With the Nebraska girls 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 girls basketball teams in 2018-19.
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-4 Sub-District, featuring Top 5 teams Seward and Crete, is the toughest in Nebraska. The C1-4 Sub-District and B-2 Sub-District rank second and third in strength respectively, while the C2-10 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 Classes D1 and D2 were unable to launch a sub-district into the Top 10. However, the D1-11 and D2-5 Sub-Districts calculate to be the toughest in Nebraska's smallest classifications. When it comes to collective winning percentage, the C2-10 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 does, it is a huge ball game to say the least. Having won eight in a row, sixth-ranked Millard North travels to No. 2 Fremont. The Tigers have lost two in a row after having won six straight contests.
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, and its record in parenthesis.
Nebraska's toughest girls basketball Sub-Districts
1. B-4 Sub-District
Collective Winning Percentage (.662)No. 3
Seward (15-4)
No. 4
Crete (16-4)
No. 11
Norris (Firth) (10-8)
No. 15
Beatrice (8-9)
2. C1-4 Sub-District
Collective Winning Percentage (.703)No. 1
Wahoo (20-0)
No. 4
Bishop Neumann (Wahoo) (13-3)
No. 6
Aquinas (David City) (15-4)
No. 45
David City (4-15)
3. B-2 Sub-District
Collective Winning Percentage (.650)No. 6
Skutt Catholic (Omaha) (16-5)
No. 8
Elkhorn (15-4)
No. 9
Bennington (13-7)
No. 17
Elkhorn South (Omaha) (8-12)
4. C2-10 Sub-District
Collective Winning Percentage (.714)No. 1
St. Cecilia (Hastings) (19-1)
No. 7
Blue Hill (17-3)
No. 16
Wood River (15-6)
No. 17
Doniphan-Trumbull (Doniphan) (13-7)
No. 45
Franklin (6-11)
5. B-8 Sub-District
Collective Winning Percentage (.568)No. 2
Sidney (18-2)
No. 10
Scottsbluff (9-9)
No. 13
Gering (9-8)
No. 23
Alliance (6-13)
6. C2-3 Sub-District
Collective Winning Percentage (.598)No. 3
Superior (16-4)
No. 4
Fillmore Central (Geneva) (17-4)
No. 18
Thayer Central (Hebron) (13-6)
No. 29
Sutton (9-11)
No. 47
Sandy Creek (Fairfield) (3-14)
7. C1-2 Sub-District
Collective Winning Percentage (.550)No. 7
Lincoln Christian (Lincoln) (12-8)
No. 8
Milford (17-4)
No. 16
Malcolm (13-6)
No. 31
Lincoln Lutheran (Lincoln) (7-13)
No. 40
Raymond Central (Raymond) (6-14)
8. B-6 Sub-District
Collective Winning Percentage (.500)No. 7
Northwest (Grand Island) (13-5)
No. 16
York (8-11)
No. 19
Aurora (8-13)
No. 20
Hastings (7-7)
9. C1-8 Sub-District
Collective Winning Percentage (.493)No. 15
Lakeview (Columbus) (13-7)
No. 17
Scotus (Columbus) (9-8)
No. 24
Boone Central/Newman Grove (Albion) (9-11)
No. 38
Central City (6-12)
10. C1-12 Sub-District
Collective Winning Percentage (.605)No. 2
Mitchell (19-1)
No. 22
Chadron (13-7)
No. 33
Gordon-Rushville (Gordon) (9-7)
Class A does not have its district assignments set. But here is the big game this week: