2026 N.C. High School Football Conference Power Ratings
Last updated: Thursday, November 12, 2026 - thru games of November 11
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 | 142.7
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| 2 | WESTERN ATHLETIC IND | 4 | 137.3
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| 3 | GREATER NEUSE RIVER 7A | 7 | 136.4
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| 4 | BIG SOUTH IND | 4 | 135.6
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| 5 | BIG CAROLINA 7A/6A | 6 | 133.7
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| 6 | CAP EIGHT 8A | 8 | 132.2
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| 7 | SOUTHERN CAROLINA 7A/6A | 7 | 131.4
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| 8 | CENTRAL PIEDMONT 8A/7A | 6 | 130.5
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| 9 | MID-SOUTH 8A/7A | 6 | 127.2
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| 10 | TRIANGLE SIX 7A/6A | 6 | 125.9
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| 11 | CAROLINA COAST 8A/7A/6A | 7 | 125.0
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| 12 | GREATER CHARLOTTE 8A/7A | 6 | 124.6
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| 13 | METRO 7A/6A | 7 | 121.9
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| 14 | MID-CAROLINA 6A/5A/4A | 7 | 121.6
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| 15 | MOUNTAIN ATHLETIC 6A/5A | 6 | 121.1
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| 16 | BIG SOUTH 6A/5A | 7 | 121.1
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| 17 | NORTH PIEDMONT 7A/6A | 6 | 121.0
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| 18 | QUAD CITY SEVEN 8A | 7 | 120.2
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| 19 | WESTERN FOOTHILLS 5A/4A | 9 | 119.5
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| 20 | ROCKY RIVER 5A/4A | 6 | 118.2
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| 21 | BIG EAST 6A/5A | 7 | 117.4
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| 22 | TRI-COUNTY 7A/6A | 6 | 116.8
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| 23 | SOUTHWESTERN 8A/7A | 6 | 116.5
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| 24 | GREATER METRO ATHLETIC 7A/6A | 8 | 114.0
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| 25 | COASTAL 6A/5A | 7 | 113.4
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| 26 | TAAC SIX 6A/5A | 6 | 111.7
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| 27 | PIEDMONT TRIAD 6A/5A | 6 | 111.7
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| 28 | EASTERN SANDHILLS 6A/5A | 6 | 109.8
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| 29 | NORTHERN SIX 7A/6A | 6 | 109.3
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| 30 | CAROLINA PINES 6A | 8 | 106.7
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| 31 | SOUTH PIEDMONT 5A/4A | 8 | 104.9
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| 32 | MOUNTAIN EIGHT 5A/4A | 8 | 104.2
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| 33 | PAC SEVEN 5A/4A | 6 | 104.2
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| 34 | NORTHWESTERN 7A/6A | 6 | 102.9
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| 35 | SOUTHERN PIEDMONT 4A/3A/2A | 9 | 102.7
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| 36 | PIEDMONT ATHLETIC IND | 5 | 102.6
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| 37 | NORTHEASTERN COASTAL 5A/4A/3A | 6 | 98.4
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| 38 | SWINE VALLEY 3A/2A | 6 | 96.8
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| 39 | BIG EAST IND | 5 | 95.2
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| 40 | TOBACCO ROAD 7A/6A | 6 | 93.8
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| 41 | EASTERN PLAINS 3A/2A | 6 | 92.9
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| 42 | THREE RIVERS 4A | 7 | 92.0
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| 43 | WESTERN PIEDMONT 4A/3A | 7 | 92.0
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| 44 | MOUNTAIN VALLEY 4A/3A/2A | 8 | 91.9
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| 45 | NORTHWEST 4A/3A | 6 | 89.0
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| 46 | CATAWBA SHORES 4A/3A/2A | 8 | 88.4
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| 47 | EAST CENTRAL 4A/3A | 6 | 87.4
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| 48 | FOUR RIVERS 4A/3A | 5 | 85.5
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| 49 | WESTERN HIGHLANDS 3A/2A | 7 | 85.4
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| 50 | MID-STATE 5A/4A/3A | 7 | 83.9
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| 51 | SOUTHEASTERN 5A/4A/3A | 6 | 83.6
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| 52 | BIG SEVEN 5A/4A | 6 | 83.6
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| 53 | ALBEMARLE ATHLETIC 2A | 6 | 82.6
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| 54 | YADKIN VALLEY-CATAWBA RIVER 3A/2A/1A | 8 | 81.5
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| 55 | CENTRAL CAROLINA 3A | 6 | 80.7
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| 56 | SMOKY MOUNTAIN 2A/1A | 7 | 80.3
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| 57 | QUAD COUNTY 4A/3A/2A | 6 | 79.1
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| 58 | CAROLINA 2A/1A | 7 | 74.5
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| 59 | BIG EIGHT 8-MAN | 6 | 71.2
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| 60 | EASTERN CAROLINA 1A | 6 | 63.5
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| 61 | 11-MAN INDEPENDENTS | 7 | 63.0
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| 62 | GREATER TRIAD 2A/1A | 7 | 61.5
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| 63 | ROANOKE RIVER 2A/1A | 6 | 60.7
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| 64 | COASTAL PLAINS 2A/1A | 6 | 57.0
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| 65 | ATLANTIC SIX 1A | 3 | 37.1
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| 66 | CHRISTIAN INDEPENDENT CONF 8-MAN | 4 | 26.4
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| 67 | 8-MAN INDEPENDENTS | 7 | 12.5
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