Nebraska's toughest high school boys basketball districts and subdistricts

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With the Nebraska boys subdistrict basketball tournaments for Classes C1, C2, D1 and D2 approaching next week, and district competition beginning for Classes A and B the week after, we will look at which subdistricts/districts could be the waterloo for some very good Nebraska boys basketball teams in 2015-16.

And we decided to share our findings with you, the fan.

While the collective winning percentage for each subdistrict/district, and the average MaxPreps ranking for the teams assigned to those subdistrict/district tournaments, were considered for this Top 10, they weren't the only info used for the order in which these uber-competitive tournaments were chosen.

The top spot, however, was a cinch to fill. Consisting of Alliance (12-7), Gering (14-7), McCook (11-11), Scottsbluff (18-3) and Sidney (21-2), the Class B-6 district carried the highest winning percentage (.717) collectively and produced MaxPreps' second lowest MaxPreps ranking average (10.2). Four of the five teams in the B-6 are ranked in MaxPreps' Class B Top 10.

The Class D2-1 subdistrict, our No. 2 selection, earned its stripes by posting the top MaxPreps ranking average of the subdistricts/districts ranked in the Top 10. Parkview Christian (fourth), Sterling (fifth) and Falls City Sacred Heart (10th) are all Top 10 teams in Nebraska's smallest classification, while Lewiston is ranked 18th.

Rounding out the top three is the Class D2-3 subdistrict consisting of Bancroft-Rosalie (11-10), Cornerstone Christian (0-9), Humphrey St. Francis (22-0) and Mead (19-2). Should St. Francis, which leads Class D-2 in the NSAA's district seeding points, meet No. 2 Mead, the winner could battle No. 3 Riverside for the district championship and a guaranteed spot in the boys state basketball tournament in Lincoln, March 10-12.

We did select a Class A game for this Top 10 since Class A's district assignments have not been announced yet. While a regular season game may not carry the same importance to some teams as one of these tournaments, it is a big one to say the least. The winner of the Class A tilt featuring MaxPreps No. 4 Papillion-LaVista (18-3) at No. 3 Omaha Creighton Prep (18-3) Feb. 19 could carry a ton of momentum going into next week's district action.

Below, listed under each subdistrict/district, are the teams that will compete in that tournament as well as each school's record through last Saturday's games and the MaxPreps ranking of each school as of Monday.

1. District B-6
Collective winning percentage (.717)
Alliance (12-7) 10th
Gering (14-7) 9th
McCook (11-11) 23rd
Scottsbluff (18-3) 5th
Sidney (21-2) 4th

2. Subdistrict D2-1
Collective winning percentage (.644)
Sacred Heart (Falls City) (10-10) 10th
Lewiston (11-12) 18th
Parkview Christian (Lincoln) (17-5) 4th
Sterling (18-4) 5th

3. Subdistrict D2-3
Collective winning percentage (.712)
Bancroft-Rosalie (11-10) 12th
Cornerstone Christian School (Bellevue) (0-9) 55th
St. Francis (Humphrey) (22-0) 1st
Mead (19-2) 2nd

4. District B-2
Collective winning percentage (.667)
Elkhorn South (13-8) 12th
Gretna (19-1) 2nd
Gross Catholic (Omaha) (10-11) 18th
Skutt Catholic (Omaha) (18-2) 1st
Ralston (8-12) 22nd

5. Subdistrict C2-3
Collective winning percentage (.614)
Guardian Angels Central Catholic (West Point) (15-7) 7th
Oakland-Craig (Oakland) (9-12) 33rd
Wakefield (5-15) 46th
Winnebago (25-0) 1st

6. Subdistrict C1-5
Collective winning percentage (.614)
Bishop Neumann (Wahoo) (18-2) 1st
Boys Town (12-8) 14th
Douglas County West (Valley) (10-9) 27th
Concordia (Omaha) (8-12) 26th
Wahoo (14-8) 10th

7. Subdistrict C2-11
Collective winning percentage (.630)
Amherst (22-0) 4th
Arcadia/Loup City (Arcadia) (10-12) 39th
St. Patrick's (North Platte) (16-7) 21st
Ravenna (1-19) 55th
Southern Valley (Oxford) (19-2) 5th

8. Subdistrict C2-10
Collective winning percentage (.664)
Ainsworth (16-5) 6th
Burwell (15-5) 20th
Clearwater/Orchard (Clearwater) (14-8) 24th
Elgin/Pope John (Elgin) (10-11) 36th
West Holt (Atkinson) (16-7) 17th

9. Subdistrict D1-9
Collective winning percentage (.602)
Axtell (19-3) 4th
Blue Hill (14-7) 18th
Franklin (4-14) 50th
Lawrence-Nelson (Nelson) (13-9) 31st

Class A does not have its district alignment set. But here is a big game this week:

10. Class A No. 4 Papillion-LaVista (18-3) at Class A No. 3 Creighton Prep (Omaha) (18-3), Feb. 19

The Junior Jays, whose only losses of the season are to Kearney and twice to top-ranked Omaha South, upended the Monarchs, 77-64, on Dec. 30. Will Papillion-LaVista reverse the score on the road? Creighton Prep is led by Will Schenken (12.8) and Drew Homa (10.1), while Papillion-LaVista gets its scoring punch from sophomore Ed Chang (16.9), junior Ayo Akinwole (15.2) and senior Chad Lechtenberg (15.1). Besides the earlier loss to Creighton Prep, the Monarchs have also fallen to Iowa power Council Bluffs Abraham Lincoln (18-1) and the top-ranked Packers.