2026 Nebraska Class-by-Class High School Rankings: Week 2
Week 1 is in the record books, but these decisions aren't getting any easier.
Our preseason class-by-class rankings presented plenty of challenges, from high-profile reclassifications to major roster overhauls. We did our best to assess the state's top competitors from each group, but our perspective always shifts once results start rolling in.
Here's our latest take on the Nebraska hierarchy after the first handful of matches. It's the first of many shuffles this year, so don't get too tethered to this week's list.
Week 2
Class A
1. Papillion-La Vista South
2. Elkhorn North
3. Lincoln North Star
4. Millard West
5. Omaha Marian
6. Lincoln Southeast
7. Lincoln Southwest
8. Millard North
9. Elkhorn South
10. Bennington
Class B
1. Norris
2. Gretna
3. Omaha Skutt Catholic
4. Waverly
5. Lincoln Pius X
6. Gretna East
7. Grand Island Northwest
8. Gering
9. Columbus Lakeview
10. Adams Central
Class C1
1. Milford
2. Omaha Concordia
3. Norfolk Catholic
4. Lincoln Lutheran
5. Malcolm
6. Ogallala
7. Pierce
8. Bishop Neumann
9. Aurora
10. Kearney Catholic
Class C2
1. Guardian Angels Central Catholic
2. Oakland-Craig
3. Thayer Central
4. Johnson County Central
5. Laurel-Concord-Coleridge
6. Freeman
7. Bergan Catholic
8. Elmwood-Murdock
9. Maywood-Hayes Center
10. Shelby-Rising City
Class D1
1. Amherst
2. Central Valley
3. Ansley/Litchfield
4. Cross County
5. Cambridge
6. Elgin Public/Pope John
7. Exeter-Milligan-Friend
8. Red Cloud
9. Garden County
10. Dundy County Stratton
Class D2
1. Wynot
2. Mullen
3. Sandhills/Thedford
4. Sumner-Eddyville-Miller
5. Archangels Catholic
6. Meridian
7. Hartington Cedar Catholic
8. Bertrand
9. Minatare
10. Burwell
