NCN Football Rankings: Week 8 - Oct. 13

NORFOLK, Neb. — News Channel Nebraska has released its Week 8 rankings for the 2025 Nebraska high school football season.

October 11, 2025Updated: October 13, 2025
News Channel NebraskaBy News Channel Nebraska

NORFOLK, Neb. — News Channel Nebraska has released its Week 8 rankings for the 2025 Nebraska high school football season.

Ranking are compiled following votes by News Channel Nebraska's sports team, which includes: Brandon Aksamit, Jake Bartecki, Caelan Debban, Tim Hackett and Eric McKay.

NCN's rankings will be released every Monday.

RANK - TEAM - RECORD - LAST WEEK RANK

CLASS A

  1. Millard South (6-1) - 1
  2. Creighton Prep (7-0) - 2
  3. Omaha Westside (6-1) - 4
  4. Elkhorn South (6-1) - 3
  5. Omaha North (5-2) - 5
  6. Papillion-La Vista South (6-1) - 6
  7. Omaha Central (5-2) - 7
  8. Columbus (6-1) - 8
  9. Bellevue West (4-3) - 9
  10. Norfolk (5-2) - NR

CLASS B  

  1. Waverly (7-0) - 1
  2. Norris (7-0) - 2
  3. Bennington (6-1) - 3
  4. Skutt Catholic (6-1) - 5
  5. Elkhorn North (6-1) - 4
  6. Scottsbluff (6-1) - 6
  7. Gretna East (6-1) - 7
  8. Seward (5-2) - 8
  9. McCook (6-1) - 9
  10. Gretna (4-3) - 10

CLASS C1  

  1. Wahoo (7-0) - 1
  2. Central City (7-0) - 2
  3. Lakeview (7-0) - 3
  4. Ashland-Greenwood (6-1) - 4
  5. Sidney (7-0) - 5
  6. O'Neill (7-0) - 6
  7. Fort Calhoun (6-1) - 7
  8. Syracuse (7-0) - 9
  9. Mt. Michael (5-2) - 8
  10. Pierce (5-2) - 10

CLASS C2

  1. Cedar Catholic (7-0) - 1
  2. Archbishop Bergan (6-1) - 2
  3. Norfolk Catholic (6-1) - 3
  4. Kearney Catholic (7-0) - 4
  5. Boone Central (5-2) - 5
  6. Bishop Neumann (6-1) - 6
  7. Doniphan-Trumbull (6-1) - 7
  8. Malcolm (5-2) - 8
  9. Ord (4-3) - 9
  10. Grand Island Central Catholic (6-1) - 10

CLASS D1 

  1. Shelby-Rising City (7-0) - 1
  2. Dundy County Stratton (7-0) - 2
  3. Sandy Creek (6-1) - 3
  4. Ravenna (7-0) - 5
  5. Bloomfield (6-1) - 6
  6. Crofton (5-2) - 7
  7. Thayer Central (6-1) - 8
  8. Bridgeport (6-1) - 9
  9. Wausa-Osmond (6-1) - 4
  10. Plainview (6-1) - 10

CLASS D2   

  1. St. Mary's (7-0) - 1
  2. Central Valley (7-0) - 2
  3. Archangels Catholic (7-0) - 3
  4. Howells-Dodge (7-0) - 4
  5. Wynot (6-1) - 5
  6. Hitchcock County (7-0) - 7
  7. Anselmo-Merna (6-1) - 8
  8. Lawrence-Nelson (6-1) - 9
  9. Elmwood-Murdock (6-1) - 10
  10. Neligh-Oakdale (6-1) - 6

CLASS D6 

  1. Garden County (7-0) - 1
  2. Stuart (5-1) - 2
  3. Red Cloud (6-0) - 4
  4. Southwest (6-0) - 5
  5. Leyton (5-1) - 3
  6. Sumner-Eddyville-Miller (5-1) - 7
  7. Hampton (5-1) - 6
  8. Pawnee City (5-1) - 8
  9. Wallace (5-1) - 9
  10. Wauneta-Palisade (4-2) - 10

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