California teams climb in most recent poll, while top five teams stay the same.
View YouTube videoLewis-Palmer held on to No. 1 as the top four teams in this week's MaxPreps Xcellent 25 National Volleyball Rankings presented by the Army National Guard remained the same.
However, there was a lot of movement with the rest of the Top 25, as four teams dropped out and four new teams entered.
Mercy remained No. 2, followed by last week's No. 3 Brentwood and No. 4 Jesuit.
Three top teams a week ago inched higher in the polls on the heels of state titles – No. 5 Parkland, No. 6 Benet Academy and No. 9 Bishop Kenny.
Rounding out the Top 10 are a pair of California teams: No. 7 Sacred Heart Cathedral and No. 10 Redondo Union.
New to the Top 25 this week are Amarillo, winner of 24 straight matches; Bedford, which has won 18 in a row and is one win shy of 70; Central, which snapped last week's No. 5 Bettendorf's 44-match win streak to win Iowa's large school state title, and Minnesota 3A champion Chaska.
MaxPreps Xcellent 25 National Volleyball Rankings presented by the Army National Guard
Amanda Santa Maria and Sacred Heart Cathedral made a move up in the rankings.
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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, won final 60 matches of the season.
4. (4) - Jesuit (Portland, Ore.), 37-0Season over. Won Oregon 6A state title. Outscored foes 94-2.
5. (6) - Parkland (Allentown, Pa.), 45-0-1 Season over. State 3A champ outscored foes 115-7.
6. (8) - Benet Academy (Lisle, Ill.), 40-1Season over. Won 4A state title 2-0 (25-10 twice) over Libertyvlle.
7. (10) - Sacred Heart Cathedral (San Francisco), 32-28. (9) - Mount Notre Dame (Cincinnati), 27-2Season over. Won Ohio 4A title.
9. (11) - Bishop Kenny (Jacksonville, Fla.), 31-1Season over. Captured Florida's 5A title.
Courtney Quinn, The Woodlands
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11. (18) - Aliso Niguel (Calif.), 27-112. (12) - St. Mary's (Lancaster, N.Y.), 47-0-113. (13) - The Woodlands (Texas), 38-314. (20) - Bellarmine Prep (Tacoma, Wash.), 32-1-2Beat Emerald Ridge to capture its third-straight 4A state title and won final 28 matches.
15. (16) - Mt. Carmel (New Orleans), 46-2 Won state large school title with 3-0 sweep of 40-3 St. Joseph's Academy.
16. (15) - Charlotte Country Day, 44-1Season over. Won state Independent Schools 3A title.
17. (21) - Immaculate Heart Academy (Washington Township, N.J.), 39-1Won eighth-straight non-public state title and will play in State Tournament of Champions next.
18. (NR) Ankeny Centennial (Iowa), 44-3Won state large schools championship.
19. (22) - P.K. Yonge (Gainesville, Fla.), 30-2Won Florida 4A state title.
20. (23) - Desert Vista (Phoenix), 41-3Won Arizona large school state title.
21. (25) - Novi (Mich.), 50-422. (NR) - Chaska (Minn.), 30-3Won every set at section finals, state quarterfinals, state semifinals and championship match to earn 3A state title.
23. (NR) - Bedford (Temperance, Mich.), 69-5-224. (24) - St. Ursula Academy (Toledo, Ohio), 28-1 25. (NR) - Amarillo (Texas), 43-6Amarillo carries 24 straight wins into the state 6A tournament after knocking off previously ranked Carroll (Southlake, Texas).
Dropped out: Carroll (Texas), Jupiter (Fla.), Papillion-LaVista (Neb.), Bettendorf (Iowa).
