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Class D3 bubble watch (projected): Leigh last in after Clarkson tip cascade (after Thursday)

Projected Class D3 after Thursday: Clarkson tip still overlaid; Leigh last in; St. Mary's first out. Scout 10:53 a.m. CT Friday, Oct. 23.

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Eligibility: Southern (D3(INELIGIBLE) — OPT D3 (classification PDF)). These schools cannot take a projected playoff place. Regular-season results still count for opponents' points. Cite: NSAA 2026–27 Football Classifications PDF · Scout eligibility rebuild 10:53 a.m. CT Friday, Oct. 23.

Class D3's eligibility-filtered cut after Thursday: Leigh (6-2, 40.25) is last in, and St. Mary's (5-4, 39.8889) is first out. 7 district champs + 9 wild cards. Points-order top 16 is a PROXY.

Still tip-overlay (NSAA schedule blank): Clarkson beat Omaha Nation (@NEBHSFB graphic FINAL). Guardian Angels Central Catholic and Leigh both sit inside the tip/cascade watch list.

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
Wynot6-242.37512In
Cambridge6-241.62513In
Guardian Angels CC6-241.2514In
Falls City Sacred Heart6-340.777815In
Leigh6-240.2516Last in
St. Mary's5-439.888917First out
Southern Valley5-339.62518Out
Class D3 teams near the playoff line on projected wildcard points after Thursday, eligibility-filtered (Scout rebuild 10:53 a.m. CT Friday, Oct. 23). Status text (not color alone) marks In / Last in / First out / Out. Source: NSAA schedules/points + Scout pack. Static chart image pending redraw — numbers above match the interactive JSON; do not treat any Oct. 21 chart art as this projection. Classification PDF: https://nsaa-static.s3.amazonaws.com/textfile/fbl/2627class.pdf.

Eligible field Nos. 12–16

Wynot (6-2, 42.375, No. 12) — Friday: visits Randolph (unplayed). Cambridge (6-2, 41.625, No. 13) — Friday: visits Axtell (unplayed). Guardian Angels CC (6-2, 41.25, No. 14 (tip/cascade)) — Friday: hosts Leigh (unplayed). Falls City Sacred Heart (6-3, 40.7778, No. 15) — No Friday game left (or finished). Leigh (6-2, 40.25, No. 16 (tip/cascade)) — Friday: visits Guardian Angels Central Catholic (unplayed).

Just outside

St. Mary's (5-4, 39.8889, No. 17) — No Friday game left (or finished). Southern Valley (5-3, 39.625, No. 18) — Friday: hosts Blue Hill (unplayed).

What to watch Friday

Wynot visits Randolph. Cambridge visits Axtell. Guardian Angels CC hosts Leigh. Leigh visits Guardian Angels Central Catholic. Southern Valley hosts Blue Hill.

7 district champs + 9 wild cards. Points-order top 16 is a PROXY. 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

Wynot team center → · Cambridge team center → · Guardian Angels Central Catholic team center → · Falls City Sacred Heart team center → · Leigh team center → · St. Mary's team center → · Southern Valley team center →

Nebraska football scores and schedules → · Football playoff tracker →

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