CLASS DASHBOARDS•ALL 8 CLASSES•2026 SEASON
CLASS DASHBOARDS
Scores, standings, and stat leaders for one class at a time — a mini home page for Class A through Six-Man.
Nebraska high school football: FAQ
Nebraska plays high school football in eight NSAA classes in 2026: 11-man A, B, C1 and C2, 8-man D1, D2 and D3 and 6-man D6. Each class dashboard collects that class's scores, coaches poll, NEBPreps Power Index, NSAA wildcard standings and stat leaders in one place.
- How many high school football classes does Nebraska have?
- Nebraska plays high school football in eight NSAA classes in 2026: 11-man A, B, C1 and C2, 8-man D1, D2 and D3 and 6-man D6. Every class plays a 16-team state playoff.
- How are Nebraska football classes decided?
- By NSAA enrollment counts of boys in the three grades used for classification: Class A is 425 or more, Class B 160 to 424, and C1 and C2 split the 11-man schools with 159 or fewer evenly. D1 is the 32 largest eligible 8-man schools (55 or fewer), D2 and D3 split the remaining 8-man schools evenly, and D6 is for schools with 27 or fewer.
- How many teams make the playoffs in each class?
- Sixteen in every class. Class A and six-man D6 take the top 16 by point average. Class B takes the top three from each of its three geographic districts, the emerging-district champion and six wildcards. C1, C2 and D2 take six district champions plus 10 wildcards; D1 and D3 take seven district champions plus nine wildcards.
- How are the class rankings put together?
- Each class page shows three boards side by side: the Week 7 coaches poll, the NEBPreps Power Index (50% record, 30% scoring margin (capped at 28 pts/game), 20% strength of schedule (combined opponent win%, with your own result against each opponent backed out first). Scored 0-100) and the NSAA wildcard point standings that decide playoff seeding.
- When are the 2026 Nebraska state football championships?
- The playoffs run first round Fri., Oct. 30, quarterfinals Fri., Nov. 6, semifinals Fri., Nov. 13. State finals: Fri., Nov. 20: D3 1 p.m. and D6 7 p.m.; Mon., Nov. 23 at Memorial Stadium in Lincoln: D2 (time to be confirmed), D1 2:45 p.m. and A 7:15 p.m.; Tue., Nov. 24 at Memorial Stadium in Lincoln: C2 10:15 a.m., C1 2:45 p.m. and B 7:15 p.m.
