Nebraska's Top 10 toughest boys basketball sub-districts

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With the Nebraska boys sub-district basketball tournaments for Classes B, C1, C2, D1 and D2 approaching next week, and district competition beginning for Class A the week after that, we have decided to take a look at which sub-districts could be the Waterloo for some very good Nebraska boys basketball teams in 2017-18.

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

Using the average MaxPreps power ranking for the teams assigned to each Sub-District, we determined that the Class B-6 Sub-District, featuring Top 3 teams York and Aurora, is the toughest in Nebraska. The B-5 Sub-District and the C1-6 Sub-District rank second and third in strength respectively, while the C1-3 Sub-District and B-8 Sub-District round out the Top 5.

Classes B, C1 and C2 are all represented in this week's Top 10. Class A's district assignments have not been announced yet and Class D1 and Class D2 were unable to place a sub-district into the Top 10. However, the D1-1 Sub-District and D2-1 Sub-District calculate to be the toughest in Nebraska's two smallest classifications respectively. When it comes to collective winning percentage, the C1-6 Sub-District takes the top spot of those sub-districts that are listed in this week's Top 10.

We did select a Class A game for this week's Top 10. 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. Fifth-ranked Bellevue West travels to No. 6 Millard South after falling to Omaha Creighton Prep, Sept. 9. The 15-6 Thunderbirds did bounce back against Elkhorn South and are winners of 10 of their last 12 games. The 15-5 Patriots, on the other hand, have lost two of their last three after winning five in a row. Millard South did hand No. 3 Lincoln East its only loss of the year during its run.

Below, listed under each sub-district, is that sub-district's collective winning percentage and each school that will compete in that tournament. To the left of each school is its MaxPreps ranking, as of Tuesday, while its updated record is in parenthesis to the right.

Nebraska's Top 10 toughest boys basketball Sub-Districts

1. B-6 Sub-District
Collective Winning Percentage (.682)
No. 1 York (21-1)
No. 24 Northwest (Grand Island) (8-15)
No. 15 Columbus (12-9)
No. 3 Aurora (19-3)

2. B-5 Sub-District
Collective Winning Percentage (.605)
No. 11 Seward (13-7)
No. 20 Beatrice (10-11)
No. 10 Crete (15-8)
No. 9 Norris (Firth) (14-8)

3. C1-6 Sub-District
Collective Winning Percentage (.750)
No. 4 Broken Bow (20-2)
No. 26 Ord (9-10)
No. 12 Boone Central/Newman Grove (Albion) (15-7)
No. 6 O'Neill (19-2)

4. C1-3 Sub-District
Collective Winning Percentage (.638)
No. 15 Boys Town (13-7)
No. 35 Douglas County West (Valley) (10-11)
No. 1 Wahoo (20-2)
No. 10 Bishop Neumann (Wahoo) (12-9)
No. 11 Concordia (Omaha) (12-9)

5. B-8 Sub-District
Collective Winning Percentage (.625)
No. 8 Scottsbluff (16-7)
No. 22 Gering (12-11)
No. 16 Alliance (13-8)
No. 13 Sidney (14-7)

6. B-3 Sub-District
Collective Winning Percentage (.543)
No. 6 Gretna (15-5)
No. 26 Elkhorn (4-15)
No. 18 Elkhorn South (Omaha) (10-11)
No. 12 Mount Michael Benedictine (Elkhorn) (15-6)

7. B-2 Sub-District
Collective Winning Percentage (.523)
No. 2 Skutt Catholic (Omaha) (20-3)
No. 30 Ralston (2-19)
No. 23 Gross Catholic (Omaha) (7-15)
No. 7 Roncalli Catholic (Omaha) (16-4)

8. C1-9 Sub-District
Collective Winning Percentage (.609)
No. 3 Grand Island Central Catholic (Grand Island) (16-6)
No. 32 Central City (8-12)
No. 16 St. Paul (16-7)
No. 13 Adams Central (Hastings) (13-9)

9. C2-2 Sub-District
Collective Winning Percentage (.663)
No. 23 Archbishop Bergan (Fremont) (10-11)
No. 47 Brownell Talbot (Omaha) (10-13)
No. 3 Elmwood-Murdock (Murdock) (17-2)
No. 20 Palmyra (12-8)
No. 4 Yutan (20-1)

10. C2-9 Sub-District
Collective Winning Percentage (.721)
No. 21 Amherst (14-6)
No. 35 Burwell (9-11)
No. 14 South Loup (Arnold) (18-2)
No. 11 Ravenna (15-7)
No. 10 Arcadia/Loup City (Arcadia) (19-3)

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

No. 5 Bellevue West (15-6) @ No. 6 Millard South (Omaha) (15-5)