Club National Rankings

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)

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)