July 8, 2026

The expected showdown between the nation’s two best teams in 16 Open came to fruition in Indianapolis as A5 16-1 Gabe and TAV 16 Black went toe-to-toe for the USAV gold medal. Previously, TAV handed A5 its only loss back in January at the first stop of the Tour of Texas. A5 returned the favor and defeated TAV in the final of the Sunshine Classic a month later. The rubber match couldn’t have come on a bigger stage, and with it the well-deserved honor of being the best in the country. When the smoke cleared, TAV was left holding the championships trophy. And with it, ends the season ranked No. 1 in our final Top 50. 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. With that said, it came as a surprise that the top of the rankings mostly stayed true. A5 and TAV switched spots at Nos. 1 and 2, as did Skyline 16 Royal Paul and Circle City 16 Purple at Nos. 3 and 5. Wave 16 Scott held firm at No. 5, as did Alamo 16 Premier at No. 6. HJV 16 Elite climbed a few spots, moving from No. 11 to No. 7. 1st Alliance 16 Gold moved up from No. 9 to No. 8. The two newcomers to the Top 10 where Adversity 16 Adidas and MN Select 16-1. Adversity jumped from No. 21 to No. 9 and MN Select moved from No. 24 to No. 10. A couple of other teams to make giant jumps were Iowa Premier 16-1 and PineappleHP 16U. Iowa Premier leaded from No. 48 to No. 16 while Pineapple climbed from No. 44 to No. 19. You can view the full rankings below. VBALLRECRUITER FINAL TOP 50 16s NATIONAL RANKINGS 1. TAV 16 Black TX (2 – previous ranking) 2. A5 16-1 Gabe GA (1) 3. Skyline 16 Royal Paul TX (4) 4. Circle City 16 Purple IN (3) 5. Wave 16 Scott CA (5) 6. Alamo 16 Premier TX (6) 7. HJV 16 Elite TX (11) 8. 1st Alliance 16 Gold IL (9) 9. Adversity 16 Adidas IL (21) 10. MN Select 16-1 MN (24) *** 11. Arizona Storm 16 Thunder AZ (8) 12. Hou Skyline 16 Royal TX (15) 13. Dynasty 16 Black KS (7) 14. Legacy 16-1 Adidas MI (14) 15. MKE Sting 16 Gold WI (20) 16. Iowa Premier 16-1 IA (48) 17. TAV Houston 16 Black TX (25) 18. Idaho Crush 16 Bower ID (13) 19. PineappleHP 16U IN (44) 20. MAVS 16 Elite KS (17) *** 21. Metro 16 Travel DC (10) 22. Madfrog 16 Green TX (23) 23. OMNI 16 National CA (42) 24. Skyline 16 Royal Jimmy TX (49) 25. Stars 16 ZAmy SC (41) 26. South County 16 Nina UT (26) 27. Actyve 16 Navy CA (50) 28. SC Rockstar 16 Carlos CA (n/r) 29. PVA 16 Elite KS (33) 30. NKYVC 16-1 Tsunami KY (22) *** 31. Tribe 16 VKTRY Cardinal FL (n/r) 32. Academy Diamond 16 NC (12) 33. Kairos 16 Alpha SD (16) 34. TAV 16 Black Josh TX (n/r) 35. Arete 16 Navy Telos TX (31) 36. Club V 16 Prodigy Reed UT (27) 37. Union 16 Black KY (30) 38. VCNebraska 16 Elite NE (n/r) 39. KC Power 16-1 KS (32) 40. Premier Nebraska 16 Gold (34) *** 41. BSVBC 16 Black MO (45) 42. Tstreet 16 Bailey CA (35) 43. AJV 16 Adidas TX (19) 44. HPSTL 16 Royal MO (28) 45. Tri-State Elite 16 Blue OH (31) 46. Excel 16 National Red TX (37) 47. Coast 16-1 Nilay CA (47) 48. SG Elite 16 Rosh CA (18) 49. Elevation 16 Renfro OH (n/r) 50. Vision 16 Gold CA (29) *** ON THE CUSP ARVC 16 Black Adidas NM AVC Cle 16 Red OH Co Jrs 16 Sherri CO CJV 16 Mizuno NC Far Out 16 Black MI Iowa United 16 Elite IA K2 16 Elite TN KiVA 16 Red KY Munciana 16 Nighthawks IN Northern Lights 16-1 MN NPJ Salem 16 National OR OT 16 JP FL OT 16 Semei FL Ozark Jrs 16 Premier AR Paramount 16 Maureen VA Rage 16 Garren CA SASVBC 16 Kevin HI SIVBC 16 Thunder WA Top Select 16 Elite FL TW Skyline 16 Royal TX VVA 16 Rosen CA Vegas Aces 16 Ren NV