MaxPreps final 2015 Top 50 national high school volleyball rankings

Video: MaxPreps 2015 Volleyball National Champion - Indianapolis Cathedral

It's official: Indianapolis Cathedral is MaxPreps' 2015 mythical national high school volleyball champion.

Jesuit and Gabriel Richard made it interesting the last few weeks of the season, trying to knock Cathedral off its perch. Both finished with state titles, unbeaten records and were not pushed to a five-set match in 2015.

But Cathedral, which was ranked No. 16 in MaxPreps' first Xcellent 25 in mid-August, moved to No. 1 on Sept. 16 and never relinquished the top spot.

With California wrapping up its championship tournaments over the weekend, there were few changes to the rankings. Redondo Union (Redondo Beach, Calif.) repeated as Division 1 champions and moved to No. 9, while Archbishop Mitty (San Jose, Calif.) repeated as the D-2 champions and finished the season ranked No. 17.

New to the Top 25 this week was No. 25 Marian (Omaha, Neb.), which won its final 37 matches and the Class A state title. Marian opened the season in mid-August ranked No. 24.

To make the final rankings of the season even more special, they have been expanded to 50 teams.

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1. (No. 1 last week) Cathedral (Indianapolis), 36-0
The Fighting Irish won the state 4A title.

2. (2) Jesuit (Portland, Ore.), 32-0
The Crusaders won the state 6A title for the second year in row and extended their win streak to 69.

3. (3) Gabriel Richard (Ann Arbor, Mich.), 42-0
Gabriel Richard won the Class B state championship.

4. (4) St. James Academy (Lenexa, Kan.), 46-1
The Thunder won the Class A state title.

5. (5) Novi (Mich.), 55-2
The Wildcats captured the state A Division title.

6. (6) P.K. Yonge (Gainesville, Fla.), 31-1
Yonge captured the state 3A title.

7. (7) Winter Springs (Fla.), 30-2
Winter Springs captured the state 8A title.

8. (8) Desert Vista (Phoenix), 43-3
The Thunder won the Division I state title.

9. (10) Redondo Union (Redondo Beach, Calif.), 37-4
Led by senior setter Norene Losia, the reigning D-1 champion Seahawks made it two in a row in defeating Menlo-Atherton, 3-0.

10. (9) Morgan (Utah), 32-0
The Trojans won the Utah 3A title.

11. (11) Eaton (Colo.), 28-0
Eaton won its third-straight 3A title.

12. (12) Buford (Ga.), 41-0
Won the state 4A championship.

13. (13) Edmond North (Okla.), 32-1
The Huskies won the state 6A title.

14. (14) Parkland (Allentown, Pa.), 36-2
Parkland won its second-straight state 4A title.

15. (15) Hebron (Carrollton, Texas), 43-5
The Hawks won the state 6A title.

16. (16) Assumption (Louisville, Ky.), 36-7
The Rockets won the Kentucky title.

17. (19) Archbishop Mitty (San Jose, Calif.), 36-5
Mitty captured the California D-2 state championship – its 12th state title.

18. (17) St. Francis (Wheaton, Ill.), 39-3
St. Francis captured the 4A state title.

19. (18) Dripping Springs (Texas), 51-3
Dripping Springs won the state 5A title.

20. (21) George Washington (Charleston, W. Va.), 65-1-1
The Patriots won the state 3A championship.

21. (22) Brentwood (Tenn.), 53-3
Brentwood won the state AAA championship.

22. (23) La Cueva (Albuquerque, N.M.), 22-0
The Bears won the state 6A title.

23. (24) Burnt Hills-Ballston Lake (Burnt Hills, N.Y.), 43-1-4
Burnt Hills captured the state Class A title.

24. (25) Blue Valley West (Stilwell, Kan.), 41-4
BVHS won the 6A state title.

25. (NR) Marian (Omaha, Neb.), 41-3
Marian captured the state Class A championship and won its final 37 matches.

26. St. Thomas More (Lafayette, La.), 44-1
Won the state 3A title.

27. St. Thomas Aquinas (Fort Lauderdale, Fla.), 30-2
Won the state 7A title.

28. Fayetteville (Ark.), 34-3-1
Won the state 7A title.

29. Cheyenne Mountain (Colorado Springs, Colo.), 27-1
Won its final 20 matches and the 4A state title.

30. Mountain Brook (Birmingham, Ala.), 49-5
Won the state 7A championship.

31. Ankeny Centennial (Iowa), 39-5
Repeated as Iowa's 5A champion.

32. Torrey Pines (San Diego), 35-2
Lost only to No. 9 Redondo Union and No. 16 Assumption.

33. Spanish Fort (Ala.), 32-3
The Toros won their final 22 matches and the state 6A title.

34. Divine Savior Holy Angels (Milwaukee), 46-5
Captured the Division 1 title.

35. Barnstable (Hyannis, Mass.), 24-1
The Red Raiders won their final 16 matches and won the state Division 1 championship.

36. Northwest (Germantown, Md.), 20-0
The Jaguars lost just four sets in going unbeaten and winning the state 4A title.

37. Marian Central Catholic (Woodstock, Ill.), 37-3
Captured the state 3A championship.

38. NV - Old Tappan (Old Tappan, N.J.), 27-1
Captured the Public Group 3 state title and won its final 21 matches, including win over non-public state winner Immaculate Heart Academy.

39. Wando (Mt. Pleasant, S.C.), 46-5-2
Captured the state 4A title.

40. Northern (Owings, Md.), 21-0
Northern lost just four sets en route to a 3A state title.

41. Jensen Beach (Fla.), 31-2
Won the state 6A title.

42. Greenway (Phoenix), 40-1
Captured the state 3A title.

43. Delaware Military Academy (Wilmington, Del.), 26-0
DMA captured the state volleyball title.

44. Valley Christian (San Jose, Calif.), 31-8
Won the state D-3 title.

45. Fort Bend Austin (Sugar Land, Texas), 45-3
State 6A runner-up.

46. Cardinal Gibbons (Raleigh, N.C.), 20-3
Won the state 4A title and final 19 matches.

47. Eagan (Minn.), 29-4
Eagan won its third-straight 3A state title.

48. Curtis (University Place, Wash.), 23-2
The Vikings won the state 4A championship.

49. Mount Notre Dame (Cincinnati), 23-6
Won the state D-1 title.

50. South Iredell (Statesville, N.C.), 27-1
The Vikings won the state 3A title and ended their season with a 14-match winning streak.