NCN Girls Basketball Rankings - Feb. 23

NORFOLK, Neb. - News Channel Nebraska has released its latest girls basketball rankings of the 2025-26 season. NCN ranking are compiled following votes by News Channel Nebraska's sports reporters.

Updated: February 23, 2026
By Brandon Aksamit

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

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

RANK - TEAM - RECORD - LAST WEEK RANK

CLASS A

  1. Lincoln North Star (22-1) - 1

  2. Omaha Westside (20-5) - 2

  3. Omaha North (22-4) - 3

  4. Millard West (18-4) - 4

  5. Kearney (18-3) - 5

  6. Omaha Westview (18-5) - 6

  7. Lincoln High (16-6) - 7

  8. Papillion-La Vista (15-7) - 10

  9. Lincoln Southwest (14-8) - 9

  10. Lincoln Northeast (15-7) - 8

CLASS B

  1. Bennington (23-0) - 1

  2. Norris (20-3) - 2

  3. Lincoln Pius X (18-4) - 3

  4. Gretna East (18-5) - 4

  5. Sidney (17-5) - 5

  6. Blair (16-6) - 6

  7. Beatrice (16-6) - 7

  8. Omaha Skutt (13-10) - 9

  9. Gretna (13-9) - 8

  10. Scottsbluff (15-8) - 10

CLASS C1

  1. Milford (24-1) - 1

  2. Malcolm (24-1) - 3

  3. Lincoln Christian (23-2) - 2

  4. Central City (23-2) - 8

  5. Holdrege (21-4) - 4

  6. Ogallala (20-4) - 6

  7. Gothenburg (20-4) - 5

  8. Raymond Cental (19-4) - 10

  9. Fort Calhoun (23-2) - NR

  10. Bridgeport (22-4) - 9

CLASS C2

  1. Pender (24-2) - 1

  2. Elkhorn Valley (25-0) - 3

  3. Oakland-Craig (23-3) - 2

  4. Alma (25-1) - 4

  5. GACC (19-6) - 5

  6. Hastings St. Cecilia (21-3) - 6

  7. Centura (23-3) - 7

  8. Elmwood-Murdock (21-3) - 8

  9. Yutan (19-4) - 9

  10. Thayer Central (21-4) - 10

CLASS D1

  1. Bloomfield (25-0) - 1

  2. Central Valley (24-1) - 2

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

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

  5. Elm Creek (21-4) - 6

  6. Overton (20-5) - 8

  7. Shelton (22-3) - 9

  8. Arapahoe (20-5) - 4

  9. Amherst (18-6) - 7

  10. Sutton (19-7) - NR

CLASS D2

  1. Dundy County Stratton (24-1) - 1

  2. Red Cloud (19-3) - 2

  3. Mullen (17-5) - 5

  4. Falls City Sacred Heart (17-8) - 6

  5. McCool Junction (17-6) - 8

  6. Silver Lake (17-5) - 3

  7. Cambridge (17-7) - 4

  8. Archangels Catholic (16-9) - 7

  9. Crawford (17-7) - 10

  10. Hay Springs (15-5) - 9

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