| RANK | TEAM | WINS | LOSSES | SOS | SOS RK | PPG | PAPG | RATING |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Bloomfield | 9 | 0 | 42.1 | 48 | 65.9 | 34.2 | 94.31 |
| 2 | Maywood-Hayes Center | 10 | 1 | 50.7 | 19 | 62.5 | 30.4 | 93.22 |
| 3 | Overton | 8 | 1 | 44.2 | 43 | 55.0 | 36.8 | 89.85 |
| 4 | Elgin Public/Pope John | 10 | 1 | 42.9 | 46 | 54.7 | 38.5 | 87.28 |
| 5 | Arapahoe | 7 | 2 | 44.9 | 40 | 49.0 | 33.8 | 79.93 |
| 6 | Elm Creek | 8 | 2 | 45.6 | 36 | 59.7 | 38.0 | 77.03 |
| 7 | Central Valley | 8 | 1 | 38.4 | 53 | 55.0 | 32.7 | 74.45 |
| 8 | Pleasanton | 7 | 2 | 45.3 | 38 | 52.3 | 35.8 | 73.38 |
| 9 | Shelton | 7 | 3 | 51.4 | 16 | 53.7 | 37.1 | 70.4 |
| 10 | Howells-Dodge | 7 | 2 | 41.9 | 49 | 52.2 | 31.6 | 68.06 |
| 11 | Brady | 9 | 1 | 49.7 | 22 | 47.7 | 37.5 | 67.93 |
| 12 | Niobrara/Verdigre | 6 | 3 | 56.1 | 2 | 51.3 | 44.8 | 67.52 |
| 13 | Amherst | 6 | 3 | 47.9 | 29 | 56.8 | 37.7 | 65.66 |
| 14 | Sutton | 7 | 2 | 48.1 | 27 | 55.8 | 28.8 | 65.04 |
| 15 | Tri County | 7 | 3 | 53.4 | 8 | 49.9 | 36.8 | 62.67 |
| 16 | Cross County | 8 | 3 | 45.6 | 34 | 44.5 | 31.9 | 60.88 |
| 17 | Weeping Water | 7 | 3 | 46.8 | 33 | 51.5 | 38.4 | 60.28 |
| 18 | Bancroft-Rosalie | 7 | 3 | 47.7 | 30 | 51.0 | 40.4 | 60.04 |
| 19 | Lourdes Central Catholic | 4 | 4 | 53.7 | 6 | 43.1 | 39.6 | 59.87 |
| 20 | Osceola | 5 | 4 | 51.6 | 15 | 46.3 | 43.4 | 57.71 |
| 21 | Humboldt-Table Rock-Steinauer | 5 | 4 | 47.4 | 31 | 40.8 | 40.6 | 56.84 |
| 22 | Southwest | 5 | 4 | 54.8 | 3 | 46.7 | 51.6 | 56.08 |
| 23 | Pawnee City | 4 | 4 | 42.7 | 47 | 43.6 | 37.1 | 51.6 |
| 24 | North Central | 5 | 5 | 45.5 | 37 | 43.1 | 42.1 | 50.43 |
| 25 | Wauneta-Palisade | 5 | 4 | 49.1 | 25 | 44.4 | 39.4 | 49.56 |
| 26 | Kenesaw | 4 | 5 | 48.6 | 26 | 38.3 | 38.3 | 48.44 |
| 27 | Deshler | 4 | 4 | 45.6 | 35 | 42.4 | 45.0 | 46.93 |
| 28 | Ansley-Litchfield | 4 | 6 | 44.6 | 41 | 35.2 | 35.9 | 45.34 |
| 29 | Creighton | 4 | 6 | 43.4 | 45 | 43.5 | 47.1 | 45.01 |
| 30 | Southern Valley | 5 | 7 | 53.2 | 9 | 39.2 | 44.6 | 44.16 |
| 31 | EMF | 3 | 7 | 52.9 | 12 | 35.2 | 43.0 | 41.71 |
| 32 | Axtell | 4 | 7 | 58.1 | 1 | 36.1 | 46.6 | 41.25 |
| 33 | Sutherland | 3 | 4 | 49.4 | 23 | 34.6 | 45.7 | 40.62 |
| 34 | Sterling | 3 | 5 | 51.1 | 18 | 38.0 | 47.5 | 40.21 |
| 35 | Morrill | 4 | 5 | 49.4 | 24 | 37.3 | 41.4 | 39.05 |
| 36 | Lyons-Decatur Northeast | 3 | 7 | 54.6 | 4 | 34.7 | 43.3 | 36.75 |
| 37 | Hartington-Newcastle | 3 | 6 | 44.4 | 42 | 38.2 | 43.3 | 36.74 |
| 38 | NG/SE | 2 | 7 | 41.3 | 50 | 38.9 | 45.9 | 35.41 |
| 39 | Plainview | 3 | 7 | 53.5 | 7 | 44.8 | 50.4 | 35.33 |
| 40 | Tri County Northeast | 3 | 6 | 50.7 | 20 | 38.4 | 45.4 | 35.06 |
| 41 | Burwell | 3 | 6 | 45.3 | 39 | 36.3 | 50.9 | 32.28 |
| 42 | Riverside | 3 | 6 | 48.0 | 28 | 33.0 | 44.1 | 32.15 |
| 43 | Bayard | 3 | 5 | 40.8 | 51 | 28.0 | 36.2 | 31.78 |
| 44 | Blue Hill | 2 | 7 | 47.0 | 32 | 30.6 | 42.7 | 31.29 |
| 45 | Hi-Line | 2 | 6 | 39.5 | 52 | 31.8 | 42.2 | 30.07 |
| 46 | Cedar Catholic | 3 | 6 | 51.8 | 14 | 40.1 | 51.9 | 29.77 |
| 47 | East Butler | 1 | 6 | 44.0 | 44 | 38.4 | 52.0 | 26.93 |
| 48 | Neligh-Oakdale | 1 | 9 | 52.0 | 13 | 31.3 | 51.4 | 24.99 |
| 49 | Grand Island Lutheran | 1 | 8 | 53.2 | 10 | 35.1 | 49.3 | 24.46 |
| 50 | Ainsworth | 2 | 9 | 53.0 | 11 | 36.0 | 52.3 | 22.62 |
| 51 | Boyd County | 1 | 7 | 51.3 | 17 | 31.2 | 48.2 | 22.34 |
| 52 | South Loup (Callaway/Arnold) | 0 | 6 | 54.1 | 5 | 27.3 | 46.0 | 16.69 |
| 53 | Fullerton | 0 | 9 | 50.2 | 21 | 24.0 | 47.4 | 9.61 |
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