2026 Nebraska Class-by-Class High School Rankings: Week 7
We're now a month away from the state tournament, and there's still a lot of ground to gain in the wildcard race.
Of course, that means our weekly team rankings will have shuffles, too. "Peaking at the right time" is a common trope mentioned here, but every high school season gives us late-season surges we didn't anticipate. These team rankings try to capture an up-to-date picture of which squads are thriving, but that narrative can change from match to match.
So, here's the portrait we've painted heading into the first full week of October. It's always subject to revisions.
Week 7
Class A
1. Papillion-La Vista South
2. Elkhorn North
3. Omaha Marian
4. Lincoln North Star
5. Millard West
6. Lincoln Southwest
7. Papillion-La Vista
8. Lincoln Standing Bear
9. Millard South
10. Millard North
Class B
1. Norris
2. Gretna
3. Waverly
4. Omaha Skutt Catholic
5. Grand Island Northwest
6. Lincoln Pius X
7. Gering
8. Gretna East
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. Pierce
8. Aurora
9. Central City
10. Louisville
Class C2
1. Thayer Central
2. Laurel-Concord-Coleridge
3. Bergan Catholic
4. Johnson County Central
5. Centura
6. Guardian Angels Central Catholic
7. Elmwood-Murdock
8. Freeman
9. Shelby-Rising City
10. Yutan
Class D1
1. Central Valley
2. Amherst
3. Bloomfield
4. Riverside
5. Red Cloud
6. Cambridge
7. Dundy County Stratton
8. North Central
9. Exeter-Milligan-Friend
10. Tri County
Class D2
1. Mullen
2. Meridian
3. O'Neill St. Mary's
4. Hay Springs
5. Sandhills/Thedford
6. Archangels Catholic
8. Wynot
7. Crawford Sioux County
9. Paxton
10. Elba
Further Analysis
