That is also about the number I had figured up. Depending on the amount of teams that drop to 8-Man. I thought about 36 to 38 teams in D-2 and D-3.
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Class A doesn’t need that high of numbers in my opinion, they should be capped at 24 honestly
Pospisil: Breaking down how Nebraska will schedule Class A football games next year
What Stu Pospisil finds more interesting than the playoffs at the moment is how the NSAA will draw up the Class A schedules for the next two years. The procedure
Some tidbits from Stu Pospisil at the OWH. None of it is new news I don't believe
2026-27
CLASS A
Three-grade enrollment of 425 and higher
CLASS B
Three-grade enrollment between 160 and 424
CLASS C1-C2
Maximum three-grade enrollment of 159. Eligible schools are divided into two classes with approximately equal number of schools in each class. If there is an odd number, the extra team will be added to Class C2
CLASS D1-D2-D3
Maximum three-grade enrollment for playoff eligibility is 55. The 32 largest schools will be in Class D1, the remaining schools are divided equally into Class D2 and Class D3. If there is an odd number, the extra school will be placed into Class D3.
CLASS D6
Maximum three-grade enrollment for playoff eligibility is 27.
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Saturday, November 1 is the last day schools can apply for a football cooperative for this scheduling cycle. November 30 is the deadline to declare 11-man, 8-man or 6-man.
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The following schools have received competitive equity waivers in football, meaning they will allowed to be playoff eligible even through their three-grade enrollment exceeds the cap for the class they wish to play in:
21 schools applied for the waiver, nine received one.
Alliance (C1)
Schuyler (C2)
Tekamah-Herman (D1)
Wakefield (D1)
Madison (D2)
Humboldt-Table Rock-Steinauer (D3)
Omaha Nation (D3)
Southern Valley (D3)
Morrill (D6)
I just looked at the doc, they're listed at 6. I know things have flip flopped for some schools (Leyton, H&H, among others), but as of 1:05 pm on 10/28, they're listed as 6.
They are listed with a "6" in the 8-man column. So I'm assuming yes, they will remain 6-man
I didn't catch that...as if heads aren't already swimming in all of this, that's an impressive psych out.
What’s the playoff situation look like in Class D1, D2, D3? Everyone playing 8 games and having 32 team playoffs? Or are they all going to 9 game schedules and have 16 teams make the playoffs?Pospisil: Breaking down how Nebraska will schedule Class A football games next year
What Stu Pospisil finds more interesting than the playoffs at the moment is how the NSAA will draw up the Class A schedules for the next two years. The procedureomaha.com
Some tidbits from Stu Pospisil at the OWH. None of it is new news I don't believe
2026-27
CLASS A
Three-grade enrollment of 425 and higher
CLASS B
Three-grade enrollment between 160 and 424
CLASS C1-C2
Maximum three-grade enrollment of 159. Eligible schools are divided into two classes with approximately equal number of schools in each class. If there is an odd number, the extra team will be added to Class C2
CLASS D1-D2-D3
Maximum three-grade enrollment for playoff eligibility is 55. The 32 largest schools will be in Class D1, the remaining schools are divided equally into Class D2 and Class D3. If there is an odd number, the extra school will be placed into Class D3.
CLASS D6
Maximum three-grade enrollment for playoff eligibility is 27.
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Saturday, November 1 is the last day schools can apply for a football cooperative for this scheduling cycle. November 30 is the deadline to declare 11-man, 8-man or 6-man.
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The following schools have received competitive equity waivers in football, meaning they will allowed to be playoff eligible even through their three-grade enrollment exceeds the cap for the class they wish to play in:
21 schools applied for the waiver, nine received one.
Alliance (C1)
Schuyler (C2)
Tekamah-Herman (D1)
Wakefield (D1)
Madison (D2)
Humboldt-Table Rock-Steinauer (D3)
Omaha Nation (D3)
Southern Valley (D3)
Morrill (D6)
9 game regular seasons, with 16 teams qualifying for the playoffs. So they'll be in line with the rest of the state.
With the addition of another class, it'll be very interesting to see what they do with that additional state championship game. Do they play them all at Memorial? Do they move the 8 man games to Kearney? Do they move them somewhere else? Has anyone heard anything as to what the plan is for the state championships starting next year?
I don’t think they’ll be able to get Memorial Stadium for three days. Not sure if you can add a fourth game to the Monday or not. Would be a long day. Right now the schedule is 10:15, 2:45, 7:15
I think part of the sell of adding a class for some was that D3 will not be scheduled with D1 unless by request of both schools. Might see it, but if you do you'll know it was on their request list.
Have an enrollment question for the group. Are the numbers taken for the new cycle from this years 9th-11th or are they taken from the upcoming 9th-llth which would be this years 8th-10th?
This year's 9th-11th.
List was updated on Oct. 30 with the following additions:
11-Man
Aurora
Crete
North Platte
Omaha South
Wahoo Neumann
West Point-Beemer
8-Man
Arcadia/Loup City
Atkinson West Holt
Omaha Nation
Wakefield
Wisner-Pilger
6-Man
Scribner-Snyder
Sioux County
11-Man
Aurora
Crete
North Platte
Omaha South
Wahoo Neumann
West Point-Beemer
8-Man
Arcadia/Loup City
Atkinson West Holt
Omaha Nation
Wakefield
Wisner-Pilger
6-Man
Scribner-Snyder
Sioux County
With Omaha Nation being added to the list, does this mean they are leaving the All-Nations league and playing NSAA?
| Team | Classification Change |
|---|---|
| Bridgeport | 8-Man to 11-Man |
| Summerland | 8-Man to 11-Man |
| Plainview/Osmond | 11-Man (new co-op) |
| Heartland/Hampton (H&H) | 11-Man (new co-op) |
| Conestoga | 11-Man to 8-Man |
| Centura | 11-Man to 8-Man |
| Tekamah-Herman | 11-Man to 8-Man |
| Ponca | 11-Man to 8-Man |
| Cross County | 11-Man to 8-Man |
| Aquinas Catholic | 11-Man to 8-Man |
| Oakland-Craig | 11-Man to 8-Man |
| Omaha Nation | Non-NSAA to 8-Man? |
| Walthill | 8-Man to Non-NSAA? |
| Morrill | 8-Man to 6-Man |
| McCool Junction | 8-Man to 6-Man |
| Riverside/Spalding Ac. | 8-Man to 6-Man |
| Scribner/Snyder | 6-Man (independent from Logan View) |
Are the enrollment numbers posted on the NSAA site? If these schools are jumping from 8 man to 11 man, C2 will have more smaller enrollment schools coming in, which will push the halfway point higher and push larger C2 schools up, correct?
I think it will be the opposite of this. There will be less 11-man teams. More teams moving from 11 to 8 than 8 to 11. And I think Aurora and Gross are moving to B, which means 2 less teams in C1/C2 to begin with.
Looking at the list above, there will be less schools in C to begin with. That would mean the C2 line moves up. I noticed Bergan put in a proposal to have a cap on how big you can be and be in C2, which sort of makes sense.
If I had to guess, Leigh will be 6, Clarkson may be 8.
If I were to guess, Leigh will be 8 man, and Clarkson won't have a team. That's based on the information read about the number of boys out from each community.
Here's my best guess of what teams who are UNDECLARED will do:
11-Man
Archbishop Bergan
Auburn
Bennington
Chadron
Fairbury
Falls City
Fillmore Central
Fort Calhoun
Gering
Gibbon
Hershey
Lincoln High
Mt. Michael
Omaha Benson
Omaha Central
Omaha North
Omaha Northwest
Omaha Roncalli
Omaha Westview
Palmyra
Papillion-LaVista
Pierce
Platteview
Wood River
Yutan
8 Man:
Amherst
Archangels Catholic
Blue Hill
Brady
Burwell
Centennial
FCSH
Freeman
Gordon-Rushville
Hastings St. Cecilia
High Plains
HTRS
Leigh
Madison
Mead
Nebraska Lutheran
OBT/CC/QA
OCA/Omaha Street
Shelton
Southwest
St. Ed/Newman Grove
Superior
Wauneta-Palisade
Wilcox-Hildreth
6 Man:
Creek Valley
Giltner
Red Cloud
Sandhills Valley
Sterling
Stuart
NO FOOTBALL:
College View Academy
11-Man
Archbishop Bergan
Auburn
Bennington
Chadron
Fairbury
Falls City
Fillmore Central
Fort Calhoun
Gering
Gibbon
Hershey
Lincoln High
Mt. Michael
Omaha Benson
Omaha Central
Omaha North
Omaha Northwest
Omaha Roncalli
Omaha Westview
Palmyra
Papillion-LaVista
Pierce
Platteview
Wood River
Yutan
8 Man:
Amherst
Archangels Catholic
Blue Hill
Brady
Burwell
Centennial
FCSH
Freeman
Gordon-Rushville
Hastings St. Cecilia
High Plains
HTRS
Leigh
Madison
Mead
Nebraska Lutheran
OBT/CC/QA
OCA/Omaha Street
Shelton
Southwest
St. Ed/Newman Grove
Superior
Wauneta-Palisade
Wilcox-Hildreth
6 Man:
Creek Valley
Giltner
Red Cloud
Sandhills Valley
Sterling
Stuart
NO FOOTBALL:
College View Academy
I think you're spot on with the 11's coming down to 8, like Amherst, Gordon-Rushville, STC, Superior, etc. Without looking at enrollment numbers, I'm surprised to see a number of 6 man teams moving up in your estimation. Either way, thank you for sharing! Wouldn't be surprised if you're basically exactly right!
Hastings St. Cecilia moving down to 8-man would surprise me a little but not familiar with the schools current situation. Seams crazy to even be discussing them moving down.
Their boy number has been in the 30s for a while now and I don't think it will get bigger. Roster size is shrinking under 30 and the last 2 years they went 0-9 and 1-8. Would be more shocked if they didn't drop to 8man. If I am them I talk to North Platte St. Pat's and see how it worked out for them. Lacking numbers and continuing to lose will only drive kids away.
But why would they drop now? It seems like they have been able to drop for the last couple cycles?
It seems like a majority of the parochial schools are all hanging out at the bottom of their class is that designed or just a sign of the times?
My guess would be too many holding onto the past in the community and not wanting to make the change. Might take a couple of really down years for them to make the decision. I could see that one going either way.
Sign of the times. Private schools usually have more participation numbers but they aren't immune to the problem. The tradition and optics of dropping down to 8-man is always a concern because it would give the perception of an enrollment issue. Other public schools have gone through similar debates within the school/community. It's just now starting to finally hit private schools.
Classifications posted on the declaration sheet so far include:
Alliance (C1 - waiver)
Chase County (C2 - opt)
Lincoln Northwest (A - opt)
Lincoln Standing Bear (A - opt)
Madison (D2 - waiver)
Morrill (D6 - waiver)
Nebraska City (C1 - opt)
Omaha Nation (D3 - waiver)
Schuyler (C2 - waiver)
Southern (D3 - opt)
Southern Valley (D3 - waiver)
Tekamah-Herman (D1 - waiver)
Wakefield (D1 - waiver)
Winside (D3 - opt)
Alliance (C1 - waiver)
Chase County (C2 - opt)
Lincoln Northwest (A - opt)
Lincoln Standing Bear (A - opt)
Madison (D2 - waiver)
Morrill (D6 - waiver)
Nebraska City (C1 - opt)
Omaha Nation (D3 - waiver)
Schuyler (C2 - waiver)
Southern (D3 - opt)
Southern Valley (D3 - waiver)
Tekamah-Herman (D1 - waiver)
Wakefield (D1 - waiver)
Winside (D3 - opt)