Each week during the Nebraska high school boys basketball season, select coaches from the six Nebraska classes rate the teams in their class.
Here are the Nebraska High School Basketball Coaches Poll ratings after the holiday break of the 2025-26 regular season.
Class A (Record), Previous Ranking
1. Lincoln Southwest (7-0), 6
2. Omaha Westside (9-1), 3
3. Creighton Prep (8-3), 7
4. Lincoln Southeast (7-0), 4
5. Lincoln North Star (6-2), 5
6. Millard North (7-3), 1
7. Bellevue West (7-3), 2
8. Papillion-La Vista (6-5), 2
9. Omaha Central (6-3), 9
10. Millard South (5-5), 10
Receiving Votes: Lincoln High (6-2), RV
Class B (Record), Previous Ranking
1. Norris (9-1), 1
2. Skutt Catholic (8-2), 2
3. Scottsbluff (8-2), 3
4. Elkhorn North (5-3), 4
5. Gretna East (6-3), 5
6. Wahoo (6-3), 10
7. Bennington (4-4), 6
8. Platteview (7-3), 7
9. Gretna (3-5), RV
10. Roncalli Catholic (7-1), RV
Receiving Votes: Aurora (6-3), 9
Class C-1 (Record)
1. Ogallala (7-0), 1
2. Ashland-Greenwood (9-0), 2
3. Douglas County West (8-1), 5
4. Doniphan-Trumbull (7-1), 4
5. Auburn (6-1), 7
6. Omaha Concordia (7-2), 3
7. Cozad (10-0), RV
8. Mount Michael Benedictine (7-2), NR
9. Grand Island Central Catholic (9-2), 8
10. Gothenburg (8-1), NR
Receiving Votes: Adams Central (6-2) 10
Class C-2 (Record)
1. Bergan Catholic (10-0), 1
2. Freeman (8-1), 2
3. Yutan (8-0), 3
4. Johnson-Brock (7-1), 4
5. Exeter-Milligan-Friend (8-1), 5
6. Cross County (7-2), 7
7. Norfolk Catholic (7-3), NR
8. Valentine (7-1), 10
9. Sandy Creek (7-3), 6
10. Kimball (6-1), NR
Receiving Votes: Tri County (7-3), RV; Pender (8-2), 9; North Bend Central (6-4), 10
Class D-1 (Record)
1. Howells-Dodge (9-0), 1
2. Elm Creek (9-1), 2
3. North Platte St. Patrick’s (4-6), 7
4. Fullerton (8-2), 3
5. Lutheran High Northeast (6-1), 10
6. Overton (8-0), 4
7. Wausa (6-3), 5
8. Bertrand (7-3), 9
9. Central Valley (8-1), NR
10. Mead (7-1), RV
Receiving Votes: Twin Loup (7-2), 6; Anselmo-Merna (8-2) RV; East Butler (7-0), RV
Class D-2 (Record)
1. St. Mary’s (9-1), 1
2. Archangels Catholic (9-0), 2
3. Elgin Public-Pope John (11-0), 3
4. Lawrence-Nelson (6-0), 5
5. Bancroft Rosalie (5-3), 6
6. Deshler (7-1), 10
7. Wynot (5-4), 4
8. Stuart (6-2), 7
9. Falls City Sacred Heart (3-3), 9
10. Wallace (6-2), RV
Receiving Votes: Guardian Angles Central Catholic (3-6), 8; Diller-Odell (6-3), RV; Pleasanton (6-3), NR
