Each week during the high school softball season coaches from the three Nebraska classes rated the teams in their class. In conjunction with Nebraska High School Fastpitch, here are the ratings for 8/31/21.

Class A (Record), Previous Ranking, First Place Votes

1. Millard West (7-2), 9, 5

2. Omaha Marian (4-1), 2, 10

3. Gretna (8-1), 7

4. Millard South (6-1), 10. 3

5. Lincoln Southwest (6-3), 1

6. Millard North (4-6), 3, 1

7. Lincoln East (9-3), 6, 1

8. Fremont (8-1), RV, 2

9. Papillion-La Vista (5-4), 4

10. North Platte (5-4), 5

Receiving Votes: Papillion-La Vista South (3-5); Elkhorn South (5-5); Norfolk (7-4)

Class B (Record), Previous Ranking, First Place Votes

1. Omaha Skutt (7-0), 1, 11

2. Hastings (8-0), 2

3. Bennington (8-1), 4

4. Blair (7-4), 5

5. Beatrice (6-3), 10

6. Wahoo (8-0), RV

7. Norris (5-3), 8

8. Grand Island Northwest (3-4), 3

9. Waverly (6-3), RV

10. Nebraska City (8-2), RV

Receiving Votes: Crete (2-3); Seward (5-4)

Class C (Record), Previous Ranking, First Place Votes

1. Hastings St. Cecilia (9-1), 5, 6

2. Wahoo Neumann (8-0), 1, 5

3. Malcolm (5-4), 3, 2

4. Guardian Angles Central Catholic (6-1), 2, 1

5. Auburn (5-2), 6

6. Yutan/Mead (9-1), RV, 1

7. Kearney Catholic (8-1), 4

8. Arlington (5-3), RV

9. Central City (3-3), 7

10. Fairbury (6-4), 9

Receiving Votes: Freeman, (5-3), Cozad (6-3)