North Carolina Online Voting Contests

Charlotte Observer Athlete of the Week

Charlotte · The Charlotte Observer (McClatchy)

The Charlotte Observer (McClatchy) runs two free fan polls weekly — boys and girls, separately — covering NCHSAA schools across Mecklenburg, Union, Cabarrus, and Gaston counties. The poll lives at charlotteobserver.com, uses a refresh-to-vote mechanic with no hourly cap, and closes hard at noon Friday. The Observer sports desk picks nominees; highest vote total at close wins outright.

Charlotte Observer Boys High School Athlete of the Week

Charlotte · Charlotte Observer

The Charlotte Observer's weekly fan vote for the top boys high school athlete in the Charlotte metro — multi-sport, year-round, closes Friday at noon Eastern. Unlike the SI/SBLive state polls that run all week to Sunday, this one gives voters five days and cuts off at midday Friday.

Charlotte Observer Girls High School Athlete of the Week

Charlotte · Charlotte Observer

The Charlotte Observer's weekly fan vote for the top girls high school athlete in the Charlotte metro — multi-sport, year-round, closes Friday at noon Eastern. The same paper runs an independent boys poll simultaneously; this ballot covers girls only, pulling nominees from ten counties plus CISAA private schools with no account or login required to vote.

Greensboro News & Record Player of the Week

Greensboro · Greensboro News & Record (greensboro.com)

A weekly open public fan-vote poll on greensboro.com naming a Player of the Week across high school football and other sports, sponsored by Deuterman Law and run by the Greensboro News & Record — a separate ballot from the statewide SI/SBLive poll, the Charlotte Observer's metro poll, and the HighSchoolOT/WRAL Triangle poll already covering North Carolina.

HighSchoolOT Athlete of the Week

Raleigh · HighSchoolOT / WRAL (Capitol Broadcasting Company)

Weekly fan-vote poll presented by State Employees' Credit Union at highschoolot.com, naming a male and female Athlete of the Week from North Carolina's Triangle area and all six NC area codes each school year. Operated by Capitol Broadcasting Company (WRAL parent), covering NCHSAA schools across Wake, Durham, Johnston, and Chatham counties.

North Carolina High School Baseball Player of the Week

The High School on SI statewide fan vote for the best North Carolina prep baseball performance of the week. SI's editors pick 10 nominees from across all eight NCHSAA classifications; anyone can vote unlimited times with no account, and the poll closes Sunday at 11:59 p.m. Pacific.

North Carolina High School Baseball Player of the Year

Statewide North Carolina · High School on SI / SBLive (Sports Illustrated / Minute Media)

Annual spring fan-vote run by High School on SI (Sports Illustrated / SBLive) recognising the top North Carolina prep baseball player statewide; 15 candidates shortlisted from all NCHSAA classifications, public voting free, no account needed.

North Carolina High School Boys Basketball Player of the Week

The High School on SI statewide fan vote for the best North Carolina boys basketball performance of the week. SI editors pick roughly ten nominees; anyone can vote with no account; the poll closes Sunday at 11:59 p.m. Pacific after a roughly six-day window.

North Carolina High School Football Player of the Week

The High School on SI statewide fan vote for the best NCHSAA football performance of the week. Fifteen nominees, anyone can vote with no account, and the ballot closes Sunday at 11:59 p.m. Pacific — giving campaigns a full six days from the Monday open to the Sunday night wire.

North Carolina High School Girls Basketball Player of the Week

High School on SI runs a statewide weekly fan vote each girls basketball season across all NCHSAA classifications. Editors nominate roughly 10 players, anyone can vote with no account, and the ballot closes Sunday at 11:59 p.m. Pacific — a tighter window than the football polls, with fewer names splitting the vote.

North Carolina High School Girls Basketball Player of the Year

Statewide North Carolina · High School on SI / SBLive (Sports Illustrated / Minute Media)

Annual winter fan-vote award run by High School on SI (Sports Illustrated / SBLive) selecting the top North Carolina prep girls basketball player statewide; SI editorial staff shortlists roughly 15 candidates across all NCHSAA classifications (1A–4A), public vote is free with no account required, poll typically closes in late March.

North Carolina High School Player of the Year

Statewide North Carolina · HighSchoolOT / WRAL Sports Fan (Capitol Broadcasting Company)

Annual statewide fan-vote awards run by HighSchoolOT (WRAL Sports Fan) covering 36 categories across fall, winter, and spring seasons; nominations open each spring and the public fan vote runs through June, with winners announced in July.

North Carolina High School Softball Player of the Week

The High School on SI statewide fan vote for the best North Carolina prep softball performance of the week. SI editors nominate 10 players from across all NCHSAA classifications; anyone can vote with no account, unlimited times, and the poll closes Sunday at 11:59 p.m. PT after a roughly six-day window.

North Carolina High School Softball Player of the Year

Statewide North Carolina · High School on SI / SBLive (Sports Illustrated / Minute Media)

Annual spring statewide fan-vote award run by High School on SI (Sports Illustrated / SBLive) identifying the top North Carolina prep softball player across all NCHSAA classifications; SI editorial staff shortlist roughly 15 candidates, public vote is free with no account needed.

Winston-Salem Journal Football Player of the Week

The Winston-Salem Journal's weekly Triad-region fan vote for high school football's standout performance. Nominees are entered into a Google Form poll each Monday, voting stays open through Wednesday, and the newspaper announces the winner Thursday, a shorter, Google-Form-based cycle than the statewide SI ballot covering the same season.

WSOC Big 22

Charlotte · WSOC-TV Channel 9

Annual fan-vote program by WSOC-TV Channel 9 (Cox Media Group, Charlotte) selecting 22 elite Charlotte-region high school football players each fall, then crowning a Player of the Year through multi-round public online voting — up to 9 votes per day, free, with a $10,000 school prize.

Best of North Carolina

Annual statewide community-voted business awards run by GuideToNC.com, covering 20+ industry sections across three recognition tiers, with public nomination and voting each cycle.

Charlotte Magazine Best of the Best Awards

Charlotte Magazine's single Voters' Choice online poll, not a nominate-then-vote ballot, spanning 80-plus categories across dining, shopping, health, and local life. Voting runs January through February; winners print in the May issue. Confirmed for more than 25 straight years.

Daily Reflector Best Of Pitt County

The Daily Reflector's Readers' Choice Awards for Pitt, Beaufort, Greene, Lenoir, and Martin counties, a two-stage open-nomination-then-public-vote program that drew 148,679 votes in its 2025 cycle.

Raleigh's Best

The News & Observer's annual Raleigh readers-choice awards, open public voting across 100+ categories with no nomination round, pulling 366,000+ votes in the 2025 cycle.