Club National Rankings

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)

There’s little doubt the powerhouses came to play during the 16 Open division at the USVA Girls Junior National Championships earlier this month in Chicago. Five of the Top 10 teams from our prior rankings reached the final eight, including the then-No. 1 team in the nation in 1st Alliance 16 Gold and then-No. 2 Drive Nation 16 Red in the mix. Also in contention was eventual gold-medalist Arizona Storm 16 Thunder, which took home the gold medal after downing 1st Alliance in the championship match. A year ago, Storm was a heavy favorite and top seed in 15 Open but was ultimately upset in the final by at-large recipient Alamo 15 Premier and left Indianapolis with a silver medal. While Storm put together a regular season most any other club would dream of, it did not enter this year’s national championship as the same favorite as a season ago. Storm showed more vulnerability during the spring campaign this go around but when it came down to it there was no opponent getting in the way of finishing on top, which Storm did with a perfect 11-0 record. It made Storm, which was No. 6 in our previous release, the clear-cut pick to finish the season as the No. 1 ranked team in our final Top 50 National Rankings. The other four teams also residing in the previous Top 10 remained there in 1st Alliance, Drive Nation, Hou Skyline 16 Royal and Nebraska One 16 Synergy. One of the big movers was Tribe 16 Elite Cardinal, which climbed from No. 16 to No. 5 in our final rankings. Also cracking the Top 10 was Mich Elite 16 Mizuno. The club received one of the two at-large bid and made great use of it, finishing tied for ninth and landing at No. 10 in our last update. 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 FINAL TOP 50 NATIONAL RANKINGS 1. Arizona Storm 16 Thunder (AZ) (6 – previous ranking) 2. 1st Alliance 16 Gold (IL) (1) 3. Drive Nation 16 Red (TX) (2) 4. Nebraska One 16 Synergy (NE) (7) 5. Tribe 16 Elite Cardinal (FL) (16) 6. Hou Skyline 16 Royal (TX) (4) 7. OT 16 JP (FL) (10) 8. HJV 16 Elite (TX) (5) 9. Adidas KiVA 16 Red (KY) (14) 10. Mich Elite 16 Mizuno (MI) (19) *** 11. Circle City 16 Purple (IN) (9) 12. Northern Lights 16-1 (MN) (22) 13. SPVB 16 Elite (IL) (13) 14. A5 16 Gabe (GA) (8) 15. MKE Sting 16 Gold (WI) (12) 16. AVC Cle 16 Red (OH) (28) 17. TAV 16 Black (TX) (11) 18. Surfside 16 PV Legends (CA) (3) 19. GP 16 Rox (FL) (25) 20. Austin Skyline 16 Royal (TX) (17) *** 21. Madfrog 16 Green (TX) (27) 22. ID Crush 16 Bower (ID) (23) 23. Legacy 16-1 Adidas (MI) (18) 24. NorCal 16-1 Black (CA) (31) 25. MAVS KC 16-1 (KS) (26) 26. Coast 16-1 (CA) (20) 27. OT 16 Roberto (FL) (39) 28. HPSTL 16 Royal (MO) (15) 29. Wave 16 Kevin (CA) (21) 30. Alamo 16 Premier (TX) (33) *** 31. Co Jrs 16 Shannon (CO) (41) 32. AJV 16 Adidas (TX) (36) 33. Excel 16 National Red (TX) (n/r) 34. Skyline 16 Royal (TX) (32) 35. KC Power 16 Black (KS) (n/r) 36. No Name 16 Sarah (FL) (34) 37. Dynasty 16 Black (KS) (29) 38. Tri-State Elite 16 Blue (OH) (24) 39. Munciana 16 Blaze (IN) (30) 40. Vegas Aces 16 UA (NV) (n/r) *** 41. Triangle 16 Black (NC) (45) 42. Premier Nebraska 16 Gold (NE) (37) 43. Oaks 16 Gold (CA) (n/r) 44. Vision 16 Gold (CA) (44) 45. Mizuno Long Beach 16 Rockstar (CA) (38) 46. Absolute 16 Black (CA) (n/r) 47. Metro 16 Travel (DC) (n/r) 48. Team Pineapple 16 Black (IN) (40) 49. Vaqueras 16-1 (PR) (n/r) 50. Kairos 16 Alpha (SD) (47) *** ON THE CUSP AVA TX 16 Adidas (TX)USA South 16 Premier Purple (FL)Boiler Jrs 16 Gold (IN)EliteVBTC 16 Black (OH)CUVC 16 Beast (NC)1st Alliance 16 Silver (IL)A4 Volley 16 Cassie (CA)NKYVC 16-1 Tsunami (KY)MN Select 16-1 (MN)Rockwood Thunder 16 Elite (MO)Mintonette Sports m.61 (OH)Rancho Valley 16 Premier (CA)AZ Rev 16 Premier (AZ)FC Elite 16 Navy (WI)Adrenaline 16 Doug (IA)ARVC 16 Adidas (NM)SASVBC 16-1 (HI)

Congrats to SCVC 17 Roxy! After earning the 17 Open gold medal at the USAV Girls Junior National Championships in Chicago, the So Cal club finishes the season on top of our Top 50 Club National Rankings. There are times when teams can take advantage of a break or a fortuitous schedule. However, that was not the case with SCVC, which flexed its muscle in powering through a loaded 17s field. There’s no denying SCVC was playing its best when it mattered most. If not one but two victories over the top-ranked team in the country in Dynasty 17 Black – including in the 17 Open championship match – weren’t convincing enough, then nothing will be. SCVC’s close to the season was both stunning and remarkable as the squad picked up victories over then-No. 4 NKYVC 17-1 Tsunami in challenge play followed by taking down then-No. 2 TAV 17 Black in the quarterfinals and then-No. 7 1st Alliance 17 Gold in the semis before topping then-No. 1 Dynasty for a second time to earn the gold medal. Both Dynasty and TAV slid down a spot in our final rankings, to No. 2 and 3 respectively. Metro 17 Travel was among the biggest movers, climbing from No. 32 to No. 4 in our final rankings after finishing tied for fifth in Chicago. Wave 17 Juliana and Hou Skyline 17 Royal also both jumped into the Top 10 after impressive performances. Wave lost just one match during the four-day stretch, with it coming against Metro in the challenge round. Hou Skyline finished tied for third and earned a bronze medal after upsetting OT 17 Aaron in challenge play and Drive Nation 17 Red in the quarterfinals before falling to Dynasty in the semis. Ultimately, 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 subjective. There are power league results, qualifier results, national tournaments like Triple Crown and of course the USAV and AAU national championships. All these come into play. We put more weight on what happened at Junior Nationals than the rest of the season because the schedule 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 FINAL TOP 50 NATIONAL RANKINGS 1. SCVC 17 Roxy (CA) (16 – previous ranking) 2. Dynasty 17 Black (KS) (1) 3. TAV 17 Black (TX) (2) 4. Metro 17 Travel (DC) (32) 5. 1st Alliance 17 Gold (7) 6. Wave 17 Juliana (CA) (15) 7. Triangle 17 Black (NC) (3) 8. Hou Skyline 17 Royal (TX) (17) 9. Drive Nation 17 Red (TX) (6) 10. NKYVC 17-1 Tsunami (KY) (4) *** 11. OT 17 Aaron (FL) (9) 12. Co Jrs 17 Kevin (CO) (8) 13. Momentous 17 Dan (CA) (14) 14. SG Elite 17 Rosh (CA) (19) 15. Coast 17-1 (CA) (18) 16. KC Power 17 Black (KS) (13) 17. Club V 17 Ren Matthew (UT) (21) 18. A5 17 Jing (GA) (5) 19. Tri-State Elite 17 Blue (OH) (22) 20. HJV 17 Elite (TX) (11) *** 21. Pohaku 17-1 (KS) (30) 22. Premier Nebraska 17 Gold (NE) (10) 23. Rockwood Thunder 17 Elite (MO) (12) 24. Top Select 17 Elite (FL) (39) 25. Miami Hype 17 Emilio (FL) (46) 26. Vision 17 Gold (CA) (20) 27. OT 17 Felix (FL) (23) 28. Academy 17 Tsunami (IN) (26) 29. Skyline 17 Royal (TX) (24) 30. Mizuno Long Beach 17 Rockstar (CA) (29) *** 31. AVC Cle 17 Red (OH) (34) 32. Madfrog 17 Green (TX) (31) 33. City 17 Gold (CA) (37) 34. Seal Beach 17 Black (CA) (35) 35. NorCal 17-1 Black (CA) (36) 36. Boiler Jrs 17 Gold (IN) (27) 37. Six Pack 17 (IO) (41) 38. HPSTL 17 Royal (MO) (n/r) 39. MKE Sting 17 Gold (WI) (28) 40. MAVS KC 17-1 (KS) (n/r) *** 41. Rev 17-1 Raptors (IN) (n/r) 42. AJV 17 Adidas (TX) (36) 43. Elevation 17 Ulland (OH) (42) 44. Mintonette Sports m.71 (OH) (49) 45. VCNebraska 17 Elite (NE) (25) 46. Kairos 17 Alpha (SD) (n/r) 47. Northern Lights 17-1 (MN) (48) 48. FC Elite 17 Navy (WI) (n/r) 49. SASVBC 17-1 (HI) (n/r) 50. Rock City 17-1 (OH) (43) ON THE CUSP Ku’Ikahi 17 RSB Wahine (HI)Adidas KiVA 17 Red (KY)Tribe 17 Elite Cardinal (FL)Illini Elite 17 Cardinal (IL)Excel 17 National Red (TX)K2 17 Jota (TN)Legacy 17-1 Adidas (MI)MN Select 17-1 (MN)Maverick 17 Elite (OH)VC United 17 Elite (IL)Circle City 17 Purple (IN)Team Momentum 17 Navy (MO)TVA 17 Smack Megan (FL)NE Elite 17 Top Gun (NE)Team Indiana 17.1 Elite (IN)DaKine Warriors 17 Surf (WA)TIV 17 Black (TX)Absolute 17 Black (CA)TAV Houston 17 Adidas (TX)

We conclude our week-long Club National Rankings updates with the 14s division. Like the 15s division, the top three teams remained the same in the Top 50 with TAV 14 Black, Arizona Storm 14 Thunder and Tstreet 14 Carson. The way we saw it the results didn’t justify any movement and we’ll let it be settled at Junior Nationals, as those three have proven themselves the top contenders by far. Mizuno Long Beach 14 Rockstar continues its climb up the rankings, moving inside the Top 5 for the first time, while another So Cal club in Forza1 North 14 One made a move inside the Top 10. MAVS KC 14-1 also joined Forza North in the Top 10, while a pair of Nor Cal clubs in Vision 14 Gold and Absolute 14 Black appear in the Top 50 for the first time. vballrecruiter.com’S TOP 50 NATIONAL RANKINGS 1. TAV 14 Black (TX) (1 – previous ranking) 2. Arizona Storm 14 Thunder (AZ) (2) 3. Tstreet 14 Carson (CA) (3) 4. Mizuno Long Beach 14 Rockstar (CA) (8) 5. Madfrog 14 Green (TX) (4) 6. Skyline 14 Royal (TX) (5) 7. Forza1 North 14 One (CA) (17) 8. OT 14 Laura (FL) (7) 9. MAVS KC 14-1 (KS) (12) 10. Drive Nation 14 Red (TX) (9) *** 11. Adidas KiVA 14 Red (KY) (10) 12. Elevation 14 Molly (OH) (11) 13. A5 14 Helen (GA) (15) 14. Hou Skyline 14 Royal (TX) (13) 15. HPSTL 14 Royal (MO) (19) 16. Munciana 14 Chipmunks (IN) (21) 17. AP 14 Adidas (TX) (6) 18. AZ Rev 14 Premier (AZ (16) 19. AZ Sky 14G (AZ) (29) 20. Vision 14 Gold (CA) (n/r) *** 21. Absolute 14 Black (CA) (n/r) 22. PVA 14 Elite (KS) (42) 23. Tribe 14 Elite Cardinal (FL) (32) 24. Forza1 14 One (CA) (14) 25. Wave 14 Tammy (CA) (18) 26. Excel 14 National Red (TX) (23) 27. Legacy 14-1 Adidas (MI) (20) 28. SAS 14-1 (HI) (22) 29. Club V 14 Ren Silver (UT) (30) 30. GP 14 Rox (FL) (27) *** 31. VCNebraska 14 Elite (NE) (24) 32. Mauloa 14 Green (HI) (28) 33. Tri-State Elite 14 Blue (OH) (31) 34. Top Select 14 Elite (FL) (34) 35. Lions 14-1 (IL) (n/r) 36. NKYVC 14-1 Tsunami (KY) (41) 37. Mintonette Sports m.41 (OH) (39) 38. Austin Skyline 14 Royal (TX) (35) 39. Premier Nebraska 14 Gold (NE) (33) 40. Rage 14 Garren (CA) (n/r) *** 41. Far Out 14 Black (MI) (25) 42. Northern Lights 14-1 (MN) (36) 43. Academy 14 Diamond (NC) (45) 44. WPVC 14 Armour Black (FL) (26) 45. KC Power 14 Black (KS) (38) 46. HJV 14 Elite (TX) (37) 47. Rockwood Thunder 14 Elite (MO) (43) 48. MKE Sting 14 Gold (WI) (46) 49. Metro 14 Travel (DC) (47) 50. Kairos 14 Alpha (SD) (44) ON THE CUSP City 14 Gold (CA) ID Crush 14 Bower (ID) Paramount VBC 14s (VA) Triangle 14 Black (NC) Coast 14-1 (CA) Alliance 14 Ren (TN) Wildfire 14 Albert (FL) Surfside 14 Loriann (CA) 1United 14N (TX)

vballrecruiter.com’s May Club National Rankings updates continues on with the 15s division. Skyline 15 Royal’s grip on No. 1 remains. The North Texas Region club has put together an impressive season so far, one that will see it carry the top ranking into Junior Nationals. Mintonette Sports m.51 and Boiler Jrs 15 Gold stayed put at Nos. 2 and 3 respectively, while the shifting and changing begins after that. Hou Skyline 15 Royal moved up to a season-high No. 4, while NKYVC 15-1 Tsunami moved to the Top 10. There was quite a bit of movement overall, as teams moved up and down the rankings based on their latest qualifier results. vballrecruiter.com TOP 50 NATIONAL RANKINGS 1. Skyline 15 Royal (TX) (1 – previous ranking) 2. Mintonette Sports m.51 (OH) (2) 3. Boiler Jrs 15 Gold (IN) (3) 4. Hou Skyline 15 Royal (TX) (13) 5. AZ Sky 15G (AZ) (6) 6. Madfrog 15 Green (TX) (4) 7. TAV 15 Black (TX) (5) 8. Legacy 15-1 Adidas (MI) (8) 9. Austin Skyline 16 Royal (TX) (7) 10. NKYVC 15-1 Tsunami (KY) (12) *** 11. AP 15 Adidas (TX) (11) 12. Arizona Storm 15 Thunder (AZ) (16) 13. Forza1 North 15 One (CA) (15) 14. SCVC 15 Roxy (CA) (9) 15. Wave 15 Brennan (CA) (14) 16. Elevation 15 Tony (OH) (21) 17. Alamo 15 Premier (TX) (10) 18. Pohaku 15-1 (KS) (20) 19. Tribe 15 Elite Cardinal (FL) (26) 20. Dynasty 15 Black (KS) (18) *** 21. GP 15 Rox (FL) (32) 22. Aspire 15 Premier (AZ) (24)          23. HJV 15 Elite (TX) (19) 24. Michio 15 National (IL) (34) 25. Tri-State Elite 15 Blue (OH) (27) 26. Far Out 15 Black (MI) (17) 27. Club V 15 Ren Reed (UT) (40) 28. WPVC 15 Armour Black (FL) (36) 29. Team Pineapple 15 Black (IN) (37) 30. Jupiter Elite 15 Elite (FL) (43) *** 31. AVC Cle 15 Red (OH) (22) 32. Triangle 15 Black (NC) (33) 33. Top Select 15 Elite (FL) (23) 34. Academy 15 Diamond (NC) (31) 35. Drive Nation 15 Red (TX) (25) 36. A5 15 Bob (GA) (29) 37. Vision 15 Gold (CA) (n/r) 38. SG Elite 15 Rosh (CA) (30) 39. MKE Sting 15 Gold (WI) (44) 40. TVC 15 Black (OH) (48) *** 41. High Tide 15 Elite (FL) (45) 42. Northern Lights 15-1 (MN) (49) 43. Premier Nebraska 15 Gold (NE) (n/r) 44. 1st Alliance 15 Gold (IL) (n/r) 45. Tstreet 15 Curtis (CA) (35) 46. OP2 15-1 (OK) (n/r) 47. Academy HP 15 Danielle (CA) (n/r) 48. TAV Houston 15 Adidas (TX) (28) 49. MAVS 816 15-1 (KS) (46) 50. SynergyForce 15 Lisa (CA) (n/r) ON THE CUSP Mizuno Long Beach 15 Rockstar (CA) AZ Rev 15 Premier (AZ) Actyve 15 Black (CA) HPSTL 15 Royal (MO) Coast 15-1 (CA) Sunshine 15 Westside (CA) Metro 15 Travel (DC) Excel 15 National Red (TX) Co Jrs 15 Sherri (CO) Iowa Rockets 15R (IO) Rev 15-1 Fuego (IN) Circle City 15 Purple (IN) Wildfire 15 Ore (FL) NorCal 15-1 Black (CA) Illini Elite 15 Cardinal (IL) NE Elite 15 Phoenix (NE) Kairos 15 Alpha (SD) Club One AZ 15 Platinum (AZ) Arete 15 Navy Telos (TX) MN Select 15-1 (MN) Rockwood Thunder 15 Elite (MO) Stars 15 Bing (SC)

With the 18s wrapping up their season, we saw plenty of movement in the latest update. We also saw a new No. 1 take over the top spot in the most recent 17s rankings update. However, there is no change at the top when it comes to the 16s division. The No. 1 position remains occupied by 1st Alliance 16 Gold, which recently added the Lone Star Classic gold medal to its collection. Drive Nation 16 Red and Surfside 16 PV Legends remain Nos. 2 and 3 behind 1st Alliance, while Hou Skyline 16 Royal climbed one spot and HJV 16 Elite leapfrogged Arizona Storm 16 Thunder to round out the Top 5. While the powerhouses have been clear to identify, the 16s division has shown a large amount of parity when it comes to filling out the Top 50. There are around 25-30 teams which could fill out the final 10 spots and that’s something to watch for as the season nears its conclusion. vballrecruiter.com TOP 50 NATIONAL RANKINGS 1. 1st Alliance 16 Gold (IL) (1 – previous ranking) 2. Drive Nation 16 Red (TX) (2) 3. Surfside 16 PV Legends (CA) (3) 4. Hou Skyline 16 Royal (TX) (5) 5. HJV 16 Elite (TX) (7) 6. Arizona Storm 16 Thunder (AZ) (4) 7. Nebraska One 16 Synergy (NE) (6) 8. A5 16 Gabe (GA) (14) 9. Circle City 16 Purple (IN) (10) 10. OT 16 JP (FL) (8) *** 11. TAV 16 Black (TX) (9) 12. MKE Sting 16 Gold (WI) (11) 13. SPVB 16 Elite (IL) (16) 14. Adidas KiVA 16 Red (KY) (13) 15. HPSTL 16 Royal (MO) (23) 16. Tribe 16 Elite Cardinal (FL) (15) 17. Austin Skyline 16 Royal (TX (18) 18. Legacy 16 Adidas (MI) (19) 19. Mich Elite 16 Mizuno (MI) (12) 20. Coast 16 Luis (CA) (21) *** 21. Wave 16 Kevin (CA) (20) 22. Northern Lights 16-1 (MN) (26) 23. ID Crush 16 Bower (ID) (29) 24. Tri-State Elite 16 Blue (OH) (17) 25. GP 16 Rox (FL) (24) 26. MAVS KC 16-1 (KS) (44) 27. Madfrog 16 Green (TX) (33) 28. AVC Cle 16 Red (OH) (22) 29. Dynasty 16 Black (KS (30) 30. Munciana 16 Blaze (IN) (25) *** 31. NorCal 16-1 Black (CA) (40) 32. Skyline 16 Royal (TX) (31) 33. Alamo 16 Premier (TX) (39) 34. No Name 16 Sarah (FL) (45) 35. AVA TX 16 Adidas (TX) (32) 36. AJV 16 Adidas (TX) (35) 37. Premier Nebraska 16 Gold (NE) (27) 38. Mizuno Long Beach 16 Rockstar (CA) (n/r) 39. OT 16 Roberto (FL) (28) 40. Team Pineapple 16 Black (IN) (34) *** 41. Co Jrs Shannon (CO) (43) 42. CUVC 16 Beast (NC) (n/r) 43. AZ Sky 16G (AZ) (n/r) 44. Vision 16 Gold (CA) (n/r) 45. Triangle 16 Black (NC) (n/r) 46. Club Ignite Select 16 Blue (IA) (n/r) 47. Kairos 16 Alpha (SD) (n/r) 48. Top Select 16 Elite (46) 49. Pitt Elite 16 Elite (PA) (n/r) 50. FC Elite 16 Navy (WI) (42) ON THE CUSP NKYVC 16-1 Tsunami (KY) Excel National 16 Red (TX) Rockwood Thunder 16 Elite (MO) NE Elite 16 Maverick (NE) AZ Rev 16 Premier (AZ) Elevation 16 Goller (OH) Illini Elite 16 Cardinal (IL) Oaks 16 Gold (CA) Absolute 16 Black (CA) Viper 16 Costa (CA) Forza1 North 16 One (CA) ARVC 16 Adidas (NM) Norco 16 Black (CO) SASVBC 16-1 (HI) Boiler Jrs 16 Gold (IN) OT 16 Will (FL) Wildfire 16 Corey (FL) WF Florida Waves 16 (FL) Vegas Aces 16 UA (NV)

When it comes to the latest 17s National Rankings update, we are back where we started. At least in terms of the top team in the country. That honor goes to Dynasty 17 Black, which started off the year as the top-ranked team but was replaced by A5 17 Jing. A5 was then displaced by Co Jrs 17 Kevin, which is now being replaced at the top by Dynasty once more. Dynasty recently captured the Lone Star Classic and that helped the club retake the No. 1 spot. There was quite a bit of shifting within the Top 10, though only one team moved in while another moved out. That was Wave 17 Juliana falling out of the Top 10 and Premier Nebraska 17 Gold moving in. All of the Top 10 teams so far have shown a high-level of consistency and thus it’s no surprise they occupy those spots. You can view the full rankings below. vballrecruiter.com TOP 50 NATIONAL RANKINGS 1. Dynasty 17 Black (KS) (2 – previous ranking) 2. TAV 17 Black (TX) (4) 3. Triangle 17 Black (NC) (7) 4. NKYVC 17-1 Tsunami (KY) (9) 5. A5 17 Jing (GA) (5) 6. Drive Nation 17 Red (TX) (3) 7. 1st Alliance 17 Gold (IL) (8) 8. Co Jrs 17 Kevin (CO) (1) 9. OT 17 Aaron (FL) (6) 10. Premier Nebraska 17 Gold (NE) (13) *** 11. HJV 17 Elite (TX) (22) 12. Rockwood Thunder 17 Elite (MO) (12) 13. KC Power 17-1 (KS) (19) 14. Momentous 17 Dan (CA) (18) 15. Wave 17 Juliana (CA) (10) 16. SCVC 17 Roxy (CA) (14) 17. Hou Skyline 17 Royal (TX) (11) 18. Coast 17-1 (CA) (15) 19. SG Elite 17 Rosh (CA) (17) 20. Vision 17 Gold (CA) (21) ***21. Club V 17 Ren Matthew (UT) (23) 22. Tri-State Elite 17 Blue (OH) (26) 23. OT Felix (FL) (20) 24. Skyline 17 Royal (TX) (30) 25. VCNebraska 17 Elite (NE) (31) 26. Academy 17 Tsunami (IN) (24) 27. Boiler Jrs 17 Gold (IN) (35) 28. MKE Sting 17 Gold (WI) (34) 29. Mizuno Long Beach 17 Rockstar (CA) (46) 30. Pohaku 17-1 (KS) (16) *** 31. Madfrog 17 Green (TX) (27) 32. Metro 17 Travel (DC) (28) 33. AJV 17 Adidas (TX) (37) 34. AVC Cle 17 Red (OH) (39) 35. Seal Beach 17 Black (CA) (n/r) 36. NorCal 17-1 Black (CA) (n/r) 37. City 17 Gold (CA) (38) 38. Ku’Ikahi 17 RSB Wahine (HI) (32) 39. Top Select 17 Elite (FL) (41) 40. Adidas KiVA 17 Red (KY) (33) *** 41. Six Pack 17-1 (IA) (n/r) 42. Elevation 17 Ulland (OH) (40) 43. Rock City 17-1 (OH) n/r) 44. Stars 17 HP (SC) (n/r) 45. Academy 17 Diamond (NC) (50) 46. Miami Hype 17 Emilio (FL) (36) 47. Shockwave 17 Black (KS) (44) 48. Northern Lights 17-1 (MN) (49) 49. Mintonette Sports m.71 (OH) (45) 50. Memphis VBAcademy 17 Red (TN) (n/r) ON THE CUSP Rev 17-1 Raptors (IN) AZ Sky 17G (AZ) MAVS KC 17-1 (KS) 417 Juniors National (MO) IowaPowerPlex 17 Black (IA) Circle City 17 Purple (IN) Arizona Storm 17 Thunder (AZ) DaKine Warriors 17 Surf (WA) Rage 17 Greg (CA) OT 17 John (FL) SynergyForce 17 Patrick (CA) TAV Houston 17 Adidas (TX) AZ Rev 17 Premier (AZ) Team Pineapple 17 Black (IN) Absolute 17 Black (CA) Norco 17 Black (CO) CHAVC 17 Black (CR) Alamo 17 Premier (TX) Legacy 17-1 Adidas (MI) MN Select 17-1 (MN)

Welcome to the (almost) final national rankings! We can’t quite call this the last version of the 18s Top 50, not with the AAU National Championships still ahead in June. While there isn’t a scenario that will change the top spot in the rankings – occupied by USAV National Champion Wave 18 Juliana – we won’t put the final stamp on it yet. There’s a slight chance of some movement elsewhere, but without doubt Wave earned the No. 1 ranking. Drive Nation 18 Red was the undisputed top team throughout qualifying season. An early loss to AJV 18 Adidas was the lone blemish for Drive Nation entering JN’s in Columbus. However, Drive Nation’s hopes of finishing off a dream season was interrupted when it ran into Wave in the semifinals and lost in a tight sweep. That brings us to the one hard-fast rule when it comes to national championships and vballrecruiter.com’s national rankings. While rankings are subjective, one thing that is not is the way we rank teams when it comes to winning/losing in an elimination match with a gold medal on the line. Teams build their seasons toward that moment and if Team A eliminates Team B in a challenge match or gold-bracket match, Team A is always going to be ranked higher than Team B no mater what. Period. There’s a compelling argument with all results being equal that would lead to a team like Coast 18-1 being ranked ahead of Premier Nebraska 18 Gold. Yet, it was Premier Nebraska which kept Coast from advancing in the gold bracket and thus Premier Nebraska is ranked ahead of Coast. You’ll find the consistency of that applied throughout the latest set of rankings and as a result there was big movement from a handful of teams. vballrecruiter.com TOP 50 NATIONAL RANKINGS 1. Wave 18 Juliana (CA) (10 – previous ranking) 2. Drive Nation 18 Red (TX) (1) 3. Premier Nebraska 18 Gold (NE) (6) 4. Coast 18-1 (CA) (2) 5. Munciana 18 Samurai (IN) (3) 6. 1st Alliance 18 Gold (IL) (5) 7. Sunshine 18 LA (CA) (7) 8. AZ Rev 18 Premier (AZ) (15) 9. Circle City 18 Purple (IN) (13) 10. NPJ 18 Forefront (OR) (20) *** 11. Elevation 18 Spinney (OH) (12) 12. Paramount VBC 18s (VA) (31) 13. Club V 18 Ren Reed (UT) (11) 14. OT 18 John (FL) (19) 15. Skyline 18 Royal (TX) (14) 16. HJV 18 Elite (TX) (23) 17. Mizuno Long Beach 18 Rockstar (CA) (39) 18. Metro 18 Travel (DC) (16) 19. Legacy 18-1 Adidas (MI) (22) 20. Triangle 18 Black (NC) (32) *** 21. MAVS KC 18-1 (KS) (4) 22. A5 18 Marc (GA) (8) 23. SPVB 18 Elite (IL) (n/r) 24. Adidas KiVA 18 Red (KY) (17) 25. Tri-State Elite 18 Blue (OH) (27) 26. MKE Sting 18 Gold (WI) (26) 27. Arizona Storm 18 Thunder (AZ) (21) 28. Mintonette Sports m.81 (OH) (9) 29. MN Select 18-1 (MN) (34) 30. Northern Lights 18-1 (MN) (42) *** 31. FC Elite 18 Elite (WI) (29) 32. Gainesville Jrs 18/17 (FL) (25) 33. Absolute 18 Black (CA) (n/r) 34. Ocala Power 17/18 (FL) (n/r) 35. Excel 18 National Red (TX) (45) 36. Rage Westside 18 Michelle (CA) (n/r) 37. Hou Skyline 18 Royal (TX) (24) 38. Far Out 18 Black (MI) (28) 39. Ku’Ikahi 18 Wahine RSB (HI) (30) 40. CUVC 18 Titan (NC) (37) *** 41. AVC Cle 18 Red (OH) (18) 42. OJVA 18-1 Gold (OR) (50) 43. TAV 18 Black (TX) (35) 44. AJV 18 Adidas (TX) (43) 45. Madfrog 18 Green (TX) (33) 46. VC United 18 Elite (IL) (41) 47. KC Power 18 Black (KS) (44) 48. Kairos 18 Alpha (SD) (n/r) 49. Tstreet 18 Chandler (CA) (48) 50. Topeka Impact 18-1 (KS) (46) ON THE CUSP AZ EVJ 18 Elite (AZ) (49) Adversity 18 Adidas (IL) EC Power 18 Royal (PA) Tribe 18 Elite Cardinal (FL) A4 Volley 18 Joaco (CA) (38) SynergyForce 18 Shasta (CA) Alamo 18 Premier (TX) VCNebraska 18 Elite (NE) (36) NOVA Juniors 18 Navy (OH) NKYVC 18-1 Tsunami (KY) (40) 608 Jrs 18s (WI) OP2 18-1 (OK) GP 18 Rox (FL) PVA 18 Elite (KS) Co Jrs 18 Doug (CO) ID Crush 18 Bower (ID) Rev 18-1 Avengers (IN) Vegas Aces 18 UA (NV) Actyve 18 Black (CA)

The last of the latest round of National Rankings updates belongs to the 14s. In checking and sorting through the latest results, in many ways we ended up back where we started. In fact, there was no movement among the top seven teams! Perhaps there should’ve been, but from this perspective there wasn’t enough change and there wasn’t reason to create change just for change itself. So, TAV 14 Black remains No. 1. That’s an easy pick, as TAV captured Triple Crown and then went on to win Northern Lights. Arizona Storm 14 Thunder follows at No. 2. Storm beat No. 3 Tstreet 14 Carson in the Red Rock Rave 14 Open final. We don’t see any movement until No. 8, where Mizuno Long Beach 14 Rockstar moved up from No. 11 after qualifying at Red Rock. One of the biggest movers was Hou Skyline 14 Royal, which jumped from No. 31 to No. 13. (18s Top 50 March 27) (17s Top 50 March 28) (16s Top 50 March 29) (15s Top 50 March 30) vballrecruiter.com’S TOP 50 NATIONAL RANKINGS 1. TAV 14 Black (TX) (1 – previous ranking) 2. Arizona Storm 14 Thunder (AZ) (2) 3. Tstreet 14 Carson (CA) (3) 4. Madfrog 14 Green (TX) (4) 5. Skyline 14 Royal (TX) (5) 6. AP 14 Adidas (TX) (6) 7. OT 14 Laura (FL) (7) 8. Mizuno Long Beach 14 Rockstar (CA) (11) 9. Drive Nation 14 Red (TX) (8) 10. Adidas KiVA 14 Red (KY) (13) *** 11. Elevation 14 Molly (OH) (12) 12. MAVS KC 14-1 (KS) (10) 13. Hou Skyline 14 Royal (TX) (31) 14. Forza1 14 One (CA) (14) 15. A5 14 Helen (GA) (9) 16. AZ Rev 14 Premier (AZ) (16) 17. Forza1 North 14 One (CA) (19) 18. Wave 14 Tammy (CA) (15) 19. HPSTL 14 Royal (MO) (21) 20. Legacy 14-1 Adidas (MI) (17) *** 21. Munciana 14 Chipmunks (IN) (18) 22. SASVBC 14-1 (HI) (32) 23. Excel 14 National Red (TX) (20) 24. VCNebraska 14 Elite (NE) (n/r) 25. Far Out 14 Black (MI) (28) 26. WPVC 14 Armour Black (FL) (23) 27. GP 14 Rox (FL) (24) 28. Mauloa 14-1 (HI) (n/r) 29. AZ Sky 14G (AZ) (22) 30. Club V 14 Ren Silver (UT) (25) *** 31. Tri-State Elite 14 Blue (IN) (26) 32. Tribe 14 Elite Cardinal (FL) (27) 33. Premier Nebraska 14 Gold (NE) (39) 34. Top Select 14 Elite (FL) (29) 35. Austin Skyline 14 Royal (TX) (30) 36. Northern Lights 14-1 (MN) (34) 37. HJV 14 Elite (TX) (33) 38. KC Power 14-1 (KS) (45) 39. Mintonette Sports m.41 (OH) (35) 40. City 14 Gold (CA) (40) *** 41. NKYVC 14-1 Tsunami (KY) (36) 42. PVA 14 Elite (KS) (43) 43. Rockwood Thunder 14 Elite (MO) (37) 44. Kairos 14 Alpha (SD) (41) 45. Academy Diamond (NC) (46) 46. MKE Sting 14 Gold (WI) (42) 47. Metro 14 Travel (DC) (38) 48. ID Crush 14 Bower (ID) (44) 49. Triangle 14 Black (NC) (50) 50. Coast 14-1 (CA) (47) ON THE CUSP MAVS 816 14-1 (KS) Miami Hype 14 Nekane (FL) Surfside 14 Loriann (CA) Wildfire 14 Albert (FL) Lions 14-1 (IL) MN Select 14-1 (MN) Alliance 14 Ren (TN) NE Elite 14 Ohana (NE)

The question posed during the last 15s Top 50 National Rankings update is could Skyline 15 Royal hold onto the No. 1 spot? Skyline took over the top spot in our rankings after winning Triple Crown and hasn’t slowed down since, winning the Red Rock Rave national qualifier. It helped Skyline retain the No. 1 position in our newest Top 50. In fact, the Top 5 teams remained the same. It’s after that when the shuffling begins, starting with AZ Sky 15G climbing into the Top 10 for the first time this season. More ranking news from the state of Arizona includes Aspire 15 Premier climbing up as well, moving to No. 24 from No. 41. (18s Top 50 March 27) (17s Top 50 March 28) (16s Top 50 March 29) vballrecruiter.com’S TOP 50 NATIONAL RANKINGS 1. Skyline 15 Royal (TX) (1 – previous ranking) 2. Mintonette Sports m.51 (OH) (2) 3. Boiler Jrs 15 Gold (IN) (3) 4. Madfrog 15 Green (TX) (4) 5. TAV 15 Black (TX) (5) 6. AZ Sky 15G (AZ) (13) 7. Austin Skyline 15 Royal (TX) (6) 8. Legacy 15-1 Adidas (MI) (9) 9. SCVC 15 Roxy (CA) (10) 10. Alamo 15 Premier (TX) (12) *** 11. AP 15 Adidas (TX) (16) 12. NKYVC 15-1 Tsunami (KY) (8) 13. Hou Skyline 15 Royal (TX) (14) 14. Wave 15 Brennan (CA) (15) 15. Forza1 North 15 One (CA) (19) 16. Arizona Storm 15 Thunder (AZ) (7) 17. Far Out 15 Black (MI) (20) 18. Dynasty 15 Black (KS) (18) 19. HJV 15 Elite (TX) (21) 20. Pohaku 15-1 (KS) (11) *** 21. Elevation 15 Tony (OH) (17) 22. AVC Cle 15 Red (OH) (22) 23. Top Select 15 Elite (FL) (25) 24. Aspire 15 Premier (AZ) (41) 25. Drive Nation 15 Red (TX) (23) 26. Tribe 15 Elite (FL) (26) 27. Tri-State Elite 15 Blue (OH) (24) 28. TAV Houston 15 Adidas (TX) (27) 29. A5 Mizuno 15 Bob (GA) (28) 30. SG Elite 15 Rosh (CA) (29) *** 31. Academy 15 Diamond (NC) (30) 32. GP 15 Rox (FL) (33) 33. Triangle 15 Black (NC) (45) 34. Michio 15 National (IL) (44) 35. Tstreet 15 Curtis (CA) (34) 36. WPVC 15 Armour Black (FL) (31) 37. Team Pineapple 15 Black (IN) (35) 38. AZ Rev 15 Premier (AZ) (38) 39. Coast 15 Luis (CA) (39) 40. Club V 15 Ren Reed (UT) (42) *** 41. Actyve 15 Black (CA) (32) 42. Sunshine 15 Westside (CA) (36) 43. Jupiter Elite 15E (FL) (37) 44. MKE Sting 15 Gold (WI) 40) 45. High Tide 15 Elite (FL) (43) 46. MAVS 816 15-1 (KS) (46) 47. MN Select 15-1 (MN) (n/r) 48. TVC 15 Black (OH) (48) 49. Northern Lights 15-1 (MN) (50) 50. HPSTL 15 Royal (MO) (49) ON THE CUSP Excel 15 National Red (TX) Co Jrs 15 Sherri (CO) Iowa Rockets 15R (IO) Rev 15-1 Fuego (IN) Circle City 15 Purple (IN) Metro 15 Travel (DC) 1st Alliance 15 Gold (IL) Wildfire 15 Ore (FL) NorCal 15-1 Black (CA) Illini Elite 15 Cardinal (IL) NE Elite 15 Phoenix (NE) Kairos 15 Alpha (SD) SynergyForce 15 Lisa (CA) Club One AZ 15 Platinum (AZ)