Each week during the high school basketball season select coaches from the six Nebraska classes rate the teams in their class. Here are the ratings for January 20, 2023.
Class A (Record), Previous Ranking
1. Bellevue West (16-0), 1
2. Gretna (13-2), 2
3. Creighton Prep (14-5), 3
4. Millard North (15-2), 5
5. Lincoln East (11-4), 6
6. Lincoln Pius X (12-5), 7
7. Lincoln Southeast (11-6), NR
8. Omaha Westside (10-5), 4
9. Elkhorn South (10-5), 9
10. Lincoln Southwest (9-6), 8
Notes: Lincoln Southeast has won six in a row and moves back into the ratings after two weeks out of the ratings. Westside’s 0-2 week drops them to No. 8 and moves Millard North up to No. 4. A plethora of big games this week starts on Tuesday when Bellevue West hosts unbeaten and rated No. 6 in 4A, Iowa’s largest class Sioux City East (18-0). Games to watch: Lincoln Pius X at Kearney (Tuesday), Papillion-La Vista South at Omaha Central (Tuesday), Creighton Prep at Bellevue West (Friday), Lincoln Southwest at Lincoln Northeast (Friday), Lincoln Pius X at Bellevue West (Saturday), Lincoln Southeast at Creighton Prep (Saturday), Elkhorn South at Omaha Central (Saturday). Receiving Votes: Kearney (13-4), NR; Lincoln High (12-5), 10; Omaha Central (10-6), NR; Lincoln North Star (11-5).
Class B (Record), Previous Ranking
1. Skutt Catholic (14-2), 1
2. Platteview (15-3), 2
3. Bennington (12-5), 3
4. Crete (16-2), 4
5. York (11-5), 5
6. Elkhorn (11-7), 7
7. Beatrice (9-6), RV
8. Elkhorn Mount Michael (10-6), 10
9. Omaha Roncalli Catholic (10-6), 6
10. South Sioux City (9-7), 8
Notes: Beatrice is back in the ratings after a 2-1 week in the Trailblazer Conference Tournament. Skutt remains No. 1 despite two losses to Class A teams last week and Platteview’s loss to C-1 Wahoo doesn’t drop them in the ratings. Games to watch: Bennington at Skutt (Tuesday), Mount Michael at Omaha Gross (Tuesday). McCook at C-1 Ogallala (Friday), Crete at Wahoo (Friday). Receiving Votes: Norris (10-7), RV; McCook (11-5), RV.
Class C-1 (Record), Previous Ranking
- Ogallala (19-0), 1
- Wahoo (15-1), 2
- Ashland-Greenwood (16-1), 3
- Pierce (14-2), 5
- Central City (16-1), 6
- Omaha Concordia (15-2), 4
- Auburn (12-4), 7
- Wayne (14-5), 9
- O’Neill (12-3), RV
- Lincoln Lutheran (13-6), NR
Notes: Wahoo moves back to No. 2 after a win over Class B No. 2 Platteview in the Trailblazer title game. O’Neill goes from receiving votes to No. 9 and into the ratings for the first time this season. Games to watch: Class B Scottsbluff at Sidney (Saturday), Class B No. 7 Beatrice at Wahoo (Saturday). Receiving Votes: Boone Central (11-4), NR; O’Neill (10-3), RV.
Class C-2 (Record), Previous Ranking
1. Freeman (17-2), 3
2. Doniphan-Trumbull (17-0), 2
3. Cedar Catholic (13-3), 1
4. Amherst (15-1), 4
5. Tri County (16-2), 5
6. Norfolk Catholic (11-4), 6
7. Wakefield (15-2), NR
8. Elkhorn Valley (15-1), 9
9. Gordon-Rushville (10-3), 8
10. Cross County (15-3), 7
Notes: Freeman moves back into the No. 1 spot after previous No. 1 Cedar Catholic’s loss to Class B No. 10 South Sioux City. Wakefield, winners of seven in a row, moves from not rated to No. 7. The Trojans had wins over receiving votes Lutheran High Northeast and Laurel-Concord-Coleridge (13-5) last week. Games to watch: C-1 Malcolm at Yutan (Saturday) Receiving Votes: Lutheran High Northeast (13-4), 10.
Class D-1 (Record), Previous Ranking
- Maywood-Hayes Center (18-0), 1
- Howells-Dodge (14-3), 2
- North Platte St. Patrick’s (15-2), 3
- Dundy County Stratton (14-3), 5
- Elm Creek (16-1), 7
- Mead (12-4), 4
- Bancroft-Rosalie (13-5), 8
- South Loup (14-2), 9
- Johnson-Brock (14-3), 7
- Elgin Public/Pope John (12-5), RV
Notes: Mead drops from No. 4 to No. 6 after a loss to David City last week. The top three remain the same and EPPJ trades places with Leyton. Games to watch: D-2 Osceola at BDS (Tuesday). Receiving Votes: Leyton (17-0), 10.
Class D-2 (Record), Previous Ranking
1. Parkview Christian (15-3), 1
2. Shelton (14-1), 2
3. Osceola (15-2), 3
4. Wynot (14-3), 4
5. Falls City Sacred Heart (9-7), 5
6. Santee (9-1), 10
7. Mullen (11-4), 7
8. Creighton (11-6), 6
9. Potter-Dix (11-3), NR
10. Stuart (12-3), NR
Notes: Santee moves to No. 6 after four straight wins. Potter-Dix moves to ninth, their highest rating of the season. Creighton’s loss to St. Mary’s drops them from No. 6 to No. 8. Games to watch: Nebraska Lutheran at C-2 No. 10 Cross County (Tuesday), Hay Springs at Hyannis (Friday), D-1 No. 8 South Loup at Mullen (Friday), Potter-Dix at Garden County (Friday). Receiving Votes: Sumner-Eddyville-Miller (11-4), 8; Nebraska Lutheran (13-3), RV; Paxton (10-4), NR.
