2026 Nebraska Class-by-Class High School Rankings: Week 9
It's crunch time.
We're down to the last installments of these weekly class-by-class team rankings. This series has taken us on a long, winding journey that has often left us with more questions than answers. Few things in the prep volleyball sphere can ever be etched in stone, and Nebraska's team hierarchy is no exception. The pendulum always swings from the first serves of the high school season.
But that evolution eventually leads to the postseason sprint, where any rankings can be tossed aside. Tournament contenders are decided on the court, and we get to see which squads are peaking at the right time.
Still, we have a few more chances for some prognostication as we steamroll toward district play. The stakes are soaring.
Week 9
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. Millard North
9. Lincoln Standing Bear
10. Millard South
Class B
1. Norris
2. Gretna
3. Waverly
4. Grand Island Northwest
5. Lincoln Pius X
6. Omaha Skutt Catholic
7. Gering
8. Columbus Lakeview
9. Gretna East
10. York
Class C1
1. Omaha Concordia
2. Bishop Neumann
3. Milford
4. Kearney Catholic
5. Malcolm
6. Pierce
7. Lincoln Lutheran
8. Aurora
9. Valentine
10. Norfolk Catholic
Class C2
1. Thayer Central
2. Laurel-Concord-Coleridge
3. Centura
4. Johnson County Central
5. Bergan Catholic
6. Elmwood-Murdock
7. Guardian Angels Central Catholic
8. Shelby-Rising City
9. Stanton
10. Johnson-Brock
Class D1
1. Central Valley
2. Amherst
3. Bloomfield
4. Riverside
5. Tri County
6. North Central
7. Red Cloud
8. Exeter-Milligan-Friend
9. Cambridge
10. Osceola
Class D2
1. Mullen
2. O'Neill St. Mary's
3. Hay Springs
4. Wynot
5. Crawford Sioux County
6. Sandhills/Thedford
7. Elba
8. Meridian
9. Bancroft-Rosalie
10. Wilcox-Hildreth
Further Analysis
