North Carolina High School Football Top 25 State Rankings - Oct. 15, 2025

Twelve teams in the Top 25 remain undefeated, including the first four; Reagan joins the rankings

Mike Duprez | Oct 15, 2025

Grimsley won again to retain the No. 1 ranking in North Carolina. / Anthony Wooten

Every team in the North Carolina Top 25 high school football rankings, with the exception of one, was either victorous or idle over the weekend. from last week were victorious over the weekend.

Reagan is the lone new team to join the rankings this week, after its 44-8 win over R.J. Reynolds. Reagan comes in at No. 24. The top four teams in our rankings are all undefeated and a total of 12 Top 25 teams have not yet lost in 2025.

1. Grimsley (7-0)

Previous rank: 1

Defeated Ragsdale 47-0; at Page

2. Providence Day (7-0)

Previous rank: 2

Defeated Christ School 71-0; next vs. Charlotte Latin

3. Hough (7-0)

Previous rank: 3

Defeated Garinger 66-0; next vs. South Mecklenburg

4. Cleveland (7-0)

Previous rank: 4

Defeated Garner 49-28; next at Southeast Raleigh

5. Cardinal Gibbons (7-1)

Previous rank: 5

Defeated Holly Springs 56-0; next at Middle Creek

6. Weddington (7-1)

Previous rank: 6

Defeated Cuthbertson 34-7; next vs. Porter Ridge

7. Jacksonville (6-0)

Previous rank: 7

Defeated Rose 35-21; next at South Central

8. Hoggard (7-0)

Previous rank: 8

Defeated Topsail 52-12; next vs. Laney

9. Tarboro (7-0)

Previous rank: 9

Defeated Farmville Central 55-14; vs. Beddingfield

10. Seventy-First (5-2)

Previous rank: 10

Defeated St. Pauls 34-14; next at E.E. Smith

11. Ashbrook (7-0)

Previous rank: 11

Defeated then-No. 21 Kings Mountain 43-7; next at Forestview

12. West Charlotte (5-2)

Previous rank: 12

Idle; next at Butler

13. Myers Park (6-1)

Previous rank: 13

Defeated Hopewell 63-8; next at West Mecklenburg

14. Watauga (7-0)

Previous rank: 14

Defeated South Caldwell 56-0; next at Alexander Central

15. Mallard Creek (5-2)

Previous rank: 15

Idle; next at No. 23 Independence

16. Jordan (7-0)

Previous rank: 16

Idle; next at Panther Creek

17. East Lincoln (7-0)

Previous rank: 17

Defeated Foard 30-0; next vs. No. 19 Hickory

18. Crest (6-1)

Previous rank: 18

Defeated Huss 62-7; next vs. North Gaston

19. Hickory (7-1)

Previous rank: 19

Defeated West Iredell 44-8; next at No. 17 East Lincoln

20. Millbrook (7-0)

Previous rank: 20

Defeated Broughton 42-7; next vs. Enloe

21. South Mecklenburg (6-1)

Previous rank: 22

Idle; next at No. 3 Hough

22. Lincolnton (7-1)

Previous rank: 23

Defeated Shelby 35-34 (OT); next at Stuart Cramer

23. Independence (5-2)

Previous rank: 25

Defeated Chambers 42-6; next vs. No. 15 Mallard Creek

24. Reagan (6-1)

Previous rank: Not ranked

Defeated R.J. Reynolds 44-8; next at Parkland

25. Freedom (6-1)

Previous rank: 24

Defeated St. Stephens 28-21; next at South Caldwell

Published Oct 15, 2025

MIKE DUPREZ

Mike Duprez became a freelance sports journalist for Scorebooklive.com several months after retiring from the newspaper business. A native of Oakland, California, Duprez moved around as a child due to his father’s service in the United States Marine Corps. He earned a bachelor’s degree in political science from the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill in 1981. Duprez, who lives in North Myrtle Beach, South Carolina, had 30 years of experience in newspapers as well as other endeavors before retiring at the end of 2021. He covers stories in both North Carolina and South Carolina for Scorebooklive.com.