Weddington takes No. 1 in final softball rankings for 2026

For the first time, Weddington is the No. 1 team in the HighSchoolOT softball statewide rankings.

The statewide top 25, presented by the State Employees' Credit Union, has been around for six years. This year the Warriros went 27-0 and won the 7A title — the only undefeated team in any classification.

Right behind Weddington were 8A champ Providence, 6A champ South Caldwell, Corinth Holders, and D.H. Conley to round out the top five.

In total, nine state champions finished the year in the top 25: 3A champ West Wilkes (eighth), 4A champ Southwestern Randolph (ninth), NCISAA D2 champ High Point Christian (10th), 5A champ Enka (11th), 1A champ Robbinsville (13th), and 2A champ Roxboro Community (18th).

Two other state champs were ranked in the area code top 15 rankings. The No. 1 teams in their respective area codes were: D.H. Conley (252), Corinth Holders (919), Union Pines (910), West Wilkes (336), Weddington (704), and South Caldwell (828).

The HighSchoolOT top 25 is the state's top set of rankings, featuring teams from all classifications across the four major associations.

2026 coverage links

• Purchase and view softball photos from this season
• HSOT final rankings and all-state history
• NCHSAA conference standings
• Weekly Area Code Rankings
  • 252 - ENC, NENC, OBX
  • 336 - greater Triad
  • 704 - greater Charlotte
  • 828 - WNC, Catawba Valley
  • 910 - Southeastern NC, Sandhills
  • 919 - greater Triangle
• NCHSAA championship coverage
  • 8A / 7A / 6A / 5A / 4A / 3A / 2A / 1A
• NCISAA championship coverage
  • D1 / D2 / D3

HighSchoolOT Softball Statewide Top 25

Any school that is a member of the main four statewide associations (NCHSAA, NCISAA, NCCSA, NCHEAC) is eligible for HighSchoolOT rankings.

Final Rankings for 2026

1. Weddington (27-0) — 7A champ
2. Providence (30-3) — 8A champ
3. South Caldwell (27-4) — 6A champ
4. Corinth Holders (26-3)
5. D.H. Conley (25-4)
6. Union Pines (28-4)
7. Heritage (23-4)
8. West Wilkes (27-2) — 3A champ
9. Southwestern Randolph (25-4) — 4A champ
10. High Point Christian (19-3) — NCISAA D2 champ
11. Enka (25-3) — 5A champ
12. Kings Mountain (23-5)
13. Robbinsville (27-2) — 1A champ
14. Cleveland (19-3)
15. West Forsyth (25-6)
16. Randleman (25-4)
17. New Bern (18-3)
18. Roxboro Community (25-4) — 2A champ
19. McMichael (25-6)
20. J.H. Rose (20-9)
21. West Carteret (22-6)
22. Southeast Alamance (26-3)
23. Rockingham County (16-5)
24. Crest (20-5)
25. Piedmont (20-7)

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HSOT has two sets of rankings: a statewide Top 25 and top 15s for each of North Carolina's six area codes.

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Previous Rankings

End-of-Regular-Season Rankings (May 3)

1. Weddington (20-0)
2. Providence (24-1)
3. D.H. Conley (20-1)
4. Corinth Holders (21-1)
5. Cleveland (17-2)
6. Southeast Alamance (23-1)
7. Piedmont (18-6)
8. Union Pines (22-1)
9. Kings Mountain (20-3)
10. Eastern Alamance (20-5)
11. South Caldwell (20-3)
12. Heritage (19-2)
13. Willow Spring (20-1)
14. New Bern (16-2)
15. Roxboro Community (18-2)
16. West Wilkes (20-1)
17. Randleman (22-2) — NEW
18. North Lincoln (21-2) — NEW
19. Clayton (15-4)
20. Central Davidson (19-4) — NEW
21. Southwestern Randolph (18-4) — NEW
22. High Point Christian (19-3) — NEW
23. Bunker Hill (19-2)
24. Pisgah (18-3)
25. Southern Nash (20-1)

End of Week 9 (April 26)

1. Weddington (18-0)
2. Southeast Alamance (21-0)
3. Providence (22-1)
4. D.H. Conley (18-1)
5. Union Pines (21-0)
6. Corinth Holders (18-1)
7. Cleveland (15-2)
8. Clayton (15-3)
9. Heritage (17-2)
10. Willow Spring (18-1)
11. Bunker Hill (18-1)
12. Piedmont (16-5)
13. Kings Mountain (18-3)
14. West Lincoln (18-1)
15. New Bern (14-2)
16. Eastern Alamance (17-5)
17. Crest (16-4) — NEW
18. Fuquay-Varina (14-4)
19. Pisgah (16-3) — NEW
20. South Caldwell (18-3)
21. Franklin (15-6) — NEW
22. Alexander Central (18-6) — NEW
23. West Wilkes (18-1)
24. Southern Nash (18-1) — NEW
25. Roxboro Community (15-2) — NEW

End of Week 8 (April 19)

1. Weddington (16-0)
2. Southeast Alamance (18-0)
3. Providence (19-1)
4. D.H. Conley (16-1)
5. Union Pines (18-0)
6. Corinth Holders (16-1)
7. Cleveland (13-2)
8. Clayton (13-3)
9. Midway (15-0)
10. Heritage (14-2)
11. South Caldwell (17-2)
12. Covenant Day (15-4)
13. Willow Spring (16-1)
14. Piedmont (15-4)
15. Kings Mountain (15-3)
16. Bunker Hill (15-1)
17. West Wilkes (16-1)
18. West Lincoln (16-1)
19. Enka (13-2) — NEW
20. Robbinsville (17-1)
21. Fuquay-Varina (12-4)
22. Ragsdale (16-0) — NEW
23. North Buncombe (13-1) — NEW
24. New Bern (12-1) — NEW
25. Eastern Alamance (14-4)

End of Week 7 (April 12)

1. D.H. Conley (14-0)
2. Providence (16-0)
3. Weddington (13-0)
4. West Wilkes (10-0)
5. South Caldwell (15-1)
6. Southeast Alamance (15-0)
7. Corinth Holders (13-1)
8. Cleveland (11-2)
9. Bunker Hill (13-1)
10. Midway (13-0)
11. Clayton (10-3)
12. West Lincoln (14-0)
13. Heritage (11-2)
14. Union Pines (16-0)
15. Eastern Alamance (11-4)
16. McMichael (15-2)
17. Willow Spring (13-1)
18. Robbinsville (16-0)
19. Covenant Day (13-4)
20. South Stanly (16-1)
21. Piedmont (12-4)
22. Southwestern Randolph (12-3) — NEW
23. Fuquay-Varina (9-4) — NEW
24. Kings Mountain (12-3) — NEW
25. Crest (14-3) — NEW

End of Week 6 (April 5)

1. D.H. Conley (12-0)
2. Providence (16-0)
3. Weddington (13-0)
4. West Wilkes (10-0)
5. McMichael (14-0)
6. South Caldwell (14-1)
7. South Stanly (13-0)
8. Southeast Alamance (15-0)
9. Corinth Holders (13-1)
10. Cleveland (11-2)
11. Bunker Hill (10-1)
12. Midway (12-0)
13. Clayton (10-3)
14. West Lincoln (13-0)
15. Eastern Alamance (11-4)
16. Heritage (9-2)
17. Union Pines (16-0)
18. Wake Forest (8-2)
19. Willow Spring (12-1)
20. Robbinsville (13-0)
21. Covenant Day (12-4) — NEW
22. New Bern (8-0)
23. Alexander Central (12-4) — NEW
24. Piedmont (12-4) — NEW
25. Randleman (13-1) — NEW

End of Week 5 (March 29)

1. D.H. Conley (8-0)
2. Providence (13-0)
3. Weddington (12-0)
4. West Wilkes (8-0)
5. McMichael (12-0)
6. South Caldwell (12-1)
7. South Stanly (11-0)
8. Southeast Alamance (11-0)
9. Corinth Holders (11-1)
10. Cleveland (9-2)
11. Clayton (9-2)
12. Bunker Hill (8-1)
13. Midway (9-0)
14. Eastern Alamance (9-4)
15. Heritage (9-2) — NEW
16. Wake Forest (8-2) — NEW
17. Willow Spring (12-1) — NEW
18. Union Pines (13-0)
19. West Stanly (12-1)
20. Robbinsville (10-0) — NEW
21. West Lincoln (11-0) — NEW
22. New Bern (8-0) — NEW
23. Southern Nash (12-0) — NEW
24. Harnett Central (8-4) — NEW
25. South View (7-1)

End of Week 4 (March 22)

1. D.H. Conley (5-0)
2. Providence (10-0)
3. Weddington (9-0)
4. West Wilkes (5-0)
5. McMichael (9-0)
6. South Caldwell (9-1)
7. South Stanly (9-0)
8. Piedmont (7-3) — NEW
9. Kings Mountain (3-2)
10. Clayton (8-1)
11. Corinth Holders (8-1)
12. Cleveland (6-2)
13. Southeast Alamance (9-0) — NEW
14. South View (5-0)
15. A.L. Brown (5-0) — NEW
16. Central Cabarrus (5-1)
17. Bunker Hill (7-1)
18. Eastern Alamance (8-3) — NEW
19. Southern Alamance (7-2) — NEW
20. Midway (7-0)
21. Heritage (6-2) — NEW
22. Union Pines (10-0) — NEW
23. East Duplin (7-0) — NEW
24. Apex Friendship (7-1) — NEW
25. West Stanly (9-1) — NEW

End of Week 3 (March 15)

1. D.H. Conley (5-0)
2. Providence (8-0)
3. Weddington (8-0)
4. High Point Christian (3-0)
5. Mooresville (3-0)
6. South Caldwell (6-1)
7. Alexander Central (5-1)
8. West Wilkes (3-0)
9. McMichael (6-0)
10. Kings Mountain (2-1)
11. Hough (7-1) — NEW
12. West Forsyth (6-1)
13. Clayton (5-1) — NEW
14. Corinth Holders (6-1)
15. Cleveland (3-2)
16. South View (2-0)
17. West Carteret (5-1)
18. Reagan (2-1) — NEW
19. South Stanly (6-0)
20. Bunker Hill (5-1) — NEW
21. Fred T. Foard (7-0) — NEW
22. Central Cabarrus (4-0)
23. Randleman (6-1) — NEW
24. South Stokes (3-1) — NEW
25. Midway (5-0) — NEW

End of Week 2 (March 8)

1. South Caldwell (5-0)
2. Union Academy (4-0)
3. D.H. Conley (4-0)
4. High Point Christian (2-0)
5. West Forsyth (4-0)
6. Corinth Holders (4-0)
7. West Stanly (4-0)
8. Alexander Central (3-1)
9. West Wilkes (2-0)
10. Providence (4-0)
11. Cleveland (1-2)
12. Enka (1-0)
13. McMichael (3-0)
14. Weddington (5-0)
15. Covenant Day (4-2)
16. Kings Mountain (1-1)
17. South View (2-0)
18. Southwestern Randolph (2-0) — NEW
19. Central Davidson (4-0) — NEW
20. Mooresville (3-0) — NEW
21. Eastern Alamance (5-3)
22. Central Cabarrus (3-0) — NEW
23. West Carteret (3-1)
24. Perquimans (2-0)
25. South Stanly (4-0) — NEW

End of Week 1 (March 1)

1. South Caldwell (2-0)
2. Union Academy (2-0)
3. D.H. Conley (1-0)
4. High Point Christian (0-0)
5. West Forsyth (2-0)
6. Corinth Holders (1-0)
7. Cleveland (0-1)
8. West Stanly (1-0)
9. Alexander Central (1-1)
10. West Wilkes (1-0)
11. Providence (2-0)
12. Rockingham County (0-0)
13. Enka (1-0)
14. McMichael (0-0)
15. Weddington (1-0)
16. East Rowan (1-0)
17. Wakefield (0-0)
18. Eastern Alamance (3-1) — NEW
19. Reagan (1-0)
20. Covenant Day (2-1) — NEW
21. Kings Mountain (0-1)
22. South View (0-0)
23. West Carteret (1-0)
24. Willow Spring (1-0)
25. Perquimans (1-0)

Preseason Rankings

1. South Caldwell (32-2)
2. Alexander Central (26-3)
3. Union Academy (29-1)
4. D.H. Conley (23-7)
5. High Point Christian (17-4)
6. West Forsyth (26-3)
7. Cleveland (20-6)
8. Corinth Holders (15-8)
9. West Stanly (21-5)
10. Kings Mountain (15-4)
11. West Wilkes (27-3)
12. Providence (21-6)
13. Rockingham County (28-1)
14. Enka (23-2)
15. McMichael (23-5)
16. Weddington (23-5)
17. Reagan (25-6)
18. East Rowan (23-4)
19. Wakefield (21-4)
20. Crest (24-5)
21. Franklin (18-6)
22. South View (18-6)
23. West Carteret (19-5)
24. Willow Spring (13-11)
25. Perquimans (27-4)

Last year's final rankings: