2026 Nebraska Class-by-Class High School Rankings: Week 8
We're getting closer.
These class-by-class team rankings have taken us on quite a journey. We had a ton of mysteries to unravel during the early-season stretch, and seeing more matches hasn't always made Nebraska's hierarchies any clearer. That's a testament to the state's growing parity and the unpredictable nature of prep volleyball.
So, we find ourselves in mid-October, closing in on the all-important district contests. By then, we'll settle everything on the court.
But a little more prognostication along the way wouldn't hurt. Bring on Week 8.
Week 8
Class A
1. Elkhorn North
2. Papillion-La Vista South
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. Grand Island Northwest
5. Omaha Skutt Catholic
6. Lincoln Pius X
7. Gering
8. Columbus Lakeview
9. Gretna East
10. York
Class C1
1. Omaha Concordia
2. Bishop Neumann
3. Milford
4. Malcolm
5. Kearney Catholic
6. Lincoln Lutheran
7. Pierce
8. Aurora
9. Central City
10. Louisville
Class C2
1. Thayer Central
2. Laurel-Concord-Coleridge
3. Centura
4. Johnson County Central
5. Guardian Angels Central Catholic
6. Bergan Catholic
7. Elmwood-Murdock
8. Freeman
9. Shelby-Rising City
10. Yutan
Class D1
1. Central Valley
2. Amherst
3. Bloomfield
4. Riverside
5. Tri County
6. Red Cloud
7. Exeter-Milligan-Friend
8. North Central
9. Cambridge
10. Dundy County Stratton
Class D2
1. Mullen
2. O'Neill St. Mary's
3. Meridian
4. Hay Springs
5. Wynot
6. Crawford Sioux County
7. Sandhills/Thedford
8. Archangels Catholic
9. Elba
10. Wilcox-Hildreth
Further Analysis