North Carolina Teams Set Pace Before May 4 Bracket Deadline — Mlb Standings 2026
North Carolina’s mlb standings 2026 softball postseason reaches a key marker Monday, May 4, 2026, when the NCHSAA bracketing deadline arrives. Three state teams are in the top 25 of the most recent MaxPreps national rankings, and two of them sit near perfect records.
The deadline matters because it locks the field before the first two rounds are played next week. The third and fourth rounds follow the week after that, with regional tournaments set for May 19-23 and the state tournaments scheduled for May 27-30.
Weddington Sets The Pace
Weddington leads the North Carolina group at No. 18 nationally. The Warriors, a NCHSAA Class 7A team from Matthews, were closing in on an undefeated regular season at 18-0.
That 18-0 mark leaves little margin for error as the bracket takes shape. Weddington is one of two Class 7A teams in the top tier of the state picture, and its record gives it the cleanest resume among the ranked North Carolina teams.
D.H. Conley Stays In Range
D.H. Conley follows at No. 24 in the MaxPreps national rankings. The Vikings, another NCHSAA Class 7A team, are from Greenville and carried an 18-1 record.
One loss is the only separator between Conley and Weddington in the state’s top-ranked group. That makes the bracket deadline more than a calendar line; it freezes how those records will be sorted before the postseason starts moving quickly through the first four rounds.
High Point Christian Academy Adds Depth
High Point Christian Academy gives the state a third ranked team. The Cougars, an NCISAA 2 team, were ranked No. 41 nationally and owned a 17-3 record.
Even outside the top 25, their inclusion adds weight to the North Carolina field. With three ranked teams spread across two school associations, the May 4 deadline leads into a postseason that already has clear separation at the top and a compressed schedule behind it.
Once the bracket is set, teams move straight into the first two rounds next week, then the third and fourth rounds the following week. For the teams near the top of the rankings, the next step is not waiting for the field to settle; it is handling the short run from May 4 to the regional tournaments on May 19-23 and then the state tournaments on May 27-30.
