2025 NCHSAA Playoff Brackets Released: North Lenoir, South Lenoir, Greene Central, and Jones Senior make the cut

Oct 16

Oct 16 2025 NCHSAA Playoff Brackets Released: North Lenoir, South Lenoir, Greene Central, and Jones Senior make the cut

Who Made It?

No. 17 Jones at No. 16 Hobgood Charter (1A)
No. 19 South Lenoir at No. 14 Greene Central (3A)
No. 5 North Lenoir (Bye) (4A)

When Do They Play?

First Round Date: October 18, 2025
2nd Round Playoffs: October 21, 2025
3rd Round Playoffs: October 23, 2025
4th Round Playoffs: October 25, 2025
Regionals: October 28, 2025
State Championships: October 31, 2025
State Championships: November 1, 2025

How Are The Playoffs Teams Determined?

Breakdown of how the teams are seeded (Click Here)

1A EAST

No. 1 Falls Lake (Bye)
No. 17 Jones at No. 16 Hobgood Charter
No. 8 Cape Hatteras (Bye)
No. 24 North Edgecombe at No. 9 Southeast Collegiate Prep
No. 5 Wilson Prep (Bye)
No. 21 Central Carolina Academy at No. 12 Ascend Leadership
No. 4 Vance Charter (Bye)
No. 20 Discover Charter School at No. 13 North East Carolina Prep
No. 3 East Columbus (Bye)
No. 19 Rocky Mount Prep at No. 14 Neuse Charter
No. 6 Weldon (Bye)
No. 22 KIPP Pride at No. 11 Oxford Prep
No. 7 Bear Grass Charter (Bye)
No. 23 Washington County at No. 10 Excelsior Classical Academy
No. 18 Sallie B. Howard at No. 15 Northside-Pinetown
No. 2 Woods Charter (Bye)

3A EAST

No. 1 Ayden-Grifton (Bye)
No. 17 Beddington at No. 16 South Columbus
No. 8 Bartlett Yancey (Bye)
No. 24 Pender at No. 9 West Bladen
No. 5 Wake Prep (Bye)
No. 21 James Kenan at No. 12 Princeton
No. 4 Farmville Central (Bye)
No. 20 Northwood at No. 13 Martin County
No. 3 Midway (Bye)
No. 19 South Lenoir at No. 14 Greene Central
No. 6 Heide Trask (Bye)
No. 22 Goldsboro at No. 11 North Moore
No. 7 Louisburg (Bye)
No. 23 Hertford County at No. 10 NCSSM: Durham
No. 18 Northeastern at No. 15 Eastern Randolph
No. 2 Wallace-Rose Hill (Bye)

4A EAST

No. 1 Bunn (Bye)
No. 17 SouthWest Edgecombe at No. 16 West Craven
No. 8 Anson (Bye)
No. 24 Jordan-Matthews at No. 9 Southwestern Randolph
No. 5 North Lenoir (Bye)
No. 21 T.W. Andrews at No. 12 First Flight
No. 4 Randleman (Bye)
No. 20 Roanoke Rapids at No. 13 Clinton
No. 3 East Duplin (Bye)
No. 19 North Johnston at No. 14 Lexington Senior
No. 6 Nash Central (Bye)
No. 22 Morehead at No. 11 Carrboro
No. 7 Central Davidson (Bye)
No. 23 Fairmont at No. 10 Ledford
No. 18 Southwest Onslow at No. 15 Washington
No. 2 Uwharrie Charter (Bye)