NCN Girls Basketball Rankings - March 15

NCN Girls Basketball Rankings - March 15

March 16, 2026Updated: March 16, 2026
News Channel NebraskaBy News Channel Nebraska

NORFOLK, Neb. - News Channel Nebraska has released its end-of-season girls basketball rankings of the 2025-26 season.

NCN ranking are compiled following votes by News Channel Nebraska's sports reporters.

RANK - TEAM - RECORD - RANK BEFORE STATE TOURNAMENT

CLASS A

  1. Lincoln North Star (27-1) - 1

  2. Omaha North (26-5) - 3

  3. Millard West (21-5) - 4

  4. Kearney (21-4) - 5

  5. Omaha Westside (22-6) - 2

  6. Omaha Westview (20-6) - 6

  7. Lincoln Southwest (16-9) - 9

  8. Millard North (15-10) - NR

  9. Papillion-La Vista (16-8) - 8

  10. Lincoln High (17-7) - 7

CLASS B

  1. Bennington (28-0) - 1

  2. Gretna East (22-6) - 4

  3. Norris (23-4) - 2

  4. Lincoln Pius X (21-5) - 3

  5. Sidney (19-6) - 5

  6. Beatrice (18-7) - 7

  7. Blair (17-8) - 6

  8. Scottsbluff (17-9) - 10

  9. Omaha Skutt (14-11) -8

  10. Gretna (14-10) - 9

CLASS C1

  1. Milford (28-1) - 1

  2. Malcolm (27-2) - 2

  3. Gothenburg (23-5) - 7

  4. Fort Calhoun (25-4) - 9

  5. Lincoln Christian (24-3) - 3

  6. Central City (24-4) - 4

  7. Holdrege (22-5) - 5

  8. Ogallala (21-5) - 6

  9. Raymond Central (19-5) - 8

  10. O'Neill (19-5) - NR

CLASS C2

  1. Pender (28-2) - 1

  2. Elkhorn Valley (28-1) - 2

  3. Yutan (22-5) - 9

  4. GACC (21-8) - 5

  5. Oakland-Craig (24-4) - 3

  6. Hastings St. Cecilia (22-4) - 6

  7. Crofton (19-8) - NR

  8. Centura (24-4) - 7

  9. Alma (25-2) - 4

  10. Thayer Central (21-5) - 10

CLASS D1

  1. Howells-Dodge (18-7) - 3

  2. Bloomfield (25-0) - 1

  3. Elm Creek (21-4) - 5

  4. Sutton (19-7) - 10

  5. Maywood/Hayes Center (22-3) - 4

  6. Arapahoe (20-5) - 8

  7. Amherst (18-6) - 9

  8. Cross County (20-8) - NR

  9. Shelton (22-3) - 7

  10. Bancroft-Rosalie (19-8) - NR

CLASS D2

  1. Dundy County Stratton (28-1) - 1

  2. Wynot (18-12) - NR

  3. Red Cloud (22-4) - 2

  4. Archangels Catholic (18-11) - 8

  5. Falls City Sacred Heart (18-9) - 4

  6. Silver Lake (18-6) - 6

  7. Sumner-Eddyville-Miller (13-9) - NR

  8. Loomis (14-11) - NR

  9. Cambridge (17-8) - 7

  10. Paxton (17-7) - NR

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