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 9-20-23 brought to you by Pinnacle Bank.
Class A (Record), Previous Ranking, First Place Votes
1. Gretna (21-1), 1, 21
2. Lincoln East (18-5), 3
3. Millard North (15-4), 4
4. Papillion-La Vista (17-5), 2
5. Millard West (13-7), 5
6. Lincoln Southwest (15-4), 6
7. Omaha Westside (17-5), 7
8. Norfolk (15-4), 9
9. Elkhorn South (11-10), 8
10. Papillion-La Vista South (12-8), 10
Receiving Votes: Lincoln Pius X (17-6), RV
Class B
1. Blair (21-3), 1, 18
2. Seward (17-4), 2
3. Elkhorn North (19-4), 4
4. Hastings (14-6), 3
5. Gering (18-2), 6
6. Omaha Skutt (12-5), 5
7. Bennington (14-6), 8
8. Columbus Lakeview (13-5), RV
9. Beatrice (10-5), NR
10. Wahoo (12-6), NR
Receiving Votes: Gretna East (12-8), RV; Grand Island Northwest (11-6), NR
Class C
1. Ashland-Greenwood (17-4), 1, 18
2. Central City (21-2), 2
3. Wahoo Neumann (17-2), 3
4. Hastings St. Cecilia (16-4), 5
5. Wayne (16-3), 4
6. David City Aquinas (16-5), 7
7. Twin River (15-6), 8
8. Freeman (16-4), 6
9. Milford (13-6), 9
10. Cozad (13-6), 10
Receiving Votes: Fort Calhoun (14-5), RV; Gothenburg (15-9), RV