Cathedral still stays on top, and one Top 10 team tumbles.
Video: Xcellent 25 Volleyball Rankings presented by the Army National Guard: October 20Only one team in last week's Top 10 lost and the other nine continued dominating their 2015 opponents.
Top ranked Cathedral (Indianapolis) used 15 players in blanking a pair of opponents and No. 2 Jesuit (Portland, Ore.) had little trouble in sweeping five opponents and winning the West Linn Tournament. Running its win streak to 34, No. 3 St. James Academy (Lenexa, Kan.) captured the Michelle Smith Classic in Overland Park, Kan.
As a result, there was very little change to the Top 10 this week, as the first six teams held their rankings. Benet Academy (Lisle, Ill.) dropped from No. 7 to 12th, enabling Dripping Springs (Texas) and Torrey Pines (San Diego) to move up a notch.
New to the Top 10 this week is No. 9 Valparaiso (Ind.), winner of all 32 matches it has played this season. Winter Springs (Fla.) maintained its No. 10 spot.
New to the Top 25 this week are Assumption (Louisville, Ky.), Brentwood (Tenn.) and St. Francis (Wheaton, Ill.). All three have been ranked in the Top 25 earlier this season.
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St. Francis makes its entrance to the Xcellent 25 this week.
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Cathedral, which has won its last 13 matches by 3-0 margins, opens the postseason on Saturday.
2. (2) Jesuit (Portland, Ore.), 25-0Jesuit's win streak stands at 62.
3. (3) St. James Academy (Lenexa, Kan.), 34-1The Thunder went 6-0 to win the Michelle Smith Classic.
4. (4) P.K. Yonge (Gainesville, Fla.), 24-1Yonge routed Apopka, then edged Bishop Moore (Orlando), 3-2. The postseason begins Tuesday.
5. (5) Carroll (Southlake, Texas), 38-3Carroll has 22 straight victories.
6. (6) Gabriel Richard (Ann Arbor, Mich.), 31-0Gabriel Richard won seven matches to win the Beast of the East Invitational.
7. (8) Dripping Springs (Texas), 41-2Dripping Springs has won 34 straight.
8. (9) Torrey Pines (San Diego), 22-1The Falcons have won 15 in a row and meet 20-3 Canyon Crest Academy (San Diego) on Tuesday.
9. (11) Valparaiso (Ind.), 32-0The Vikings finished the regular season unbeaten and outscored their opponents 84-8. The postseason begins on Thursday versus 21-11 Michigan City.
10. (10) Winter Springs (Fla.), 23-2Winter Springs has won nine straight and hasn't lost a set since a 3-1 loss to No. 4 P.K. Yonge. Up next: the postseason.
11. (13) Morgan (Utah), 26-0 Tuesday and Friday foes — Bear River (Garland) and Skyline (Salt Lake City) – stand in the way of Morgan's perfect regular season. Morgan defeated Bear River by a 3-0 margin earlier in the season.
12. (7) Benet Academy (Lisle, Ill.), 31-2The Redwings ran their win streak to 25 before losing to 26-7 Mother McAuley (Chicago) in the finals of the Autumnfest Invitational.
13. (15) Edmond North (Okla.), 32-1 *Season overLed by tournament MVP
Hannah Rose Frohling, the Huskies won their first 6A state title on Saturday and ended the season with a 26-match winning streak.
14. (17) Northwest (Olathe, Kan.), 35-1Northwest went 6-0 to win the Olathe Invitational and run its win streak to 25.
15. (16) Desert Vista (Phoenix), 32-3Led by tournament MVP
Kendall Glover, the Thunder went 6-0 to win the NFinity Southern California Invitational last weekend.
16. (25) Great Oak (Temecula, Calif.), 15-1The Wolfpack easily handled Murrieta Mesa (Murrieta) and Temecula Valley (Calif.) last week.
17. (14) Mattawan (Mich.), 36-1Mattawan suffered its first loss of the season (2-1 to Grand Rapids Christian) in finishing in the top 4 at the Beast of the East Tournament won by No. 6 Gabriel Richard.
18. (18) Yorktown (Ind.), 32-1Yorktown routed Shelbyville, 3-0 (25-8, 25-10, 25-8) to end the regular season with a nine-match winning streak. The postseason begins Thursday.
19. (19) Novi (Mich.), 36-2The Wildcats visit Canton on Tuesday.
20. (20) Buford (Ga.), 37-0The Wolves won their state tournament opener to advance to the second round. They have won 61 of their last 62 matches.
21. (23) St. Thomas More (Lafayette, La.), 32-0The Cougars beat 30-4 Benjamin Franklin (New Orleans) to remain unbeaten and win the Newman Invitational. Dating back to 2014, they have won 37 straight.
22. (22) Parkland (Allentown, Pa.), 26-2Parkland's only losses this season are to higher-ranked P.K. Yonge and Desert Vista.
23. (NR) St. Francis (Wheaton, Ill.), 30-3Recent wins over Assumption and Mother McAuley indicate that St. Francis is peaking at the right time.
24. (NR) Brentwood (Tenn.), 49-3Brentwood carries a 23-match winning streak into its state tournament opener on Wednesday.
25. (NR) Assumption (Louisville, Ky.), 28-7The Rockets enter the postseason riding a four-game winning streak with recent wins over state rivals Sacred Heart and Mercy.
Dropped out: Carroll (Ind.), Notre Dame (Ky.), Sacred Heart (Ky.).
