NCN Girls Basketball Rankings - Feb. 16

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.

February 16, 2026Updated: February 16, 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 (20-1) - 1

  2. Omaha Westside (18-5) - 2

  3. Omaha North (20-4) - 3

  4. Millard West (17-4) - 4

  5. Kearney (17-3) - 5

  6. Omaha Westview (18-5) - 10

  7. Lincoln High (16-5) - 6

  8. Lincoln Northeast (14-6) - 7

  9. Lincoln Southwest (13-8) - 8

  10. Papillion-La Vista (13-7) - NR

CLASS B

  1. Bennington (23-0) - 1

  2. Norris (20-2) - 2

  3. Lincoln Pius X (17-3) - 3

  4. Gretna East (17-5) - 4

  5. Sidney (15-5) - 6

  6. Blair (15-6) - 7

  7. Beatrice (15-6) - 5

  8. Gretna (12-8) - 8

  9. Omaha Skutt (12-10) - 9

  10. Scottsbluff (14-8) - 10

CLASS C1

  1. Milford (22-1) - 1

  2. Lincoln Christian (22-1) - 3

  3. Malcolm (22-1) - 2

  4. Holdrege (20-3) - 4

  5. Gothenburg (19-3) - 6

  6. Ogallala (18-4) - 5

  7. Omaha Nation (21-2) - 7

  8. Central City (22-2) - 8

  9. Bridgeport (21-3) - 10

  10. Raymond Cental (17-4) - NR

CLASS C2

  1. Pender (22-2) - 1

  2. Oakland-Craig (21-3) - 2

  3. Elkhorn Valley (23-0) - 3

  4. Alma (23-1) - 4

  5. GACC (18-5) - 5

  6. Hastings St. Cecilia (19-3) - 7

  7. Centura (21-3) - 8

  8. Elmwood-Murdock (19-3) - 6

  9. Yutan (17-4) - 9

  10. Thayer Central (19-4) - NR

CLASS D1

  1. Bloomfield (23-0) - 1

  2. Central Valley (22-1) - 4

  3. Howells-Dodge (16-7) - 3

  4. Arapahoe (20-4) - 5

  5. Maywood/Hayes Center (20-3) - 6

  6. Elm Creek (19-4) - 2

  7. Amherst (17-5) - 7

  8. Overton (18-5) - 8

  9. Shelton (20-3) - 9

  10. Elgin Public/Pope John (18-5) - 10

CLASS D2

  1. Dundy County Stratton (22-1) - 1

  2. Red Cloud (17-3) - 2

  3. Silver Lake (17-4) - 3

  4. Cambridge (16-6) - 4

  5. Mullen (15-5) - 5

  6. Falls City Sacred Heart (15-8) - 6

  7. Archangels Catholic (14-9) - 7

  8. McCool Junction (16-5) - 8

  9. Hay Springs (15-4) - 9

  10. Crawford (16-6) - 10

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