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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 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 C1-8 Sub-District, featuring Top 10 teams Lincoln Christian, Lincoln Lutheran and Malcolm, is the toughest in Nebraska. The B-5 Sub-District and B-3 Sub-District rank second and third in strength respectively, while the B-6 Sub-District and D1-2 Sub-District round out the Top 5.
Classes B, C1, C2 and D1 are all represented in this week's Top 10. Class A's district assignments have not been announced yet and Class D2 was unable to get a sub-district into the Top 10. However, the D2-5 and D2-7 Sub-Districts calculate to be the toughest in Nebraska's smallest classification. When it comes to collective winning percentage, the D1-2 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. Top-ranked Omaha Westside travels to take on No. 7 Papillion-LaVista after falling to Omaha Northwest at home Feb. 2. The loss ended a 13-game win streak for the Warriors. Omaha Westside did bounce back against Lincoln Southeast and hopes to make it two in a row against the 15-5 Monarchs, who knocked off Lincoln North Star in its last outing.
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 updated record in parenthesis.
Nebraska's Top 10 toughest girls basketball Sub-Districts1. C1-8 Sub-District
Collective Winning Percentage (.686)No. 19
Milford (14-7)
No. 35
Raymond Central (8-13)
No. 2
Lincoln Christian (16-3)
No. 10
Lincoln Lutheran (14-6)
No. 8
Malcolm (18-3)
2. B-5 Sub-District
Collective Winning Percentage (.566)No. 5
Waverly (13-7)
No. 13
Norris (Firth) (8-10)
No. 9
Crete (12-9)
No. 12
Beatrice (10-7)
3. B-3 Sub-District
Collective Winning Percentage (.610)No. 2
Elkhorn (20-2)
No. 19
Skutt Catholic (Omaha) (9-12)
No. 18
Elkhorn South (Omaha) (8-12)
No. 7
Gretna (13-6)
4. B-6 Sub-District
Collective Winning Percentage (.590)No. 15
Northwest (Grand Island) (11-9)
No. 23
Columbus (5-15)
No. 1
Seward (17-3)
No. 10
Aurora (13-8)
No. 8
York (13-6)
5. D1-2 Sub-District
Collective Winning Percentage (.718)No. 1
Bruning-Davenport/Shickley (Bruning) (20-2)
No. 26
Lawrence-Nelson (Nelson) (11-11)
No. 17
Deshler (12-7)
No. 8
Meridian (Daykin) (18-4)
6. C1-7 Sub-District
Collective Winning Percentage (.545)No. 28
Lakeview (Columbus) (9-11)
No. 45
David City (5-14)
No. 9
North Bend Central (16-4)
No. 23
Aquinas (David City) (9-12)
No. 5
Scotus (Columbus) (16-5)
7. B-8 Sub-District
Collective Winning Percentage (.568)No. 4
Sidney (18-3)
No. 22
Scottsbluff (6-13)
No. 21
Gering (10-11)
No. 16
Alliance (12-8)
8. C1-6 Sub-District
Collective Winning Percentage (.612)No. 3
Ord (22-0)
No. 38
Boone Central/Newman Grove (Albion) (4-15)
No. 33
Broken Bow (12-10)
No. 21
O'Neill (14-8)
9. C2-5 Sub-District
Collective Winning Percentage (.608)No. 15
Cedar Catholic (Hartington) (12-7)
No. 46
Laurel-Concord-Coleridge (Laure) (7-14)
No. 9
Hartington-Newcastle (Hartington) (18-3)
No. 20
Ponca (13-8)
No. 8
Crofton (12-8)
10. C2-8 Sub-District
Collective Winning Percentage (.510)No. 34
Sandy Creek (Fairfield) (8-13)
No. 47
Sutton (2-18)
No. 1
St. Cecilia (Hastings) (17-2)
No. 22
Centura (Cairo) (12-8)
No. 13
Doniphan-Trumbull (Doniphan) (12-8)
Class A does not have its district assignment set. But here is the big game this week:No. 1
Omaha Westside (16-2) at No. 7
Papillion-LaVista (Papillion) (15-5)
