Each week during the Nebraska high school girls’ basketball season, select coaches from the six Nebraska classes rate the teams in their class, and Tony Chapman compiles the rankings. Here is the opening poll for the 2025-26 season.
Class A (Record), 2025 Final Ranking
- Lincoln North Star (1-0), 3
- Millard West (1-0), 1
- Omaha North (0-0), NR
- Millard North (1-1), 5
- Lincoln Southwest (2-0), 9
- Bellevue West (0-1), 4
- Omaha Westview (1-0), 8
- Omaha Marian (1-0), NR
- Kearney (2-0), 10
- Omaha Westside (1-1), 2
Receiving Votes: Lincoln Northeast (2-0), NR; Millard South (1-1), 7.
Class B (Record), 2025 Final Ranking
- Bennington (2-0), 5
- Norris (1-0), 6
- Gretna East (1-0), 2
- Lincoln Pius X (1-0), 3
- Elkhorn North (2-0), 9
- Skutt Catholic (0-1), 1
- Sidney (2-0), 8
- Omaha Gross (2-0), NR
- Waverly (1-1), 4
- Scottsbluff (2-0), NR
Receiving Votes: Crete (1-1), NR; Gretna (2-0), NR; Lincoln Standing Bear (1-0), NR; Seward (1-1), 10; York (2-0), 7.
Class C-1 (Record), 2025 Final Ranking
- Malcolm (2-0), NR
- Lincoln Christian (2-0), 1
- Milford (2-0), 2
- Gothenburg (1-0), 5
- Ogallala (2-0), RV
- Central City (2-0), 8
- North Bend Central (2-0), 6
- Scotus Central Catholic (1-0), 4
- Holdrege (2-0), NR
- Arlington (2-0), 9
Receiving Votes: Bridgeport (2-0), 7; Boone Central (2-0), NR; O’Neill (1-0), NR; Pierce (2-0), NR; Raymond Central (1-1), 10.
Class C-2 (Record), 2025 Final Ranking
- Pender (2-0), 1^
- Oakland-Craig (1-0), 1
- Alma (2-0), 5^
- Crofton (2-0), 3
- Guardian Angels CC (2-0), 4
- Elkhorn Valley (2-0), 2
- Johnson County Central (1-0), NR
- Elmwood-Murdock (1-1), NR
- Yutan (0-1), 6
- Centura (1-1), NR
^ Class D-1 in 2025
Receiving Votes: Freeman (1-1), NR; Hastings St. Cecilia (1-1), NR; Laurel-Concord-Coleridge (0-2), NR; Nebraska Christian (2-0); West Holt (2-0), NR.
Class D-1 (Record), 2025 Final Ranking
- Elm Creek (2-0), 2
- Howells-Dodge (2-0), 4
- Maywood-Hayes Center (2-0), RV ^
- Sutton (2-0), NR
- Arapahoe (1-0), NR
- Cross County (1-1), 7 ^
- Shelton (1-1), 4 *
- Amherst (2-0), NR
- Bloomfield (2-0), NR
- Cedar Catholic (0-1), 3
^ Class C-2 in 2025. * Class D-2 in 2025.
Receiving Votes: Bancroft-Rosalie (2-0), NR; Brady (1-0), NR; Central Valley (2-0), NR; EPPJ (2-0), NR; Lourdes Central Catholic (1-0), 9; North Central (2-0), NR; Overton (1-1), NR; Southwest (1-1), 7; Tri-County (2-0), RV; Weeping Water (2-0), 10.
Class D-2 (Record), 2025 Final Ranking
- Wynot (1-1), NR
- Dundy County-Stratton (1-0), NR
- Falls City Sacred Heart (1-0), 1
- Archangels Catholic (2-0), 2
- Red Cloud (2-0), NR
- Dorchester (2-0), 3
- Silver Lake (1-1), 7
- Cambridge (1-1), NR
- Sumner-Eddyville-Miller (2-0), NR
- Mullen (1-1), RV
Receiving votes: Anselmo-Merna (0-1), 10; Hay Springs (1-0), NR; High Plains (2-0), NR; McCool Junction (1-0), NR; Paxton (2-0), NR; St, Mary’s 0-2, 5; Wilcox-Hildreth (0-2), 6.
