LINCOLN, Neb. -- The Nebraska School Activities Association (NSAA) released football classifications for the 2018 and 2019 seasons on Monday.
The announcement came 11 days after NSAA-member schools were required to declare their participation in 11-man, 8-man or 6-man football on Nov. 30.
The biggest change to the 2018/2019 classification cycle was the switch to using boys-only enrollment. Most recently, schools were classified using total student enrollment in grades 9, 10 and 11.
8-man eligibility required a boy count of 47 or fewer; 6-man eligibility required a boy count of 27 or fewer. Schools could elect to ‘drop down’ to a lower classification, but would be ineligible for the playoffs unless they were within a one-class waiver period.
District assignments are expected to be revealed later this week.
The following is a breakdown of each class and where Gazette-area schools are classified:
Teams: 32
Playoffs (16 teams): top-two teams from each district, plus four wildcards
Teams: Grand Island - 1,069; Omaha South - 1,060; Millard West - 963; 4. Millard North - 940; Omaha Central - 940; Millard South - 892; Lincoln North Star - 817; Omaha North - 797; Lincoln Southeast - 796; Lincoln East - 785; Lincoln Southwest - 765; Omaha Creighton Prep - 764; Omaha Bryan - 763; Omaha Westside - 759; Lincoln High - 757; Omaha Burke - 748; Papillion-LaVista - 686; Omaha Northwest - 651; Papillion-LaVista South - 648; Lincoln Northeast - 646; Bellevue West - 635; Fremont - 621; Kearney - 582; Omaha Benson - 578; Bellevue East - 548; Elkhorn South - 500; Norfolk - 496; Gretna - 487; Elkhorn - 471; Lincoln Pius X - 456; Columbus - 452; North Platte - 445.
Teams: 23
Playoffs (16 teams): district winners, plus 12 wildcards
Teams: South Sioux City** - 446; Ralston - 421; Hastings - 406; Scottsbluff - 387; Lexington - 360; Omaha Skutt - 291; Grand Island Northwest - 281; Blair - 280; Norris - 267; Beatrice - 266; Schuyler - 245; Bennington - 237; Waverly - 237; Gering - 235; Crete - 230; Plattsmouth - 228; Omaha Gross/Cornerstone Christian - 192; McCook - 183; Seward - 182; Omaha Roncalli - 181; Elkhorn Mt. Michael - 180; Alliance - 179; York - 173.
Teams: 42
Playoffs (16 teams): district winners, plus eight wildcards
Teams: Platteview - 157; Nebraska City - 156; Aurora - 153; Sidney - 150; Holdrege - 138; Wahoo - 136; Omaha Concordia - 126; Wayne - 122; Boys Town - 119; Douglas County West - 118; Columbus Lakeview - 113; Adams Central - 113; Cozad - 110; West Point-Beemer - 107; Gothenburg - 104; Falls City - 103; Ashland-Greenwood - 101; Ogallala - 101; Logan View/Scribner-Snyder - 100; O’Neill - 96; Auburn - 95; Fairbury - 93; Central City - 92; Chadron - 92; Columbus Scotus - 90; Raymond Central - 89; Wahoo Neumann - 88; Broken Bow - 87; Fort Calhoun - 86; Pierce - 86; Arlington - 82; Boone Central/Newman Grove - 81; Minden - 80; Lincoln Christian - 77; Mitchell - 77; Kearney Catholic - 74; Milford - 73; Ord - 73; Chase County - 70; Fillmore Central - 70; Lincoln Lutheran - 70; Valentine - 70.
Teams: 39
Playoffs (16 teams): district winners, plus nine wildcards
Teams: Conestoga** - 89; 2. Louisville** - 78; 3. Gordon-Rushville - 69; Norfolk Catholic - 69; Syracuse - 69; Hershey - 68; St. Paul - 68; David City Aquinas - 67; North Bend - 67; David City - 66; Johnson County Central - 66; Grand Island Central Catholic - 65; Malcolm - 65; Wood River - 65; Twin River - 64; Gibbon - 63; Tekamah-Herman - 63; Doniphan-Trumbull - 61; Bridgeport - 60; Centura - 60; Shelby/Rising City - 58; Wilber-Clatonia - 57; Centennial - 55; Ponca - 54; Bancroft-Rosalie/Lyons-Decatur - 53; Battle Creek - 53; Sutton - 53; Oakland-Craig - 52; Southern Valley - 52; Sandy Creek - 51; Yutan - 51; Hartington Cedar Catholic - 49; Stanton - 49; Freeman - 48; Superior - 48; Crofton - 46; Hastings St. Cecilia - 44; Fremont Bergan - 41; North Platte St. Patrick’s - 36.
Teams: 57 (7 ineligible)
Playoffs (32 teams): district winners, plus 22 wildcards
Teams: Winnebago* - 71; Madison* - 68; Ravenna* - 60; Kimball* - 55; Hemingford** - 54; Wakefield* - 54; Perkins County* - 51; Cambridge** - 49; Morrill** - 48; Palmyra* - 48; Ainsworth - 47; Elmwood-Murdock - 47; Lutheran High Northeast - 47; Osceola/High Plains - 47; Arcadia/Loup City - 46; Bayard - 46; Guardian Angels Central Catholic - 46; Omaha Brownell-Talbot - 46; South Loup - 46; Thayer Central - 46; Wisner-Pilger - 46; Bruning-Davenport/Shickley - 45; Exeter-Milligan/Friend - 45; Neligh-Oakdale - 45; Omaha Nation - 45; Sutherland - 45; Amherst - 44; Humboldt-Table Rock-Steinauer - 44; Tri County - 44; Laurel-Concord-Coleridge - 43; Alma - 42; Cross County - 42; Heartland - 42; Howells-Dodge - 42; Nebraska Christian - 42; Nebraska Lutheran - 42; Southern - 42; Weeping Water - 42; Burwell - 41; Niobrara/Verdigre - 41; Palmer - 41; Fullerton - 40; Southwest - 40; Boyd County - 39; Shelton - 39; Arapahoe - 38; West Holt - 37; Hitchcock County - 37; Dundy County-Stratton - 36; Elm Creek - 36; Homer - 36; North Central - 36; Ansley/Litchfield - 34; East Butler - 34; Elkhorn Valley - 34; Nebraska City Lourdes - 34.
Teams: 52 (1 ineligible)
Playoffs (32 teams): district winners, plus 23 wildcards
Teams: Franklin* - 39; Clearwater/Orchard - 33; Hartington-Newcastle - 33; Overton - 32; Pleasanton - 32; Bertrand - 31; Elwood - 31; Garden County - 31; Meridian - 31; Omaha Christian - 30; Kenesaw - 29; Pawnee City - 29; Paxton - 29; Twin Loup - 29; Allen - 28; Bloomfield - 28; Clarkson/Leigh - 28; Emerson-Hubbard - 28; Maxwell - 28; Plainview - 28; Sandhills/Thedford - 28; Anselmo-Merna - 27; Axtell - 27; Cedar Bluffs - 27; Leyton/Banner County - 27; Pender - 27; Wauneta-Palisade - 27; Blue Hill - 26; Johnson-Brock - 26; Brady - 25; Central Valley - 25; 30. Chambers/Wheeler Central/Ewing - 25; Diller-Odell - 25; Randolph - 25; Mullen - 24; Loomis - 23; Medicine Valley - 23; Riverside - 23; Wausa - 23; Elgin/Elgin Pope John - 22; Mead - 22; Osmond - 22; Parkview Christian - 22; Winside - 22; Humphrey St. Francis - 21; Lawrence-Nelson - 20; Wallace - 20; Stuart - 19; Wynot - 19; Falls City Sacred Heart - 18; Giltner - 18; O’Neill St. Mary’s - 17.
Teams: 31 (2 ineligible)
Playoffs (16 teams): top 16 teams in wildcard standings
Teams: Walthill* - 47; Harvard* - 40; Humphrey/Lindsay Holy Family** - 34; Maywood/Hayes Center** - 31; Stapleton/McPherson County* - 30; Wilcox-Hildreth* - 29; Deshler - 27; McCool Junction - 27; Minatare - 27; Crawford - 25; Creek Valley - 24; Heartland Lutheran - 23; Eustis-Farnam - 22; Hyannis - 22; Santee - 22; Silver Lake - 22; Dorchester - 21; Lewiston - 21; Sterling - 21; Cody-Kilgore - 19; Hay Springs - 19; Potter-Dix - 19; Sumner-Eddyville-Miller - 18; Hampton - 16; Elba - 13; South Platte - 13; Spalding Academy - 12; Red Cloud - 11; St. Edward - 11; Arthur County - 9; Sioux County - 8.
* denotes ineligible for playoffs; ** denotes eligible for playoffs
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