Class D2 football playoff bracket

2026 · Playoffs in progress · Source Oct. 31

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Team path & bracket guide

Higher seed listed first. Select a game for details; unassigned matchups link to team schedules.

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G1 ↗Final · Fri., Oct. 30 · 7:00 PM CT · Host by seed rule: Shelby-Rising CityFinal1Shelby-Rising City#1 Shelby-Rising City ✓9-0 · 45.782216Fullerton#16 Fullerton5-4 · 38.4420Game center →Open Game Center →
G2 ↗Final · Fri., Oct. 30 · 6:00 PM MT · Host by seed rule: HemingfordFinal8Hemingford#8 Hemingford ✓7-2 · 41.33589Aquinas Catholic#9 Aquinas Catholic6-3 · 41.0035Game center →Open Game Center →
G3 ↗Final · Fri., Oct. 30 · 6:00 PM CT · Host by seed rule: Lourdes Central CatholicFinal5Lourdes Central Catholic#5 Lourdes Central Catholic ✓7-2 · 43.004312Hitchcock County#12 Hitchcock County6-3 · 40.5612Game center →Open Game Center →
G4 ↗Final · Fri., Oct. 30 · 6:00 PM CT · Host by seed rule: LoomisFinal4Loomis#4 Loomis ✓9-0 · 43.336213Neligh-Oakdale#13 Neligh-Oakdale7-2 · 40.5660Game center →Open Game Center →
G5 ↗Final · Fri., Oct. 30 · 5:00 PM CT · Host by seed rule: Laurel-Concord-ColeridgeFinal3Laurel-Concord-Coleridge#3 Laurel-Concord-Coleridge ✓8-1 · 44.006814BDS#14 BDS6-3 · 40.1118Game center →Open Game Center →
G6 ↗Final · Fri., Oct. 30 · 5:00 PM CT · Host by seed rule: CreightonFinal6Creighton#6 Creighton7-2 · 42.112811Wilcox-Hildreth#11 Wilcox-Hildreth ✓6-3 · 40.6746Game center →Open Game Center →
G7 ↗Final · Fri., Oct. 30 · 7:00 PM CT · Host by seed rule: Howells-DodgeFinal7Howells-Dodge#7 Howells-Dodge ✓7-2 · 41.565410East Butler#10 East Butler6-3 · 40.8922Game center →Open Game Center →
G8 ↗Final · Fri., Oct. 30 · 7:00 PM CT · Host by seed rule: North Platte St. Patrick'sFinal2North Platte St. Patrick's#2 North Platte St. Patrick's ✓9-0 · 44.225815Bertrand#15 Bertrand6-3 · 39.3322Game center →Open Game Center →
1Shelby-Rising City#1 Shelby-Rising City8Hemingford#8 HemingfordGame center →Open Game Center →
From these games:Game 1: #1 Shelby-Rising City / #16 FullertonGame 2: #8 Hemingford / #9 Aquinas CatholicWinners advance; no result is assumed.
5Lourdes Central Catholic#5 Lourdes Central Catholic4Loomis#4 LoomisGame center →Open Game Center →
From these games:Game 3: #5 Lourdes Central Catholic / #12 Hitchcock CountyGame 4: #4 Loomis / #13 Neligh-OakdaleWinners advance; no result is assumed.
3Laurel-Concord-Coleridge#3 Laurel-Concord-Coleridge11Wilcox-Hildreth#11 Wilcox-HildrethGame center →Open Game Center →
From these games:Game 5: #3 Laurel-Concord-Coleridge / #14 BDSGame 6: #6 Creighton / #11 Wilcox-HildrethWinners advance; no result is assumed.
7Howells-Dodge#7 Howells-Dodge2North Platte St. Patrick's#2 North Platte St. Patrick'sGame center →Open Game Center →
From these games:Game 7: #7 Howells-Dodge / #10 East ButlerGame 8: #2 North Platte St. Patrick's / #15 BertrandWinners advance; no result is assumed.
Winner of quarterfinal 1Winner of quarterfinal 1
Winner of quarterfinal 2Winner of quarterfinal 2
From these games:Quarterfinal 1: #1 Shelby-Rising City / #8 HemingfordQuarterfinal 2: #5 Lourdes Central Catholic / #4 LoomisWinners advance; no result is assumed.
Winner of quarterfinal 3Winner of quarterfinal 3
Winner of quarterfinal 4Winner of quarterfinal 4
From these games:Quarterfinal 3: #3 Laurel-Concord-Coleridge / #11 Wilcox-HildrethQuarterfinal 4: #7 Howells-Dodge / #2 North Platte St. Patrick'sWinners advance; no result is assumed.
G15Time TBA · Venue not confirmed
Winner of semifinal 1Winner of semifinal 1
Winner of semifinal 2Winner of semifinal 2
From these games:Semifinal 1Semifinal 2Winners advance; no result is assumed.
State championFinal winner
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Reported matchups and verified results. This list includes every round, even when a different round is selected above.

First round

  1. First round, game 1: No. 1 Shelby-Rising City versus No. 16 Fullerton. Friday, Oct. 30. 7:00 PM CT. Host by seed rule: Shelby-Rising City. Final: Shelby-Rising City 22, Fullerton 20. Winner: Shelby-Rising City.

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  2. First round, game 2: No. 8 Hemingford versus No. 9 Aquinas Catholic. Friday, Oct. 30. 6:00 PM MT. Host by seed rule: Hemingford. Final: Hemingford 58, Aquinas Catholic 35. Winner: Hemingford.

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  3. First round, game 3: No. 5 Lourdes Central Catholic versus No. 12 Hitchcock County. Friday, Oct. 30. 6:00 PM CT. Host by seed rule: Lourdes Central Catholic. Final: Lourdes Central Catholic 43, Hitchcock County 12. Winner: Lourdes Central Catholic.

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  4. First round, game 4: No. 4 Loomis versus No. 13 Neligh-Oakdale. Friday, Oct. 30. 6:00 PM CT. Host by seed rule: Loomis. Final: Loomis 62, Neligh-Oakdale 60. Winner: Loomis.

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  5. First round, game 5: No. 3 Laurel-Concord-Coleridge versus No. 14 BDS. Friday, Oct. 30. 5:00 PM CT. Host by seed rule: Laurel-Concord-Coleridge. Final: Laurel-Concord-Coleridge 68, BDS 18. Winner: Laurel-Concord-Coleridge.

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  6. First round, game 6: No. 6 Creighton versus No. 11 Wilcox-Hildreth. Friday, Oct. 30. 5:00 PM CT. Host by seed rule: Creighton. Final: Creighton 28, Wilcox-Hildreth 46. Winner: Wilcox-Hildreth.

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  7. First round, game 7: No. 7 Howells-Dodge versus No. 10 East Butler. Friday, Oct. 30. 7:00 PM CT. Host by seed rule: Howells-Dodge. Final: Howells-Dodge 54, East Butler 22. Winner: Howells-Dodge.

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  8. First round, game 8: No. 2 North Platte St. Patrick's versus No. 15 Bertrand. Friday, Oct. 30. 7:00 PM CT. Host by seed rule: North Platte St. Patrick's. Final: North Platte St. Patrick's 58, Bertrand 22. Winner: North Platte St. Patrick's.

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Quarterfinals

  1. Quarterfinals, game 1: No. 1 Shelby-Rising City versus No. 8 Hemingford. Fri. Nov. 6. Time TBA. Venue not confirmed.

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  2. Quarterfinals, game 2: No. 5 Lourdes Central Catholic versus No. 4 Loomis. Fri. Nov. 6. Time TBA. Venue not confirmed.

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  3. Quarterfinals, game 3: No. 3 Laurel-Concord-Coleridge versus No. 11 Wilcox-Hildreth. Fri. Nov. 6. Time TBA. Venue not confirmed.

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  4. Quarterfinals, game 4: No. 7 Howells-Dodge versus No. 2 North Platte St. Patrick's. Fri. Nov. 6. Time TBA. Venue not confirmed.

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Semifinals

  1. Semifinals, game 1: winner of quarterfinal 1 versus winner of quarterfinal 2. Fri. Nov. 13. Time TBA. Venue not confirmed.

  2. Semifinals, game 2: winner of quarterfinal 3 versus winner of quarterfinal 4. Fri. Nov. 13. Time TBA. Venue not confirmed.

State final

  1. State final, game 1: winner of semifinal 1 versus winner of semifinal 2. Mon. Nov. 23. Time TBA. Venue not confirmed.

Team paths and matchup details

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This round · Quarterfinals

Reported games from the official field · Fri., Nov. 6

  1. Game 9

    #1
    Shelby-Rising City9-0 · 45.78 pts avg.
    #8
    Hemingford7-2 · 41.33 pts avg.

    Fri., Nov. 6 · Host by seed rule: Shelby-Rising City · Time TBA

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  2. Game 10

    #5
    Lourdes Central Catholic7-2 · 43.00 pts avg.
    #4
    Loomis9-0 · 43.33 pts avg.

    Fri., Nov. 6 · Host by seed rule: Loomis · Time TBA

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  3. Game 11

    #3
    Laurel-Concord-Coleridge8-1 · 44.00 pts avg.
    #11
    Wilcox-Hildreth6-3 · 40.67 pts avg.

    Fri., Nov. 6 · Host by seed rule: Laurel-Concord-Coleridge · Time TBA

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  4. Game 12

    #7
    Howells-Dodge7-2 · 41.56 pts avg.
    #2
    North Platte St. Patrick's9-0 · 44.22 pts avg.

    Fri., Nov. 6 · Host by seed rule: North Platte St. Patrick's · Time TBA

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Higher seed hosts through the semifinals. Times and any announced venues appear when verified.

Playoffs in progress

Source snapshot Oct. 31 · 10:20 a.m. CT

Follow reported results and the next round. An empty score is not a final.

#1 seed: Shelby-Rising City (9-0)

Current / next round: Quarterfinals · Fri., Nov. 6

Official seeds, records and points

Official seeds

Field in seed order, then eligible outsiders by NSAA points. Source timestamp above.

SeedSchoolRecordPts avg.Qualification / gap
1Shelby-Rising City9-045.78Official seed
2North Platte St. Patrick's9-044.22Official seed
3Laurel-Concord-Coleridge8-144.00Official seed
4Loomis9-043.33Official seed
5Lourdes Central Catholic7-243.00Official seed
6Creighton7-242.11Official seed
7Howells-Dodge7-241.56Official seed
8Hemingford7-241.33Official seed
9Aquinas Catholic6-341.00Official seed
10East Butler6-340.89Official seed
11Wilcox-Hildreth6-340.67Official seed
12Hitchcock County6-340.56Official seed
13Neligh-Oakdale7-240.56Official seed
14BDS6-340.11Official seed
15Bertrand6-339.33Official seed
16Fullerton5-438.44Official seed

Seeds come from the entered official field. Complete NSAA points list →

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Scoring: 10 pts per first-round winner, 20 per quarterfinal, 40 per semifinal, 80 for the champion.

Key dates · qualifying · sources
Key dates
  • Wildcard cutoffWeek 9 · Oct. 22–24
  • Bracket statusOfficial NSAA bracket
  • First roundFri. Oct. 30
  • QuarterfinalsFri. Nov. 6
  • SemifinalsFri. Nov. 13
  • State finalMon. Nov. 23 · 10:15 AM CT · Memorial Stadium, Lincoln

Monday, Nov. 23 at 10:15 a.m. Central. Time corrected with Eddie's Oct. 26 confirmation.

Higher seed hosts through the semifinals. NSAA wildcard points cover regular-season games Fri. Aug. 21 through Fri. Oct. 23, 2026 (Week 9).

How Class D2 qualifies

The 6 district champions and the 10 teams with the highest regular-season point average that did not finish as district champions = 16.

Official sources: NSAA Class D2 bracket · NSAA wildcard points · NSAA district leaders · NSAA football

How NSAA wildcard points and seeding work

Every Nebraska football playoff bracket has 16 teams, and wildcard points decide who fills the at-large spots and where every qualifier is seeded.

Each regular-season game earns points based on the opponent's record. In a nine-game season, a win over a first-division team (7-2 or better) is worth 50 points. Second division (6-3, 5-4) is worth 47, third (4-5, 3-6) 44, and fourth (2-7 or worse) 41. Losses still earn 36, 33, 30 or 27. Playing a school one, two or three classes higher adds 2, 3 or 4 bonus points; playing down costs nothing. The score doesn't matter: a 7-6 win counts the same as 50-0.

Divide total points by games played to get the point average. Only the first meeting with an opponent counts, points stop at the end of the regular season, and out-of-state opponents are converted to a Nebraska class by enrollment.

Qualifying depends on the class:

  • Class A and six-man D6 take the top 16 by points.
  • 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.

All 16 are seeded by point average (1 vs. 16, 8 vs. 9, and so on). In every class except D6, the higher seed hosts through the semifinals. Ties in point average go to head-to-head if two tied teams met, then strength-of-schedule steps, then a coin flip.

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Official field; only verified results advance teams. Higher seed hosts through the semifinals. Times and announced venues require confirmation before travel.

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