Papillion-LaVista South tops Final Xcellent 25 National Volleyball Rankings

The final state championships of the season provided some movement in the final Xcellent 25 National Volleyball Rankings presented by the Army National Guard, as Presentation (San Jose), Palo Alto and Cathedral Catholic (San Diego) all moved up after winning state titles.

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Palo Alto climbed to the No. 11 spot after beating Marymount (Los Angeles) 3-2 while Presentation fell in right behind at No. 12 following a 3-2 victory over La Costa Canyon. Cathedral Catholic topped Albany and moved from No. 41 to No. 32.

Marymount moved up one spot to No. 19 thanks to its Southern California regional final upset win over previous No. 14 Los Alamitos. The Griffins dropped to No. 20.

FINAL MAXPREPS XCELLENT 25 NATIONAL VOLLEYBALL RANKINGS PRESENTED BY THE ARMY NATIONAL GUARD

1. (Last week 1) Papillion-LaVista South (Papillion, Neb.), 41-0
Nebraska Class A state champions. Season over.

2. (2) Lake Travis (Austin, Texas), 50-0
Texas Class 4A state champions. Season over.

3. (3) Chaparral (Parker, Colo.), 31-0
Colorado Class 5A state champions. Season over.

4. (4) Assumption (Louisville, Ky.), 43-1
Kentucky state champions. Season over.

5. (5) St. James Academy (Lenexa, Kan.), 45-1
Kansas 4A state champions. Season over.

6. (6) Berkeley Prep (Tampa, Fla.), 30-2
Florida Class 4A state champions. Season over.

7. (7) Pope (Marietta, Ga.), 43-2
Georgia Class 4A state champions. Season over.

8. (8) Bishop Miege (Shawnee Mission, Kan.), 40-3
Kansas Class 5A state champions. Season over.

9. (9) East Lake (Tarpon Springs, Fla.), 27-1
Florida Class 8A state champions. Season over.

10. (10) Lovejoy (Lucas, Texas), 48-4
Texas Class 3A state champions. Season over.

11. (16) Palo Alto (Calif.), 36-3
The Vikings won the California Division I championship for the second year in a row, rallying in the fifth set to defeat Marymount, 3-2.

12. (17) Presentation (San Jose, Calif.), 39-2
The Panthers won their first state championship by winning the final three games against La Costa Canyon for a 3-2 victory. Also avenged Central Coast Section playoff loss to St. Francis with a win in the Northern California regional finals.

13. (11) Bishop Moore (Orlando, Fla.), 29-2
Season over.

14. (12) Yorktown (Ind.), 37-2
Indiana 3A state champions. Season over.

15. (13) Benet Academy (Lisle, Ill.), 39-3
Illinois Class 4A state champions. Season over.

16. (15) Coppell (Texas), 42-8
Texas Class 5A state champions. Season over.

17. (18) Chattahoochee (Alpharetta, Ga.), 41-8
Season over.

18. (19) Wapahani (Selma, Ind.), 30-6
Indiana Class 2A state champions. Season over.

19. (20) Marymount (Los Angeles), 33-5
The Sailors defeated Los Alamitos in the Southern California final, but lost to Palo Alto 3-2 in the Division I state championship match.

20. (14) Los Alamitos (Calif.), 37-4
The Griffins fell to Marymount in the Southern California regional championship match.

21. (21) Muncie Burris (Ind.), 31-3
Season over.

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

23. (23) Avon (Ind.), 39-1
Season over.

24. (24) Boyd (McKinney, Texas), 43-7
Season over.

25. (25) Central Catholic (Portland, Ore.), 33-0
Oregon Class 6A state champions. Season over.

The Next 25

26. (26) Carroll (Southlake, Texas), 42-2
Season over.

27. (27) Westlake (Austin, Texas), 43-6
Season over.

28. (28) College Park (The Woodlands, Texas), 35-5
Season over.

29. (29) Cypress Falls (Houston), 40-8
Season over.

30. (30) Cy-Woods (Cypress, Texas), 41-6
Season over.

31. (31) Xavier College Prep (Phoenix), 42-3
Season over.

32. (41) Cathedral Catholic (San Diego), 35-4
The Dons defeated Albany 3-2 to capture their third California Division III championship in four years.

33. (32) Sacred Heart (Louisville, Ky.), 30-10
Season over.

34. (33) Punahou (Honolulu), 15-0
Hawaii Division I state champions. Season over.

35. (34) Washburn Rural (Topeka, Kan.), 26-3
Kansas Class 6A state champions. Season over.

36. (35) Fayetteville (Ark.), 34-2
Season over.

37. (36) Bishop Kelley (Tulsa, Okla.), 32-3
Oklahoma Class 6A state champions. Season over.

38. (37) Cardinal Gibbons (Raleigh, N.C.), 22-3
North Carolina Class 3A state champions. Season over.

39. (38) Huntsville (Ala.), 52-5
Alabama Class 6A state champions. Season over.

40. (39) Providence (Charlotte, N.C.), 28-2
North Carolina Class 4A state champions. Season over.

41. (40) Fontainebleau (Mandeville, La.), 44-1
Louisiana Class 4A state champions. Season over.

42. (42) Newport Harbor (Newport Beach, Calif.), 26-9
Season over.

43. (43) Dos Pueblos (Goleta, Calif.), 27-6
Season over.

44. (44) Johnson (San Antonio), 44-7-1
Season over.

45. (45) Grandview (Aurora, Colo.), 29-2
Season over.

46. (46) Mercy (Louisville, Ky.), 29-12
Season over.

47. (47) Mount Notre Dame (Cincinnati), 23-5
Ohio Division I state champions. Season over.

48. (48) St. Ursula Academy (Toledo, Ohio), 28-1
Season over.

49. (49) Ravenwood (Brentwood, Tenn.), 45-8
Tennessee 3A state champions. Season over.

50. (50) Hillcrest (Simpsonville, S.C.), 53-5
South Carolina Class 4A state champions. Season over.