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2026 Class D1 Volleyball Playoffs

12 subdistricts · 12 subdistrict champions + 4 wild cards make a 16-team district final round, seeded by NSAA wild card average · Higher seed hosts district finals · 8 district final winners advance to state in Lincoln12 subdistricts · 16-team district finals · 8 at state in Lincoln

12
Subdistrict champions
Each subdistrict tournament champion earns a district final spot.
4
Wild cards
Highest wild card averages among teams that did not win a subdistrict fill the field to 16.
8
State qualifiers
District final winners, re-seeded 1–8 by wild card average. Quarterfinals and semifinals at PBA North Court, final at Devaney.
Subdistrict
Oct 26–27Complete
District Final
Sat, Oct 31Complete
Quarterfinals
Thu, Nov 5Next
Semifinals
Fri, Nov 6
Championship
Sat, Nov 7

State Bracket

Seeded 1–8 by wild card average after district finals · All matches in Lincoln

Quarterfinals · Nov 5
Semifinals · Nov 6
Championship · Nov 7
Thu, Nov 5 · 1:00 PM · PBA North Court
1Central Valley31-1 · 77.3
8Clarkson21-12 · 57.7
Thu, Nov 5 · 3:00 PM · PBA North Court
4Cambridge25-6 · 63.8
5North Central27-5 · 59.6
Thu, Nov 5 · 3:00 PM · PBA South Court
3Bloomfield29-0 · 67.2
6Tri County24-8 · 63.5
Thu, Nov 5 · 1:00 PM · PBA South Court
2Amherst25-5 · 71.2
7Red Cloud26-5 · 62.3
Fri, Nov 6 · 9:00 AM · PBA South Court
TBD
TBD
Fri, Nov 6 · 11:00 AM · PBA South Court
TBD
TBD
Sat, Nov 7 · 9:00 AM · Devaney
TBD
TBD
Third Place · Nov 7
Sat, Nov 7 · 11:00 AM · LNW
TBD
TBD
Stage
SubdistrictOct 26–27
Subdistrict D1-1at North Central · Oct 26–27
1 North Central 27-5 Champion
2 Plainview 18-11
3 Ainsworth 18-13
4 Creighton 12-17
5 Niobrara-Verdigre 10-18
Subdistrict D1-2at Amherst · Oct 26–27
1 Central Valley 31-1 Champion
2 Amherst 25-5 Wild card
3 Ansley-Litchfield 21-10 Wild card
4 Pleasanton 14-15
5 Palmer 10-20
Subdistrict D1-3at Red Cloud · Oct 26–27
1 Red Cloud 26-5 Champion
2 Arapahoe 21-7 Wild card
3 Loomis 18-13
4 Axtell 10-20
5 Southern Valley 2-26
Subdistrict D1-4at Garden County · Oct 26–27
1 Garden County 24-8 Champion
2 Hemingford 15-14
3 Bayard 14-13
4 Kimball 6-24
5 Gordon-Rushville 5-26
Subdistrict D1-5at Bloomfield · Oct 26–27
1 Bloomfield 29-0 Champion
2 Hartington-Newcastle 12-18
3 Winside 14-16
4 Randolph 3-24
5 Tri County Northeast —
Subdistrict D1-6at Riverside · Oct 26–27
1 Riverside 27-5 Champion
2 Twin River 11-20
3 Fullerton 6-19
4 Newman Grove/St. Edward 4-25
5 Elgin Public/Pope John —
Subdistrict D1-7at Falls City Sacred Heart · Oct 26–27
1 Falls City Sacred Heart 21-13 Champion
2 Lourdes Central Catholic 16-16
3 Weeping Water 12-20
4 Pawnee City 10-13
5 Humboldt-Table Rock-Steinauer 10-20
Subdistrict D1-8at Osceola · Oct 26–27
1 Osceola 24-6 Champion
2 Aquinas Catholic 7-25
3 Cross County 11-22
4 East Butler 6-23
Subdistrict D1-9at Tri County · Oct 26–27
1 Tri County 24-8 Champion
2 Deshler 18-10
3 Diller-Odell 10-18
4 Bruning-Davenport-Shickley —
Subdistrict D1-10at Wauneta-Palisade · Oct 26–27
1 Cambridge 25-6 Champion
2 Wauneta-Palisade 25-7 Wild card
3 Dundy County Stratton 21-8
4 Southwest 13-17
Subdistrict D1-11at Clarkson · Oct 26–27
1 Clarkson 21-12 Champion
2 Leigh 20-11
3 Lyons-Decatur Northeast 11-20
4 Walthill 5-17
Subdistrict D1-12at Exeter-Milligan-Friend · Oct 26–27
1 Exeter-Milligan-Friend 23-10 Champion
2 College View Academy 18-12
3 Nebraska Lutheran 10-19
4 McCool Junction 1-26
District FinalSat, Oct 31
Oct 31 · 25-10, 25-17, 25-13Final
1Central ValleyD1-2 champ · 31-1 · 77.33
16Garden CountyD1-4 champ · 24-8 · 52.70
Oct 31 · 25-23, 25-12, 25-14Final
2AmherstWC · 25-5 · 71.23
15Falls City Sacred HeartD1-7 champ · 21-13 · 52.30
Oct 31 · 25-20, 18-25, 25-15, 25-14Final
3BloomfieldD1-5 champ · 29-0 · 67.23
14Exeter-Milligan-FriendD1-12 champ · 23-10 · 59.61
Oct 31 · 25-9, 25-12, 19-25, 25-14Final
4CambridgeD1-10 champ · 25-6 · 63.83
11OsceolaD1-8 champ · 24-6 · 58.81
Oct 31 · 25-15, 25-14, 25-18Final
5North CentralD1-1 champ · 27-5 · 59.63
10ArapahoeWC · 21-7 · 58.00
Oct 31 · 25-13, 26-24, 25-19Final
6Tri CountyD1-9 champ · 24-8 · 63.53
12Ansley-LitchfieldWC · 21-10 · 59.00
Oct 31 · 25-18, 19-25, 25-27, 25-23, 7-15Final
7RiversideD1-6 champ · 27-5 · 66.32
13ClarksonD1-11 champ · 21-12 · 57.73
Oct 31 · 25-17, 19-25, 25-17, 25-16Final
8Red CloudD1-3 champ · 26-5 · 62.33
9Wauneta-PalisadeWC · 25-7 · 59.71
State quarterfinalsThu, Nov 5
Thu, Nov 5 · 1:00 PM · PBA North Court
1Central Valley31-1 · 77.3
8Clarkson21-12 · 57.7
Thu, Nov 5 · 3:00 PM · PBA North Court
4Cambridge25-6 · 63.8
5North Central27-5 · 59.6
Thu, Nov 5 · 3:00 PM · PBA South Court
3Bloomfield29-0 · 67.2
6Tri County24-8 · 63.5
Thu, Nov 5 · 1:00 PM · PBA South Court
2Amherst25-5 · 71.2
7Red Cloud26-5 · 62.3
State semifinalsFri, Nov 6
Fri, Nov 6 · 9:00 AM · PBA South Court
TBD
TBD
Fri, Nov 6 · 11:00 AM · PBA South Court
TBD
TBD
State championshipSat, Nov 7
Sat, Nov 7 · 9:00 AM · Devaney
TBD
TBD
Third Place · LNW
Sat, Nov 7 · 11:00 AM · LNW
TBD
TBD

District Final

Oct 31 · Winners advance to state

Oct 31 · 25-10, 25-17, 25-13Final
1Central ValleyD1-2 champ · 31-1 · 77.33
16Garden CountyD1-4 champ · 24-8 · 52.70
Oct 31 · 25-23, 25-12, 25-14Final
2AmherstWC · 25-5 · 71.23
15Falls City Sacred HeartD1-7 champ · 21-13 · 52.30
Oct 31 · 25-20, 18-25, 25-15, 25-14Final
3BloomfieldD1-5 champ · 29-0 · 67.23
14Exeter-Milligan-FriendD1-12 champ · 23-10 · 59.61
Oct 31 · 25-9, 25-12, 19-25, 25-14Final
4CambridgeD1-10 champ · 25-6 · 63.83
11OsceolaD1-8 champ · 24-6 · 58.81
Oct 31 · 25-15, 25-14, 25-18Final
5North CentralD1-1 champ · 27-5 · 59.63
10ArapahoeWC · 21-7 · 58.00
Oct 31 · 25-13, 26-24, 25-19Final
6Tri CountyD1-9 champ · 24-8 · 63.53
12Ansley-LitchfieldWC · 21-10 · 59.00
Oct 31 · 25-18, 19-25, 25-27, 25-23, 7-15Final
7RiversideD1-6 champ · 27-5 · 66.32
13ClarksonD1-11 champ · 21-12 · 57.73
Oct 31 · 25-17, 19-25, 25-17, 25-16Final
8Red CloudD1-3 champ · 26-5 · 62.33
9Wauneta-PalisadeWC · 25-7 · 59.71

Subdistricts

Oct 26–27 · Hosted by the top seed · Teams in subdistrict seed order

Subdistrict D1-1at North Central · Oct 26–27
1 North Central27-5 · 59.6 Champion
2 Plainview18-11 · 52.2
3 Ainsworth18-13 · 50.8
4 Creighton12-17 · 41.2
5 Niobrara-Verdigre10-18 · 41.0
Subdistrict D1-2at Amherst · Oct 26–27
1 Central Valley31-1 · 77.3 Champion
2 Amherst25-5 · 71.2 Wild card
3 Ansley-Litchfield21-10 · 59.0 Wild card
4 Pleasanton14-15 · 52.7
5 Palmer10-20 · 39.9
Subdistrict D1-3at Red Cloud · Oct 26–27
1 Red Cloud26-5 · 62.3 Champion
2 Arapahoe21-7 · 58.0 Wild card
3 Loomis18-13 · 54.5
4 Axtell10-20 · 43.1
5 Southern Valley2-26 · 34.0
Subdistrict D1-4at Garden County · Oct 26–27
1 Garden County24-8 · 52.7 Champion
2 Hemingford15-14 · 45.3
3 Bayard14-13 · 40.9
4 Kimball6-24 · 35.0
5 Gordon-Rushville5-26 · 34.0
Subdistrict D1-5at Bloomfield · Oct 26–27
1 Bloomfield29-0 · 67.2 Champion
2 Hartington-Newcastle12-18 · 41.8
3 Winside14-16 · 41.6
4 Randolph3-24 · 28.1
5 Tri County Northeast— · 47.0
Subdistrict D1-6at Riverside · Oct 26–27
1 Riverside27-5 · 66.3 Champion
2 Twin River11-20 · 38.5
3 Fullerton6-19 · 35.4
4 Newman Grove/St. Edward4-25 · 27.4
5 Elgin Public/Pope John— · 54.6
Subdistrict D1-7at Falls City Sacred Heart · Oct 26–27
1 Falls City Sacred Heart21-13 · 52.3 Champion
2 Lourdes Central Catholic16-16 · 45.7
3 Weeping Water12-20 · 41.3
4 Pawnee City10-13 · 38.7
5 Humboldt-Table Rock-Steinauer10-20 · 38.5
Subdistrict D1-8at Osceola · Oct 26–27
1 Osceola24-6 · 58.8 Champion
2 Aquinas Catholic7-25 · 42.6
3 Cross County11-22 · 43.1
4 East Butler6-23 · 30.8
Subdistrict D1-9at Tri County · Oct 26–27
1 Tri County24-8 · 63.5 Champion
2 Deshler18-10 · 52.4
3 Diller-Odell10-18 · 45.6
4 Bruning-Davenport-Shickley— · 50.9
Subdistrict D1-10at Wauneta-Palisade · Oct 26–27
1 Cambridge25-6 · 63.8 Champion
2 Wauneta-Palisade25-7 · 59.7 Wild card
3 Dundy County Stratton21-8 · 59.2
4 Southwest13-17 · 45.1
Subdistrict D1-11at Clarkson · Oct 26–27
1 Clarkson21-12 · 57.7 Champion
2 Leigh20-11 · 50.1
3 Lyons-Decatur Northeast11-20 · 40.8
4 Walthill5-17 · 28.2
Subdistrict D1-12at Exeter-Milligan-Friend · Oct 26–27
1 Exeter-Milligan-Friend23-10 · 59.6 Champion
2 College View Academy18-12 · 41.4
3 Nebraska Lutheran10-19 · 36.3
4 McCool Junction1-26 · 22.8

Playoff Field

2026 Class D1 playoff field
Seed Team Record Rating WC AvgWC Qualified State Seed Playoff Status
1
Central Valley D1-2 champ · 31-1 · 77.3 · State No. 1
31-1 77.3 46.03
Subdistrict championD1-2 · 1st place
 1 Plays state quarterfinal · Thu, Nov 5Alive
2
Amherst Wild card · 25-5 · 71.2 · State No. 2
25-5 71.2 45.70
Wild cardD1-2 · 45.70 avg
 2 Plays state quarterfinal · Thu, Nov 5Alive
3
Bloomfield D1-5 champ · 29-0 · 67.2 · State No. 3
29-0 67.2 44.93
Subdistrict championD1-5 · 1st place
 3 Plays state quarterfinal · Thu, Nov 5Alive
4
Cambridge D1-10 champ · 25-6 · 63.8 · State No. 4
25-6 63.8 44.68
Subdistrict championD1-10 · 1st place
 4 Plays state quarterfinal · Thu, Nov 5Alive
5
North Central D1-1 champ · 27-5 · 59.6 · State No. 5
27-5 59.6 44.63
Subdistrict championD1-1 · 1st place
 5 Plays state quarterfinal · Thu, Nov 5Alive
6
Tri County D1-9 champ · 24-8 · 63.5 · State No. 6
24-8 63.5 44.56
Subdistrict championD1-9 · 1st place
 6 Plays state quarterfinal · Thu, Nov 5Alive
7
Riverside D1-6 champ · 27-5 · 66.3
27-5 66.3 44.53
Subdistrict championD1-6 · 1st place
 — Lost district final · 2–3 vs. ClarksonOut · DF
8
Red Cloud D1-3 champ · 26-5 · 62.3 · State No. 7
26-5 62.3 44.29
Subdistrict championD1-3 · 1st place
 7 Plays state quarterfinal · Thu, Nov 5Alive
9
Wauneta-Palisade Wild card · 25-7 · 59.7
25-7 59.7 43.84
Wild cardD1-10 · 43.84 avg
 — Lost district final · 1–3 vs. Red CloudOut · DF
10
Arapahoe Wild card · 21-7 · 58.0
21-7 58.0 43.68
Wild cardD1-3 · 43.68 avg
 — Lost district final · 0–3 vs. North CentralOut · DF
11
Osceola D1-8 champ · 24-6 · 58.8
24-6 58.8 43.53
Subdistrict championD1-8 · 1st place
 — Lost district final · 1–3 vs. CambridgeOut · DF
12
Ansley-Litchfield Wild card · 21-10 · 59.0
21-10 59.0 43.52
Wild cardD1-2 · 43.52 avg
 — Lost district final · 0–3 vs. Tri CountyOut · DF
13
Clarkson D1-11 champ · 21-12 · 57.7 · State No. 8
21-12 57.7 43.45
Subdistrict championD1-11 · 1st place
 8 Plays state quarterfinal · Thu, Nov 5Alive
14
Exeter-Milligan-Friend D1-12 champ · 23-10 · 59.6
23-10 59.6 43.42
Subdistrict championD1-12 · 1st place
 — Lost district final · 1–3 vs. BloomfieldOut · DF
15
Falls City Sacred Heart D1-7 champ · 21-13 · 52.3
21-13 52.3 42.71
Subdistrict championD1-7 · 1st place
 — Lost district final · 0–3 vs. AmherstOut · DF
16
Garden County D1-4 champ · 24-8 · 52.7
24-8 52.7 42.41
Subdistrict championD1-4 · 1st place
 — Lost district final · 0–3 vs. Central ValleyOut · DF

Just Missed

Next four teams by wild card average that did not win a subdistrict. The last wild card, Ansley-Litchfield, had 43.52.

Dundy County Stratton
D1-10 · 21-8 · 59.2 rating
43.45 WC avg · 0.07 behind
Plainview
D1-1 · 18-11 · 52.2 rating
42.62 WC avg · 0.90 behind
Loomis
D1-3 · 18-13 · 54.5 rating
42.39 WC avg · 1.13 behind
Ainsworth
D1-1 · 18-13 · 50.8 rating
41.81 WC avg · 1.71 behind

Subdistrict and district assignments, seeds, wild card averages, sites and set scores from NSAA. Ratings are NebPreps computer ratings through the regular season. Records are regular season only. Updated Nov 3, 2026.