The 2023 high school esports spring regular season has switched on, with competitive gaming teams across North America taking part in the head-to-head matchups on the PlayVS platform.
It’s an exciting Act 2 for USA TODAY High School Sports and PlayVS, which created the first regional and state rankings from the platform’s competitive games—ones officially recognized by the NFHS Network and state associations—in 2022.
As the competition now moves ahead to this year, we’re looking at the best of the best that now includes the top from each state/region.
Here are the opening 2023 “Hearthstone” Power Rankings:
See the full state/regional rankings here
Central Region
Benson Magnet High School (Neb.): Masquerade
Eastern Region
East Kentwood High School (Mich.): East Kentwood High School
New Mexico
Organ Mountain High School: OMHS Hearthstone Varsity