MaxPreps Top 25 national high school volleyball rankings

Video: Xcellent 25 Volleyball Rankings - Sept. 16

Another week, another new No. 1 in the MaxPreps Xcellent 25 National Volleyball Rankings presented by the Army National Guard.

Week 1 was St. James Academy (Lenexa, Kan.) on top. Week 2 was Corona del Mar (Newport Beach, Calif.). This week, the top spot belongs to Indianapolis Cathedral, a team that seems to get stronger as the season grows.

Cathedral recorded two more lopsided wins last week to run its record to 15-0 and take over the top spot in this week's rankings. Led by juniors Nia Parker-Robinson and Maria Schorr, Cathedral has won 37 of 43 sets this season.



Last week's top-ranked team, Corona del Mar, finished third in the Dave Mohs Tournament, losing in the semifinals to Santiago (Corona, Calif.). The loss dropped CDM to 7-1 on the season and to No. 5 in this week's rankings.

St. James Academy opened the season No.1, but lost its opener and stands at No. 24 this week.

A pair of Florida teams – No. 2 Winter Springs and No. 3 P.K. Yonge (Gainesville) – have their sights set on Cathedral.

In addition to Santiago, new to the Top 25 this week are Papillion-La Vista South (Papillion, Neb.), Sacred Heart (Louisville, Ky.), Manatee (Bradenton, Fla.), Dorman (Roebuck, S.C.) and Rancho Cucamonga (Calif.).


1. (2 last week) Cathedral (Indianapolis), 15-0
Cathedral has won 12 straight without losing a set.

2. (4) Winter Springs (Fla.), 5-0
Winter Springs has recorded five straight 3-0 wins.



3. (3) P.K. Yonge (Gainesville, Fla.), 6-0
Impressive season openers put Yonge's win streak at 25.

4. (5) Santa Margarita (Rancho Santa Margarita, Calif.), 12-0
SMHS defeated 10-2 Santiago (Corona, Calif.) in the finals of the Dave Mohs Tournament on Monday.

5. (1) Corona del Mar (Newport Beach, Calif.), 7-1
CDM lost to Santiago at the Dave Mohs tournament and finished third.

6. (6) St. Ursula Academy (Toledo, Ohio), 9-0
SUA has lost just one set in winning its first nine matches.

7. (8) Xavier College Prep (Phoenix), 3-0
Xavier has won nine straight sets to start the season.

8. (7) Carroll (Southlake, Texas), 28-3
Carroll has won 11 straight.



9. (9) Yorktown (Ind.), 16-0
Senior Jade York is pacing Yorktown's defense.

10. (10) Jesuit (Portland, Ore.), 3-0
Impressive season-opening wins ran Jesuit's win streak to 40.

11. (11) Parkland (Allentown, Pa.), 3-0
Parkland has 29 wins in a row.

12. (NR) Rancho Cucamonga (Calif.), 8-0
Rancho Cucamonga owns a win over Santiago in finals of Los Osos Tournament.

13. (13) Dripping Springs (Texas), 31-2
Dripping Springs has won 24 straight.

14. (14) Webb (Knoxville, Tenn.), 25-0
The Spartans have lost just one set while winning 58.



15. (16) Saint Francis (Mountain View, Calif.), 8-0
The Lancers own a win over perennial power Archbishop Mitty (San Jose) already.

16. (17) Coronado (Henderson, Nev.), 4-0
Setter Cali Thompson is averaging 12.7 assists.

17. (23) St. James Academy (Lenexa, Kan.), 6-1
The Thunder have won six straight since losing their opener and falling from the No. 1 spot.

18. (20) Immaculate Heart Academy (Washington Township, N.J.), 2-0
Immaculate Heart's win streak stands at 20.

19. (19) Archbishop Mitty (San Jose, Calif.), 4-1
Aside from the 2-1 loss to Saints Francis, Mitty hasn't dropped a set yet.

20. (NR) Manatee (Bradenton, Fla.), 7-0
The defending 8A champions have a 19-match winning streak.



21. (NR) Santiago (Corona, Calif.), 10-2
Led by setter Jessie Prichard, Santiago has wins over Corona del Mar and Aliso Niguel, and lost only to higher-ranked Rancho Cucamonga and Santa Margarita.

22. (NR) Dorman (Roebuck, S.C.), 12-0
Dorman has yet to lose a set this season.

23. (NR) Papillion-LaVista South (Papillion, Neb.), 7-0
High rankings are nothing new for Papillion-LaVista South, a former national champion.

24. (NR) Sacred Heart (Louisville, Ky.), 13-2
Sacred Heart has seven straight wins, including wins over state rivals Mercy, Assumption and Notre Dame Academy.

25. (25) Aliso Niguel (Aliso Viejo, Calif.), 5-1
The Wolverines finished third in the Dave Mohs Tournament.

Dropped Out - Notre Dame Academy (Park Hills, Ky.), Brentwood (Tenn.), Marian Central (Woodstock, Ill.), Punahou (Honolulu), Mother McAuley (Chicago), St.Francis (Wheaton, Ill.).