green Hope | Southern Lee | North Johnston | Riverside(Williamston) | |||
| Holly Springs | Triton | NW Halifax | Southside | |||
| Lee County | Union Pines | Roanoke Rapids | ||||
| Middle Creek | Western Harnett | Warren County | Conference #5 | |||
| Panther Creek | Westover | Gates County | ||||
| Conference #5 | KIPP Pride | |||||
| Conference #5 | Conference #5 | Clinton | North Edgecombe | |||
| Cape Fear | Cardinal Gibbons | East Bladen | Northampton-East | |||
| EE Smith | Chapel Hill | North Brunswick | Northampton-West | |||
| Harnett Central | Northern Vance | South Columbus | Rocky Mount Prep* | |||
| Jack Britt | Orange | West Bladen | SE Halifax | |||
| Pine Forest | Southern Vance | Whiteville | Weldon | |||
| Seventy-First | Webb | |||||
| South View | Conference #6 | Conference #6 | ||||
| Terry Sanford | Conference #6 | Eastern Randolph | Cape Hatteras | |||
| Asheboro | Jordan-Matthews | Columbia | ||||
| Conference #6 | Eastern Alamance | Northwood | Creswell | |||
| Hoke County | Eastern Guilford | Providence Grove | Mattamuskeet | |||
| Lumberton | Southern Guilford | Randleman | Ocracoke* | |||
| Pinecrest | SW Randolph | Trinity | ||||
| Purnell Swett | Western Alamance | Wheatmore | Conference #7 | |||
| Richmond County | Williams | Fairmont (2A) | ||||
| Scotland County | Conference #7 | St. Pauls (2A) | ||||
| Conference #7 | Atkins | East Columbus | ||||
| Conference #7 | NE Guilford | Bartlett Yancey | Red Springs | |||
| East Chapel Hill | Ledford | Carver | South Robeson | |||
| Hillside | McMichael | Reidsville | West Columbus | |||
| Jordan | Morehead | South Stokes | ||||
| Northern Durham | North Forsyth | TW Andrews | Conference #8 | |||
| Person | Northern Guilford | West Stokes | NCSSM* | |||
| Riverside | Rockingham County | Franklin Academy* | ||||
| Southern Durham | Conference #8 | Raleigh Charter* | ||||
| Conference #8 | Central Davidson | River Mill* | ||||
| Conference #8 | Anson County | East Davidson | Roxboro Comm.* | |||
| Ben Smith | Berry Academy | Lexington | Voyager Academy* | |||
| Dudley | Charlotte Catholic | Salisbury | ||||
| Grimsley | Harding | Thomasville | Conference #9 | |||
| Page | Marvin Ridge | West Davidson | Albemarle | |||
| SE Guilford | Parkwood | Chatham Central | ||||
| Southern Alamance | Weddington | Conference #9 | East Montgomery | |||
| Carrboro | Gray Stone Day* | |||||
| Conference #9 | Conference #9 | Cedar Ridge | North Moore | |||
| High Point Central | AL Brown | Cummings | North Rowan | |||
| North Davidson | Central Cabarrus | Durham Arts* | South Davidson | |||
| Northwest Guilford | Concord | Graham | South Stanly | |||
| Ragsdale | Cox Mill | Granville Central | West Montgomery | |||
| SW Guilford | Hickory Ridge | South Granville | ||||
| Western Guilford | Jay Robinson | Conference #10 | ||||
| Mount Pleasant | Conference #10 | East Lincoln (2A) | ||||
| Conference #10 | NW Cabarrus | Cuthbertson | Lincolnton (2A) | |||
| Davie County | Forest Hills | North Lincoln (2A) | ||||
| East Forsyth | Conference #10 | North Stanly | West Lincoln (2A) | |||
| Glenn | Ashbrook | Piedmont | Bessemer City | |||
| Mount Tabor | Burns | West Stanly | Challenger* | |||
| Parkland | Crest | Central Academy (1A) | Cherryville | |||
| Reagan | Forestview | Monroe (1A) | Highland Tech | |||
| RJ Reynolds | Hunter Huss | Union Academy (1A) | Lake Norman Charter | |||
| West Forsyth | Kings Mountain | Thomas Jefferson | ||||
| North Gaston | Conference #11 | |||||
| Conference #11 | R-S Central | Bandys | Conference #11 | |||
| Ardrey-Kell | South Point | Bunker Hill | Alleghany | |||
| Butler | Maiden | Avery | ||||
| East Meck | Conference #11 | Newton-Conover | East Wilkes | |||
| Independence | Carson | South Iredell | Mitchell | |||
| Porter Ridge | East Rowan | West Caldwell | North Wilkes | |||
| Providence | North Iredell | West Wilkes | ||||
| Rocky River | South Rowan | Conference #12 | ||||
| Sun Valley | Statesville | Chase | Conference #12 | |||
| West Iredell | Draughn | Bishop McGuinness | ||||
| Conference #12 | West Rowan | East Burke | East Surry | |||
| East Gaston | East Rutherford | Elkin | ||||
| Garinger | Conference #12 | Polk County | Mount Airy | |||
| Myers Park | Fred T Foard | Shelby | North Stokes | |||
| Olympic | Freedom | W-S Prep* | ||||
| South Meck | Hibriten | Conference #13 | ||||
| West Charlotte | Hickory | Brevard | Conference #13 | |||
| West Meck | Patton | Madison | Andrews | |||
| St. Stephens | Mountain Heritage | Blue Ridge* | ||||
| Conference #13 | North Henderson | Cherokee | ||||
| Hopewell | Conference #13 | Owen | Hayesville | |||
| Hough | Asheville | Pisgah | Hendersonville | |||
| Lake Norman | East Henderson | Smoky Mountain | Highlands* | |||
| Mallard Creek | Enka | Hiwassee Dam* | ||||
| Mooresville | Erwin | Conference #14 | Murphy | |||
| North Meck | Franklin | Ashe County | Nantahala* | |||
| Vance | North Buncombe | Forbush | Robbinsville | |||
| Tuscola | North Surry | Rosman | ||||
| Conference #14 | West Henderson | Starmount | Swain County | |||
| AC Reynolds | Surry Central | |||||
| Alexander Central | Wilkes Central | Independents | ||||
| McDowell County | ENCSD* | |||||
| South Caldwell | Kestral Heights | |||||
| TC Roberson | Lincoln Charter* | |||||
| Watauga | Pine Lake Prep* |