Three California teams ranked in Top 10, but Lewis-Palmer holds on to the top spot.
Carlyle Nusbaum, Aquinas
Photo by Sam Soliday
Lewis-Palmer remains atop the MaxPreps Xcellent 25 National Volleyball Rankings presented by the Army Nationa Guard for the third-straight week, but a pair of California teams moved into the Top 10, giving the state three Top 10 teams and five in the Top 25.
Lewis-Palmer, which finished its season three weeks ago with a Colorado 4A state title, is hoping to hang on at No. 1 as the 2014 high school volleyball season nears an end.
Lewis-Palmer was led to a 29-0 record by Alexa Smith, a finalist for MaxPreps National Player of the Year.
Mercy remained No. 2 and Brentwood is third. Rounding out the first five are Jesuit and Parkland.
In addition to No. 7 Sacred Heart, No. 8 Redondo Union and No. 9 Aliso Niguel, California teams Archbishop Mitty at No. 22 and Pitman at No. 23 returned to the Top 25.
In addition to Mitty and Pitman, new to the Top 25 this week is Kansas 5A state title winner Aquinas.
MaxPreps Xcellent 25 National Volleyball Rankings presented by the Army National Guard
1. (1) - Lewis-Palmer (Monument, Colo.), 29-0Season over. Won Colorado's 4A title.
2. (2) - Mercy (Louisville, Ky.), 41-1Season over. Kentucky champion.
3. (3) - Brentwood (Tenn.), 60-1Season over. Won Tennessee large school title.
4. (4) - Jesuit (Portland, Ore.), 37-0Season over. Won Oregon 6A state title.
Hayes Honea, Redondo Union
Photo by Heston Quan
Season over. State 3A champs.
6. (6) - Benet Academy (Lisle, Ill.), 40-1Season over. Won 4A state title.
7. (7) - Sacred Heart Cathedral (San Francisco), 33-2
8. (10) - Redondo Union (Redondo Beach, Calif.), 34-2
9. (11) - Aliso Niguel (Aliso Viejo, Calif.), 28-110. (9) - Bishop Kenny (Jacksonville, Fla.), 31-1Season over. Captured Florida's 5A title.
11. (8) - Mount Notre Dame (Cincinnati), 27-2Season over. Won Ohio 4A title.
12. (13) - The Woodlands (Texas), 41-3Season over. Won second-straight large school state title.
13. (17) - Immaculate Heart Academy (Washington Township, N.J.), 41-1Season over. Won eighth-straight non-public state title and fourth-straight State Tournament of Champions title.
14. (14) - Bellarmine Prep (Tacoma, Wash.), 32-1-2Season over. Captured its third-straight 4A state title.
15. (12) - St. Mary's (Lancaster, N.Y.), 47-0-1Season over.
16. (15) - Charlotte Country Day (N.C.), 44-1Season over. Won state Independent Schools 3A title.
17. (16) - Mt. Carmel (New Orleans), 47-2Season over. Won state large school title.
18. (19) - P.K. Yonge (Gainesville, Fla.), 30-2Season over. Won Florida 4A state title.
19. (18) - Ankeny Centennial (Iowa), 44-3Season over. Won state large schools championship.
20. (20) - Desert Vista (Phoenix), 41-3Season over. Won Arizona large school state title.
21. (22) - Chaska (Minn.), 30-3Season over. Won 3A state title.
22. (NR) - Archbishop Mitty (San Jose, Calif.), 33-323. (NR) - Pitman (Turlock, Calif.), 41-124. (NR) - Aquinas (Overland Park, Kan.), 42-4Season over. Won state 5A title.
25. (24) - St. Ursula Academy (Toledo, Ohio), 28-1Season over. State runnerup.
Dropped out: Amarillo (Texas), Novi (Mich.), Bedford (Mich.).
