Each week during the high school softball season coaches from the three Nebraska classes rate the teams in their class. In conjunction with Nebraska High School Fastpitch, here is the softball coaches poll 9-12-24.
Class A (Record), Previous Ranking, First Place Votes
1. Gretna (19-0), 1, 24
2. Papillion-La Vista (12-3), 3
3. Lincoln Southwest (13-3), 2
4. Millard North (12-4), 4
5. Millard West (10-7), 5
6. Bellevue East (10-3), 6
7. Elkhorn South (10-7), 8
8. Norfolk (15-2), 7
9. Papillion-La Vista South (9-5), 9
10. Lincoln East (10-6), 10
Receiving Votes: Omaha Westview (6-8), RV; Omaha Westside (5-9), NR
Class B (Record), Previous Ranking, First Place Votes
1. Grand Island Northwest (13-0), 1, 19
2. Blair (14-4), 2
3. Hastings (11-2), 4
4. Beatrice (9-2), 3
5. Scottsbluff (9-2), 5
6. Elkhorn North (9-5), 8
7. Wayne (7-2), NR
8. Seward (7-3), 7
9. Elkhorn (9-7), NR
10. Waverly (10-4), NR
Receiving Votes: Nebraska City (12-1), NR; McCook (13-3), NR; Skutt Catholic (6-4), RV
Class C (Record), Previous Ranking, First Place Votes
1. Wahoo Neumann (12-1), 1, 16
2. Hastings St. Cecilia (9-2), 2, 2
3. Guardian Angels Central Catholic (13-1), 3, 3
4. Twin River (16-2), 7
5. Ashland-Greenwood (7-6), 4
6. DC West (8-2), 6
7. NEN (9-3), 8
8. David City Aquinas (7-9), 5
9. Central City (6-6), 9
10. Kearney Catholic (7-6), RV
Receiving Votes: Auburn (11-5), NR; Fort Calhoun (5-3), 10; Freeman (9-5), RV