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It's automatic every Monday and Tuesday during the boys basketball season. High school basketball fans from all corners of the state login to their computers hoping the school they are loyal to moved up in the rankings, took over the top spot, or made the climb into the rankings.
But, what about the national rankings? Oh what a coup that would be, to find your alma mater alongside traditional powers Guyer (Denton, TX), Montverde Academy (Montverde, FL) or Gonzaga (Washington, D.C.). Heck, landing a Top 100 ranking would be pretty cool, too.
Well, this week we did that work for you. Scouring through the MaxPreps National Rankings, we unearthed the current national ranking for each member of Nebraska's Top 10 boys basketball teams.
While the Cornhusker State is not represented in the Top 25, top-ranked Wahoo did crack the Top 100 at No. 82. Ponca, Nebraska's No. 2 club, is now a member of the Top 200 at 188th and Bennington climbed 423 spots to 250th. York and Gretna round out the Top 5 this week by climbing to 263rd and 303rd respectively. Of the members of this week's Top 10, O'Neill made the largest climb, rising 714 spots to 796th nationally out of the 14,964 schools that now reside in MaxPreps' national rankings database.
Tuesday's rankings were used in this week's Top 10. As you browse through the Top 10, listed on the top line is the school, its won-loss record in parenthesis and its MaxPreps power ranking.
Where do Nebraska's top boys basketball teams rank nationally?
1. Wahoo (8-0) 25.4Moved up 91 spots to 82nd nationally following wins over Seward (59-56) and Bishop Neumann (66-62) last weekend.
2. Ponca (11-0) 23.0Moved up 126 spots to 188th nationally following wins over Lutheran High Northeast (57-42), Pierce (48-32) and Winnebago (60-58) last weekend.
3. Bennington (7-2) 22.0Moved up 423 spots to 250th nationally following wins over Adams Central (61-39) and Boone Central/Newman Grove (57-46) last weekend.
4. York (10-0) 21.8 Moved up 85 spots to 263rd nationally following wins over Platteview (57-52 OT) and Hastings St. Cecilia (52-49) last weekend.
5. Gretna (7-2) 21.2Moved up 432 spots to 303rd nationally following wins over Aurora (70-67 OT) and Lincoln Pius X (46-44) last weekend.
6. Lincoln East (10-0) 20.8Moved up 238 spots to 333rd nationally following wins over Lincoln Northeast (66-32), Lincoln High (77-65) and Lincoln North Star (60-35) last weekend.
7. Winnebago (7-1) 19.6Remained 457th nationally after knocking off Battle Creek (77-61) and Wisner-Pilger (88-61) and falling to Ponca (60-58) last weekend.
8. Seward (7-2) 18.4Dropped 110 spots to 611th nationally after falling to Wahoo (59-56) and knocking off Auburn (58-42) last weekend.
9. Creighton Prep (Omaha) (8-1) 17.9Dropped 109 spots to 703rd nationally despite knocking off Omaha Northwest (80-63) last weekend.
10. O'Neill (8-0) 17.4Moved up 714 spots to 796th nationally following wins over Hartington-Newcastle (64-24) and Atkinson West Holt (60-43) last weekend.
