May 9, 2023

When it comes to the latest 17s National Rankings update, we are back where we started. At least in terms of the top team in the country. That honor goes to Dynasty 17 Black, which started off the year as the top-ranked team but was replaced by A5 17 Jing. A5 was then displaced by Co Jrs 17 Kevin, which is now being replaced at the top by Dynasty once more. Dynasty recently captured the Lone Star Classic and that helped the club retake the No. 1 spot. There was quite a bit of shifting within the Top 10, though only one team moved in while another moved out. That was Wave 17 Juliana falling out of the Top 10 and Premier Nebraska 17 Gold moving in. All of the Top 10 teams so far have shown a high-level of consistency and thus it’s no surprise they occupy those spots. You can view the full rankings below. vballrecruiter.com TOP 50 NATIONAL RANKINGS 1. Dynasty 17 Black (KS) (2 – previous ranking) 2. TAV 17 Black (TX) (4) 3. Triangle 17 Black (NC) (7) 4. NKYVC 17-1 Tsunami (KY) (9) 5. A5 17 Jing (GA) (5) 6. Drive Nation 17 Red (TX) (3) 7. 1st Alliance 17 Gold (IL) (8) 8. Co Jrs 17 Kevin (CO) (1) 9. OT 17 Aaron (FL) (6) 10. Premier Nebraska 17 Gold (NE) (13) *** 11. HJV 17 Elite (TX) (22) 12. Rockwood Thunder 17 Elite (MO) (12) 13. KC Power 17-1 (KS) (19) 14. Momentous 17 Dan (CA) (18) 15. Wave 17 Juliana (CA) (10) 16. SCVC 17 Roxy (CA) (14) 17. Hou Skyline 17 Royal (TX) (11) 18. Coast 17-1 (CA) (15) 19. SG Elite 17 Rosh (CA) (17) 20. Vision 17 Gold (CA) (21) ***21. Club V 17 Ren Matthew (UT) (23) 22. Tri-State Elite 17 Blue (OH) (26) 23. OT Felix (FL) (20) 24. Skyline 17 Royal (TX) (30) 25. VCNebraska 17 Elite (NE) (31) 26. Academy 17 Tsunami (IN) (24) 27. Boiler Jrs 17 Gold (IN) (35) 28. MKE Sting 17 Gold (WI) (34) 29. Mizuno Long Beach 17 Rockstar (CA) (46) 30. Pohaku 17-1 (KS) (16) *** 31. Madfrog 17 Green (TX) (27) 32. Metro 17 Travel (DC) (28) 33. AJV 17 Adidas (TX) (37) 34. AVC Cle 17 Red (OH) (39) 35. Seal Beach 17 Black (CA) (n/r) 36. NorCal 17-1 Black (CA) (n/r) 37. City 17 Gold (CA) (38) 38. Ku’Ikahi 17 RSB Wahine (HI) (32) 39. Top Select 17 Elite (FL) (41) 40. Adidas KiVA 17 Red (KY) (33) *** 41. Six Pack 17-1 (IA) (n/r) 42. Elevation 17 Ulland (OH) (40) 43. Rock City 17-1 (OH) n/r) 44. Stars 17 HP (SC) (n/r) 45. Academy 17 Diamond (NC) (50) 46. Miami Hype 17 Emilio (FL) (36) 47. Shockwave 17 Black (KS) (44) 48. Northern Lights 17-1 (MN) (49) 49. Mintonette Sports m.71 (OH) (45) 50. Memphis VBAcademy 17 Red (TN) (n/r) ON THE CUSP Rev 17-1 Raptors (IN) AZ Sky 17G (AZ) MAVS KC 17-1 (KS) 417 Juniors National (MO) IowaPowerPlex 17 Black (IA) Circle City 17 Purple (IN) Arizona Storm 17 Thunder (AZ) DaKine Warriors 17 Surf (WA) Rage 17 Greg (CA) OT 17 John (FL) SynergyForce 17 Patrick (CA) TAV Houston 17 Adidas (TX) AZ Rev 17 Premier (AZ) Team Pineapple 17 Black (IN) Absolute 17 Black (CA) Norco 17 Black (CO) CHAVC 17 Black (CR) Alamo 17 Premier (TX) Legacy 17-1 Adidas (MI) MN Select 17-1 (MN)

Welcome to the (almost) final national rankings! We can’t quite call this the last version of the 18s Top 50, not with the AAU National Championships still ahead in June. While there isn’t a scenario that will change the top spot in the rankings – occupied by USAV National Champion Wave 18 Juliana – we won’t put the final stamp on it yet. There’s a slight chance of some movement elsewhere, but without doubt Wave earned the No. 1 ranking. Drive Nation 18 Red was the undisputed top team throughout qualifying season. An early loss to AJV 18 Adidas was the lone blemish for Drive Nation entering JN’s in Columbus. However, Drive Nation’s hopes of finishing off a dream season was interrupted when it ran into Wave in the semifinals and lost in a tight sweep. That brings us to the one hard-fast rule when it comes to national championships and vballrecruiter.com’s national rankings. While rankings are subjective, one thing that is not is the way we rank teams when it comes to winning/losing in an elimination match with a gold medal on the line. Teams build their seasons toward that moment and if Team A eliminates Team B in a challenge match or gold-bracket match, Team A is always going to be ranked higher than Team B no mater what. Period. There’s a compelling argument with all results being equal that would lead to a team like Coast 18-1 being ranked ahead of Premier Nebraska 18 Gold. Yet, it was Premier Nebraska which kept Coast from advancing in the gold bracket and thus Premier Nebraska is ranked ahead of Coast. You’ll find the consistency of that applied throughout the latest set of rankings and as a result there was big movement from a handful of teams. vballrecruiter.com TOP 50 NATIONAL RANKINGS 1. Wave 18 Juliana (CA) (10 – previous ranking) 2. Drive Nation 18 Red (TX) (1) 3. Premier Nebraska 18 Gold (NE) (6) 4. Coast 18-1 (CA) (2) 5. Munciana 18 Samurai (IN) (3) 6. 1st Alliance 18 Gold (IL) (5) 7. Sunshine 18 LA (CA) (7) 8. AZ Rev 18 Premier (AZ) (15) 9. Circle City 18 Purple (IN) (13) 10. NPJ 18 Forefront (OR) (20) *** 11. Elevation 18 Spinney (OH) (12) 12. Paramount VBC 18s (VA) (31) 13. Club V 18 Ren Reed (UT) (11) 14. OT 18 John (FL) (19) 15. Skyline 18 Royal (TX) (14) 16. HJV 18 Elite (TX) (23) 17. Mizuno Long Beach 18 Rockstar (CA) (39) 18. Metro 18 Travel (DC) (16) 19. Legacy 18-1 Adidas (MI) (22) 20. Triangle 18 Black (NC) (32) *** 21. MAVS KC 18-1 (KS) (4) 22. A5 18 Marc (GA) (8) 23. SPVB 18 Elite (IL) (n/r) 24. Adidas KiVA 18 Red (KY) (17) 25. Tri-State Elite 18 Blue (OH) (27) 26. MKE Sting 18 Gold (WI) (26) 27. Arizona Storm 18 Thunder (AZ) (21) 28. Mintonette Sports m.81 (OH) (9) 29. MN Select 18-1 (MN) (34) 30. Northern Lights 18-1 (MN) (42) *** 31. FC Elite 18 Elite (WI) (29) 32. Gainesville Jrs 18/17 (FL) (25) 33. Absolute 18 Black (CA) (n/r) 34. Ocala Power 17/18 (FL) (n/r) 35. Excel 18 National Red (TX) (45) 36. Rage Westside 18 Michelle (CA) (n/r) 37. Hou Skyline 18 Royal (TX) (24) 38. Far Out 18 Black (MI) (28) 39. Ku’Ikahi 18 Wahine RSB (HI) (30) 40. CUVC 18 Titan (NC) (37) *** 41. AVC Cle 18 Red (OH) (18) 42. OJVA 18-1 Gold (OR) (50) 43. TAV 18 Black (TX) (35) 44. AJV 18 Adidas (TX) (43) 45. Madfrog 18 Green (TX) (33) 46. VC United 18 Elite (IL) (41) 47. KC Power 18 Black (KS) (44) 48. Kairos 18 Alpha (SD) (n/r) 49. Tstreet 18 Chandler (CA) (48) 50. Topeka Impact 18-1 (KS) (46) ON THE CUSP AZ EVJ 18 Elite (AZ) (49) Adversity 18 Adidas (IL) EC Power 18 Royal (PA) Tribe 18 Elite Cardinal (FL) A4 Volley 18 Joaco (CA) (38) SynergyForce 18 Shasta (CA) Alamo 18 Premier (TX) VCNebraska 18 Elite (NE) (36) NOVA Juniors 18 Navy (OH) NKYVC 18-1 Tsunami (KY) (40) 608 Jrs 18s (WI) OP2 18-1 (OK) GP 18 Rox (FL) PVA 18 Elite (KS) Co Jrs 18 Doug (CO) ID Crush 18 Bower (ID) Rev 18-1 Avengers (IN) Vegas Aces 18 UA (NV) Actyve 18 Black (CA)