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Class A bubble watch (projected): Lincoln Southwest No. 14 in after 28–21 over North Star (after Thursday)
Projected Class A after Thursday: LSW 28–21 NS (NSAA official); Lincoln Southeast last in; Lincoln North Star first out. Scout 10:53 a.m. CT Friday, Oct. 23.
Class A's eligibility-filtered cut after Thursday: Lincoln Southeast (4-4, 38.875) is last in, and Lincoln North Star (5-4, 38.7778) is first out. Top 16 by points qualify.
Lincoln Southwest beat Lincoln North Star 28–21 on Thursday (NSAA schedule export official). Southwest sits projected No. 14; North Star is first out.
PROJECTED after Thursday — not official NSAA seeds. Data as of 10:53 a.m. CT Friday, Oct. 23 (NSAA points page 23 Oct 2026 10:51:20 am CDT). Friday opponents unplayed only — no invented win/loss averages.
| Team | Rec | Pts | Elig # | Status |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Kearney | 5-3 | 40.625 | 12 | In |
| Creighton Prep | 5-4 | 40.4444 | 13 | In |
| Lincoln Southwest | 6-3 | 40.3333 | 14 | In |
| Lincoln Standing Bear | 5-4 | 39.4444 | 15 | In |
| Lincoln Southeast | 4-4 | 38.875 | 16 | Last in |
| Lincoln North Star | 5-4 | 38.7778 | 17 | First out |
| North Platte | 5-3 | 38.75 | 18 | Out |
Eligible field Nos. 12–16
Kearney (5-3, 40.625, No. 12) — Friday: visits Grand Island (unplayed). Creighton Prep (5-4, 40.4444, No. 13) — No Friday game left (or finished). Lincoln Southwest (6-3, 40.3333, No. 14) — No Friday game left (or finished). Lincoln Standing Bear (5-4, 39.4444, No. 15) — No Friday game left (or finished). Lincoln Southeast (4-4, 38.875, No. 16) — Friday: hosts Lincoln East (unplayed).
Just outside
Lincoln North Star (5-4, 38.7778, No. 17) — No Friday game left (or finished). North Platte (5-3, 38.75, No. 18) — Friday: hosts Columbus (unplayed).
What to watch Friday
Kearney visits Grand Island. Lincoln Southeast hosts Lincoln East. North Platte hosts Columbus.
Top 16 by points qualify. The points-order Nos. 12–18 are a wild-card watch list after eligibility filtering — not a promise that the No. 16 team on raw points is the No. 16 seed on Selection Day.
How the math works
Win values 50/47/44/41 and loss values 36/33/30/27 by division, averaged across counted games. Playing up adds 2/3/4. District champs are safe where the format uses them; wild cards fill the rest by points among eligible schools only.
/playoffs · Wildcard Watch (eligibility note) · After-Thursday Wildcard Watch.
Sources
Kearney team center → · Creighton Preparatory School team center → · Lincoln Southwest team center → · Lincoln Standing Bear team center → · Lincoln Southeast team center → · Lincoln North Star team center → · North Platte team center →
Nebraska football scores and schedules → · Football playoff tracker →