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Football Declarations for 2024-2025 Two-Year Cycle (Updated 11/30)

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The NSAA has published its initial list of schools' intentions for the next two-year cycle in football.


Deadline to apply for a cooperative sponsorship in football for this cycle is November 1. Co-ops will be approved at the November NSAA Board meeting.

Deadline to declare for 11-man, 8-man or 6-man football is November 30. This is also the deadline for schools to submit their intent to Opt-Up or Opt-Down in classification.

Updated: 11/30/23

11-Man (132)
Adams Central
Alliance (Opt C1)
Amherst
Arlington
Ashland-Greenwood
Auburn
Aurora
Battle Creek
Beatrice
Bellevue East
Bellevue West
Bennington
Blair
Boone Central
Boys Town
Broken Bow
Central City
Centura
Chadron
Chase County
Columbus
Columbus Lakeview
Columbus Scotus
Conestoga
Cozad
Crete
Cross County
David City Aquinas
Doniphan-Trumbull
Douglas County West
Elkhorn
Elkhorn Mt. Michael (opt C1)
Elkhorn North
Elkhorn South
Fairbury
Falls City
Fillmore Central
Fort Calhoun
Fremont
Fremont Bergan
Gering
Gibbon (Opt C2, if necessary)
Gordon-Rushville
Gothenburg
Grand Island
Grand Island Central Catholic
Grand Island Northwest
Gretna
Gretna East
Hartington Cedar Catholic
Hastings
Hastings St. Cecilia
Hershey
Holdrege
Kearney
Kearney Catholic
Lexington
Lincoln Christian
Lincoln East
Lincoln High
Lincoln Lutheran
Lincoln North Star
Lincoln Northeast
Lincoln Northwest
Lincoln Pius X
Lincoln Southeast
Lincoln Southwest
Lincoln Standing Bear
Logan View/Scribner-Snyder
Louisville
Malcolm
McCook
Milford
Millard North
Millard South
Millard West
Minden
Mitchell
Nebraska City (Opt C1)
Norfolk
Norfolk Catholic
Norris
North Bend Central
North Platte
Oakland-Craig
Ogallala
Omaha Benson
Omaha Brownell-Talbot/Cornerstone Christian/Quest Forward Academy
Omaha Bryan
Omaha Buena Vista
Omaha Burke
Omaha Central
Omaha Concordia
Omaha Creighton Prep
Omaha Gross
Omaha North
Omaha Northwest
Omaha Roncalli
Omaha Skutt
Omaha South
Omaha Westside
Omaha Westview
O'Neill
Ord
Palmyra
Papillion-LaVista
Papillion-LaVista South
Pierce
Platteview
Plattsmouth
Ponca
Ralston
Raymond Central
Schuyler (Opt C1)
Scottsbluff
Seward
Sidney
South Sioux City
St. Paul
Superior
Syracuse
Tekamah-Herman
Valentine
Wahoo
Wahoo Neumann
Waverly
Wayne
West Point-Beemer
Wilber-Clatonia
Wood River
York
Yutan

8-Man (112)
Ainsworth
Alma
Anselmo-Merna
Arapahoe
Arcadia/Loup City
Atkinson West Holt
Axtell
Bancroft-Rosalie
Bayard
Bertrand
Bloomfield
Blue Hill
Boyd County
Brady
Bridgeport
Bruning-Davenport/Shickley
Burwell
Cambridge
Cedar Bluffs
Centennial
Central Valley
Chambers/Wheeler Central
Clarkson/Leigh
Creighton
Crofton
David City
Deshler
Dundy County-Stratton
East Butler
Elgin/Elgin Pope John
Elkhorn Valley
Elm Creek
Elmwood-Murdock
Exeter-Milligan/Friend
Falls City Sacred Heart
Franklin
Freeman
Fullerton
Giltner
Guardian Angels Central Catholic
Hartington-Newcastle
Heartland
Hemingford
Hi-Line
High Plains
Hitchcock County
Homer
Howells-Dodge
Humboldt-Table Rock-Steinauer
Humphrey/Lindsay Holy Family
Humphrey St. Francis
Hyannis
Johnson County Central
Johnson-Brock
Kenesaw
Kimball
Laurel-Concord-Coleridge
Lawrence-Nelson
Loomis
Lutheran High Northeast
Lyons-Decatur Northeast
Madison
Maxwell
Maywood/Hayes Center
McCool Junction
Mead
Morrill
Mullen
Nebraska Christian
Nebraska City Lourdes
Nebraska Lutheran
Neligh-Oakdale
Niobrara/Verdigre
North Central
North Platte St. Patrick's
O'Neill St. Mary's
Omaha Christian/Omaha Street School
Osceola
Overton
Palmer
Pender
Perkins County
Plainview
Pleasanton
Randolph
Ravenna
Riverside/Spalding Academy
Sandhills/Thedford
Sandhills Valley
Sandy Creek
Shelby/Rising City
South Loup
Southern
Southern Valley
St. Edward/Newman Grove
Stanton
Summerland
Sutherland
Sutton
Thayer Central
Tri County
Tri County Northeast
Twin Loup
Twin River
Wakefield
Walthill
Wausa/Osmond
Weeping Water
Wilcox-Hildreth
Winside
Wisner-Pilger
Wynot

6-Man (35)
Ansley/Litchfield
Arthur County
Banner County
Cody-Kilgore
Crawford
Creek Valley
Diller-Odell
Dorchester
Elba (JV only)
Garden County
Hampton
Harvard
Hay Springs
Heartland Lutheran
Lewiston
Leyton
Medicine Valley
Meridian
Minatare
Parkview Christian
Pawnee City
Paxton
Potter-Dix
Red Cloud
Santee
Shelton
Silver Lake
Sioux County
Southwest
Sterling
Stuart
Sumner-Eddyville-Miller
Wallace
Wauneta-Palisade

No NSAA Affiliation (3)
College View Academy
Omaha Nation
Winnebago
 
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- Schools with a BOYS three-grade enrollment (9th-11th grades) in excess of 47 as submitted in September of 2023 are not eligible for the 8-man football playoffs in 2024 and 2025, unless they're within the one-classification waiver period. A school that is ineligible for the playoffs in 2024/2025 cycle can become eligible in the second season (2025) if their BOY enrollment figure is 47 or lower as submitted in September of 2024.

- Schools with a BOYS three-grade enrollment (9th-11th grades) in excess of 27 as submitted in September of 2023 are not eligible for the 6-man football playoffs in 2024 and 2025, unless they're within the one-classification waiver period. A school that is ineligible for the playoffs in 2024/2025 cycle can become eligible in the second season (2025) if their BOY enrollment figure is 27 or lower as submitted in September of 2024.

- A school that "Opts-Down" in classification and is thus ineligible for the playoffs in the 2024/2025 cycle can become eligible in the second season (2025) if their boy enrollment figure as submitted in September 2024 falls within the appropriate classification enrollment range.

- Classifications and district assignments for the 2024 and 2025 football seasons will be released in December 2023. Complete football schedules for all classes for the 2024 and 2025 seasons will be established in January/February of 2024. The schedules, along with home and away designations will be released to member schools on February 7, 2024.
 
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Updated list above on 9/5 with the following additions:

11-man
Mitchell
O'Neill
Valentine
Yutan

8-man
Howells-Dodge
North Platte St. Patrick's

6-man
Harvard
 
Updated on 9/21 with the following additions:

8-man
Ainsworth
Arapahoe
Dundy County-Stratton
Elmwood-Murdock
Kenesaw
Kimball
Loomis
Lyons-Decatur Northeast
Mead
Nebraska Christian
Plainview
Thayer Central
Weeping Water

6-man
Lewiston
Santee
 
There were 6 D1 teams that were using the 2 year grace period last election cycle including last years football champs clarkson-Leigh. Looks like superior went from ineligible to eligible in the kid cycle? Then twin river is right on the line.

Have not heard of any new football co/ops for this period, they would have 5.5 weeks to declare a co-op however
 
Updated as of Oct. 20

New declarations since last update:

11-man
Auburn
Beatrice
Broken Bow
Chase County
Columbus Lakeview
David City Aquinas
Douglas County West
Elkhorn North
Grand Island Central Catholic
Gretna
Hastings St. Cecilia
Lincoln Lutheran
Lincoln North Star
Louisville
North Platte
Omaha Buena Vista
Omaha Concordia
Omaha Creighton Prep
Omaha Skutt
Omaha South
Papillion-LaVista South
Ralston
St. Paul
Tekamah-Herman
Waverly
Wilber-Clatonia

8-man
Alma
Bridgeport
Bruning-Davenport/Shickley
Burwell
Cambridge
Crofton
Homer
Hyannis
Maywood/Hayes Center
Nebraska City Lourdes
Nebraska Lutheran
O'Neill St. Mary's
Osceola
Palmer
Perkins County
Pleasanton
Randolph
Sandhills Valley
Southern
Southern Valley
Stanton
Twin River

6-man
Creek Valley
Dorchester
Garden County
Hampton
Heartland Lutheran
Leyton
Parkview Christian
Shelton
Stuart
 
Does anyone know if the cut off for 8man is changing this year? Then also the cut off for d2 and d6
 
Husker7562 said:
Does anyone know if the cut off for 8man is changing this year? Then also the cut off for d2 and d6
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The proposals are voted on at the district level in November and those that pass in two districts are voted again state wide in January. Then they're voted one more time for passage in April.

Declarations have to be made by November, Districts released in December and schedules released in February.

These cut off proposals would not go into effect until the next scheduling cycle.
 
HappyTrail3200 said:
They probably won't do it but......Medicine Valley needs to try the whole 6-man thing.
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I have heard this is happening. Crazy to think they went from a semifinal team 6 years ago to back to back winless seasons. Low roster numbers the last two. I'm going to guess low participation is killing them. I also have heard losing the one kid to M-HC last year cost them three others that decided to not go out. Such a weird situation down there with those two towns.
 
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Above list was updated on Oct. 30 with the following additions:

11-man
Boone Central
Chadron
Fort Calhoun
Lincoln Southwest
Logan View/Scribner-Snyder
Nebraska City
Raymond Central
West Point-Beemer
Wood River
York

8-man
Bancroft-Rosalie
Clarkson/Leigh
East Butler
Franklin
Giltner
Hitchcock County
Lutheran High Northeast
Madison
Maxwell
Riverside/Spalding Academy
Sandy Creek
Sutherland
Sutton
Tri County Northeast
Wausa/Osmond

6-man
Minatare
Paxton
Southwest
 
Anyone heard of many 11man teams dropping to 8? I haven't heard much on that front. I've heard of two schools dropping to 6 (Leyton and Med Valley). Had also heard some talk of Brady moving back to 8. Just wondering if the D1/D2 line will change much.
 
Power_I_82 said:
I have heard this is happening. Crazy to think they went from a semifinal team 6 years ago to back to back winless seasons. Low roster numbers the last two. I'm going to guess low participation is killing them. I also have heard losing the one kid to M-HC last year cost them three others that decided to not go out. Such a weird situation down there with those two towns.
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they are having a meeting Nov 2 about 6 man
 
HuskerFan60 said:
I don't think that is how it works with a newly formed co-op but I could be wrong. Even if it is that way, they play 8-man for two years and then be 11-man after that?
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They would play 8-man if they wanted for two years and then choice to play 11-man or not be eligible for playoffs and or they may know thier enrollment is dropping below
 
My understanding is if their number is 47 or below for that first year they are eligible for 8 man playoffs that year and the following year even if that following year they're at 48+. After that second year they follow the normal cutoff rules, eligibility, exemptions, etc.
It doesn't matter if both schools currently play 8 man. That doesn't automatically make them eligible in a new co-op. They'd have to go into that first year under the cutoff number to be eligible
 
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Looking at Clarkson/Leigh's basketball number and their declaration for 8 man football, does this likely mean they're going to be ineligible for the playoffs next cycle? They used their 2 year exemption this year. Can't imagine a community like that would be okay being automatically disqualified from the playoffs.
 
Football4281 said:
Looking at Clarkson/Leigh's basketball number and their declaration for 8 man football, does this likely mean they're going to be ineligible for the playoffs next cycle? They used their 2 year exemption this year. Can't imagine a community like that would be okay being automatically disqualified from the playoffs.
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basketball numbers imclude this year seniors, football numbers will not So they could just have a large senior class
 
Football4281 said:
Looking at Clarkson/Leigh's basketball number and their declaration for 8 man football, does this likely mean they're going to be ineligible for the playoffs next cycle? They used their 2 year exemption this year. Can't imagine a community like that would be okay being automatically disqualified from the playoffs.
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If they continue on their growth trend, they will be over the 8 man number soon.

It will never happen, but if Howells-Dodge and Clarkson/Leigh came together for football only, using numbers from the classification numbers from last cycle, they would be the largest C2 team at 82.
 
northeastNebraska said:
If they continue on their growth trend, they will be over the 8 man number soon.

It will never happen, but if Howells-Dodge and Clarkson/Leigh came together for football only, using numbers from the classification numbers from last cycle, they would be the largest C2 team at 82.
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Correct.... Never going to happen, but, WOW if it did!
 
Wild wild thought here, Giltner is looking at doing a new bond issue and Doniphan Trumbull is as well. I know a long time ago (late 80's possibly) there was talk of combining those 3. Just wondering what people's thoughts are on that.
 
Coach Klein said:
Wild wild thought here, Giltner is looking at doing a new bond issue and Doniphan Trumbull is as well. I know a long time ago (late 80's possibly) there was talk of combining those 3. Just wondering what people's thoughts are on that.
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It would make financial sense, enrollment sense (would be a C1 school) and help with the teaching shortage. But that makes too much sense.
 
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New co-ops do NOT get a two-year exemption. If two 8-man schools go together, and they are above the 47 boy number, they have to play 11-man or be ineligible in 8-man.

That's a huge reason why moving the 8-man number would be beneficial. It would allow for more co-ops where schools can continue playing the 8-man game.
 
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ACICOD said:
New co-ops do NOT get a two-year exemption. If two 8-man schools go together, and they are above the 47 boy number, they have to play 11-man or be ineligible in 8-man.

That's a huge reason why moving the 8-man number would be beneficial. It would allow for more co-ops where schools can continue playing the 8-man game.
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good to know Thanks
 
ACICOD said:
New co-ops do NOT get a two-year exemption. If two 8-man schools go together, and they are above the 47 boy number, they have to play 11-man or be ineligible in 8-man.

That's a huge reason why moving the 8-man number would be beneficial. It would allow for more co-ops where schools can continue playing the 8-man game.
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Aside from the other huge reason that it’s no longer 1983 and you don’t have a 75-90% participation rate.
 
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I agree wholeheartedly. I addressed the issue being discussed, which is co-ops and eligibility.
 
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