Boys Basketball State Tournaments Bests

Updated 6/17/08

Most State Tournament Appearances

58, Hastings

55, Lincoln High

50, Omaha Creighton Prep

42, Norfolk

40, Crete

39, Fremont

39, Grand Island

38, Columbus

38, Lincoln Northeast

37, Omaha Central

37, York

36, Kearney

36, North Platte

36, Seward

36, Sidney

34, Beatrice

34, Omaha Benson

33, Schuyler

32, Wahoo

31, Grant

31, Scottsbluff

28, Omaha South

27, Hildreth

27, Holdrege

27, Lincoln Pius X

27, Minden

27, Ord

26, Aurora

26, Geneva

26, Gering

26, McCook

25, Alliance

25, Falls City

25, Lexington

25, Stanton

25, Sutton

25, Wayne

25, West Point

Consecutive State Tournament Appearances

16, Beatrice (1911-26)

14, Omaha Central (1911-24)

14, Scottsbluff (1943-56)

12, Hastings (1929-40)

12, Lincoln High (1936-47)

12, Newman Grove (1913-24)

10, Wahoo (1987-96)

9, Crete (1929-37)

9, Fremont (1933-41)

9, Lincoln Northeast (1946-54)

9, Omaha Northwest (1978-86)

8, Hastings (1947-54)

8, Lincoln Jackson (1934-41)

8, Norfolk (1934-41)

7, Grant (1979-85)

7, Kearney (1929-35)

7, Omaha Central (2002-08)

7, Spencer-Naper (2001-07)

6, Hastings (1966-71)

6, Lincoln Northeast (1965-70)

6, Lincoln Northeast (1994-99)

6, Lincoln Pius X (1987-92)

6, Lincoln Southeast (2000-05)

6, Omaha Creighton Prep (1935-40)

6, Omaha Creighton Prep (1944-49)

6, Omaha Holy Name (1955-60)

6, West Point Central Catholic (1996-2001)

5, Beatrice (2001-05)

5, Bellevue West (2004-08)

5, Boys Town (1964-68)

5, Culbertson (1940-44)

5, Ewing (2004-08)

5, Grant (1988-92)

5, Hartington Cedar Catholic (1991-95)

5, Hildreth (1948-52)

5, Lincoln Bethany (1935-39)

5, Lincoln High (2000-04)

5, Lincoln Northeast (1986-91)

5, Norfolk Catholic (1938-42)

5, North Platte (1949-53)

5, Oakdale (1932-36)

5, Omaha Burke (1984-88)

5, Paxton (1993-97)

5, Schuyler (1966-70)

5, Sterling (1992-96)

Consecutive State Titles

4, Clearwater (1984-87)

4, Falls City Sacred Heart (1988-91)

4, Wahoo (1988-91)

4, Lincoln Northeast (1995-98)

3, Lincoln Bethany (1936-38)

3, Goehner (1927-29)

3, Hardy (1917-19)

Most State Championships

15, Lincoln High

12, Lincoln Northeast

10, Omaha Creighton Prep

9, Wahoo

8, Falls City Sacred Heart

7, Grant

7, Millard South/Millard

7, Beatrice

6, Boys Town

6, Filley

6, Hampton

6, Hildreth

6, Humphrey St. Francis

6, Lincoln Pius X

6, Omaha Central

5, Geneva

5, Howells

5, Minden

5, Omaha Holy Name

5, Ravenna

5, St. Paul

5, Sterling

4, Adams

4, Beaver Crossing

4, Chester

4, Clearwater

4, Goehner

4, Grand Island

4, Gretna

4, Henderson

4, Norris

4, Omaha South

4, Omaha Tech

4, Sutton

4, Syracuse

Boys State Tourney Makeup

Year-Classes-Teams

1911-1-21

1912-1-26

1913-1-48

1914-1-64

1915-2-92

1916-3-89

1917-3-96

1918-8-104

1919-8-120

1920-11-170

1921-13-199

1922-13-226

1923-15-235

1924-16-248

1925-6-96

1926-22-339

1927-16-252

1928-17-263

1929-8-124

1930-2-32

1931-1-16

1932-35-2-32

1936-41-3-48

1942-4-32

1943-2-16

1944-54-4-32

1955-59-6-24

1960-83-4-32

1984-2008-6-48

Most Times In Finals

20, Lincoln High, 1914-1915-1917-1918-1920-1925-1926-1927-1930-1934-1938-1940-1942-1943-1946-1947-1958-1959-1977-2003

19, Lincoln Northeast, 1942-1948-1949-1950-1956-1962-1966-1967-1968-1970-1973-1982-1987-1990-1994-1995-1996-1997-1998

15, Omaha Central, 1912-1914-1915-1917-1918-1924-1958-1967-1968-1969-1974-1975-2006-2007-2008

15, Omaha Creighton Prep, 1924-1935-1936-1940-1945-1955-1961-1963-1964-1969-1975-1976-1987-1994-2005

12, Hildreth, 1944-1946-1948-1949-1951-1971-1976-1978-1985-1989-1991-1992

12, Grant, 1966-1968-1975-1977-1981-1982-1984-1985-1989-1990-1991-1998

12, Lincoln Pius X, 1923-1924-1974-1982-1987-1988-1989-1992-1998-2000-2002-2004

10, Hampton, 1927-1928-1942-1945-1973-1987-1988-1989-1990-1994

10, Humphrey St. Francis, 1941-1943-1946-1988-1990-1992-1994-2005-2006-2008

10, Omaha Benson, 1920-1925-1943-1946-1951-1954-1981-1988-1992-1998

10, Omaha Holy Name, 1946-1949-1950-1952-1955-1957-1958-1960-1964-1966

10, Omaha Tech, 1919-1920-1921-1923-1925-1926-1962-1963-1970-1975

10, Wahoo, 1924-1926-1988-1989-1990-1991-1993-1994-1996-1998

9, Beatrice, 1911-1916-1924-1959-1989-2001-2005-2007-2008

9, Crete, 1916-1922-1927-1931-1932-1934-1969-1972-1975

9, Falls City Sacred Heart, 1947-1974-1988-1989-1990-1991-1999-2001-2004

9, Millard South, 1983-1984-1988-1989-1991-1995 (Millard: 1951-1954-1966)

9, Minden, 1915-1916-1921-1950-1952-1955-1958-1959-1963

8, St. Paul, 1923-1925-1926-1928-1929-1995-1996-1997

8, Hastings, 1923-1929-1932-1933-1949-1954-1992-1996

8, Pleasanton,1927-1984-1988-1991-1996-1997-2005-2008