| RANK | TEAM | WINS | LOSSES | SOS | SOS RK | PPG | PAPG | RATING |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Freeman | 8 | 1 | 52.8 | 14 | 58.7 | 39.8 | 93.03 |
| 2 | Bergan Catholic | 10 | 0 | 54.7 | 3 | 70.2 | 41.4 | 87.4 |
| 3 | EMF | 8 | 1 | 50.8 | 20 | 61.7 | 42.8 | 81.22 |
| 4 | Kimball | 6 | 1 | 44.8 | 43 | 67.4 | 49.0 | 81.17 |
| 5 | Yutan | 8 | 0 | 49.6 | 27 | 53.0 | 37.6 | 76.6 |
| 6 | Tri County | 7 | 3 | 53.4 | 9 | 59.3 | 43.9 | 73.76 |
| 7 | Johnson-Brock | 7 | 1 | 48.6 | 31 | 59.6 | 36.4 | 73.7 |
| 8 | Valentine | 7 | 1 | 47.6 | 33 | 68.0 | 48.9 | 72.01 |
| 9 | Dundy County Stratton | 7 | 1 | 46.1 | 42 | 61.9 | 35.6 | 70.98 |
| 10 | Pender | 8 | 3 | 49.1 | 28 | 52.0 | 39.8 | 70.87 |
| 11 | Ponca | 7 | 2 | 46.6 | 41 | 59.6 | 35.9 | 70.16 |
| 12 | Alma | 7 | 1 | 43.9 | 47 | 58.8 | 37.1 | 70.15 |
| 13 | Cross County | 7 | 2 | 47.5 | 34 | 60.7 | 41.8 | 68.39 |
| 14 | Norfolk Catholic | 7 | 3 | 51.9 | 17 | 64.7 | 51.6 | 68.08 |
| 15 | Wakefield | 7 | 3 | 53.4 | 8 | 60.8 | 49.2 | 63.67 |
| 16 | Sandy Creek | 7 | 3 | 47.3 | 36 | 54.9 | 43.0 | 63.47 |
| 17 | Twin River | 5 | 3 | 43.9 | 46 | 55.0 | 49.2 | 62.35 |
| 18 | Crofton | 8 | 3 | 48.9 | 29 | 54.7 | 46.8 | 58.64 |
| 19 | Sutton | 5 | 3 | 50.4 | 24 | 51.2 | 46.5 | 58.63 |
| 20 | Hershey | 4 | 4 | 53.7 | 7 | 61.4 | 59.9 | 55.15 |
| 21 | Hemingford | 5 | 2 | 49.9 | 26 | 52.7 | 46.0 | 54.39 |
| 22 | Perkins County | 4 | 5 | 57.7 | 1 | 55.6 | 55.4 | 53.92 |
| 23 | Elkhorn Valley | 5 | 3 | 50.6 | 23 | 52.2 | 46.6 | 51.86 |
| 24 | H&H | 3 | 5 | 52.6 | 15 | 54.8 | 52.5 | 51.59 |
| 25 | Cornerstone Christian | 3 | 3 | 41.6 | 50 | 54.7 | 50.8 | 51.23 |
| 26 | Amherst | 5 | 4 | 47.2 | 37 | 57.1 | 49.2 | 50.6 |
| 27 | Hartington-Newcastle | 5 | 4 | 44.4 | 44 | 53.1 | 53.4 | 50.4 |
| 28 | Summerland | 4 | 3 | 43.7 | 48 | 53.7 | 56.7 | 50.16 |
| 29 | North Bend Central | 6 | 4 | 53.4 | 10 | 56.9 | 50.7 | 49.74 |
| 30 | Fillmore Central | 4 | 3 | 51.7 | 19 | 48.7 | 45.6 | 49.15 |
| 31 | Cedar Catholic | 4 | 4 | 54.0 | 5 | 51.4 | 51.0 | 47.71 |
| 32 | Arcadia/Loup City | 5 | 3 | 46.9 | 38 | 54.5 | 48.1 | 47.62 |
| 33 | Shelby-Rising City | 3 | 6 | 47.7 | 32 | 48.0 | 49.9 | 47.59 |
| 34 | Tekamah-Herman | 5 | 5 | 40.6 | 51 | 52.8 | 52.4 | 47.59 |
| 35 | Cedar Bluffs | 7 | 5 | 39.2 | 53 | 52.5 | 47.8 | 46.05 |
| 36 | Hi-Line | 5 | 3 | 39.5 | 52 | 46.1 | 42.4 | 45.98 |
| 37 | Superior | 4 | 5 | 44.0 | 45 | 50.8 | 51.6 | 44.8 |
| 38 | Gordon-Rushville | 3 | 5 | 51.8 | 18 | 49.8 | 55.9 | 39.15 |
| 39 | Laurel-Concord-Coleridge | 3 | 5 | 53.2 | 12 | 46.0 | 56.9 | 38.97 |
| 40 | Humphrey-Lindsay | 3 | 5 | 50.6 | 22 | 51.8 | 59.5 | 38.81 |
| 41 | Elmwood-Murdock | 3 | 5 | 53.9 | 6 | 49.9 | 51.9 | 37.01 |
| 42 | Giltner/Harvard | 5 | 5 | 34.9 | 54 | 43.0 | 44.0 | 35.57 |
| 43 | Thayer Central | 2 | 7 | 46.6 | 40 | 37.8 | 47.2 | 33.89 |
| 44 | Tri County Northeast | 2 | 8 | 50.3 | 25 | 50.5 | 64.3 | 31.02 |
| 45 | Wood River | 3 | 5 | 46.8 | 39 | 44.9 | 54.5 | 30.61 |
| 46 | West Holt | 2 | 7 | 42.8 | 49 | 48.3 | 55.3 | 30.22 |
| 47 | Clarkson/Leigh | 2 | 8 | 50.7 | 21 | 48.1 | 63.2 | 22.34 |
| 48 | Homer | 1 | 8 | 48.8 | 30 | 39.4 | 62.7 | 19.4 |
| 49 | Ainsworth | 2 | 9 | 53.2 | 11 | 38.7 | 63.8 | 18.51 |
| 50 | Aquinas Catholic | 1 | 8 | 52.4 | 16 | 34.7 | 56.4 | 16.17 |
| 51 | Centura | 0 | 9 | 52.9 | 13 | 38.9 | 55.7 | 14.21 |
| 52 | Centennial | 1 | 8 | 54.6 | 4 | 34.0 | 59.0 | 13.6 |
| 53 | Oakland-Craig | 1 | 8 | 55.7 | 2 | 36.2 | 67.8 | 10.73 |
| 54 | Stanton | 0 | 9 | 47.4 | 35 | 31.7 | 58.8 | 10.0 |
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