Number of Teams: 36
vballrecruiter.com National Rankings:
1. Madfrog 14 Green
2. MKE Sting 14 Gold
3. TAV 14 Black
4. Wave 14 Brennan
5. Flyers 14 Bill
6. Mintonette m.41
7. Pohaku 14-1
8. Boiler Jrs 14 Gold
9. Elevation 14 Molly
10. NKYVC 14-1 Tsunami
11. GP 14 Rox
12. AZ Sky 14 Gold
13. Forza1 North 14 UA
14. SCVC 14 Roxy
15. Premier Nebraska 14 Gold
16. Alamo 14 Premier
17. Arizona Storm 14 Thunder
18. HPSTL 14 Royal
19. Dynasty 14 Black
20. SG Elite 14 Rosh
21. Tstreet 14 Carson
22. Hou Skyline 14 Royal
23. Austin Skyline 14 Royal
24. A5 Mizuno 14 Helen
25. AP 14 Adidas
26. TAV Houston 14 Adidas
28. AZ Rev 14 Premier
29. Skyline 14 Royal
31. Rev 14-1 Fuego
32. Drive Nation 14 Red
33. AVC Cle Rox 14 Red
36. OP2 14-1
37. High Tide 14 Elite
39. WPVC Armour Black
41. SF Tremors 14 Wolverines
42. Academy 14 Diamond
Outlook: Madfrog 14 Green enters as the team to beat. Madfrog captured three national qualifier titles plus Triple Crown. It has just one loss on a national stage and that was to Elevation 14 Molly. Deservedly, Madfrog was awarded the No. 1. Six teams in the field also competed at AAUs. They were Boiler Jrs 14 Gold, GP 14 Rox, Dynasty 14 Black, A5 Mizuno 14 Helen, Rev 14-1 Fuego and WPVC Armour Black. It left them with eight days between competitions. Of course, Boiler Jrs took home the 14 Open gold medal in Orlando. The Indiana club starts off as the No. 2 overall seed and is playing well at the right time of year. GP finished runner up in Orlando, while A5 earned one of the bronze medals. Rounding out the top six is No. 3 MKE Sting 14 Gold, No. 4 Wave 14 Brennan, No. 5 Pohaku 14-1 and No. 6 Flyers 14 Anthony. While Madfrog is the favorite the way the 14s have played out anything can happen. All the top teams have taken turns beating each other. The main question is will any of the top seeds not advance from the first round of pool play? With four of the six teams moving on, it’s really unlikely that any top seeds won’t remain in the mix. But with three-team pools after that leading into the challenge matches to reach the top eight, the action is going to get interesting in a hurry.
Prediction: The winner and gold medal goes to Madfrog, which defeats TAV in an all-Texas final. MKE Sting and Boiler Jrs get bronzes.
