Papillion-LaVista South ends year on top of Xcellent 25 volleyball

The California Interscholastic Federation state championships brought an end to the high school volleyball season and brought with it one surprising upset.

Palo Alto, which hadn't played in any high-profile tournaments during the season but had managed to carve out a 40-1 record, knocked off No. 11 Long Beach Poly in the Division I championships to throw one last wrench into the MaxPreps Xcellent 25 Volleyball National Rankings, presented by Army National Guard.

The Vikings go into the national rankings at No. 17, just ahead of St. Francis (Mountain View, Calif.), which won the Division II state championship. Long Beach Poly drops to No. 19.

Long Beach Poly's loss meant that there were no changes to last week's top 10, thus leaving Papillion-La Vista South (Papillion, Neb.) as the mythical national champion. Muncie Burris (Muncie, Ind.) finishes in second place and Pope (Marietta, Ga.) is third.

Following is a look at this week's MaxPreps Xcellent 25 Volleyball National Rankings, presented by the Army National Guard:

MAXPREPS XCELLENT 25 VOLLEYBALL NATIONAL RANKINGS
1. (1) Papillion-LaVista South (Papillion, Neb.), 41-0
Nebraska Class A state champions. Season over.

2. (2) Muncie Burris (Muncie, Ind.), 39-0
Indiana Class 2A state champions. Season over.

3. (3) Pope (Marietta, Ga.), 54-1
Georgia Class 4A state champions. Season over.

4. (4) St. James Academy (Lenexa, Kan.), 44-1
Kansas Class 4A state champions. Season over.

5. (5) Lyons (LaGrange, Ill.), 41-1
Illinois Class 4A state champions. Season over.

6. (6) Cary-Grove (Cary, Ill.), 41-1
Illinois Class 4A state runner-up. Season over.

7. (7) Assumption (Louisville, Ky.), 39-4
Kentucky state champions. Season over.

8. (8) Bishop Miege (Shawnee Mission, Kan.), 38-4
Kansas 5A state champions. Season over.

9. (9) Mercy (Louisville, Ky.), 35-6
Kentucky state runner-up. Season over.

10. (10) Berkeley Prep (Tampa, Fla.), 30-2
Florida 3A state champions. Season over.

11. (12) Lovejoy (Lucas, Texas), 46-3
Texas Class 3A state champions. Season over.

12. (13) Apex (N.C.), 26-0
North Carolina Class 4A state champions. Season over.

13. (14) Lakeville North (Minn.), 30-1
Minnesota Class 3A state champions. Season over.

14. (15) St. Ursula Academy (Toledo, Ohio), 28-1
Ohio Division I state champions. Season over.

15. (16) Lake Travis (Austin, Texas), 49-3
Texas 4A state champions. Season over.

16. (17) Hebron (Carrollton, Texas), 44-7
Texas 5A state champions. Season over.

17. (NR) Palo Alto (Calif.), 41-1
Defeated Long Beach Poly 3-2 to capture CIF Division I state championship.

18. (18) St. Francis (Mountain View, Calif.), 35-5
Captured the CIF Division II championship with a 3-1 victory over Troy (Fullerton). The title is the ninth in school history, setting a state record.

19. (11) Long Beach Poly (Calif.), 39-3
Lost 3-2 to Palo Alto in the CIF Division I title match.

20. (20) La Costa Canyon (Carlsbad, Calif.), 34-3
Season over.

21. (21) La Jolla Country Day (Calif.), 33-3
Defeated Sacred Heart Prep 3-0 in the CIF Division IV state championship.

22. (23) Dublin Coffman (Ohio), 27-2
Ohio Division I state runner-up. Season over.

23. (24) Ursuline Academy (Cincinnati), 27-1
Lost in Ohio Division I semifinals to Dublin Coffman. Season over.

24. (25) Rose (Greenville, N.C.), 24-1
North Carolina 4A East Regional runner-up. Season over.

25. (26) Cardinal Gibbons (Raleigh, N.C.), 21-2
North Carolina 3A state champions. Season over.

THE NEXT 25
26. (27) Marist (Chicago), 37-2
Lost to Lyons in the Illinois Class 4A Lansing Super Sectional. Season over.

27. (28) Edmond Memorial (Okla.), 32-3
Oklahoma Class 6A state champions. Season over.

28. (29) St. Joseph's Academy (St. Louis, Mo.), 31-7-2
Missouri Division 4 state champions. Season over.

29. (22) Presentation (San Jose, Calif.), 34-6
Lost to St. Francis 25-19, 25-20, 19-25, 26-28, 15-13 in the Northern California Division II final.

30. (19) Redondo Union (Redondo Beach, Calif.), 28-9-1
Lost to Long Beach Poly 25-20, 22-25, 25-21, 22-25, 19-17 in the Southern California Division I finals.

31. (30) Pearce (Richardson, Texas), 45-5
Texas 4A semifinalist. Season over.

32. (31) Cy-Woods (Cypress, Texas), 45-3
Texas 5A semifinalist. Season over.

33. (32) The Woodlands (Texas), 34-13
Texas 5A runner-up. Season over.

34. (33) King (Corpus Christi, Texas), 45-4
Texas 5A semifinalist. Season over.

35. (34) Bishop Moore (Orlando, Fla.), 24-5
Florida 3A semifinalist. Season over.

36. (35) Huntsville (Ala.), 48-5
Alabama Class 6A state champions. Season over.

37. (36) Mater Dei (Breese, Ill.), 36-1
Illinois Class 3A state champions. Season over.

38. (37) Penn (Mishawaka, Ind.), 39-1
Indiana Class 4A state champions. Season over.

39. (38) Merion Mercy Academy (Merion Station, Pa.), 40-0
Pennsylvania AA state champions. Season over.

40. (39) Central Catholic (Portland, Ore.), 30-4
Oregon Class 6A state champions. Season over.

41. (40) Chaparral (Parker, Colo.), 32-1
Colorado Class 5A state champions. Season over.

42. (41) Los Alamitos (Calif.), 28-5
Season over.

43. (42) Walton (Marietta, Ga.), 42-7
Georgia AAAAA state champions. Season over.

44. (43) Ravenwood (Brentwood, Tenn.), 49-8
Tennessee Class AAA state champions. Season over.

45. (44) Marian (Bloomfield Hills, Mich.), 69-6-1
Michigan Class A state champions. Season over.

46. (45) Lakewood (Calif.), 25-7
Season over.

47. (46) Marymount (Los Angeles), 23-7
Season over.

48. (47) Harvard-Westlake (North Hollywood, Calif.), 26-3
Season over.

49. (48) Wayzata (Plymouth, Minn.), 30-3
Minnesota Class 3A state runner-up. Season over.

50. (49) East Lake (Tarpon Springs, Fla.), 29-2
Florida 5A state champions. Season over.