Softball Rankings: Seven new teams in the top 25 after the first week

There are seven new teams this week in the HighSchoolOT statewide rankings.

Mooresville, South View, Apex Friendship, Apex, Cleveland, Scotland, and Hoggard replace South Stokes, East Lincoln, Panther Creek, Cannon School, Fred T. Foard, and Lumberton.

Links to previous rankings, coverage

• Preseason rankings
• Preseason Watch List (Insider)
• Class of 2024 college commitments

HSOT Softball Statewide Rankings

1. Marvin Ridge 2-0
2. Northwest Guilford 1-0
3. North Duplin 0-0
4. Wakefield 3-0
5. Hickory Ridge 2-0
6. West Wilkes 0-0
7. Topsail 2-0
8. Garner 2-0
9. West Rowan 0-0
10. Pamlico County 2-0
11. D.H. Conley 0-1
12. Wake Forest 1-1
13. Union Academy 1-0
14. Mooresville 2-0 (new)
15. South View 2-0 (new)
16. Alexander Central 1-1
17. Robbinsville 0-0
18. South Caldwell 3-0
19. McMichael 1-0
20. Southern Alamance 0-0
21. Apex Friendship 1-0 (new)
22. Apex 1-0 (new)
23. Cleveland 2-0 (new)
24. Scotland 1-0 (new)
25. Hoggard 1-0 (new)

Area Code Top 15 Rankings

The top teams in this week's area code rankings are: Pamlico County (252), Wakefield (919), North Duplin (910), Northwest Guilford (336), Marvin Ridge (704), and Alexander Central (828).

252 area code

1. Pamlico County 2-0
2. D.H. Conley 0-1
3. South Central 1-1
4. Northside of Beaufort County 2-0
5. Southern Nash 2-0
6. Camden County 0-0
7. Washington 2-0
8. Currituck County 1-0
9. Perquimans 2-1
10. South Lenoir 0-1
11. Nash Central 2-0
12. Pungo Christian 0-0
13. Bear Grass Charter 0-0
14. Martin County 3-0
15. Ayden-Grifton 1-1 (new)

919 area code

1. Wakefield 3-0
2. Garner 2-0
3. Wake Forest 1-1
4. Apex Friendship 1-0
5. Apex 1-0
6. Cleveland 2-0
7. Willow Spring 3-0 (new)
8. Panther Creek 0-1
9. South Granville 0-0
10. West Johnston 0-1
11. South Johnston 0-0
12. Eastern Wayne 2-0
13. Heritage 2-1
14. Holly Springs 1-1
15. Fuquay-Varina 1-1

910 area code

1. North Duplin 0-0
2. Topsail 2-0
3. South View 2-0
4. Scotland 1-0
5. Hoggard 1-0
6. South Brunswick 2-0
7. Lumberton 1-2
8. Laney 2-0
9. Swansboro 1-1
10. Triton 1-1
11. Richlands 2-1
12. Union Pines 2-0 (new)
13. Midway 0-0
14. Cape Fear 0-1
15. Dixon 0-2

336 area code

1. Northwest Guilford 1-0
2. West Wilkes 0-0
3. McMichael 1-0
4. Southern Alamance 0-0
5. High Point Christian 1-0
6. North Davidson 1-0
7. South Stokes 0-1
8. West Forsyth 1-0
9. East Wilkes 1-1
10. Southwestern Randolph 0-0
11. Eastern Alamance 2-1
12. Davie County 1-1
13. Oak Grove 2-0
14. Eastern Randolph 1-0 (new)
15. Eastern Guilford 1-0 (new)

704 area code

1. Marvin Ridge 2-0
2. Hickory Ridge 2-0
3. West Rowan 0-0
4. Union Academy 1-0
5. Mooresville 2-0
6. West Stanly 1-0
7. South Stanly 2-0
8. Cannon School 0-1-1
9. Charlotte Christian 1-0
10. Central Cabarrus 2-0
11. Piedmont 1-0
12. Mount Pleasant 3-0
13. West Lincoln 1-0 (new)
14. Crest 2-0 (new)
15. East Lincoln 0-2

828 area code

1. Alexander Central 1-1
2. Robbinsville 0-0
3. South Caldwell 3-0
4. Franklin 0-0
5. West Caldwell 2-0
6. Maiden 0-0
7. Bandys 1-1
8. McDowell 0-0
9. Fred T. Foard 0-1
10. Draughn 2-1
11. Enka 0-0
12. West Henderson 1-0
13. Hiwassee Dam 0-0
14. East Rutherford 0-1
15. R-S Central 0-1