Omaha Central is Cornhusker State's best from 2010s.
Video: Plays of the Decade
Relive the most memorable moments of the past 10 years.Using our database of historical results, we are looking back at the most successful high school basketball programs in the state of Nebraska over the past decade.
Omaha Central captured three state championships, was ranked in the state Top 25 each of the past 10 seasons and finished the season ranked in the Top 25 nationally according to MaxPreps computer rankings twice.
Creighton Prep finished second, winning a pair of state championships, finishing in the state Top 25 each year of the past decade and finishing the season ranked No. 12 in the Top 25 nationally in 2015.
More on the methodology
Points awarded for:
• Top 25 finishes in the MaxPreps state computer rankings (25 points awarded to the No. 1 team, 24 for No. 2 and so on).
• Top 25 finishes in the MaxPreps national computer rankings (50 points for No. 1, 49 for No. 2 and so on).
• State championships (20 points).
• State championship game appearances (10 points).
1. Omaha Central (Omaha), 331State championships: 2011 (A), 2012 (A), 2013 (A)
State runner-up: 2019 (A)
State Top 25: 2011 (1), 2012 (1), 2013 (1), 2014 (4), 2015 (8), 2016 (23), 2017 (11), 2018 (5), 2019 (9), 2020 (10)
Nationally ranked: 2012 (20), 2013 (8)
2. Creighton Prep (Omaha), 243State championships: 2015 (A), 2018 (A)
State runner-up: N/A
State Top 25: 2011 (5), 2012 (25), 2013 (6), 2014 (13), 2015 (1), 2016 (11), 2017 (9) 2018 (2), 2019 (7), 2020 (17)
Nationally ranked: 2015 (12)
3. Omaha South (Omaha), 235State championships: 2016 (A), 2019 (A)
State runner-up: 2012 (A), 2015 (A)
State Top 25: 2012 (6), 2013 (2), 2014 (5), 2015 (2), 2016 (3), 2017 (13), 2019 (2), 2020 (16)
Nationally ranked: N/A
4. Bellevue West (Bellevue), 192State championships: 2014 (A), 2020 (A)
State runner-up: 2018 (A)
State Top 25: 2011 (18), 2012 (13), 2013 (9), 2014 (1), 2015 (3), 2018 (17), 2019 (3), 2020 (2)
Nationally ranked: N/A
5. Gretna, 164State championships: 2016 (B), 2017 (B)
State runner-up: 2011 (B)
State Top 25: 2011 (7), 2013 (14), 2015 (16), 2016 (1), 2017 (1), 2018 (13), 2019 (16)
Nationally ranked: N/A
6. Skutt Catholic (Omaha), 155State championships: 2014 (B), 2020 (B)
State runner-up: 2018 (B)
State Top 25: 2014 (8), 2015 (24), 2016 (7), 2017 (23), 2018 (6), 2019 (8), 2020 (1)
Nationally ranked: N/A
7. Bishop Neumann (Wahoo), 141State championships: 2014 (C1), 2016 (C1), 2017 (C1)
State runner-up: N/A
State Top 25: 2011 (24), 2012 (17), 2014 (11), 2015 (19), 2016 (2), 2017 (2)
Nationally ranked: N/A
8. Wahoo, 137State championships: 2013 (C1), 2018 (C1)
State runner-up: 2014 (C1), 2017 (C1)
State Top 25: 2013 (8), 2017 (20), 2018 (3), 2019 (21), 2020 (14)
Nationally ranked: N/A
9. Bancroft-Rosalie (Bancroft), 127State championships: 2014 (D2), 2019 (C2), 2020 (C2)
State runner-up: 2015 (D2)
State Top 25: 2018 (14), 2019 (4), 2020 (3)
Nationally ranked: N/A
10. Scottsbluff, 125State championships: 2012 (B)
State runner-up: 2013 (B), 2016 (B), 2017 (B)
State Top 25: 2012 (5), 2013 (24), 2016 (10), 2017 (6), 2018 (25), 2020 (11)
Nationally ranked: N/A
Next fiveNorfolk — 121
South Sioux City — 117
Papillion-LaVista (Papillion) — 114
St. Cecilia (Hastings) — 112
Omaha Westside (Omaha) — 99
