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Nebraska High School Volleyball Coaches Poll 9-1-26

by Hurrdat Sports | Sep 1, 2026 | Coaches Poll, Preps Volleyball

Norris's Alli Bornschlegl (4) spikes the ball against Elkhorn North during the semi-finals of the 2024 NSAA Volleyball Championships Friday, November 8, 2024, in Lincoln, Nebraska. Photo by John S. Peterson.

Photo Credit: John S. Peterson

Each week during the high school volleyball season, select coaches from the six Nebraska classes rate the teams in their class, and our Tony Chapman compiles the rankings. 

Here are the Nebraska High School Volleyball Coaches Poll week one ratings for the 2026 season.

Class A (record), Previous

  1. Papillion-La Vista South (1-0), 1
  2. Elkhorn North (6-0), 2
  3. Lincoln North Star, (1-0), 3
  4. Omaha Marian (4-2), 5 
  5. Millard North (2-3), 4
  6. Millard West (5-2), 7
  7. Lincoln Southwest (0-1), 8 
  8. Papillion-La Vista (0-0), 10  
  9. Lincoln Standing Bear (3-2), NR  
  10. Millard South (2-5), 9

Receiving Votes: Lincoln Southeast (3-2), RV.  

Class B (record), Previous

  1. Norris (5-0), 1
  2. Waverly (6-1), 2 
  3. Skutt Catholic (4-2), 3
  4. Gretna (3-3), 4
  5. Lincoln Pius X (4-0), 7 
  6. Grand Island Northwest (4-1), 6
  7. Columbus Lakeview (0-1), 5
  8. Gering (6-0), 9
  9. Gretna East (5-1), RV
  10. Platteview (1-0), 8 

Receiving Votes: Adams Central (3-1), RV; Elkhorn (1-0), RV; York (1-0); 8. 

Class C-1 (record), Previous

  1. Milford (1-0), 1
  2. Aurora (1-1), 3 
  3. Concordia Omaha (1-0), 2
  4. Lincoln Lutheran (0-1), 6
  5. Malcolm (1-0), 4 
  6. Pierce (1-0), 5
  7. Bishop Neumann (5-0), 7
  8. Battle Creek (5-0), 10 
  9. Kearney Catholic (3-0), 9 
  10. Norfolk Catholic (0-0), RV 

Receiving Votes: Douglas County West (1-0), RV. 

Class C-2 (record), Previous

  1. Centura (1-0), 1
  2. Guardian Angels Central Catholic (1-0), 4 
  3. Bergan Catholic (1-0), 5 
  4. Laurel-Concord-Coleridge (1-1), 2
  5. Thayer Central (1-0), 6
  6. Freeman (0-1), 4 
  7. Stanton (0-1), 7
  8. Oakland-Craig (1-0), 8
  9. Shelby-Rising City (2-0), NR
  10. Humphrey-Lindsay (1-0), NR

Receiving Votes: Crofton (1-0), NR; Elmwood-Murdock (2-0), NR; Howells-Dodge (3-1), RV; Pender (1-1), RV; Sutton (2-3), 10.

Class D-1 (record), Previous

  1. Central Valley (4-0), 2 
  2. Amherst (5-0), 1
  3. Cambridge (0-0), 3
  4. Bloomfield (2-0), 6 
  5. Dundy County-Stratton (2-1), 5
  6. Elgin Public/Pope John (1-0), RV
  7. Tri-County (2-0), NR 
  8. Red Cloud (3-0), RV
  9. Ansley/Litchfield (3-2), 4
  10. Falls City Sacred Heart (1-0), 8 

Receiving Votes: Loomis (1-0), 7; Riverside (1-0), 10.

Class D-2 (record), Previous

  1. Sandhills/Thedford (1-0), 1
  2. St. Mary’s (1-1), 2
  3. Wynot (1-0), 5 
  4. Mullen (2-0), 3 
  5. Meridian (2-0), 9
  6. Sumner-Eddyville-Miller (0-1), 4
  7. Paxton (1-1), 6 
  8. Cedar Catholic (2-0), RV 
  9. Bertrand (1-0), NR
  10. Overton (1-2), 7 

Receiving Votes: Archangels Catholic (0-0), RV; Hay Springs (1-2), 7; Shelton (1-3), 10.

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