MaxPreps Top 25 high school volleyball rankings

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In a week where only one team fell from the rankings, Oak Ridge remained atop MaxPreps Xcellent 25 National Volleyball Rankings presented by the Army National Guard.

The War Eagles have won 95 of 108 sets this season, including their last dozen.

Blue Valley West continues to make a strong argument to be No. 1 as the Jaguars swept the field at the Manhattan Invitational and not losing a set in the process.

The only team to fall from the rankings was Mead.

There were some losses among the Top 25: Sacred Heart lost to Louisville rival Assumption, Geneva saw its 24-match win streak end, Midway saw its 28-match streak end and Mater Dei lost in the finals of the California Classic.

The biggest mover of the week was No. 13 Santa Margarita, which won the California Classic in San Diego and knocked off last week's No. 15 Mater Dei for the second time this season. Mater Dei dropped to No. 25.


1. (1 last week) Oak Ridge (Conroe, Texas), 38-0
The War Eagles recently ended The Woodlands' 50-match home win streak and host the 32-5 Highlanders on Tuesday.

2. (2) Blue Valley West (Stilwell, Kan.), 34-0
Blue Valley, 68-3 in set play, swept the Manhattan (Kan.) Tournament with a 5-0 record and did not lose a set in the process.

3. (5) Jesuit (Portland, Ore.), 22-0
The Crusaders ran their win streak to 91 in a row and have yet to lose a set this season while winning 55.

4. (4) Lake Catholic (Mentor, Ohio), 21-0
The Cougars close out the regular season on Tuesday against Padua Franciscan (Parma, Ohio).

5. (6) Mother McAuley (Chicago), 26-1
With two wins last week, Mother extended its win streak to 18.

6. (7) Eagan (Minn.), 19-0
The Wildcats face 18-2 Lakeville South (Lakeville, Minn.) on Thursday.

7. (12) Lewis-Palmer (Monument, Colo.), 15-0
L-P is 41-2 in sets this season. Freshman Gianna Bartalo is averaging five digs per set.

8. (11) Yorktown (Ind.), 27-1
The Tigers have won 17 in a row, including 3-0 wins over 25-3 Delta (Muncie) and 24-6 New Castle. They have not lost a set in their last 16 victories.

9. (10) Bishop Moore (Orlando, Fla.), 18-1
The Hornets beat Winter Park, 3-0, and close out the regular season on Tuesday against 20-2 First Academy (Orlando, Fla.).

10. (13) Penfield (N.Y.), 32-0
The Patriots captured the Garden State Challenge winning nine matches and losing just one set en route to the title. They have a set record of 75-2 this season.

11. (16) Cox Mill (Concord, N.C.), 22-0
The Chargers have lost just two sets this season and last lost a set on Sept. 7.

12. (14) Corona del Sol (Tempe, Ariz.), 24-3
The Aztecs travel to Phoenix on Wednesday to play 13-13 Desert Vista

13. (NR) Santa Margarita (Calif.), 24-3
Behind the play of senior Meghan McClure, Santa Margarita captured the California Classic and beat former No. 1 Mater Dei (Santa Ana, Calif.) for the second time this season.

14. (22) Assumption (Louisville, Ky.), 28-5
The Rockets soundly beat Louisville rival Sacred Heart for the second time in three matches this season, 3-1 (22-25, 25-17, 25-12, 25-19).

15. (17) Archbishop Mitty (San Jose, Calif.), 20-3
Mitty defeated San Jose rival Valley Christian, 3-0 (25-18, 25-19 and 24-23). Two major tournaments -- Stockton Classic and the Santa Barbara TOC -- are upcoming in back-to-back weekends.

16. (9) Sacred Heart (Louisville, Ky.), 29-4
The Valkryries had their 12-match win streak snapped Sunday by Assumption, 3-1 (25-22, 17-26, 12-25, 19-25). Assumption has won two of their three meetings this season.

17. (20) Novi (Mich.), 31-1
Novi defeated Stevenson (Livonia, Mich.) and South (Lyon, Mich.) and visits 36-3 Northville (Mich.) on Tuesday.

18. (18) Dorman (Roebuck, S.C.), 32-2
The Cavaliers dominated Gaffney and Spartanburg last week and close out the regular season at 19-6 Byrnes (Duncan, S.C.) on Thursday.

19. (19) Marian Central Catholic (Woodstock, Ill.), 27-1
Since losing, the Hurricanes have yet to lose a set against 11 opponents. The last five victories enabled them to win the Huntley Invite.

20. (8) Midway (Waco, Texas), 35-3
The Panthers saw their 28-match win streak end, but bounced back with a pair of wins, including 25-7, 25-12 and 25-6 over Killeen.

21. (23) Skutt Catholic (Omaha, Neb.), 25-0
The Skyhawks face 20-5 Duchesne (Omaha, Neb.) on Thursday.

22. (3) Geneva (Ill.), 24-1
The Vikings lost to 18-3 Benet (Lisle, Ill.) in the finals of The Mizuno Cup, 2-0 (24-26, 25-27).

23. (24) Pope John Paul II (Slidell, La.), 30-1
The youthful Jaguars are averaging better than 4.2 blocks per set, led by junior Sydney Neyland with 2.4 blocks per set. 24. (25) Howell (St. Charles, Mo.), 29-1-1
The Vikings have won 17 in a row and face 20-5 Lafayette (Wildwood, Mo.), winners of 14 straight, on Thursday. Howell's Alexa Brugere is averaging 6.7 digs per set.

25. (15) Mater Dei (Santa Ana, Calif.), 26-4
The Monarchs lost to Santa Margarita in the finals of the California Classic, but defeated six teams to reach the title match.

Dropped Out This Week: Mead (Wash.).