Final Girls Basketball Rankings: Grace Christian goes wire-to-wire at No. 1, North Pitt and others lead area codes

Grace Christian of Sanford was the wire-to-wire No. 1 team in the HighSchoolOT statewide top 25 rankings, taking No. 1 in the final rankings after winning the N.C. Independent Schools Athletic Association 3A championship.

The top five teams in the final top 25 were all champions — No. 2 West Rowan won 3A, No. 3 North Pitt won 2A, No. 4 Cherokee won 1A and No. 5 Rolesville won 4A. Other champions included No. 10 Cannon School (NCISAA 4A), No. 23 Cresset Christian (NCISAA 1A), No. 25 The O'Neal School (NCISAA 2A).

Panther Creek, last year's No. 1, finished sixth.

Previous final rankings, all-state teams

• 2023 final rankings (Panther Creek 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, 17 teams from the preseason top 25 made the final statewide rankings, with Cherokee the highest-ranked team who was unranked at the outset. Of the preseason top 10, six of them ended in the top 10 and one more was 13th.

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: Girls Basketball

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

1. Grace Christian of Sanford (30-0, NCISAA 3A champ)
2. West Rowan (31-1, 3A champ)
3. North Pitt (29-3, 2A champ)
4. Cherokee (29-1, 1A champ)
5. Rolesville (27-5, 4A champ)
6. Panther Creek (24-5)
7. Charlotte Catholic (27-5)
8. Lake Norman (26-3)
9. Terry Sanford (26-6)
10. Cannon School (23-7, NCISAA 4A champ)
11. A.C. Reynolds (27-2)
12. East Burke (31-1)
13. Cape Fear (27-2)
14. Watauga (25-6)
15. Hoggard (30-2)
16. Providence Day (21-10)
17. Concord Academy (20-4)
18. Mallard Creek (26-4)
19. South Central (28-3)
20. Seaforth (28-4)
21. High Point Christian (22-5)
22. Greensboro Day (28-5)
23. Cresset Christian (20-2, NCISAA 1A champ)
24. East Columbus (26-2)
25. The O'Neal School (30-1, NCISAA 2A champ)

Final Area Code Top 15 rankings: Girls Basketball

In the final girls basketball area code rankings, North Pitt is ranked first in the 252, Grace Christian of Sanford in the 919, Terry Sanford in the 910, High Point Christian in the 336, West Rowan in the 704, and Cherokee in the 828.

Teams in bold are also ranked above.

252 area code

1. North Pitt 29-3 (2A champ)
2. South Central 28-3 (3A East runner-up)
3. West Craven 23-4
4. Northeastern 22-8
5. Rocky Mount 19-7
6. Gates County 22-5
7. Hertford County 19-9
8. First Flight 17-5
9. Beddingfield 18-7
10. Fike 23-5
11. SouthWest Edgecombe 18-8
12. Pamlico County 16-14
13. Perquimans 24-5
14. Nash Central 18-9
15. Vance County 22-4

919 area code

1. Grace Christian of Sanford 30-0 (NCISAA 3A champ)
2. Rolesville 27-5 (4A champ)
3. Panther Creek 24-5
4. Seaforth 28-4 (2A East runner-up)
5. Cresset Christian 20-2 (NCISAA 1A champ)
6. Chapel Hill 25-5
7. Franklinton 25-2
8. South Garner 19-8
9. Southeast Raleigh 20-9
10. Willow Spring 25-4
11. Middle Creek 22-6
12. Green Level 20-9
13. Northwood 24-6
14. Hillside 18-9
15. Wakefield 21-7

910 area code

1. Terry Sanford 26-6 (3A runner-up)
2. Cape Fear 27-2
3. Hoggard 30-2 (4A East runner-up)
4. East Columbus 26-2 (1A East runner-up)
5. The O'Neal School 30-1 (NCISAA 2A champ)
6. Fairmont 22-4
7. E.E. Smith 20-8
8. Richmond 25-5
9. East Bladen 25-5 (1A East runner-up)
10. Scotland 23-5
11. St. Pauls 20-6
12. Southwest Onslow 25-1
13. South View 20-8
14. Jack Britt 18-7
15. East Duplin 24-5

336 area code

1. High Point Christian 22-5 (NCISAA 3A runner-up)
2. Greensboro Day 28-5
3. Ben L. Smith 27-3
4. Northern Guilford 28-2
5. Bishop McGuinness 25-5
6. Western Alamance 23-7
7. Southeast Alamance 20-8
8. North Wilkes 24-6
9. Mount Tabor 23-6
10. T.W. Andrews 23-5
11. Ashe County 18-9
12. Wesleyan Christian 22-11
13. Oak Grove 25-3
14. East Surry 21-9
15. Forbush 20-8

704 area code

1. West Rowan 31-1 (3A champ)
2. Charlotte Catholic 27-5 (4A runner-up)
3. Lake Norman 26-3
4. Cannon School 23-7 (NCISAA 4A champ)
5. Providence Day 21-10 (NCISAA 4A runner-up)
6. Concord Academy 20-4
7. Mallard Creek 26-4
8. Myers Park 27-3
9. East Lincoln 29-2
10. North Mecklenburg 23-6
11. Marvin Ridge 24-5
12. Independence 23-6
13. Hickory Ridge 23-6
14. Ardrey Kell 22-6
15. Lincoln Charter 25-6 (2A West runner-up)

828 area code

1. Cherokee 29-1 (1A champ)
2. A.C. Reynolds 27-2 (3A West runner-up)
3. East Burke 31-1 (2A runner-up)
4. Watauga 25-6 (4A West runner-up)
5. East Rutherford 27-3
6. Mountain Heritage 28-3 (1A West runner-up)
7. Alexander Central 22-7
8. Rosman 21-6
9. Pisgah 22-7
10. Hibriten 19-9
11. McDowell 23-6
12. Asheville School 17-8
13. Asheville 14-12
14. Hickory 16-11
15. Maiden 16-10