Club National Rankings

The previous 18s Top 50 National Rankings update took place shortly after Triple Crown. The oldest age group has been busy since then, with a handful of national qualifiers taking place around the country. Even then, the top spots held steady in our latest version of the Top 50. In fact, the top four teams in Drive Nation 18 Red, Coast 18-1, Munciana 18 Samurai and MAVS KC 18-1 held firm. There was lots of shifting and moving after that however. Elevation 18 Spinney was the biggest mover, climbing up to No. 12 from No. 30 after winning both Bluegrass and MEQ. vballrecruiter.com 18s TOP 50 NATIONAL RANKINGS 1. Drive Nation 18 Red (TX) (1 – previous ranking) 2. Coast 18 Ozhan (CA) (2) 3. Munciana 18 Samurai (IN) (3) 4. MAVS KC 18-1 (KS) (4) 5. 1st Alliance 18 Gold (IL) (9) 6. Premier Nebraska 18 Gold (NE) (7) 7. Sunshine 18 LA (CA) (5) 8. A5 18 Marc (GA) (14) 9. Mintonette Sports m.81 (OH) (10) 10. Wave 18 Juliana (CA) (11) *** 11. Club V 18 Ren Reed (UT (12) 12. Elevation 18 Spinney (OH) (30) 13. Circle City 18 Purple (IN) (15) 14. Skyline 18 Royal (TX) (13) 15. AZ Rev 18 Premier (AZ) (18) 16. Metro 18 Travel (DC) (16) 17. Adidas KiVA 18 Red (KY) (20) 18. AVC Cle 18 Red (OH) (8) 19. OT 18 John (FL) (22) 20. NPJ 18 Forefront (OR) (17) *** 21. Arizona Storm 18 Thunder (AZ) (27) 22. Legacy 18-1 Adidas (MI) (19) 23. HJV 18 Elite (TX) (6) 24. Hou Skyline 18 Royal (TX) (21) 25. Gainesville Jrs 18 Black (FL) (29) 26. MKE Sting 18 Gold (WI) (37) 27. Tri-State Elite 18 Blue (OH) (23) 28. Far Out 18 Black (WI) (41) 29. FC Elite 18 Elite (WI) (39) 30. Ku’Ikahi 18 Wahine (HI) (26) *** 31. Paramount VBC 18 (VA) (24) 32. Triangle 18 Black (NC) (40) 33. Madfrog 18 Green (TX) (32) 34. MN Select 18-1 (MN (31) 35. TAV 18 Black (TX) (n/r) 36. VCNebraska 18 Elite (NE) (25) 37. CUVC 18 Titan (NC) (n/r) 38. A4 Volley 18 Joaco (CA) (n/r) 39. Mizuno Long Beach 18 Rockstar (CA) (28) 40. NKYVC 18-1 Tsunami (OH) (33) *** 41. VC United 18 Elite (IL) (47) 42. Northern Lights 18-1 (MN) (34) 43. AJV 18 Adidas (TX) (42) 44. KC Power 18 Black (KS) (35) 45. Excel 18 National Red (TX) (43) 46. Topeka Impact 18-1 (KS) (36) 47. Rockwood Thunder 18 Elite (MO) (38) 48. Tstreet 18 Chandler (CA) (50) 49. AZ EVJ 18 Elite (AZ) (n/r) 50. OJVA 18 Gold (OR) (n/r) ON THE CUSP Adversity 18 Adidas (IL) Kairos 18 Alpha (SD) Union 18-1 UA (KY) Legacy Girls 18 Elite (CA) GP 18 Rox (FL) Top Select 18 Elite (FL) EC Power 18 Royal (PA) Absolute 18 Black (CA) SynergyForce 18 Shasta (CA) Iowa Rockets 18R (IO) Dynasty 18 Black (KS) Actyve 18 Black (CA) Rage Westside 18 Michelle (CA) Alamo 18 Premier (TX) PVA 18 Elite (KS) NorCal 18-1 Black (CA) Bama Elite 18 Renegades (AL) South County 18 Darice (ID) ID Crush 18 Bower (ID) Balboa Bay 18 Blue (CA) Vegas Aces 18 UA (NV) Mich Elite 18 Mizuno (MI) Rev 18-1 Avengers (IN) JJVA 18 Teal (FL) Michio 18 National (IL) SA Magic 18 Elite (TX) OP2 18 EP (OK)

The last of the rankings update goes to the 14s division. Even though we are into March, the 14s haven’t traveled much outside a few tournaments and of course Triple Crown. The next two months are going to be fun to follow and track as teams trek through qualifying season. For now, here are the 14s Top 50. vballrecruiter.com’S TOP 50 NATIONAL RANKINGS 1. TAV 14 Black (TX) 2. Arizona Storm 14 Thunder (AZ) 3. Tstreet 14 Carson (CA) 4. Madfrog 14 Green (TX) 5. Skyline 14 Royal (TX) 6. AP 14 Adidas (TX) 7. OT 14 Laura (FL) 8. Drive Nation 14 Red (TX) 9. A5 14 Helen (GA) 10. MAVS KC 14-1 (KS) *** 11. Mizuno Long Beach 14 Rockstar (CA) 12. Elevation 14 Molly (OH) 13. Adidas KiVA 14 Red (KY) 14. Forza1 14 One (CA) 15. Wave 14 Tammy (CA) 16. AZ Rev 14 Premier (AZ) 17. Legacy 14 Adidas (MI) 18. Munciana 14 Chipmunks (IN) 19. Forza1 North 14 One (CA) 20. Excel 14 National Red (TX) *** 21. HPSTL 14 Royal (MO) 22. AZ Sky 14G (AZ) 23. WPVC 14 Armour Black (FL) 24. GP 14 Rox (FL) 25. Club V 14 Ren Silver (UT) 26. Tri-State 14 Blue (OH) 27. Tribe 14 Elite Cardinal (FL) 28. Far Out 14 Black (MI) 29. Top Select 14 Elite (FL) 30. Austin Skyline 14 Royal (TX) *** 31. Hou Skyline 14 Royal (TX) 32. SAS 14-1 (HI) 33. HJV 14 Elite (TX) 34. Northern Lights 14-1 (MN) 35. Mintonette Sports m.41 (OH) 36. NKYVC 14-1 Tsunami (KY) 37. Rockwood Thunder 14 Elite (MO) 38. Metro 14 Travel (DC) 39. Premier Nebraska 14 Gold (NE) 40. City 14 Gold (CA) *** 41. Kairos 14 Alpha (SD) 42. MKE Sting 14 Gold (WI) 43. PVA 14 Elite (KS) 44. ID Crush 14 Bower (ID) 45. KC Power 14 Black (KS) 46. Academy 14 Diamond (NC) 47. Coast 14-1 (CA) 48. MAVS 816 14-1 (KS) 49. Miami Hype 14 Nekane (FL) 50. Triangle 14 Black (NC) ON THE CUSP Iowa Rockets 14R (IO) Surfside 14 Loriann (CA) Wildfire 14 Albert (FL) Topeka Saints 14-1 (KS) Lions 14-1 (IL) MN Select 14-1 (MN) VCNebraska 14 Elite (NE) Alliance 14 Ren (TN) Kokoro Volleyball 14-1 (MN) 1United 14 (TX)

We continue our week-long National Rankings release with the 15s division. While the 17s and 16s presented their own challenges in sorting through the muddy waters, the 15s was a bit easier to navigate. We all know these rankings are going to change as we enter qualifying season. For now, Skyline 15 Royal takes over the top spot in the rankings. It wasn’t just about winning Triple Crown, it was about Skyline’s overall results to date. Skyline, I feel, has the best argument to be No. 1 based on that. Skyline has just three losses – Madfrog 15 Green, Hou Skyline 15 Royal and Boiler Jrs 15 Gold. Skyline has defeated Madfrog twice and Hou Skyline, plus has beaten a really good Austin Skyline 15 Royal group three times and TAV twice. Skyline also has victories over Mintonette Sports m.51 and SCVC 15 Roxy. Mintonette finished 17th at Triple Crown but only dropped one spot to from being previously No. 1 to No. 2. Mintonette lost to Austin Skyline in Kansas City but avenged that loss in winning the Sunshine Classic this past weekend, where Mintonette went undefeated. That helped keep Mintonette near the top of the rankings for now. There were also a few big moves, as Arizona Storm 15 Thunder climbed way up into the Top 10, while AP 15 Adidas jumped from No. 37 to No. 16. vballrecruiter.com TOP 50 NATIONAL RANKINGS 1. Skyline 15 Royal (TX) (3) 2. Mintonette Sports m.51 (OH) (1) 3. Boiler Jrs 15 Gold (IN) (2) 4. Madfrog 15 Green (TX) (5) 5. TAV 15 Black (TX) (7) 6. Austin Skyline 15 Royal (TX) (13) 7. Arizona Storm 15 Thunder (AZ) (31) 8. NKYVC 15-1 Tsunami (KY) (6) 9. Legacy 15-1 Adidas (MI) (12) 10. SCVC 15 Roxy (CA) (16) *** 11. Pohaku 15-1 (KS) (20) 12. Alamo 15 Premier (TX) (11) 13. AZ Sky 15G (AZ) (17) 14. Hou Skyline 15 Royal (TX) (4) 15. Wave 15 Brennan (CA) (9) 16. AP 15 Adidas (TX) (37) 17. Elevation 15 Tony (OH) (8) 18. Dynasty 15 Black (KS) (27) 19. Forza1 North 15 One (CA) (14) 20. Far Out 15 Black (MI) (29) *** 21. HJV 15 Elite (TX) (25) 22. AVC Cle 15 Red (OH) (18) 23. Drive Nation 15 Red (TX) (38) 24. Tri-State Elite 15 Blue (IN) (22) 25. Top Select 15 Elite (FL) (47) 26. Tribe 15 Elite (FL) (50) 27. TAV Houston 15 Adidas (TX) (10) 28. A5 15 Bob (GA) (39) 29. SG Elite 15 Rosh (CA) (36) 30. Academy 15 Diamond (NC) (n/r) *** 31. WPVC 15 Armour Black (FL) (41) 32. Actyve 15 Black (CA) (30) 33. GP 15 Rox (FL) (19) 34. Tstreet 15 Curtis (CA) (21) 35. Team Pineapple 15 Black (IN) (32) 36. Sunshine 15 Westside (CA) (n/r) 37. Jupiter Elite (FL) (33) 38. AZ Rev 15 Premier (AZ) (23) 39. Coast 15-1 (CA) (n/r) 40. MKE Sting 15 Gold (WI (15) *** 41. Aspire 15 Premier (AZ) (n/r) 42. Club V 15 Ren Reed (UT) (n/r) 43. High Tide 15 Elite (FL) (35) 44. Michio 15 National (IL) (45) 45. Triangle 15 Black (NC) (44) 46. MAVS 816 15-1 (KS) (n/r) 47. Excel 15 National Red (TX) (n/r) 48. TVC 15 Black (OH) (40) 49. HPSTL 15 Royal (MO) (26) 50. Northern Lights 15-1 (MN) (28) ON THE CUSP Co Jrs 15 Sherri (CO) (42) Iowa Rockets 15R (IO) (43) Rev 15-1 Fuego (IN) (34) Circle City 15 Purple (IN) Metro 15 Travel (DC) (48) 1st Alliance 15 Gold (IL) (49) Wildfire 15 Ore (FL) NorCal 15-1 Black (CA) Illini Elite 15 Cardinal (IL)

One thing is for sure with the 16s division this season. While the rankings are all over the place after a recent wild Triple Crown weekend, this age group is much more competitive and deeper than it was a season ago. I felt we entered last summer in Indy with Arizona Storm and Hou Skyline as the teams to beat before Alamo surprised and won it all and Drive Nation upset Hou Skyline in the quarters. But after seeing what took place in Kansas City, this division is deeper and right now there is no real favorite. There are teams that have played more consistent than others and teams which have played more than others, but not the one or two teams that everyone else is coming for. After winning Triple Crown, Surfside ascends to the very top of the rankings. Looking at Surfside’s overall results, I felt Surfside deserves to be No. 1. We have qualifying season coming up and that will deliver a greater sample size as which to try and decipher from. Nebraska One hasn’t played many matches yet, but its only loss has come to Surfside. The next set of teams in Drive Nation, 1st Alliance, Hou Skyline, Arizona Storm, HJV and A5 have shown they are Top-10 teams – in some order. And I think the depth of the division starts to show when a team like TAV is bordering on the Top 10, as is Circle City, Mich Elite, Coast and MKE Sting. vballrecruiter.com’S TOP 50 NATIONAL RANKINGS 1. Surfside 16 PV Legends (CA) (11) 2. Nebraska One 16 Synergy (NE) (12) 3. Drive Nation 16 Red (TX) (4) 4. 1st Alliance 16 Gold (IL) (3) 5. Hou Skyline 16 Royal (TX) (5) 6. HJV 16 Elite (TX) (2) 7. Arizona Storm 16 Thunder (AZ) (1) 8. A5 16 Gabe (GA) (16) 9. OT 16 JP (FL) (17) 10. TAV 16 Black (TX) (6) *** 11. Circle City 16 Purple (IN) (7) 12. Mich Elite 16 Mizuno (MI) (8) 13. Coast 16-1 (CA) (32) 14. MKE Sting 16 Gold (WI) (9) 15. Dynasty 16 Black (KS) (20) 16. Legacy 16-1 Adidas (MI) (25) 17. Austin Skyline 16 Royal (TX) (10) 18. Tribe 16 Elite Cardinal (FL) (26) 19. AVC Cle 16 Red (OH) (28) 20. Skyline 16 Royal (TX) (27) *** 21. AVA TX 16 Adidas (TX) (n/r) 22. OT 16 Roberto (FL) (33) 23. Adidas KiVA 16 Red (KY) (24) 24. Tri-State Elite 16 Blue (IN) (14) 25. Munciana 16 Blaze (IN) (13) 26. Wave 16 Kevin (CA) (18) 27. ID Crush 16 Bower (ID) (30) 28. Madfrog 16 Green (TX) (21) 29. Team Pineapple 16 Black (IN) (15) 30. HPSTL 16 Royal (MO) (39) *** 31. Alamo 16 Premier (TX) (19) 32. KC Power 16 Black (KS) (n/r) 33. AJV 16 Adidas (TX) (34) 34. Excel 16 National Red (TX) (35) 35. Absolute 16 Black (CA) (22) 36. Northern Lights 16-1 (MN) (n/r) 37. NorCal 16-1 Black (CA) (31) 38. Co Jrs 16 Shannon (CO) (43) 39. MAVS KC 16-1 (KS) (23) 40. NKYVC 16-1 Tsunami (KY) (38) *** 41. Top Select 16 Elite (FL) (36) 42. Rockwood Thunder 16 Elite (MO) (41) 43. No Name 16 Sarah (FL) (n/r) 44. GP 16 Rox (FL) (40) 45. Premier Nebraska 16 Gold (NE) (n/r) 46. Illini Elite 16 Cardinal (IL) (48) 47. SA Juniors 16 Adidas (TX) (n/r) 48. Norco 16 Black (CO) (n/r) 49. AZ Sky 16G (AZ) (n/r) 50. Pitt Elite 16-1 (PA) (n/r) ON THE CUSP SA Magic 16 Elite (TX) PVA 16 Elite (KS) AZ Rev 16 Premier (AZ) (29) Mizuno Long Beach 16 Rockstar (CA) (36) OT 16 Will (FL) (37) Boiler Jrs 16 Gold (IN) (50) CJV 16 Zoe (NC) SASVBC 16-1 (HI) Club One AZ 16 Platinum (AZ) Kairos 16 Alpha (SD) FC Elite 16 Navy (WI) Tstreet 16 Naseri (CA) VCNebraska 16 Elite (NE) Mintonette Sports m.61 (OH) NPJ Seattle 16 National (WA) Tulsa Power 16-1 (OK) Six Pack 16 (IA)

There are two questions to be asked, though I know I don’t have the answer for either: 1) Who is No. 1? and 2) Who deserves to be No. 1? Maybe the answers are the same. Maybe they are different. I’ve done rankings in some capacity for nearly 20 years and this update on the 17s divisions was spent riding the struggle bus the whole way through! Admittingly, I’m not sure which team is No. 1, deserves to be No. 1 and/or is actually No. 1? I’m not sure anyone knows. Somehow, I ended up with A5 17 Jing remaining at No. 1 in the rankings. Placing NKYVC 17-1 Tsunami at No. 1 after winning Triple Crown wouldn’t necessarily be wrong, I just like to take in the totality of the season and all results, not just results from one weekend. It might be tedious to go through and chart all the results in terms of wins and losses, but how can you even begin to rank teams without using results as a guideline? A tournament like Triple Crown can’t be judged on final finishes alone, because you need to know which teams other teams are beating and which teams they are losing to. While it’s simple to track all the results it doesn’t make it any easier to make sense of any of it. The issue with NKYVC is it has losses to Academy 17 Tsunami and Rock City 17-1 at Central Zone. Yes, NKYVC was playing short-handed and showed what it can do with its full lineup available. And that’s why NKYVC jumped up from No. 28 to No. 9 in our latest rankings. There’s no scenario that makes complete sense. NKYVC did beat A5 head-to-head at Triple Crown and I really struggle with how to deal with that result. But if we step back and look at the whole season, it’s why I kept A5 at No. 1. To me, A5’s overall results have the strongest argument to be No. 1. It might sound odd, but A5 has the best collection of losses. It has fallen to TAV 17 Black, NKYVC, Triangle 17 Black and Wave 17 Juliana. All four of those teams are ranked in the Top 16 of the latest version of the Top 50. In addition, A5 has victories over Dynasty 17 Black, 1st Alliance 17 Gold, Rockwood Thunder 17 Elite, Premier Nebraska 17 Gold (twice), Drive Nation 17 Red, TAV, OT 17 Aaron and HJV 17 Elite. Every one of those teams is ranked No. 12 or higher. When it comes down to it, we have to remember it’s all for fun! The fact is these teams are going to spend the next two months traveling the country in hopes of qualifying for Chicago this summer and the results are only going to get more jumbled and more mixed up. That’s why we love it! vballrecruiter.com’S TOP 50 NATIONAL RANKINGS 1. A5 17 Jing (GA) (1 – previous ranking) 2. Dynasty 17 Black (KS) (2) 3. Drive Nation 17 Red (TX) (13) 4. TAV 17 Black (TX) (3) 5. Triangle 17 Black (NC) (7) 6. HJV 17 Elite (TX) (5) 7. 1st Alliance 17 Gold (IL) (4) 8. Co Jrs 17 Kevin (CO) (6) 9. NKYVC 17-1 Tsunami (KY) (28) 10. OT 17 Aaron (FL) (23) *** 11. Rockwood Thunder 17 Elite (MO) (10) 12. Premier Nebraska 17 Gold (NE) (9) 13. Hou Skyline 17 Royal (TX) (8) 14. AZ Sky 17G (AZ) (35) 15. Momentous 17 Dan (CA) (24) 16. Wave 17 Juliana (CA) (12) 17. KC Power 17 Black (KS) (18) 18. Vision 17 Gold (CA) (14) 19. Metro 17 Travel (DC) (15) 20. Coast 17-1 (CA) (16) *** 21. Academy 17 Tsunami (IN) (34) 22. SCVC 17 Roxy (CA) (n/r) 23. Tri-State Elite 17 Blue (OH) (29) 24. OT 17 Felix (FL) (17) 25. Miami Hype 17 Emilio (FL) (48) 26. 417 Jrs 17 Black (MO) (n/r) 27. Skyline 17 Royal (TX) (19) 28. VCNebraska 17 Elite (NE) (27) 29. Madfrog 17 Green (TX) (11) 30. MKE Sting 17 Gold (WI) (40) *** 31. AVC Cle 17 Red (OH) (21) 32. Club V 17 Ren Matthew (UT) (22) 33. Top Select 17 Elite (FL) (26) 34. AJV 17 Adidas (TX) (20) 35. SG Elite 17 Rosh (CA) (25) 36. City 17 Gold (CA) (39) 37. Elevation 17 Ulland (OH) (30) 38. Circle City 17 Purple (IN) (31) 39. Ku’Ikahi 17 Wahine RSB (HI) (n/r) 40. Adidas KiVA 17 Red (KY) (32) *** 41. Boiler Jrs 17 Gold (IN) (37) 42. Mizuno Long Beach 17 Rockstar (CA) (38) 43. Rock City 17-1 (OH) (40) 44. Shockwave 17 Black (KS) (49) 45. Northern Lights 17-1 (MN) (44) 46. AZ Rev 17 Premier (AZ) (41) 47. Iowa PowerPlex 17U Black (IO) (n/r) 48. Pohaku 17-1 (KS) (n/r) 49. Arizona Storm 17 Thunder (AZ) (42) 50. Team Pineapple 17 Black (IN) (33) ON THE CUSP Absolute 17 Black (CA) (43) MAVS KC 17-1 (KS) (36) Rev 17-1 Raptors (IN) (45) Norco 17 Black (CO) (47) Seal Beach 17 Black (CA) Mintonette Sports m.71 (OH) Alamo 17 Premier (TX) FC Elite 17 Navy (WI) CHAVC 17 Black (NC) Arete 17 Navy Telos (TX) NorCal 17-Black (CA) A5 17-AG (GA) Academy 17 Diamond (NC) Legacy 17-1 Adidas (MI) (50) Excel 17 National Red (TX) Rocky Elite 17 National (CO) Union 17 UA (IN)

The latest updated 18s Top 50 National Rankings proved difficult to sort out, especially the lower and lower on the list you go. We’re seeing unranked teams beating teams in the Top 30, if not the Top 20. With so many top players sitting out in the 18s division this season, it has made the division wide open, at least apart from the very, very top where the best-of-the-best still reside. Like Drive Nation 18 Red, which held onto the top spot after winning Triple Crown. Clubs like Coast 18-1, MAVS KC 18-1, Sunshine 18 LA, Premier Nebraska 18 Gold and 1st Alliance 18 Gold remain in the Top 10, with Munciana 18 Samurai and HJV 18 Elite making moves to climb inside the Top 10. On top of that, 10 new clubs join the Top 50 this go around. vballrecruiter.com’S TOP 50 NATIONAL RANKINGS 1. Drive Nation 18 Red (TX) (1 – previous ranking) 2. Coast 18-1 (CA) (5) 3. Munciana 18 Samurai (IN) (25) 4. MAVS KC 18-1 (KS) (8) 5. Sunshine 18 LA (CA) (4) 6. HJV 18 Elite (TX) (20) 7. Premier Nebraska 18 Gold (NE) (3) 8. AVC Cle 18 Red (OH) (19) 9. 1st Alliance 18 Gold (IL) (2) 10. Mintonette Sports m.81 (OH) (13) *** 11. Wave 18 Juliana (CA) (6) 12. Club V 18 Ren Reed (UT) (10) 13. Skyline 18 Royal (TX) (11) 14. A5 18 Marc (GA) (12) 15. Circle City 18 Purple (IN) (14) 16. Metro 18 Travel (DC) (15) 17. NPJ 18 Forefront (OR) (17) 18. AZ Rev 18 Premier (AZ) (24) 19. Legacy 18-1 Adidas (MI) (18) 20. Adidas KiVA 18 Red (KY) (26) *** 21. Hou Skyline 18 Royal (TX) (21) 22. OT 18 John (FL) (37) 23. Tri-State Elite 18 Blue (OH) (27) 24. Paramount 18 VBC (VA) (46) 25. VCNebraska 18 Elite (NE) (n/r) 26. Ku’Ikahi 18 Wahine RSB (HI) (n/r) 27. Arizona Storm 18 Thunder (AZ) (16) 28. Mizuno Long Beach 18 Rockstar (CA) (28) 29. Gainesville 18 Black (FL) (7) 30. Elevation 18 Spinney (OH) (35) *** 31. MN Select 18-1 (MN) (9) 32. Madfrog 18 Green (TX) (23) 33. NKYVC 18-1 Tsunami (KY) (34) 34. Northern Lights 18-1 (MN) (29) 35. KC Power 18-1 (KS) (30) 36. Topeka Impact 18-1 (KS) (n/r) 37. MKE Sting 18 Gold (WI) (31) 38. Rockwood Thunder 18 Elite (MO) (32) 39. FC Elite 18 Elite (WI) (40) 40. Triangle 18 Black (NC) (22) *** 41. Far Out 18 Black (MI) (n/r) 42. AJV 18 Adidas (TX) (43) 43. Excel 18 National Red (TX) (44) 44. Legacy Girls 18 Elite (CA) (n/r) 45. Union 18-1 UA (KY) (n/r) 46. Kairos 18 Alpha (SD) (n/r) 47. VC United (IL) (n/r) 48. GP 18 Rox (FL) (n/r) 49. Top Select 18 Elite (FL) (n/r) 50. Tstreet 18 Chandler CA (42) *** ON THE CUSP Iowa Rockets 18 (IO) (33) Dynasty 18 Black (KS) (36) TAV 18 Black (TX) (38) Actyve 18 Black (CA) (39) Alamo 18 Premier (TX) (41) OJVA 18-1 (OR) PVA 18 Elite (KS) NorCal 18-1 Gold (CA) Bama Elite 18 Renegades (AL) South County 18 Daric (ID) ID Crush 18 Bower (ID) Balboa Bay 18 Blue (CA) Vegas Aces 18 UA (NV) Mich Elite 18 Mizuno (MI) Adversity 18 Adidas (IL) Rev 18-1 Avengers (IN)

The latest 15s Top 50 National Rankings update is here! Last week we released our newest rankings for the 18s, 17s and 16s divisions. Below, you can find the newest rankings for the 15s. There has been movement since our initial release. Mintonette Sports m.51 – after beating Boiler Jrs 15 Gold in the final at Central Zone – takes over the top spot from Boiler Jrs. NKYVC 15-1 Tsunami made a nice climb inside the Top 10, as did TAV Houston 15 Adidas. vballrecruiter.com 15s Top 50 National Rankings 1. Mintonette Sports m.51 (OH) (3 – previous ranking) 2. Boiler Jrs 15 Gold (IN) (1) 3. Skyline 15 Royal (TX) (4) 4. Hou Skyline 15 Royal (TX) (6) 5. Madfrog 15 Green (TX) (2) 6. NKYVC 15-1 Tsunami (KY) (16) 7. TAV 15 Black (TX) (5) 8. Elevation 15 Tony (OH) (7) 9. Wave 15 Brennan (CA) (8) 10. TAV Houston 15 Adidas (26) *** 11. Alamo 15 Premier (TX) (15) 12. Legacy 15-1 Adidas (MI) (11) 13. Austin Skyline 15 Royal (TX) (10) 14. Forza1 North 15 UA (CA) (14) 15. MKE Sting 15 Gold (WI) (13) 16. SCVC 15 Roxy (SC) (17) 17. AZ Sky 15G (AZ) (22) 18. AVC Cle 15 Red (OH) (29) 19. GP 15 Rox (FL) (28) 20. Pohaku 15-1 (KS) (23) *** 21. Tstreet 15 Curtis (CA) (25) 22. Tri-State Elite 15 Blue (OH) (43) 23. AZ Rev 15 Premier (AZ) (33) 24. Premier Nebraska 15 Gold (NE) (24) 25. HJV 15 Elite (TX) (19) 26. HPSTL 15 Royal (MO) (12) 27. Dynasty 15 Black (KS) (27) 28. Northern Lights 15-1 (MN) (31) 29. Far Out 15 Black (MI) (32) 30. Actyve 15 Black (CA) (40) *** 31. Arizona Storm 15 Thunder (AZ) (30) 32. Team Pineapple 15 Black (IN) (49) 33. Jupiter 15 Elite (FL) (48) 34. Rev 15-1 Fuego (IN) (34) 35. High Tide 15 Elite (FL) (35) 36. SG Elite 15 Rosh (CA) (9) 37. AP 15 Adidas (TX) (18) 38. Drive Nation 15 Red (TX) (20) 39. A5 15 Bob (GA) (21) 40. TVC 15 Black (OH) (45) *** 41. WPVC 15 Armour Black (FL) (37) 42. Co Jrs 15 Sherri (CO) (39) 43. Iowa Rockets 15R (IA) (41) 44. Triangle 15 Black (NC) (50) 45. Michio 15 National (IL) (n/r) 46. Union 15-1 UA (KY) (n/r) 47. Top Select 15 Elite (FL) (38) 48. Metro 15 Travel (DC) (n/r) 49. 1st Alliance 15 Gold (IL) (n/r) 50. Tribe 15 Elite (FL) (41) ON THE CUSP JJVA 15 Teal (FL) Circle City 15 Purple (IN) Black Swamp 15-1 (OH) OT 15 Semei (FL) NC Academy 15 Diamond (NC) Illini Elite 15 Cardinal (IL) Coast 15 Luis (CA) Sunshine 15 Westside (CA) Mizuno Long Beach 15 Rockstar (CA) Rockwood Thunder 15 Elite (MO)

As we said with the 17s National Rankings update, there isn’t as many tournament results with the 16s as there were with the 18s. Still, between the Tour of Texas, Central Zone and regional results there has been enough results to update the 16s Top 50 from our initial release a couple weeks ago. Differing from the 18s and 17s, there was not movement with our top team as Arizona Storm 16 Thunder remains in the pole position. HJV 16 Elite stayed at No. 2 behind Storm, but 1st Alliance 16 Gold made a nice jump. 1st Alliance moved from No. 10 to No. 3 after going undefeated at Central Zone. MKE Sting 16 Gold also climbed rapidly, moving up to No. 9 from No. 27. Check it all out below. vballrecruiter.com’s 16s Top 50 National Rankings 1. Arizona Storm 16 Thunder (AZ) (1) 2. HJV 16 Elite (TX) (2) 3. 1st Alliance 16 Gold (IL) (10) 4. Drive Nation 16 Red (TX) (3) 5. Hou Skyline 16 Royal (TX) (5) 6. TAV 16 Black (TX) (6) 7. Circle City 16 Purple (IN) (9) 8. Mich Elite 16 Mizuno (MI) (12) 9. MKE Sting 16 Gold (WI) (27) 10. Austin Skyline 16 Royal (TX) (11) *** 11. Surfside 16 PV Legends (CA) (7) 12. Nebraska One 16 Synergy (NE) (n/r) 13. Munciana 16 Blaze (IN) (35) 14. Tri-State Elite 16 Blue (OH) (50) 15. Team Pineapple 16 Black (IN) (n/r) 16. A5 16 Gabe (GA) (4) 17. OT 16 JP (FL) (13) 18. Wave 16 Kevin (CA) (19) 19. Alamo 16 Premier (TX) (8) 20. Dynasty 16 Black (KS) (17) *** 21. Madfrog 16 Green (TX) (20) 22. Absolute 16 Black (CA) (21) 23. MAVS KC 16-1 (KS) (22) 24. Adidas KiVA 16 Red (KY) (39) 25. Legacy 16-1 Adidas (MI) (15) 26. Tribe 16 Elite (FL) (40) 27. Skyline 16 Royal (TX) (30) 28. AVC Cle 16 Red (OH) (41) 29. AZ Rev 16 Premier (AZ) (n/r) 30. ID Crush 16 Bower (ID) (25) *** 31. NorCal Black 16-1 (CA) (28) 32. Coast 16 Luis (CA) (16) 33. OT 16 Roberto (FL) (29) 34. AJV 16 Adidas (TX) (24) 35. Excel 16 National Red (TX) (26) 36. Mizuno Long Beach 16 Rockstar (CA) (31) 37. OT 16 J Will (FL) (32) 38. NKYVC 16-1 Tsunami (KY) (42) 39. HPSTL 16 Royal (MO) (14) 40. GP 16 Rox (FL) (38) *** 41. Rockwood Thunder 16 Elite (MO) (34) 42. Top Select 16 Elite (FL) (36) 43. Co Jrs 16 Shannon (CO) (43) 44. FC Elite 16 Navy (WI) (44) 45. Triangle 16 Black (NC) (45) 46. Vision 16 Gold (CA) (46) 47. Club V 16 Ren Wayne (UT) (48) 48. Illini Elite 16 Cardinal (IL) (n/r) 49. OK Charge (OK) (n/r) 50. Boilers Jrs 16 Gold (IN) (n/r) ON THE CUSP AZ Sky 16G (AZ) (18) Mintonette Sports m.61 (OH) (33) Tstreet 16 Naseri (CA) (47) Michio 16 National (IL) Pitt Elite 16 Elite (PA) OPVC 16 Robinson (OH) Metro 16 Travel (DC) ARVC 16-1 Adidas (NM)

There has not been quite as much movement in the updated 17s Top 50 National Rankings as there was in the latest 18s rankings update released earlier this week. The 18s have played six national qualifiers already, so we were expecting big changes. As for the 17s, they’ve played one national qualifier – Northern Lights – to date as A5 17 Jing, Dynasty 17 Black and Premier Nebraska 17 Gold earned Open bids this past weekend. While there hasn’t been as many traveling tournaments for the younger age groups, there’s still been enough results to check-in and update our rankings from their initial release a couple weeks back. There was only slight movement at the top, as the favorites have managed avoiding any big slip-ups early on. But, A5 has taken over the top position after beating previous No. 1 Dynasty in the NLQ 17 Open final. After their strong outings in Minneapolis as well, Premier Nebraska climbed a couple spots to make the Top 10 and Rockwood Thunder 17 Elite jumped up from No. 21 to No. 10. vballrecruiter.com’s 17s Top 50 National Rankings 1. A5 17 Jing (GA) (3 – previous ranking) 2. Dynasty 17 Black (KS) (1) 3. TAV 17 Black (TX) (2) 4. 1st Alliance 17 Gold (IL) (4) 5. HJV 17 Elite (TX) (7) 6. Co Jrs 17 Kevin (CO) (5) 7. Triangle 17 Black (NC) (6) 8. Hou Skyline 17 Royal (TX) (9) 9. Premier Nebraska 17 Gold (NE) (11) 10. Rockwood Thunder 17 Elite (MO) (21) *** 11. Madfrog 17 Green (TX) (19) 12. Wave 17 Juliana (CA) (8) 13. Drive Nation 17 Red (TX) (13) 14. Vision 17 Gold (CA) (14) 15. Metro 17 Travel (DC) (10) 16. Coast 17 Rodrigo (CA) (15) 17. OT 17 Felix (FL) (20) 18. KC Power 17 Black (KS) (22) 19. Skyline 17 Royal (TX) (23) 20. AJV 17 Adidas (TX) (25) *** 21. AVC Cle 17 Red (OH) (26) 22. Club V 17 Ren Matthew (UT) (27) 23. OT 17 Aaron (FL) (28) 24. Momentous 17 Dan (CA) (29) 25. SG Elite 17 Rosh (CA) (17) 26. Top Select 17 Elite (FL) (30) 27. VCNebraska 17 Elite (NE) (46) 28. NKYVC 17-1 Tsunami (KY) (12) 29. Tri-State Elite 17 Blue (OH) (18) 30. Elevation 17 Ulland (OH) (n/r) *** 31. Circle City 17 Purple (IN) (16) 32. Adidas KiVA 17 Red (KY) (42) 33. Team Pineapple 17 Black (IN) (45) 34. Academy 17 Tsunami (IN) (47) 35. AZ Sky 17G (AZ) (n/r) 36. MAVS KC 17-1 (KS) (32) 37. Boiler Jrs 17 Gold (IN) (49) 38. Mizuno Long Beach 17 Rockstar (CA) (31) 39. City 17 Gold (CA) (38) 40. Rock City 17-1 (OH) (50) *** 41. AZ Rev 17 Premier (AZ) (n/r) 42. Arizona Storm 17 Thunder (AZ) (24) 43. Absolute 17 Black (CA) (41) 44. Northern Lights 17-1 (MN) (36) 45. Rev 17-1 Raptors (IN) (37) 46. MKE Sting 17 Gold (WI) (40) 47. NORCO 17 Black (CO) (35) 48. Miami Hype 17 Emilio (FL) (44) 49. Shockwave 17 Black (KS) (39) 50. Legacy 17-1 Adidas (MI) (n/r) ON THE CUSP Mintonette Sports m.71 (OH) Elite VBTC 17 Black (OH) Alamo 17 Premier (TX) Maverick 17 Elite (OH) Team Momentum 17 Navy (MO) HPSTL 17 Royal (MO) Pokahu 17-1 (KS) Union 17 UA (KY) TVC 17 Black (OH) Summit 17 Blue Elite (IN)

It’s been three weeks since the first 18s national qualifiers of the season. We dropped our initial 18s Top 50 National Rankings beforehand. Since their release, a total of six national qualifiers have been played, plus other tournaments and regional action from around the country. That’s delivered enough results to release the latest update to the 18s rankings. For starters, we have a new No. 1 team! Coast 18 Ozhan opened the season holding the top spot but has been replaced by Drive Nation 18 Red, which as double-qualified in winning both the Lone Star Classic and Florida Fest qualifiers. Drive Nation has just one loss at those two events. As expected, there was quite a bit of movement elsewhere too. Gainesville 18 Black made a big, big jump, going from No. 47 in our initial rankings to No. 7 in this update after qualifying in Florida! Other big movers were Mintonette Sports m.81 (No. 35 to No. 13) and Arizona Storm 18 Thunder (No. 32 to No. 16), as well as Triangle 18 Black (No. 46 to No. 22). vballrecruiter.com’s 18s Top 50 National Rankings 1. Drive Nation 18 Red (TX) (5 previous ranking) 2. 1st Alliance 18 Gold (IL) (2) 3. Premier Nebraska 18 Gold (NE) (4) 4. Sunshine 18 LA (CA) (10) 5. Coast 18 Ozhan (CA) (1) 6. Wave 18 Juliana (CA) (3) 7. Gainesville 18 Black (FL) (47) 8. MAVS KC 1801 (KS) (11) 9. MN Select 18-1 (MN) (12) 10. Club V 18 Ren Reed (UT) (14) *** 11. Skyline 18 Royal (TX) (25) 12. A5 18 Marc (GA) (6) 13. Mintonette Sports m.81 (OH) (35) 14. Circle City 18 Purple (IN) (16) 15. Metro 18 Travel (DC) (9) 16. Arizona Storm 18 Thunder (AZ) (32) 17. NPJ 18 Forefront (OR) (30) 18. Legacy 18 Adidas (MI) (26) 19. AVC Cle 18 Red (OH) (27) 20. HJV 18 Elite (TX) (17) *** 21. Hou Skyline 18 Royal (TX) (23) 22. Triangle 18 Black (NC) (46) 23. Madfrog 18 Green (TX) (13) 24. AZ Rev 18 Premier (AZ) (7) 25. Munciana 18 Samurai (IN) (15) 26. Adidas KiVA 18 Red (KY) (22) 27. Tri-State Elite 18 Blue (OH) (n/r) 28. Mizuno Long Beach 18 Rockstar (CA) (21) 29. Northern Lights 18-1 (MN) (45) 30. KC Power 18-1 (KS) (40) *** 31. MKE Sting 18 Gold (WI) (24) 32. Rockwood Thunder 18 Elite (MO) (33) 33. Iowa Rockets 18R (IO) (n/r) 34. NKYVC 18-1 Tsunami (KY) (50) 35. Elevation 18 Spinney (OH) (34) 36. Dynasty 18 Black (KS) (31) 37. OT 18 John (FL) (8) 38. TAV 18 Black (TX) (20) 39. Actyve 18 Black (CA) (n/r) 40. FC Elite 18 Elite (WI) (36) *** 41. Alamo 18 Premier (TX) (19) 42. Tstreet 18 Chandler (CA) (n/r) 43. AJV 18 Adidas (TX) (18) 44. Excel 18 National Red (TX) (39) 45. Mich Elite 18 Mizuno (MI) (29) 46. Paramount 18 VBC (VA) (43) 47. Adversity 18 Adidas (IL) (n/r) 48. South County 18 Darice (UT) (n/r) 49. Rev 18-1 Avengers (IN) (37) 50. Absolute 18 Black (CA) (38) ON THE CUSP Union 18-1 UA (KY) Legacy 18 Elite (CA) Co Jrs 18 Doug (CO) A4-Volley 18 Joaco (CA) VC United 18 Elite (IL) GP 18 Rox (FL) Jupiter Elite 18E (FL) Top Select 18 Elite (FL) Academy 18 Diamond (NC) Tx Performance 18-1 (TX) Topeka Impact (KS) NorCal 18-1 Black (CA) OJVA 18-1 Gold (OR)