Top 10 dominant Nebraska boys basketball programs over the past decade

Omaha Central did most of its point-scoring damage from 2009 through 2013, landing in MaxPreps final Nebraska Top 25 Computer Rankings in each of the last 10 seasons to keep Ben Holling's club on top of Omaha Creighton Prep and the rest of the field.

The Eagles won seven state titles from 2006-13 and captured 10 state championships total. All together, Omaha Central has been to the state finals 19 times, second to Lincoln High's 20 appearances. Omaha Central claimed the No. 1 spot in the computer rankings four times over the past 10 years and finished in the Top 10 six times.

Fellow Cornhusker State power Omaha Creighton Prep, the only other school to finish in the Top 25 in each of the past 10 seasons, winds up second this week after claiming three Class A state basketball titles since 2009. Class C power Hastings St. Cecilia rounds out the top three by winning two Class C1 state titles and a couple more in the C2 ranks during the same time frame.

Classes A, B, C1 and C2 are all represented in this week's Top 10. Lourdes Central Catholic out of Nebraska City is the highest ranked Class D1 squad after scoring 71 points and finishing 24th in the standings. Humphrey St. Francis leads the way in Class D2 after accumulating 50 points to finish 37th out of the 103 schools that earned points.

MaxPreps has developed its own system in determining which boys basketball programs compete at the highest level over an extended period of time. Here is how the points for this week's Top 10 were accumulated:

1. 20 points for a state title

2. 10 points for finishing as a state runner-up

3. Other points are based on a team's Top 25 standing in the final MaxPreps Nebraska Computer Rankings presented by the Army National Guard. For instance, if a school claimed the top spot, it received 25 points, while a No. 25 ranking is good for one point.

Nebraska's dominant boys basketball programs over the past decade

1. Omaha Central – 263 points
State titles: 4
Runner-ups: 0
Top 25 state rankings: 2008-09 (22), 2009-10 (1), 2010-11 (1), 2011-12 (1), 2012-13 (1), 2013-14 (4), 2014-15 (8), 2015-16 (23), 2016-17 (11), 2017-18 (5)

2. Creighton Prep (Omaha) – 245 points
State titles: 3
Runner-ups: 0
Top 25 state rankings: 2008-09 (1), 2009-10 (2), 2010-11 (5), 2011-12 (25), 2012-13 (6), 2013-14 (13), 2014-15 (1), 2015-16 (11), 2016-17 (9), 2017-18 (2)

3. St. Cecilia (Hastings) – 196 points
State titles: 4
Runner-ups: 1
Top 25 state rankings: 2008-09 (2), 2009-10 (6), 2014-15 (12), 2015-16 (4), 2016-17 (14), 2017-18 (12)

4. Omaha South – 190 points
State titles: 1
Runner-ups: 2
Top 25 state rankings: 2009-10 (17), 2010-11 (10), 2011-12 (6), 2012-13 (2), 2013-14 (5), 2014-15 (2), 2015-16 (3), 2016-17 (13)

5. South Sioux City – 162 points
State titles: 3
Runner-ups: 1
Top 25 state rankings: 2008-09 (20), 2009-10 (7), 2010-11 (2), 2011-12 (2), 2012-13 (12), 2013-14 (21)

6. Norfolk – 156 points
State titles: 1
Runner-ups: 1
Top 25 state rankings: 2008-09 (23), 2009-10 (4), 2010-11 (8), 2011-12 (4), 2013-14 (9), 2014-15 (4), 2016-17 (4)

7. Gretna – 155 points
State titles: 2
Runner-ups: 1
Top 25 state rankings: 2009-10 (25), 2010-11 (7), 2012-13 (14), 2014-15 (16), 2015-16 (1), 2016-17 (1), 2017-18 (13)

8. Bellevue West – 150 points
State titles: 1
Runner-ups: 1
Top 25 state rankings: 2008-09 (16), 2009-10 (11), 2010-11 (18), 2011-12 (13), 2012-13 (9), 2013-14 (1), 2014-15 (3), 2017-18 (17)

9. Bishop Neumann (Wahoo) – 141 points
State titles: 3
Runner-ups: 0
Top 25 state rankings: 2010-11 (24), 2011-12 (17), 2013-14 (11), 2014-15 (19), 2015-16 (2), 2016-17 (2)

10. Beatrice – 122 points
State titles: 0
Runner-ups: 2
Top 25 state rankings: 2008-09 (9), 2009-10 (24), 2010-11 (12), 2011-12 (10), 2013-14 (12), 2014-15 (13), 2015-16 (8), 2016-17 (18)