July 27, 2023

There was no doubt which teams separated themselves from the rest this year when it came to the 15s division. The 15 Open championship matches at both AAUs and USAV featured the same two sides squaring off for gold. It was a split decision, with Mintonette Sports m.51 grabbing first in Orlando and Skyline 15 Royal earning gold in Chicago. It left a tiny amount of room for debate as to which deserved to be the top team in our final national rankings, but not very much. There’s no denying that Chicago featured a much deeper field than Orlando, and with Skyline winning out there it was an easy decision to keep Skyline at No. 1. The North Texas Region club has occupied that spot since winning Triple Crown back in February, when it replaced Mintonette. Since then, the two have remained at Nos. 1 and 2 respectively and now end the season there too. There was some significant movement inside the Top 10 behind them, as five teams climbed inside the Top 10 in the final update. Arizona Storm 15 Thunder jumped from No. 12 to No. 5. Pohaku 15-1, by virtue of its upset of SCVC 15 Roxy in the challenge round, shot up from No. 18 to No. 6. SCVC is right behind at No. 7, moving up from No. 14. Wave 15 Brennan, after upsetting TAV 15 Black in challenge play as well, went from No. 15 to No. 8. Lastly, Forza1 North 15 One moved a few spots from No. 13 to No. 10. None of those clubs made a leap like AVC Cle 15 Red though. AVC was at No. 31 but finishes at No. 13 after ending tied for fifth in Chicago. You can check out the full rankings below. There are lots of factors to take into consideration when formulating a list like this. It leaves plenty of room for debate as these rankings are ultimately subjective. There are power league results, qualifier results, national tournaments like Triple Crown and of course the USAV Girls Junior Nationals and AAU national championships. All these come into play. We put more weight on what happened at Junior Nationals than a qualifier because the whole season is built toward peaking at JN’s. We also had one steadfast rule we didn’t break no matter the circumstances. That rule was if Team A defeated Team B in a gold challenge match or gold bracket match at JN’s, Team A is always going to be ranked ahead of Team B. That’s because everyone comes to JN’s to win a gold medal and if Team A eliminates Team B from contention, it won at the absolute right time. It can make for some skewed overall rankings as a team might be too high or low overall but what’s the point if the biggest head-to-head matches of the season aren’t the most important ones? vballrecruiter.com’S TOP 50 NATIONAL RANKINGS 1. Skyline 15 Royal (TX) (1 – previous ranking) 2. Mintonette Sports m.51 (OH) (2) 3. Hou Skyline 15 Royal (TX) (4) 4. Legacy 15-1 Adidas (MI) (8) 5. Arizona Storm 15 Thunder (AZ) (12) 6. Pohaku 15-1 (KS) (18) 7. SCVC 15 Roxy (CA) (14) 8. Wave 15 Brennan (CA) (15) 9. TAV 15 Black (TX) (7) 10. Forza1 North 15 One (CA) (13) *** 11. AZ Sky 15G (AZ) (5) 12. Madfrog 15 Green (TX) (6) 13. AVC Cle 15 Red (OH) (31) 14. Boiler Jrs 15 Gold (IN) (3) 15. Austin Skyline 15 Royal (TX) (9) 16. Aspire 15 Premier (AZ) 22) 17. NKYVC 15-1 Tsunami (KY) (10) 18. Elevation 15 Tony (OH) (16) 19. Alamo 15 Premier (TX) (17) 20. Tribe 15 Elite Cardinal (FL) (19) *** 21. Far Out 15 Black (MI) (26) 22. WPVC 15 Armour Black (FL) (28) 23. GP 15 Rox (FL) (21) 24. Team Pineapple 15 Black (IN) (29) 25. Tri-State Elite 15 Blue (OH) (25) 26. Academy 15 Diamond (NC) (34) 27. Club V 15 Ren Reed (UT) (27) 28. Top Select 15 Elite (FL) (33) 29. AP 15 Adidas (TX) (11) 30. Metro 15 Travel (DC) (n/r) *** 31. Dynasty 15 Black (KS) (20) 32. Premier Nebraska 15 Gold (NE) (43) 33. SG Elite 15 Rosh (CA) (38) 34. Michio 15 National (IL) (24) 35. Academy HP 15 Danielle (CA) (47) 36. Triangle 15 Black (NC) (32) 37. MKE Sting 15 Gold (WI) (39) 38. 1st Alliance 15 Gold (IL) (44) 39. Mauloa 15 Green (HI) (n/r) 40. TVC 15 Black (OH) (40) *** 41. Mizuno Long Beach 15 Rockstar (CA) (n/r) 42. Vision 15 Gold (CA) (37) 43. Tstreet 15 Curtis (CA) (45) 44. TAV Houston 15 Adidas (TX) (48) 45. HJV 15 Elite (TX) (23) 46. Drive Nation 15 Red (TX) (35) 47. Arete 15 Navy Telos (TX) (n/r) 48. A5 15 Bob (GA) (36) 49. Jupiter Elite 15E (FL) (30) 50. Circle City 15 Purple (IN) (n/r) *** ON THE CUSP High Tide 15 Elite (FL)Northern Lights 15-1 (MN)MN Select 15-1 (MN)1st Alliance 15 Silver (IL)Iowa Select 15 Mizuno (IA)Rockwood Thunder 15 Elite (MO)HPSTL 15 Royal (MO)AZ Rev 15 Premier (AZ)MJVA 15 Elite (TN)Sunshine 15 Westside (CA)JJVA 15 Teal (FL)Co Jrs 15 Sherri (CO)OJVA 15-1 Gold (OR)MAVS 816 15-1 (KS)A5 15-1 Victor (GA)Actyve 15 Black (CA)STVA 15 Mizuno (TX)Circle City 15 Black (IN)305 15 (FL)KC Power 15 Black (KS)LAV 15 National Black (AL)OP2 15-1 (OK)Coast 15-1 (CA)