Each week volleyball coaches from each class across the state submit their rankings and our Tony Chapman compiles them. Here is the first in-season poll for 2023 season, presented by Pinnacle Bank. Records listed are through games played on Saturday, August 26.
Class A
- Papillion-LaVista South (6-0), 1
- Papillion-LaVista (4-3), 4
- Millard North (3-3), NR
- Lincoln Southwest (1-0), 3
- Gretna (3-4), 9
- Lincoln East (4-3), 5
- Millard West (4-3), 6
- Omaha Westside (2-3), 2
- Lincoln Pius X (0-0), 8
- Millard South (3-4), NR
Receiving votes: Elkhorn South (2-3), RV; Fremont (3-1), RV; Grand Island (0-1), 10; Omaha Marian (0-6), 7.
Class B
- Omaha Skutt (5-1), 1
- Elkhorn North (6-1), 2
- Norris (5-0), 3
- Bennington (4-0), 4
- Waverly (0-1), 5
- Gretna East (4-0), 7
- Seward (3-1), 6
- Beatrice (3-1), NR
- Hastings (2-0), NR
- Grand Island Northwest (0-2), 8
Receiving votes: Crete (0-1), 10; York (0-1), 9.
Class C-1
- Minden (4-0), 1
- Gothenburg (3-0), 2
- DC West (1-0), 4
- Kearney Catholic (3-0), 3
- GICC (1-0), 5
- Platteview (1-0), 7
- Malcolm (2-1), 6
- Adams Central (3-1), 8
- North Bend Central (0-0), 9
- Columbus Lakeview (0-0), 10
Receiving Votes: Ogallala (1-0), RV; St. Paul (1-0), RV; Wahoo (1-1), RV.
Class C-2
- Lincoln Lutheran (2-0), 1
- Clarkson/Leigh (4-0), 2
- Hartington Cedar Catholic (2-0), 3
- Fremont Bergan (1-0), 4
- Oakland-Craig (1-0), 5
- Sutton (5-1), 7
- Humphrey/Lindsay Holy Family (1-0), 6
- Norfolk Catholic (0-0), 8
- Hastings St. Cecilia (2-1), 10
- Thayer Central (3-0), NR
Receiving votes: Cross County (1-1), RV; Yutan (2-0), NR.
Class D-1
- Amherst (2-0), 1
- Diller-Odell (0-0), 2
- Southwest (4-0), 3
- Sumner-Eddyville-Miller (1-0), 4
- Bruning-Davenport/Shickley (2-0), 5
- O’Neill St. Mary’s (2-0), 6
- Elgin Public/Pope John (1-0), 7
- Nebraska Christian (3-1), 8
- Axtell (3-0), 10
- Paxton (2-0), RV
Receiving votes: Exeter-Milligan/Friend (2-0), RV; Maywood-Hayes Center (1-1), 9.
Class D-2
- Overton (3-0), 1
- Howells-Dodge (3-1), 3
- Cambridge (2-1), 2
- Meridian (1-0), 4
- Wynot (1-0), 5
- Humphrey St. Francis (0-0), 6
- Falls City Sacred Heart (1-0), 7
- Shelton (2-2), 8
- Stuart (4-0), 10
- Wallace (0-1), 9
Receiving votes: Central Valley (3-1), NR: High Plains (0-0), RV; Lawrence-Nelson (2-1), RV; Winside (3-1).
