January 30, 2024. Today, we look closer at the latest Max Prep “Strength of Schedule” Rankings plus Max Prep Power Ranking + Phenom Sweet 16.
| MAX PREP RANKS | Phenom Sweet 16 | Team | Conference | Record | Rating | SOS | SOS Rank |
| 12 | Millbrook (Raleigh) | Northern Athletic 4A | 10-7 | 22.38 | 19.8 | 1 | |
| 1 | 2 | Myers Park (Charlotte) | SoMeck 4A | 17-2 | 31.58 | 18.1 | 2 |
| 13 | 16 | Chambers (Charlotte) | Queen City 3A/4A | 12-6 | 22.3 | 17.0 | 3 |
| 2 | 5 | Lake Norman (Mooresville) | Greater Metro 4A | 17-1 | 30.54 | 15.5 | 4 |
| 48 | Cox Mill (Concord) | Greater Metro 4A | 10-8 | 16.11 | 14.3 | 5 | |
| 5 | 3 | North Mecklenburg (Huntersville) | Queen City 3A/4A | 15-3 | 26.09 | 13.8 | 6 |
| 10 | Mount Tabor (Winston-Salem) | Central Piedmont 4A | 14-4 | 23.16 | 13.8 | 7 | |
| 15 | 12 | Richmond (Rockingham) | Sandhills 3A/4A | 14-5 | 21.96 | 13.7 | 8 |
| 42 | Garner | Greater Neuse 4A | 12-6 | 17.19 | 12.4 | 9 | |
| 4 | 6 | Weddington (Matthews) | Southern Carolina 4A | 17-1 | 26.66 | 12.1 | 10 |
| 3 | 7 | New Hanover (Wilmington) | Mideastern 3A/4A | 18-0 | 28.93 | 11.3 | 11 |
| 56 | Mooresville | Greater Metro 4A | 12-7 | 15.05 | 11.0 | 12 | |
| 21 | Independence (Charlotte) | Southwestern 4A | 14-4 | 20.08 | 10.7 | 13 | |
| 34 | Southern Durham (Durham) | Northern Lakes 2A/3A | 10-4 | 18.09 | 10.7 | 14 | |
| 47 | Cardinal Gibbons (Raleigh) | Cap 6 4A | 1-5 | 16.18 | 10.4 | 15 | |
| 50 | Charlotte Catholic (Charlotte) | Southwestern 4A | 12-6 | 15.71 | 10.4 | 16 | |
| 25 | Hickory Ridge (Harrisburg) | Greater Metro 4A | 15-4 | 19.9 | 10.2 | 17 | |
| 39 | Kings Mountain | Big South 3A | 12-5 | 17.4 | 10.2 | 18 | |
| 29 | Clayton | Greater Neuse 4A | 14-4 | 18.95 | 9.8 | 19 | |
| 27 | Panther Creek (Cary) | Southwest Wake 4A | 14-4 | 19.64 | 9.7 | 20 | |
| 57 | Marvin Ridge (Waxhaw) | Southern Carolina 4A | 13-6 | 15 | 9.4 | 21 | |
| 23 | Wakefield (Raleigh) | Northern Athletic 4A | 15-3 | 19.99 | 9.0 | 22 | |
| 17 | South Mecklenburg (Charlotte) | SoMeck 4A | 16-2 | 21.79 | 8.9 | 23 | |
| 45 | Ardrey Kell (Charlotte) | SoMeck 4A | 13-5 | 16.55 | 8.9 | 24 | |
| 33 | West Forsyth (Clemmons) | Central Piedmont | 14-4 | 18.37 | 8.8 | 25 | |
| 29 | Laney (Wilmington) | Mideastern 3A/4A | 15-2 | 20.51 | 8.6 | 26 | |
| 19 | Ashbrook (Gastonia) | Big South 3A | 16-2 | 20.86 | 8.5 | 27 | |
| 35 | Hopewell (Huntersville) | Queen City | 13-4 | 18.08 | 8.4 | 28 | |
| 54 | Holly Springs | Southwest Wake 4A | 13-5 | 15.23 | 8.1 | 29 | |
| 55 | Northern Guilford (Greensboro) | Metro 4A | 13-5 | 15.16 | 8.0 | 30 | |
| 7 | 4 | Reidsville | Mid State 2A | 15-0 | 25.07 | 7.8 | 31 |
| 16 | 15 | Davie (Mocksville) | Central Piedmont | 17-1 | 21.96 | 7.5 | 32 |
| 6 | 1 | Central Cabarrus (Concord) | South Piedmont 3A | 19-0 | 25.97 | 7.4 | 33 |
| 22 | Salisbury | Central Carolina 2A | 16-3 | 20.06 | 7.4 | 34 | |
| 38 | Chapel Hill | DC 6 4A | 15-4 | 17.41 | 7.2 | 35 | |
| 41 | South Granville (Creedmoor) | Northern Lakes 2A/3A | 14-4 | 17.26 | 7.2 | 36 | |
| 9 | 8 | Green Level (Cary) | Southwest Wake 4A | 18-0 | 23.62 | 6.8 | 37 |
| 30 | North Lincoln (Lincolnton) | Western Foothills 3A | 15-3 | 18.75 | 6.8 | 38 | |
| 18 | Crest (Shelby) | Big South 3A | 13-1 | 21.15 | 6.7 | 39 | |
| 31 | 11 | Northwood (Pittsboro) | Mid Carolina 1A/2A | 15-3 | 18.53 | 6.6 | 40 |
| 8 | 10 | Hickory | Western Foothills 3A | 18-0 | 24.21 | 6.5 | 41 |
| 11 | 9 | Farmville Central (Farmville) | Eastern Plains 2A | 17-1 | 22.93 | 6.4 | 42 |
| 14 | 14 | South Stokes (Walnut Cove) | Northwest 1A | 17-1 | 22.02 | 6.2 | 43 |
| 58 | South Garner (Garner) | Greater Neuse 4A | 13-4 | 15 | 6.2 | 44 | |
| 62 | Apex Friendship (Apex) | Southwest Wake 4A | 13-4 | 14.66 | 6.2 | 45 | |
| 36 | Ben L. Smith (Greensboro) | Mid State 3A | 15-3 | 17.84 | 5.8 | 46 | |
| 51 | West Caldwell (Lenoir) | Catawba Valley 2A | 14-4 | 15.58 | 5.8 | 47 | |
| 61 | Walkertown | Mid State 2A | 14-4 | 14.7 | 5.4 | 48 | |
| 37 | Goldsboro | Neuse 6 2A | 16-2 | 17.59 | 5.0 | 49 | |
| 24 | 13 | Southern Guilford (Greensboro) | Mid State 3A | 16-1 | 19.97 | 4.8 | 50 |