NCHSAA 3A RPI: Football

Current 3A West and full 3A state RPI ratings for football teams.

Projected 3A West Seeds

NCHSAA last updated: October 10, 2026 (11:00 pm)

Seed	Team	State	Record	RPI
1	Shelby	2	6-1-0	0.709510.710
2	North Stanly	4	7-0-0	0.701510.702
3	Hendersonville	6	7-0-0	0.674560.675
4	Walkertown	8	6-1-0	0.637160.637
5	Thomasville	12	6-1-0	0.607480.607
6	Lincolnton	13	6-2-0	0.599570.600
7	CHASE	15	5-2-0	0.564460.564
8	Mount Airy	17	4-3-0	0.561130.561
9	West Wilkes	20	4-3-0	0.539220.539
10	Mountain Heritage	21	5-2-0	0.524990.525
11	West Davidson	23	4-3-0	0.521740.522
12	Union Academy	24	5-2-0	0.514060.514
13	Owen	29	4-4-0	0.494610.495
14	North Wilkes	31	4-3-0	0.472400.472
15	Pine Lake Prep	33	4-3-0	0.459300.459
16	East Surry	34	3-4-0	0.458410.458
17	East Rutherford	35	1-6-0	0.431800.432
18	West Lincoln	36	2-5-0	0.408310.408
19	East Davidson	37	3-4-0	0.406880.407
20	Wheatmore	38	2-5-0	0.401550.402
21	Polk County	42	2-6-0	0.358200.358
22	Patton	45	1-6-0	0.320320.320
23	Bessemer City	46	1-7-0	0.311430.311
24	Draughn	48	0-8-0	0.307900.308

Projected from RPI rankings; assumes all listed schools are eligible and participating. Actual seeding is set by NCHSAA.

3A Statewide RPI

NCHSAA last updated: October 10, 2026 (11:00 pm)

Rank	Team	Record	RPI
1	Whiteville	6-0-0	0.726160.726
2	Shelby	6-1-0	0.709510.710
3	Midway	6-1-0	0.702500.703
4	North Stanly	7-0-0	0.701510.702
5	Northeastern	6-1-0	0.698620.699
6	Hendersonville	7-0-0	0.674560.675
7	James Kenan	5-1-0	0.658130.658
8	Walkertown	6-1-0	0.637160.637
9	Martin County	5-2-0	0.626260.626
10	Eastern Randolph	5-3-0	0.624710.625
11	Hertford County	5-2-0	0.622740.623
12	Thomasville	6-1-0	0.607480.607
13	Lincolnton	6-2-0	0.599570.600
14	South Columbus	5-2-0	0.576710.577
15	CHASE	5-2-0	0.564460.564
16	Pasquotank County	4-3-0	0.563000.563
17	Mount Airy	4-3-0	0.561130.561
18	Wallace-Rose Hill	4-3-0	0.551970.552
19	Louisburg	6-1-0	0.544770.545
20	West Wilkes	4-3-0	0.539220.539
21	Mountain Heritage	5-2-0	0.524990.525
22	Providence Grove	4-3-0	0.524620.525
23	West Davidson	4-3-0	0.521740.522
24	Union Academy	5-2-0	0.514060.514
25	Wake Prep Academy	5-3-0	0.509730.510
26	Northwood	3-4-0	0.508590.509
27	Princeton	3-4-0	0.504990.505
28	Greene Central	4-3-0	0.497580.498
29	Owen	4-4-0	0.494610.495
30	Farmville Central	3-4-0	0.481220.481
31	North Wilkes	4-3-0	0.472400.472
32	Kinston	4-3-0	0.469890.470
33	Pine Lake Prep	4-3-0	0.459300.459
34	East Surry	3-4-0	0.458410.458
35	East Rutherford	1-6-0	0.431800.432
36	West Lincoln	2-5-0	0.408310.408
37	East Davidson	3-4-0	0.406880.407
38	Wheatmore	2-5-0	0.401550.402
39	South Lenoir	3-4-0	0.387270.387
40	Ayden - Grifton	2-5-0	0.366870.367
41	North Moore	0-7-0	0.363370.363
42	Polk County	2-6-0	0.358200.358
43	Pender	2-5-0	0.356710.357
44	Heide Trask	2-5-0	0.356120.356
45	Patton	1-6-0	0.320320.320
46	Bessemer City	1-7-0	0.311430.311
47	McMichael	1-6-0	0.309470.309
48	Draughn	0-8-0	0.307900.308
Qualifying cut — top 48 advance
49	Bartlett Yancey	1-6-0	0.299950.300
50	Madison	1-7-0	0.299270.299
51	Trinity	1-6-0	0.299020.299
52	Goldsboro	0-7-0	0.286910.287
53	Surry Central	0-7-0	0.230520.231
54	Beddingfield	0-7-0	0.226220.226
55	West Bladen	0-6-0	0.212440.212