St. Paul most improved Cornhusker State girls basketball team from last season as it climbs 147 spots in rankings.

In what proved to be the closest girls state basketball tournament, Lincoln East, Elkhorn South, Kearney Catholic, Crofton, Emerson-Hubbard and Wynot walked away with the champion's hardware last weekend.

Minden's Taylor Kissinger, Amanda Hansen of West Point-Beemer and Howells-Dodge's Sam Brester look to be the most dominant girls on Nebraska's basketball courts this winter.

While attempting to get a little payback for a loss to Lincoln Christian a month ago, Marty Senechal's Omaha Concordia basketball team is confident it can carry a No. 8 seed all the way to the Class C1 state championship game.

As is typical of tournaments this time of year there were plenty of surprises and outstanding performances at the Nebraska boys and girls state basketball tournaments.

Here is how we see the Nebraska girls state basketball tournament playing out.

SDHSAA playoff pairings and results.