Each week during the high school basketball season, select coaches from the six Nebraska classes rate the teams in their class and our Tony Chapman compiles the rankings.
Here is the girls basketball coaches poll for 12-4-23, presented by Pinnacle Bank.
Class A (Record), Previous
1. Bellevue West (2-0), 1
2. Millard North (2-0), 2
3. Millard West (2-0), 3
4. Lincoln North Star (1-1), 4
5. Omaha Central (2-0), 5
6. Lincoln Southwest (2-0), 8
7. Lincoln Pius X (1-1), 7,
8. Lincoln Northeast (1-1), 6
9. Omaha Marian (2-0), 9
10. Bellevue East (2-0), 10
Receiving Votes: Lincoln East (1-1), NR; Papillion-La Vista South (1-1), RV.
Comments: Bellevue West and Millard North stay at the top after both got wins over preseason ranked teams to start the season. Lincoln Southwest jumps after a 57-49 win over Lincoln Northeast.
Class B (Record), Previous
1. Elkhorn North (1-0), 1
2. Omaha Skutt Catholic (1-0), 2
3. Waverly (2-0), 3
4. Bennington (2-0), 6
5. Beatrice (1-0), 5
6. Seward (2-0), 8
7. Norris (1-1), 4
8. South Sioux City (2-0), 10
9. Blair (2-0), RV
10. Scottsbluff (1-0), RV
Receiving Votes: Gretna East (0-1), RV; Omaha Duchesne Academy (0-1), 9; York (0-1), 7.
Comments: Elkhorn North and Skutt remain on top with a few changes behind. Norris lost to Waverly by a point and Seward jumps on a win over reigning C1 champion North Bend Central.
Class C1 (Record), Previous
1. Gothenburg (2-0), 4
2. Lincoln Christian (2-0), 2
3. Malcolm (2-0), 3
4. Sidney (2-0), 8
5. Adams Central (2-0), RV
6. Minden (1-1), 1
7. Bridgeport (2-0), 5
8. Wahoo (1-1), 9
9. Broken Bow (2-0), RV
10. DC West (1-0), 10
Receiving Votes: Battle Creek (2-0), RV; Milford (2-0), RV; North Bend Central (0-2), 6.
Comments: New No. 1, same conference. Gothenburg takes over for Minden this week, but things are still shuffling early as we get some games under our belt. Lincoln Christian and Malcolm remain second and third.
Class C2 (Record), Previous
1. Crofton (2-0, 1
2. Bishop Neumann (2-0), NR
3. Cross County (2-0), 4
4. Elmwood-Murdock (1-0), 9
5. Humphrey/LHF (1-1), 8
6. Hastings St. Cecilia (1-1), 2
7. Clarkson/Leigh (1-1), 3
8. Elkhorn Valley (1-0), 7
9. Oakland-Craig (1-1), 6
10. Yutan (1-1), 9
Receiving Votes: Lourdes Central Catholic (0-0), RV.
Comments: Bishop Neumann makes a splash jumping in at second after an opening weekend that saw them defeat North Bend Central and Hastings St. Cecilia. A lot of movement, but the same teams as we sort out the rest early in the season.
Class D1 (Record), Previous
1. Pender (2-0), 1
2. Guardian Angels Central Catholic (2-0), 2
3. Southern Valley (2-0), 5
4. O’Neill St. Mary’s (2-0), 3
5. Amherst (2-0), 6
6. Sumner-Eddyville-Miller (2-0), 8
7. McCool Junction (1-1), 4
8. Elgin Public/Pope John (2-0), 9
9. Alma (2-0), RV
10. Centura (1-1), 7
Receiving Votes: Diler-Odell (2-0), RV; Johnson-Brock (0-1), 10; Summerland (2-0), RV..
Comments: Pender and GACC remain on top after solid starts. Southern Valley makes a nice jump after an opening win over Minden. Alma enters on a 2-0 start.
Class D2 (Record), Previous
1. Wynot (2-0), 1
2. Overton (2-0), 2
3. Falls City Sacred Heart (1-0), 3
4. Leyton (2-0), 6
5. Humphrey St. Francis (2-0), 5
6. Meridian (2-0), 8
7. Shelton (1-1), 4
8. Cambridge (2-0), 9
9. Sandhills/Thedford (2-0), 10
10. Howells-Dodge (1-1), 7
Receiving Votes: Parkview Christian (1-0), RV: Plainview (2-0), RV; Stuart (1-1), RV; Wilcox-Hildreth (1-1), RV.
Comments: The coaches are in lock step with the top-three teams. Wynot received all first place votes, Overton all second and Sacred Heart all the third place votes. After that we sort things out with Leyton occupying the fourth spot this week.
