These are the 4A East Bracket predictions for the 2023 NCHSAA Women’s Basketball Playoffs.
These forecasts are accurate as of the following timestamps in the “If the playoffs started today” scenario: However, we use RPI to predict conference winners until the end of the year.
As new data is entered into MaxPreps, the RPI will change. In other words, teams may enter and leave predictions based on who has been in which game. RPI is updated nightly.
For more on the NCHSAA playoff process, check out Nick Stevens’ column.
4A East Women’s Basketball Projection
Last update time — Jan 23 12:30 AM
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Note: We use RPI to predict conference winners until the end of the year.
Conference champion joins boldHere are the conference champions who wouldn’t be seeded as conference champions if the playoffs started today: Bold Italic.
*All-American 1 Seed: Overhill
*Big Carolina 1 Seed: DH Conley
Cap-6 Champion: Cardinal Gibbons
Cap-6 2nd Place: Athens Drive
DAC-VII Champion: Hillside
DAC-VII 2nd place: Southern Alamance
Greater Nudes River Champion: Willow Spring
Greater Nuuse River No. 2: Clayton
*Middle East Champion: Hoggard
Northern Athletic Champion: Millbrook
Northern Athletic 2nd: Rollsville
*Sandhills Champion: Pine Crest
Southwest Wake 1 Seed: Apex Friendship
Southwest Wake 2 Seed: Panther Creek
*United 8 1 Seed: Parnell Sweat
*-Split conferences with 3A schools — 1 seed must have an overall winning percentage of .500 or better to be seeded with a 1 seed or seeded with a 2 and a wild card.
Last Five In, First Five Out
of:
28. Southeast Raleigh
29. Broughton
30. Green Hope
31. Green Level
32. Nightdale
Outside:
1. New Hanover
2. Laney
3. Lumberton
4. Richmond
5. Cleveland
Predicted Seeds, Matchups
1-Apex Friendship vs 32-Knightdale / 16-Clayton vs 17-Topsail
8- willow spring vs 25 Heritage / 9- Overhill vs 24-New Bern
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4- Millbrook vs 29-Broughton / 13-Southern Alamance vs 20-Holly Springs
5-DH Conley vs 28-SE Raleigh / 12-Rollsville vs 21-Jack Britt
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3- Hillside vs 30-Green Hope / 14-Chapel Hill vs 19-Ashley
6- Cardinal Gibbons vs 27-Pine Forest / 11-Panther Creek vs 22-Athens Drive
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2-hogard vs 31-Green Rebel / 15-Wakefield vs 18-Corinthian Holder
7-Pernell Sweat vs 26-southview/ 10- Pine Crest vs 23- jordan
