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USAV 15 Open Preview and Predictions

Part of the second wave at USAV nationals is the 15s division. We’ve waited a long time to get to this point. After six plus months it’s time to decide a national champion. Below, we check in on 15 Open. You can see how the teams stack up in our national rankings, see players to know, as well as check out our brief outlook plus our predictions for how it’ll go down.

Number of Teams: 36

Vballrecruiter Nationally-Ranked Teams (35):

  • 1. Arizona Storm 15 Thunder AZ
  • 2. TAV 15 Black TX
  • 3. Skyline 15 Royal TX
  • 4. Tstreet 15 Asics CA
  • 5. OT 15 Randy FL
  • 6. Wave 15 Brennan CA
  • 7. AZ Rev 15 Premier AZ
  • 8. Hou Skyline 15 Royal TX
  • 9. Club V 15 Ren Kalee UT
  • 10. Mizuno Long Beach 15 Rockstar CA
  • 12. A5 15-1 Kelly GA
  • 13. Legacy 15-1 Adidas MI
  • 14. Excel National 15 Red TX
  • 15. Madfrog 15 Green TX
  • 17. VCNebraska 15 Elite NE
  • 18. PVA 15 Elite KS
  • 19. Premier Nebraska 15 Gold NE
  • 20. Rockwood Thunder 15 Elite MO
  • 21. TAV 15 Fifer TX
  • 23. Vision 15 Gold CA
  • 24. Forza1 North 15 One CA
  • 25. Forza 15 One CA
  • 26. KC Power 15 Black KS
  • 27. HPSTL 15 Royal MO
  • 28. Madfrog 15 Black TX
  • 29. AZ Sky 15G AZ
  • 30. 1United 15 Blue TX
  • 31. City 15 Gold CA
  • 33. Peak 15 Black TX
  • 34. Dynasty 15 Black KS
  • 35. Nebraska Elite 15 Revolution NE
  • 36. 1st Alliance 15 Gold IL
  • 39. OK Charge 15 UA
  • 44. Paramount 15 Nick VA
  • 48. GP 15 Rox FL
  • Circle City 15 Purple IN (unranked)

 

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Outlook:

Arguably the biggest storyline with 15 Open is are we set to see a repeat of last summer or can someone stop it before it happens? A season ago, TAV and Arizona Storm had established themselves as the two top teams in the division. Given that, it was hardly a shock to see the two sides go at for the 14 Open gold medal. Here we are once more, with TAV and Arizona Storm having proven thus far they are the two top teams in the division and they enter as the top two seeds respectively. TAV opens in Pool 1 with OT Randy, Club V, City, KC Power and OK Charge. What stands out to me about this pool is the fact that OT Randy and Club V made the semifinals at Triple Crown, where TAV captured the title. That makes for three of the four semifinalists in the same pool. On top of that, KC Power finished tied for fifth in KC back in February. KC Power is a very dangerous No. 5 team in any pool. That’s not to say KC Power is under-seeded. KC Power starts as the No. 25 overall seed and is currently ranked No. 26 in our Top 50 national rankings. It’s just more evidence to show how deep and competitive nationals really is. Storm is in Pool 2 with Excel, HPSTL, Forza1 North, Madfrog Black and NE Elite. You never know, but by the looks of it I would much rather be in Pool 2 than Pool 1. Pool 3 is going to be a wild ride. While I fully expect Skyline to own the pool, the remaining teams in Premier Nebraska, Rockwood Thunder, Forza1, Paramount and AZ Sky can all beat up on each other. So who knows which other three teams to advance with Skyline will be? In Pool 4 it’s Tstreet, Vision, AZ Rev, PVA, Circle City and 1United. AZ Rev and PVA are tough teams to beat and can upset anyone. And though 1United is an at-large recipient I think it’s a team that can spring an upset or two. Pool 5 is another really tough one. It features Wave, VCNebraska, Hou Skyline, Madfrog, Peak and 1st Alliance. Again, it has nothing to do with the seedings being off. I just think the chips fell with they fell and it makes for a difficult pool. Wave, VCNebraska, Hou Skyline and Madfrog can all beat each other, so I’m interested to see how the standings play out there. It’s AAU 15 Open champion Legacy in Pool 6, along with A5, Long Beach, TAV Fifer, Dynasty and GP. Dynasty and GP received at-larges. They have an uphill climb to advance.

Predictions:

ROUND 1

POOL 1 (predicted finish)

  • TAV 5-0
  • KC Power 3-2
  • Club V 3-2
  • OT Randy 2-3
  • City 2-3
  • OK Charge 0-5

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POOL 2

  • AZ Storm 5-0
  • Forza1 North 4-1
  • Excel 3-2
  • HPSTL 2-3
  • Madfrog Black 1-4
  • NE Elite 0-5

***

POOL 3

  • Skyline 5-0
  • Forza1 3-2
  • Rockwood Thunder 2-3
  • Premier Nebraska 2-3
  • Paramount 2-3
  • AZ Sky 1-4

***

POOL 4

  • Tstreet 4-1
  • AZ Rev 4-1
  • PVA 4-1
  • Vision 2-3
  • 1United 1-4
  • Circle City 0-5

***

POOL 5

  • Wave 5-0
  • Hou Skyline 4-1
  • Madfrog 3-2
  • VCNebraska 2-3
  • Peak 1-4
  • 1st Alliance 0-5

***

POOL 6

  • Legacy 4-1
  • Long Beach 4-1
  • A5 4-1
  • TAV Fifer 2-3
  • Dynasty 1-4
  • GP 0-5

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ROUND 2

POOL 1 (predicted finish)

  • TAV 2-0
  • A5 1-1
  • Rockwood Thunder 0-2

***

POOL 2

  • AZ Storm 2-0
  • Madfrog 1-1
  • PVA 0-2

***

POOL 3

  • Skyline 2-0
  • Club V 1-1
  • TAV Fifer 0-2

***

POOL 4

  • Tstreet 2-0
  • VCNebraska 1-1
  • Excel 0-2

***

POOL 5

  • Wave 2-0
  • KC Power 1-1
  • Vision 0-2

***

POOL 6

  • Legacy 2-0
  • Premier Nebraska 1-1
  • Forza1 North 0-2

***

POOL 7

  • Long Beach 2-0
  • Forza1 1-1
  • HPSTL 0-2

***

POOL 8

  • AZ Rev 1-1
  • Hou Skyline 1-1
  • OT Randy 1-1

*****

CHALLENGE

  • TAV d Madfrog
  • AZ Storm d A5
  • Skyline d VCNebraska
  • Tstreet d Club V
  • Wave d Premier Nebraska
  • Legacy d KC Power
  • Hou Skyline d Long Beach
  • AZ Rev d Forza1

*****

GOLD BRACKET

Quarterfinals

  • TAV d AZ Rev
  • Wave d Tstreet
  • Skyline d Legacy
  • AZ Storm d Hou Skyline

 

Semifinals

  • TAV d Wave
  • Skyline d AZ Storm

 

Finals

  • TAV d Skyline

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