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Yutan at Louisville preview: what's at stake in Week 8
Yutan visits Louisville on Fri., Oct. 16: records, playoff stakes, the matchup to watch and our Power Index pick.
- Kickoff
- Time TBA · Schedules
- Place
- Louisville (home site)
No. 4 Yutan (7-0†) travels to Louisville (0-7) on Friday in a Week 8 C2 Nebraska high school football game with a ranked Yutan team trying to protect its spot in the Hurrdat Sports coaches poll and wildcard points that count toward NSAA playoff qualifying and seeding on the line. Records are from NSAA's wildcard standings, pulled Oct. 12 at 10:42 p.m. This one matters because Louisville gets a shot at a ranked opponent.
Yutan sits No. 4 in C2 in the latest Hurrdat Sports coaches poll (2026-10-11). Yutan is 7-0† in NSAA results († includes a result NEB Preps is still verifying). Yutan has won six straight in our synced finals. Most recently, it beat Palmyra 59-18, beat Brownell Talbot 42-7 and beat Battle Creek 42-0. Across its 7 games†, Yutan averages 38.4 points and allows 8.3.
Louisville is 0-7 in NSAA results. Louisville has lost seven straight in our synced finals. Most recently, it lost to Bergan Catholic 63-16, lost to Brownell Talbot 13-0 and lost to Bishop Neumann 47-0. Across its 7 games, Louisville averages 4.3 points and allows 41.4.
What's at stake
Yutan carries a 44.4286 NSAA wildcard points average, 3rd of 33 teams in C2 by average; its path to the playoffs is a district title or an at-large spot (projection, not official). Louisville carries a 34.5714 NSAA wildcard points average, tied at No. 27 of 33 teams in C2 by average; its path to the playoffs is a district title or an at-large spot (projection, not official). In C2, the 6 district champions qualify automatically, and the 10 best averages among non-champions fill the rest of the 16-team field. Wildcard points decide who qualifies and how the field is seeded; see the Nebraska high school football wildcard standings and the playoff format.
Matchup to watch
The matchup to watch is Yutan's defense, which has allowed 8.3 points per game, against a Louisville offense that scores 4.3. Both have played Brownell Talbot: Yutan beat Brownell Talbot 42-7, and Louisville lost to Brownell Talbot 13-0.
Our pick
Our NEB Preps Power Index favors Yutan, giving it a 99% chance to win (90.5 to 14.3 on the index, with a small home-field edge for Louisville). This is NEB Preps' own computer pick from NSAA finals, not a poll or a betting line.
OUR PICK · NOT NSAA
Yutan, 99% to win (90.5 to 14.3 on the index).
The Power Index is NEB Preps' own model, not an official NSAA rating.
How the Power Index works ›Next up Yutan at Louisville, Friday, October 16, Time TBA, at Louisville's home field.
Sources
- NSAA schedule/results export · 2026-10-12
- NSAA wildcard point standings, C2 (pulled by NSAA Scout, 12 Oct 2026 10:42:08 pm CDT) · 2026-10-12
- Hurrdat Sports coaches poll · 2026-10-11
- NSAA wildcard scoreboard, Week 4 · 2026-09-18
- NSAA wildcard scoreboard, Week 5 · 2026-09-25
- NSAA wildcard scoreboard, Week 6 · 2026-10-02
- NEB Preps synced scores (NSAA-checked) · 2026-10-12
- NSAA wildcard scoreboard, Week 7 · 2026-10-09
- NEB Preps Power Index (our model, built from NSAA finals) · 2026-10-12
† Includes a result NEB Preps is still verifying.
