June 25, 2022

Number of Teams: 36 vballrecruiter.com National Rankings: 1. Arizona Storm 15 Thunder 2. Hou Skyline 15 Royal 3. TAV 15 Black 4. Dynasty 15 Black 5. Circle City 15 Purple 6. 1st Alliance 15 Gold 7. OT 15 Randy 8. Legacy 15-1 Adidas 9. HJV 15 Elite 10. Surfside 15 PV Legends 11. Mizuno Long Beach 15 Rockstar 12. MAVS KC 15-1 13. Austin Skyline 15 Royal 14. Coast 15-1 15. Absolute Black 15-1 16. Nebraska One 15 Synergy 17. Skyline 15 Royal 18. Excel 15 National Red 19. Alamo 15 Premier 20. Tstreet 15 Curtis 21. Drive Nation 15 Red 22. NE Elite 15 Matrix 23. Wave 15 Scott 24. HPSTL 15 Royal 27. Mich Elite 15 Mizuno 28. Six Pack 15 29. AZ Sky 15 Gold 30. AZ Rev 15 Premier 31. NorCal 15-1 Black 33. AJV 15 Adidas 34. ID Crush 15 Bower 35. Madfrog 15 Green 40. Northern Lights 15-1 42. GP 15 Rox 48. NKYVC 15-1 Tsunami 49. Top Select 15 Elite vballrecruiter.com 5-star recruits (6): Logan Parks, S/RS, MAVS KC 15-1 Bayleigh Minor, MB, Hou Skyline 15 Royal Abby Vander Wal, OH, 1st Alliance 15 Gold Bailey Warren, OH, Hou Skyline 15 Royal Teraya Sigler, OH, Arizona Storm 15 Thunder Megan Fitch, OH, Alamo 15 Premier vballrecruiter.com 4-star recruits (25): Ruby Hill, S/RS, Tstreet 15 Curtis Quinn Loper, OH, Tstreet 15 Curtis Sydney Bryant, OH, HJV 15 Elite Mesaiya Bettis, OH/RS, Northern Lights 15-1 Sarah Mendoza, L, Drive Nation 15 Red Natalie Wardlow, MB, Nebraska One 15 Synergy Kassidy O’Brien, S, Hou Skyline 15 Royal Ella Lewis, OH, Hou Skyline 15 Royal Morgan Madison, L, Hou Skyline 15 Royal Sydney Black, L, HJV 15 Elite Kirra Musgrove, S/RS, HJV 15 Elite Kennedi Rogers, OH, HJV 15 Elite Campbell Flynn, S, Legacy 15-1 Adidas Riley McCloskey, OH/RS, NKYVC 15-1 Tsunami Sydnee Peterson, RS, TAV 15 Black Aaliyah Smith, OH, HJV 15 Elite Kalyssa Blackshear, MB, Mizuno Long Beach 15 Rockstar Taryn Morris, MB, TAV 15 Black Reese Jackson, MB, TAV 15 Black Sophia Thornburg, OH, TAV 15 Black Izzy Mogridge, S, OT 15 Randy Sarah Pfiffner, S, TAV 15 Black Madison Winkler, L, TAV 15 Black Maddie Smotherman, L, Madfrog 15 Green Audrey Jackson, OH, TAV 15 Black Outlook: The two heavyweights sit atop our national rankings in Arizona Storm 15 Thunder and Hou Skyline 15 Royal. The feeling here is if you played this event 10 times, one or the other would win it eight out of the 10. The other 34 teams in the field will be trying to prevent that from happening. It’s very unlikely the gold medalist comes from outside the Top 10 in our national rankings. However, while Storm grabbed the No. 1 overall seed, Hou Skyline checks in as the No. 6 overall seed. In between is No. 2 Dynasty 15 Black, No. 3 Mizuno Long Beach 15 Rockstar, No. 4 TAV 15 Black and No. 5 1st Alliance 15 Gold. Dynasty, Circle City 15 Purple – the No. 2 team in Pool 5 – and 1st Alliance have been in the mix everywhere they have gone. The same is true of TAV, Legacy 15-1 Adidas and OT 15 Randy. The latter two faced off for the 15 Open gold in Orlando, with Legacy topping OT. The first two days of pool will cut the field to 24 teams, as four teams advance from each pool. Given that, we don’t anticipate any contenders getting bumped early. One thing to watch for though is if any top contenders don’t take first in the pool. In that case, it would make for a difficult Round 2 pool, which will feature eight pools of three teams. If we have to pick a dark horse to keep an eye on it would be Austin Skyline 15 Royal. Prediction: Arizona Storm and Hou Skyline have not met yet this season and the prediction is they will finally play in the championship match. Storm takes the match in three games. Circle City and 1st Alliance earn the bronze medals.

Number of Teams: 36 vballrecruiter.com National Rankings: 1. Madfrog 14 Green 2. MKE Sting 14 Gold 3. TAV 14 Black 4. Wave 14 Brennan 5. Flyers 14 Bill 6. Mintonette m.41 7. Pohaku 14-1 8. Boiler Jrs 14 Gold 9. Elevation 14 Molly 10. NKYVC 14-1 Tsunami 11. GP 14 Rox 12. AZ Sky 14 Gold 13. Forza1 North 14 UA 14. SCVC 14 Roxy 15. Premier Nebraska 14 Gold 16. Alamo 14 Premier 17. Arizona Storm 14 Thunder 18. HPSTL 14 Royal 19. Dynasty 14 Black 20. SG Elite 14 Rosh 21. Tstreet 14 Carson 22. Hou Skyline 14 Royal 23. Austin Skyline 14 Royal 24. A5 Mizuno 14 Helen 25. AP 14 Adidas 26. TAV Houston 14 Adidas 28. AZ Rev 14 Premier 29. Skyline 14 Royal 31. Rev 14-1 Fuego 32. Drive Nation 14 Red 33. AVC Cle Rox 14 Red 36. OP2 14-1 37. High Tide 14 Elite 39. WPVC Armour Black 41. SF Tremors 14 Wolverines 42. Academy 14 Diamond Outlook: Madfrog 14 Green enters as the team to beat. Madfrog captured three national qualifier titles plus Triple Crown. It has just one loss on a national stage and that was to Elevation 14 Molly. Deservedly, Madfrog was awarded the No. 1. Six teams in the field also competed at AAUs. They were Boiler Jrs 14 Gold, GP 14 Rox, Dynasty 14 Black, A5 Mizuno 14 Helen, Rev 14-1 Fuego and WPVC Armour Black. It left them with eight days between competitions. Of course, Boiler Jrs took home the 14 Open gold medal in Orlando. The Indiana club starts off as the No. 2 overall seed and is playing well at the right time of year. GP finished runner up in Orlando, while A5 earned one of the bronze medals. Rounding out the top six is No. 3 MKE Sting 14 Gold, No. 4 Wave 14 Brennan, No. 5 Pohaku 14-1 and No. 6 Flyers 14 Anthony. While Madfrog is the favorite the way the 14s have played out anything can happen. All the top teams have taken turns beating each other. The main question is will any of the top seeds not advance from the first round of pool play? With four of the six teams moving on, it’s really unlikely that any top seeds won’t remain in the mix. But with three-team pools after that leading into the challenge matches to reach the top eight, the action is going to get interesting in a hurry. Prediction: The winner and gold medal goes to Madfrog, which defeats TAV in an all-Texas final. MKE Sting and Boiler Jrs get bronzes.