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 (24-1), 1, 20
2. Millard North (18-4), 3
3. Lincoln East (22-6), 2
4. Papillion-La Vista (21-7), 4
5. Lincoln Southwest (20-7), 6
6. Omaha Westside (20-5), 7
7. Millard West (14-8), 5
8. Norfolk (20-8), 8
9. Lincoln Pius X (20-10), RV
10. Lincoln North Star (17-10), NR
Receiving Votes: Papillion-La Vista South (16-10), 10
Class B
1. Blair (25-4), 1, 18
2. Seward (20-4), 2
3. Elkhorn North (22-6), 3
4. Omaha Skutt (15-7), 6
5. Bennington (16-7), 7
6. Beatrice (13-6), NR
7. Grand Island Northwest (14-6), RV
8. Gering (22-3), 5
9. Columbus Lakeview (16-6), 8
10. Wahoo (16-8), 10
Receiving Votes: Hastings (19-7), NR; Gretna East (15-10), RV
Class C
1. Ashland-Greenwood (20-6), 1, 15
2. Central City (26-2), 2, 3
3. Hastings St. Cecilia (22-5), 4, 1
4. Wayne (18-4), 5
5. Wahoo Neumann (19-5), 3
6. David City Aquinas (18-6), 7
7. Twin River (20-7), 7
8. Freeman (20-4), 8
9. Milford (16-7), 9
10. Fort Calhoun (18-7), RV
Receiving Votes: Gothenburg (20-10), RV; DC West (15-9), NR; St. Paul (13-7), NR