Club National Rankings

From a rankings standpoint, the 15s divisions is likely to fluctuate a bunch as the season wears on. More so than the older age divisions. We already released those ones, starting with the 18s then moving to the 17s and 16s. Below, we give you our initial Top 50 National Rankings for the 15s division! vballrecruiter.com Top 50 National Rankings 1. Boiler Jrs 15 Gold (IN) 2. Madfrog 15 Green (TX) 3. Mintonette Sports m.51 (OH) 4. Skyline 15 Royal (TX) 5. TAV 15 Black (TX) 6. Hou Skyline 15 Royal (TX) 7. Elevation 15 Tony (OH) 8. Wave 15 Brennan (CA) 9. SG Elite 15 Rosh (CA) 10. Austin Skyline 15 Royal (TX) *** 11. Legacy 15-1 Adidas (MI) 12. HPSTL 15 Royal (MO) 13. MKE Sting 15 Gold (WI) 14. Forza1 North 15 UA (CA) 15. Alamo 15 Premier (TX) 16. NKYVC 15-1 Tsunami (KY) 17. SCVC 15 Roxy (CA) 18. Austin Performance 15 Adidas (TX) 19. HJV 15 Elite (TX) 20. Drive Nation 15 Red (TX) *** 21. A5 15 Bob (GA) 22. AZ Sky 15G (AZ) 23. Pohaku 15-1 (KS) 24. Premier Nebraska 15 Gold (NE) 25. Tstreet 15 Curtis (CA) 26. TAV Houston 15 Adidas (TX) 27. Dynasty 15 Black (KS) 28. GP 15 Rox (FL) 29. AVC Cle 15 Red (OH) 30. Arizona Storm 15 Thunder (AZ) *** 31. Northern Lights 15-1 (MN) 32. Far Out 15 Black (MI) 33. AZ Rev 15 Premier (AZ) 34. Rev 15-1 Fuego (IN) 35. High Tide 15 Elite (FL) 36. NC Academy 15 Diamond (NC) 37. WPVC 15 Armour Black (FL) 38. Top Select 15 Elite (FL) 39. Co Jrs 15 Sherri (CO) 40. Actyve 15 Black (CA) *** 41. Iowa Rockets 15R (IA) 42. Tribe 15 Elite (FL) 43. Tri-State Elite 15 Blue (OH) 44. Circle City 15 Purple (IN) 45. TVC 15 Black (OH) 46. MN Select 15-1 (MN) 47. Coast 15 Luis (CA) 48. Jupiter 15 Elite (FL) 49. Team Pineapple 15 Black (IN) 50. Triangle 15 Black (NC)

Let’s get on with it. After releasing our initial 18s Top 50 National Rankings followed by the 17s division, it’s time to take our first look at the 16s Top 50. With the season getting underway and all the tournaments ahead, we know these rankings are going to change throughout the season. It’ll be fun to see how they measure up at the end of the year! vballrecruiter.com’s 16s Top 50 National Rankings 1. Arizona Storm 16 Thunder (AZ) 2. HJV 16 Elite (TX) 3. Drive Nation 16 Red (TX) 4. A5 16 Gabe (GA) 5. Hou Skyline 16 Royal (TX) 6. TAV 16 Black (TX) 7. Surfside 16 PV Legends (CA) 8. Alamo 16 Premier (TX) 9. Circle City 16 Purple (IN) 10. 1st Alliance 16 Gold (IL) *** 11. Austin Skyline 16 Royal (TX) 12. Mich Elite 16 Mizuno (MI) 13. OT 16 T JP (FL) 14. HPSTL 16 Royal (MO) 15. Legacy 16-1 Adidas (MI) 16. Coast 16 Luis (CA) 17. Dynasty 16 Black (KS) 18. AZ Sky 16G (AZ) 19. Wave 16 Kevin (CA) 20. Madfrog 16 Green (TX) *** 21. Absolute 16 Black (CA) 22. MAVS KC 16-1 (KS) 23. Northern Lights 16-1 (MN) 24. AJV 16 Adidas (TX) 25. ID Crush 16 Bower (ID) 26. Excel 16 National Red (TX) 27. MKE Sting 16 Gold (WI) 28. Nor Cal Black 16-1 (CA) 29. OT 16 O Roberto (FL) 30. Skyline 16 Royal (TX) *** 31. Mizuno Long Beach 16 Rockstar (CA) 32. OT 16 J Will (FL) 33. Mintonette Sports m.61 (OH) 34. Rockwood Thunder 16 Elite (MO) 35. Munciana 16 Blaze (IN) 36. Top Select 16 Elite (FL) 37. Premier Nebraska 16 Gold (NE) 38. GP 16 Rox (FL) 39. Adidas KiVA 16 Red (KY) 40. Tribe 16 Elite (FL) *** 41. AVC Cle 16 Red (OH) 42. NKYVC 16-1 Tsunami (KY) 43. Co Jrs 16 Shannon (CO) 44. FC Elite 16 Navy (WI) 45. Triangle 16 Black (NC) 46. Vision 16 Gold (CA) 47. Tstreet 16 Naseri (CA) 48. Club V 16 Ren Wayne (UT) 49. Elevation 16 Goller (OH) 50. Tri-State Elite 16 Blue (OH)

The annual game of pin-the-tail-on-the-donkey continues on with the release of our initial 17s Top 50 National Rankings. The first set of rankings are obviously going to change radically throughout the season. Identifying the top teams doesn’t take much, but filling out a Top 50 list certainly does. Even with identifying the top teams an easier process than completing the list is, that doesn’t always matter. Take what already happened with our initial 18s Top 50 National Rankings. We placed Coast 18 Ozhan as the No. 1 team in the country. Coast took bronze in 17 Open and while other top 18s teams lost players, Coast actually added to its roster from last year. That made enough sense to place Coast at No. 1. Of course, Coast went 5-3 at the Windy City Qualifier this past weekend in Chicago and didn’t earn one of the three Open bids (those went to Sunshine 18 LA, Wave 18 Juliana and Mintonette Sports m.81). That’s just something to keep in mind as you go down the 17s Top 50. vballrecruiter.com’s 17s Top 50 National Rankings 1. Dynasty 17 Black (KS) 2. TAV 17 Black (TX) 3. A5 17 Jing (GA) 4. 1st Alliance 17 Gold (IL) 5. Co Jrs 17 Kevin (CO) 6. Triangle 17 Black (NC) 7. HJV 17 Elite (TX) 8. Wave 17 Juliana (CA) 9. Hou Skyline 17 Royal (TX) 10. Metro 17 Travel (DC) *** 11. Premier Nebraska 17 Gold (NE) 12. NKYVC 17 Tsunami (KY) 13. Drive Nation 17 Red (TX) 14. Vision 17 Gold (CA) 15. Coast 17 Rodrigo (CA) 16. Circle City 17 Purple (IN) 17. SG Elite 17 Rosh (CA) 18. Tri-State Elite 17 Blue (OH) 19. Madfrog 17 Green (TX) 20. OT 17 O Felix (FL) *** 21. Rockwood Thunder 17 Elite (MO) 22. KC Power 17-1 (KS) 23. Skyline 17 Royal (TX) 24. Arizona Storm 17 Thunder (AZ) 25. AJV 17 Adidas (TX) 26. AVC Cle Red 17 Rox (OH) 27. Club V 17 (UT) 28. OT 17 T Aaron (FL) 29. Momentous 17 Dan (CA) 30. Top Select 17 Elite (FL) *** 31. Mizuno Long Beach 17 Rockstar (CA) 32. MAVS KC 17-1 (KS) 33. HPSTL 17 Royal (MO) 34. Alamo 17 Premier (TX) 35. NORCO 17 Black (CO) 36. Northern Lights 17-1 (MN) 37. Rev 17 Raptors (IN) 38. City 17 Gold (CA) 39. Shockwave 17 Black (KS) 40. MKE Sting 17 Gold (WI) *** 41. Absolute 17 Black (CA) 42. Adidas KiVA 17 Red (KY) 43. Mintonette Sports m.71 (OH) 44. Miami Hype 17 Emilio (FL) 45. Team Pineapple 17 Black (IN) 46. VCNebraska 17 Elite (NE) 47. Academy 17 Tsunami (IN) 48. Pohaku 17-1 (KS) 49. Boiler Jrs 17 Gold (IN) 50. Rock City 17-1 (OH)

When the 18s broke off on their own it drastically changed the qualifying schedule. Whereas the younger age groups have a build up with preseason tournaments like Central Zones and Triple Crown there is no such luxury with the oldest age division. When it comes to the 18s, we just all dive into qualifying season right out of the gate. The 18s hopes of qualifying for one of the 48 Open spots later this season in Columbus starts this weekend with two events. One is the Windy City Qualifier in Chicago. The other is the KC MLK Tournament in Kansas City. With those events kicking off the qualifying for the 18s, we also get going with our initial 18s Top 50 National Rankings. We’ll see how much the list changes in our next update, after teams have hit the road and accumulated results from their travels. For now, we present the Top 50 based on how we see these teams stacking up at the starting gate. 18s Top 50 National Rankings 1. Coast 18-Ozhan (CA) 2. 1st Alliance 18 Gold (IL) 3. Wave 18 Juliana (CA) 4. Premier Nebraska 18 Gold (NE) 5. Drive Nation 18 Red (TX) 6. A5 18-Marc (GA) 7. AZ Rev 18 Premier (AZ) 8. OT 18 John (FL) 9. Metro 18 Travel (DC) 10. Sunshine 18 LA (CA) *** 11. MAVS KC 18-1 (KS) 12. MN Select 18-1 (MN) 13. Madfrog 18 Green (TX) 14. Club V 18 Ren Reed (UT) 15. Munciana 18 Samurai (IN) 16. Circle City 18 Purple (IN) 17. HJV 18 Elite (TX) 18. AJV 18 Adidas (TX) 19. Alamo 18 Premier (TX) 20. TAV 18 Black (TX) *** 21. Mizuno Long Beach 18 Rockstar (CA) 22. KiVA 18 Red (KY) 23. Hou Skyline 18 Royal (TX) 24. MKE Sting 18 Gold (WI) 25. Skyline 18 Royal (TX) 26. Legacy 18-1 Adidas (MI) 27. AVC Cle Rox 18 Red (OH) 28. Ku’Ikahi 18 Wahine (HI) 29. Michigan Elite 18 Mizuno (MI) 30. NPJ 18 Forefront (OR) *** 31. Dynasty 18 Black (KS) 32. Arizona Storm 18 Thunder (AZ) 33. Rockwood Thunder 18 Elite (MO) 34. Elevation 18 Spinney (OH) 35. Mintonette Sports m.81 (OH) 36. FC Elite 18 Elite (WI) 37. Rev 18-1 Avengers (IN) 38. Absolute 18 Black (CA) 39. Excel 18 National Red (TX) 40. KC Power 18-1 (KS) *** 41. Co Jrs 18 Doug (CO) 42. Topeka Impact 18-1 (KS) 43. Paramount VBC 18s (VA) 44. ID Crush 18 Bower (ID) 45. Northern Lights 18-1 (MN) 46. Triangle 18 Black (NC) 47. Gainesville Jrs 18 Black (FL) 48. AVA TX 18 Adidas (TX) 49. Union 18-1 UA (KY) 50. NKYVC 18-1 Tsunami (KY)