Other Sports 2026 NSAA Girls Golf Classifications & District Assignments (Updated 8/19)

The NSAA has released the classifications for Girls Golf for the 2026 season.

CLASS A

The 64 largest schools in Girls Enrollment will make up Classes A and B. Of those 64 schools, those with a total enrollment (boys + girls) of 850 or more, will be placed into Class A, the remainder into Class B.

CLASS B

CLASS C

The remaining schools playing Girls Golf are placed into Class C

DISTRICTS

Girls District Golf Tournaments will be held October 5-6, 2026.

CLASS A
Class A schools are those with combined (boys + girls) enrollments of 850 students or more. Teams in Class A will be assigned to one of four districts. Schools will be assigned using a serpentine method based on seeding determined by regular season team scoring average differentials.

Team average differentials are team score (four lowest players' combined score) minus (course rating from tees used x four players) = differential.

The school with the lowest average differential is placed in District 1, the next lowest in District 2, the next lowest in District 3, etc. in a serpentine method until all schools are assigned.

The top three teams and the top 10 individuals (plus ties) in each district will qualify for the Girls State Golf Championships. After districts are completed, the NSAA will take as many individuals as needed so that there is a total of 15 individuals competing at the state golf tournament. Individuals will be selected according to individual differential for the season, including districts. To be eligible, a player must compete in at least five 18-hole competitions for the year and districts. Any ties for a team qualifying spot for the state championships will use a playoff.

CLASS B
Schools with a Top 64 girls enrollment but a total enrollment of less than 850 students will be placed into Class B and will be assigned to one of four districts. Teams will be assigned to a district using a serpentine method based on seeding determined by regular season team scoring average differentials using the team's best/lowest 3 differential team scores.

The school with the lowest average differential is placed in District 1, the next lowest in District 2, the next lowest in District 3, etc. in a serpentine method until all schools are assigned.

The top three teams and the top 10 individuals (plus ties) in each district will qualify for the Girls State Golf Championships. After districts are completed, the NSAA will take as many individuals as needed so that there is a total of 15 individuals competing at the state golf tournament. Individuals will be selected according to individual differential for the season, including districts. To be eligible, a player must compete in at least five 18-hole competitions for the year and districts. Any ties for a team qualifying spot for the state championships will use a playoff.

CLASS C
The remaining schools playing girls golf will be placed into Class C. Class C schools will be placed into five districts on a geographic basis starting with schools out west and working east until districts are full. North to South consideration may be used to reduce travel to a district.

The top three teams and the top 10 individuals (plus ties) will qualify for the State Championships. A playoff will be used if there is a tie for the final team qualifying spot.

Classifications updated on August 3

• Lincoln Standing Bear opts up to Class A

GoSkers3 said:

With them opting up to A, did that move the top C team into B? Or did nothing change from that aspect?

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No.

The largest 64 schools in the state are placed into Classes A and B. Those with total enrollments of 850+ are placed into A, and the remainder into B. The schools outside of the top 64 are in Class C. Standing Bear, moving into Class A changes nothing for C as they were already one of the top 64 schools.

Class A and B district assignments will be assigned later in the season. Class C has been released now.

CLASS C

C-1
Ashland-Greenwood
Auburn
Aurora
Bruning-Davenport/Shickley
Elmwood-Murdock
Exeter-Milligan-Friend
Fairbury
H&H
Johnson County Central
Lincoln Christian
Lincoln Lutheran
Palmyra
Sandy Creek
Superior
Sutton
Syracuse

C-2
Arlington
Boone Central
Cedar Bluffs/Mead
Central City
Clarkson
Columbus Scotus
Concordia Omaha
Douglas County West
Fremont Bergan
Fullerton
Humphrey/Lindsay Academy
Leigh
Oakland-Craig
Omaha Roncalli
Shelby-Rising City
Wahoo
West Point-Beemer

C-3
Ainsworth
Atkinson West Holt
Battle Creek
Elkhorn Valley
Hartington Cedar Catholic
Laurel-Concord-Coleridge
Lutheran High Northeast
Norfolk Catholic
O'Neill
Pierce
Stanton
Summerland
Thurston-Cuming County
Wayne
Winnebago

C-4
Adams Central
Arcadia/Loup City
Broken Bow
Burwell
Centura
Cozad
Doniphan-Trumbull
Gibbon
Gothenburg
Grand Island Central Catholic
Hi-Line
Holdrege
Kearney Catholic
Minden
Ravenna
St. Paul
Wood River

C-5
Bayard
Bridgeport
Cambridge
Chadron
Creek Valley
Garden County
Gordon-Rushville
Hershey
Kimball
Mitchell
Mullen
North Platte St. Patrick's
Ogallala
Perkins County
Sidney
Southwest
Valentine