2026 Nebraska Class-by-Class High School Rankings: Week 5
We're flying through these weekly rankings.
The midseason grind has arrived. Teams and athletes always talk about peaking at the right time, and that time is quickly approaching. We still have several scores to settle in the regular season, but top-tier contenders have emerged.
Some classes held firm in our rankings, while others were completely shaken up by last week's results. We wouldn't have it any other way in this parity-filled sprint to the finish line.
Week 5
Class A
1. Papillion-La Vista South
2. Elkhorn North
3. Millard West
4. Lincoln North Star
5. Omaha Marian
6. Papillion-La Vista
7. Lincoln Standing Bear
8. Millard South
9. Omaha Westside
10. Lincoln Southeast
Class B
1. Norris
2. Gretna
3. Waverly
4. Omaha Skutt Catholic
5. Gering
6. Gretna East
7. Grand Island Northwest
8. Lincoln Pius X
9. Adams Central
10. Columbus Lakeview
Class C1
1. Omaha Concordia
2. Bishop Neumann
3. Lincoln Lutheran
4. Malcolm
5. Milford
6. Kearney Catholic
7. Aurora
8. Pierce
9. Ogallala
10. Louisville
Class C2
1. Thayer Central
2. Bergan Catholic
3. Johnson County Central
4. Guardian Angels Central Catholic
5. Centura
6. Elmwood-Murdock
7. Freeman
8. Laurel-Concord-Coleridge
9. Shelby-Rising City
10. Howells-Dodge
Class D1
1. Central Valley
2. Amherst
3. Red Cloud
4. Cambridge
5. Bloomfield
6. Dundy County Stratton
7. Riverside
8. North Central
9. Osceola
10. Exeter-Milligan-Friend
Class D2
1. Mullen
2. Sandhills/Thedford
3. Meridian
4. Archangels Catholic
5. Hay Springs
6. O'Neill St. Mary's
7. Crawford Sioux County
8. Wynot
9. Wilcox-Hildreth
10. Paxton
Further Analysis
