Defending Class AA state champion Wyoming East opens the season ranked No. 1 in the preseason West Virginia Schools Athletic Coaches Association Poll.
State runner-up Morgantown heads the Class AAAA division with defending state champion Wheeling Park at No. 2.
Nitro is the Class AAA defending champion and is No. 1 to open the 2024-25 campaign. Greenbrier East is No. 5, while AAA runner-up Lewis County in No. 3.
Class AA runner-up Williamstown is No. 2 behind the Warriors, while Summers County comes in at No. 7.
Region 3 rivals Greenbrier West and River View open the season ranked No. 3 and No. 4, respectively.