The Tri-Nine Conference, with two automatic berths and two wild-card bids, leads all conferences in the state with four schools in the NCHSAA dual-team playoffs.
Green Hope and Panther Creek, by finishing first and second respectively in the conference, received automatic bids.
Apex and Athens Drive, which split with one another in the conference to tie for third, each received two of the state's three wild-card spots.
Only Green Hope (18-2) will play at home on Tuesday in the first round against Wakefield (11-4). The Falcons have only lost to Broughton and East Chapel Hill this year, and hope a tougher out-of-conference schedule will have them better prepared for the postseason than last year.
Panther Creek (16-3) will hit the road to face Durham Riverside (12-3).
Apex (11-6) has the unenviable task of playing at Broughton (15-0) and Athens Drive (14-8) must play at powerhouse East Chapel Hill (20-2).
The winner of Green Hope-Wakefield will play the winner between East Chapel Hill-Athens Drive. Meanwhile, the winner of Panther Creek-Riverside will play the winner of Apex-Broughton.
