Centennial, St. Pius X, Sandia Prep finish ranked first, second, third.
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New Mexico's No. 1 volleyball team this year moved up from No. 5 in 2015, according to the MaxPreps Computer Rankings. Centennial was 24-1 this fall and won the Class 6A state championship. The Hawks, who posted a 22-4 record last year, won 24 consecutive matches after losing their first outing to an out-of-state team.
St. Pius won Class 5A with a 21-2 record to place second in 2016. Last year St. Pius was 20-3 and ranked No. 4.
Sandia Prep truly is consistent, having placed third in the state each of the past two seasons. This fall it won Class 4A with a 23-1 record. Last fall it was 24-1 in the same No. 3 slot.
Piedra Vista placed No. 4 with a 19-5 record, one of the state's toughest schedules and a 12.4 rating. It was No. 14 last year with an 18-5 record.
The biggest improvement in the top 10 was made by No. 10 Las Cruces, which compiled an 18-11 record and vaulted 27 places from it's 2015 12-12 record and No. 37 ranking.
Five teams from Albuquerque finished in the top 10.
Following are this year's top 10-ranked teams with won lost records and last year's finish:
Top 10 ranked New Mexico volleyball teams
1.
Centennial (Las Cruces), 24-1, No. 5 (22-4)
2.
St. Pius X (Albuquerque), 21-2, No. 4 (20-3)
St. Pius X won the Class 5A title and finished ranked second in the state.
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3.
Sandia Prep (Albuquerque), 23-1, No. 3 (24-1)
4.
Piedra Vista (Farmington), 19-5, No. 14 (18-5)
5.
Sandia (Albuquerque), 18-3, No. 18 (14-9)
6.
Texico, 21-3, No. 2 (23-1)
7.
La Cueva (Albuquerque), 17-6, No. 1 (22-0)
8.
Volcano Vista (Albuquerque), No. 16 (14-8)
9.
Los Lunas, 18-11, No. 6 (20-5)
10.
Las Cruces, 18-11, No. 37 (12-12)
