NCN Football Rankings: Week 7 - Oct. 6

NORFOLK, Neb. — News Channel Nebraska has released its Week 7 rankings for the 2025 Nebraska high school football season.

October 4, 2025Updated: October 6, 2025
News Channel NebraskaBy News Channel Nebraska

NORFOLK, Neb. — News Channel Nebraska has released its Week 7 rankings for the 2025 Nebraska high school football season.

Ranking are compiled following votes by News Channel Nebraska's sports team, which includes: Brandon Aksamit, Jake Bartecki, Caelan Debban, Tim Hackett and Eric McKay.

NCN's rankings will be released every Monday.

RANK - TEAM - RECORD - LAST WEEK RANK

CLASS A

  1. Millard South (5-1) - 1
  2. Creighton Prep (6-0) - 2
  3. Elkhorn South (6-0) - 3
  4. Omaha Westside (5-1) - 5
  5. Omaha North (4-2) - 6
  6. Papillion-La Vista South (5-1) - 7
  7. Omaha Central (4-2) - 4
  8. Columbus (5-1) - 8
  9. Bellevue West (3-3) - NR
  10. Lincoln East (4-2) - 9

CLASS B  

  1. Waverly (6-0) - 1
  2. Norris (6-0) - 2
  3. Bennington (5-1) - 3
  4. Elkhorn North (6-0) - 4
  5. Skutt Catholic (5-1) - 5
  6. Scottsbluff (5-1) - 6
  7. Gretna East (5-1) - 7
  8. Seward (4-2) - 8
  9. McCook (5-1) - 9
  10. Gretna (3-3) - NR

CLASS C1  

  1. Wahoo (6-0) - 1
  2. Central City (6-0) - 2
  3. Lakeview (6-0) - 3
  4. Ashland-Greenwood (5-1) - 4
  5. Sidney (6-0) - 5
  6. O'Neill (6-0) - 6
  7. Fort Calhoun (5-1) - 8
  8. Mt. Michael (5-1) - 7
  9. Syracuse (6-0) - 10
  10. Pierce (4-2) - 9

CLASS C2

  1. Cedar Catholic (6-0) - 1
  2. Archbishop Bergan (5-1) - 4
  3. Norfolk Catholic (5-1) - 3
  4. Kearney Catholic (6-0) - 5
  5. Boone Central (4-2) - 6
  6. Bishop Neumann (5-1) - 2
  7. Doniphan-Trumbull (5-1) - 8
  8. Malcolm (4-2) - NR
  9. Ord (3-3) - NR
  10. Grand Island Central Catholic (5-1) - 7

CLASS D1 

  1. Shelby-Rising City (6-0) - 1
  2. Dundy County Stratton (6-0) - 2
  3. Sandy Creek (5-1) - 3
  4. Wausa-Osmond (6-0) - 5
  5. Ravenna (6-0) - 4
  6. Bloomfield (5-1) - 6
  7. Crofton (4-2) - 7
  8. Thayer Central (5-1) - 8
  9. Bridgeport (5-1) - 9
  10. Plainview (5-1) - 10

CLASS D2   

  1. St. Mary's (6-0) - 1
  2. Central Valley (6-0) - 2
  3. Archangels Catholic (6-0) - 3
  4. Howells-Dodge (6-0) - 4
  5. Wynot (5-1) - 5
  6. Neligh-Oakdale (6-0) - 6
  7. Hitchcock County (6-0) - 7
  8. Anselmo-Merna (5-1) - 8
  9. Lawrence-Nelson (5-1) - 9
  10. Elmwood-Murdock (5-1) - NR

CLASS D6 

  1. Garden County (6-0) - 1
  2. Stuart (4-1) - 3
  3. Leyton (5-0) - 4
  4. Red Cloud (5-0) - 5
  5. Southwest (5-0) - 6
  6. Hampton (5-0) - 7
  7. Sumner-Eddyville-Miller (4-1) - 10
  8. Pawnee City (4-1) - 8
  9. Wallace (4-1) - 9
  10. Wauneta-Palisade (4-1) - 2

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