A giant congrats goes out to TAV 17 Black Jon, which was the undisputed best team during the season and then more than backed it up at USAV nationals in Indy by taking home the 17 Open gold medal. The accolades are impressive to be sure. A final record of 73-5, which includes going 53-5 against Open-qualified teams. Three of the five losses came on Day 1 of the Triple Crown Summer NIT. The only other losses were to WPVC 17 Armour Black at the Sunshine Classic and to A5 17 Calvin on Day 1 of nationals in Indy. TAV went undefeated at both Tour of Texas stops, undefeated in winning Triple Crown, and undefeated in winning MEQ and the Lone Star Classic.
Of course, none of that is as impressive as earning the ultimate prize, which is USAV gold. That leads to how the final rankings are constructed.
The results in Indy weighed heavily in shaping the final Top 50. It’s like the NFL, NBA or MLB, where the ultimate goal isn’t putting up the best record during the regular season, it’s winning a championship when it’s all said and done. So no matter what happened during the regular season, if Team A eliminated Team B from medal contention during challenge or gold bracket play, then Team A is always going to be ranked ahead of Team B without exception.
It did help create quite a shake up in the rankings, though seven of the Top 10 teams entering nationals remained in the Top 10. A5 proved one of the biggest climbers, moving up from No. 23 to No. 8. Nebraska One 17 Synergy – from No. 16 to No. 5 – and AZ Sky 17G – from No. 17 to No. 6 – also jumped into the final Top 10 with their impressive performances. HPSTL 17 Royal was another big mover, climbing from No. 49 all the way to No. 13. Coast made an impressive jump as well, sliding up from No. 41 to No. 17.
You can view the full Top 50 below.
VBALLRECRUITER FINAL TOP 50 17s RANKINGS
1. TAV 17 Black Jon TX (1 – previous ranking)
2. SC Rockstar 17 LOVB CA (6)
3. Club V 17 Prodigy Reed UT (2)
4. OT 17 Aaron FL (7)
5. Nebraska One 17 Synergy NE (16)
6. Arizona Sky 17G AZ (17)
7. WPVC 17 Armour Black FL (3)
8. A5 17 Calvin GA (23)
9. Arizona Storm 17 Thunder AZ (4)
10. Wave 17 Juliana CA (5)
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11. Madfrog 17 Green TX (14)
12. KC Power 17-1 KS (13)
13. HPSTL 17 Royal MO (49)
14. Vision 17 Gold CA (9)
15. Legacy 17 Adidas MI (10)
16. HJV 17 Elite TX (21)
17. Coast 17-1 Ozhan CA (41)
18. AZ Rev 17 Premier AZ (30)
19. 1st Alliance 17 Gold IL (19)
20. Munciana 17 Samurai IN (n/r)
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21. Absolute 17 Black CA (31)
22. Metro 17 Travel DC (24)
23. Kairos 17 Alpha SD (20)
24. AP 17 Adidas TX (22)
25. AVC Cle 17 Red OH (38)
26. Drive Nation 17 Red TX (18)
27. Dynasty 17 Black KS (12)
28. Triangle 17 Black NC (50)
29. City 17 Gold CA (26)
30. Tstreet 17 Hayden CA (11)
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31. VCNebraska 17 Elite NE (8)
32. Idaho Crush 17 Bower ID (32)
33. Tri-State Elite 17 Blue OH (33)
34. Northern Lights 17-1 MN (n/r)
35. Top Select 17 Elite FL (35)
36. 1United 17 Blue TX (37)
37. Hou Skyline 17 Royal TX (46)
38. PineappleHP 17U IN (29)
39. Forza1 North 17 One CA (15)
40. PVA 17 Elite KS (34)
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41. Rockwood Thunder 17 Elite MO (25)
42. OK Charge 17 UA OK (27)
43. Aspire 17 Alpha AZ (n/r)
44. Paramount 17 Nick VA (28)
45. Adversity 17 Adidas IL (n/r)
46. Momentous 17 Dan CA (42)
47. PowerPlex 17U Brogean IA (39)
48. MKE Sting 17 Gold WI (n/r)
49. Norco 17 Black CO (44)
50. MN Select 17-1 MN (n/r)
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ON THE CUSP
3DGE 171 Gold PA
A5 17 AG GA
Academy 17O Tsunami IN
Circle City 17 Purple IN
Co Jrs 17 Kevin CO
CUVC 17 Open NC
Elevation 17 Chicas OH
Far Out 17 J MI
Iowa United 171 Elite IA
Kokoro Volleyball 17-1 MN
MAVS 17 Elite KS
Miami Hype 17U Prime FL
Mintonette Sports m.71 OH
Northeast 17.1 MA
NYC VBA 17 Westside NY
SA Elite 171 Navy TX
SC Rockstar 17 Melissa CA
Sky High Adidas 17 Elite IL
Skyline 17 Royal Ping TX
Skyline 17 Royal Sean TX
Stars 17 Alex SC
TAV Houston 17 Black TX
Tribe 17 VKTRY Cardinal FL
VVA 17 Wiechmann CA
