MaxPreps Top 25 national high school volleyball rankings

For the first time this season, there was no change in the Top 10 of the MaxPreps Xcellent 25 Volleyball Rankings.

The Woodlands' volleyball program — from varsity to both freshmen teams — remained unbeaten as the regular season is set to close on Tuesday. The Texans end regular season play by honoring their eight seniors.

Unbeaten St. James Academy (Lenexa, Kan.) picked up four wins during the week to run its match winning streak to 53. And the Thunder last lost a set more than a year ago.

Carroll (Southlake, Texas) held on to No. 3 after running its win streak to 29 and unbeatens East Troy (Wis.) and St. Ursula Academy (Toledo, Ohio) round out the first five.

Rounding out the Top 10 were unbeatens Bellarmine (Tacoma, Wash.), Cardinal Gibbons (Raleigh, N.C.) and Granite Bay (Calif.) and once-beaten Mercy (Louisville, Ky.) and Carmel (Ind.).

New to the Top 25 this week are Dike-New Hartford (Dike, Iowa), Coppell (Texas), Bettendorf  (Iowa) and Notre Dame Prep (Pontiac, Mich). All four have previously been ranked this season.


1. (1 last week) The Woodlands (Texas), 36-0
The Highlanders close out the regular season by hosting Oak Ridge (Conroe, Texas) on Tuesday. The game will be Senior Night honoring Madison McDaniel, Kendall Cook, Morgan Eason, Lexi Schnakenburg, Maddie White, Morgan Lanier, Kelly Quinn and Courtney Eckenrode. In addition to its unbeaten varsity, The Woodlands' junior varsity and freshmen teams have combined for a 70-0 record this season.

2. (2) St. James Academy (Lenexa, Kan.), 42-0
The Thunder have yet to lose a set this season. They are 87-0 after beating Blue Valley North and Blue Valley South (Overland Park, Kan.), Washington (Kansas City) and Lawrence (Kan.) last week. Sophomore setter Jenna Gray had 94 assists in the eight games. State tournament play begins Friday.

3. (3) Carroll (Southlake, Texas), 40-1
The Lady Dragons ran their win streak to 29. They beat Central (Keller, Texas) on Tuesday and Keller on Friday, 3-0, and have outscored foes 100-10. They play Timber Creek (Fort Worth) on Tuesday.

4. (4) East Troy (Wis.), 40-0
The Trojans beat Shorewood (Wis.) and New Berlin West, 3-0, to move to 40-0 and win their regional tournament. They play Catholic Memorial (Waukesha, Wis.) on Thursday.

5. (5) St. Ursula Academy (Toledo, Ohio), 26-0
St. Ursula's volleyball team made short work of Perrysburg during a 25-15, 25-15, 25-19 victory in a Division I district final. The Arrows were led by Elizabeth Coil's 13 kills. Next up: regionals.

6. (6) Bellarmine Prep (Tacoma, Wash.), 25-0
They beat Stadium (Tacoma, Wash.) on Thursday and Central Kitsap (Silverdale, Wash.) on Monday. They visit Olympia on Wednesday and have outscored their foes 66-1 this season.

7. (7) Cardinal Gibbons (Raleigh, N.C.), 25-0
The Crusaders have won 75 of 78 sets this season. Their most recent victories were 3-0 wins over Terry Sanford (Fayetteville) last Tuesday and 24-7 McMichael (Mayodan). They play Chapel Hill (N.C.) on Tuesday.

8. (8) Mercy (Louisville, Ky.), 33-1
The Jaguars opened 24th District play with a win over Bullitt East (Mt. Washington).

9. (9) Granite Bay (Calif.), 29-0
In running its streak to 29, Granite Bay has outscored its foes 71-2. Its most recent wins were over Roseville and Nevada Union (Grass Valley). They play Del Oro on Thursday.

10. (10) Carmel (Ind.), 32-1
Since losing to Sacred Heart (Louisville, Ky.), the Greyhounds have won 29 matches and defeated North Central (Indianapolis) in the first round of the state tournament. They play McCutcheon (Lafayette, Ind.) on Tuesday.

11. (11) Torrey Pines (San Diego), 24-1
TPHS has recorded six straight shutouts victories; they visit Poway on Thursday.

12. (12) Lafayette (Wildwood, Mo.), 31-1-1
Since tying 1-1, Lafayette has won 22 straight matches by shutout, including six in a row last Friday and Saturday to win the QND Invitational. Maggie Scott is averaging 11.2 assists per set. Next Up: at Incarnate Word Academy (St. Louis) on Tuesday.

13. (13) Santiago (Corona, Calif.), 30-0
In winning all 30 matches, Santiago has yet to lose a set in 2013 (68-0). Setter Jessie Prichard has 11 assists per game average. They play King (Riverside) on Monday.

14. (14) Veterans Memorial (Mission, Texas), 37-0
The unbeaten Lady Patriots play San Juan Alamo (Pharr, Texas) on Tuesday.

15. (18) Mother McAuley (Chicago), 33-2
The Macs beat Lyons (LaGrange, Ill.) last week and open state regionals on Tuesday.

16. (17) P.K. Yonge (Gainesville, Fla.), 26-1
The Blue Wave beat Santa Fe (Fla.) to win the district title and run their win streak to 20. Up Next: the regional tournament on Wednesday.

17. (21) Churchill (San Antonio), 40-2
Churchill beat Roosevelt (San Antonio) on Tuesday and avenged an Oct. 1 loss to Reagan (San Antonio), 3-1, on Friday. CHS plays Lee on Monday.

18. (20) Horizon (Scottsdale, Ariz.), 32-2
Horizon beat Phoenix foes Pinnacle and Valley Vista and play North Canyon (Phoenix) on Tuesday.

19. (NR) Dike-New Hartford (Dike, Iowa), 39-1
Winners of 32 straight, the Wolverines open regional play on Tuesday by hosting Gladbrook-Reinbeck.

20. (NR) Coppell (Texas), 39-3
Mary-Kate Marshall led Coppell to wins over Marcus (Flower Mound, Texas) and Ryan (Denton, Texas). The regular season ends on Tuesday against Lewisville.

21. (22) Barnstable (Hyannis, Mass.), 16-0
The Red Raiders face tough foes in Medfield and North Quincy this week as they close out the regular season.

22. (NR) Bettendorf (Iowa), 30-2
Bettendorf plays Muscatine on Thursday in the second round of regionals.

23. (23) St. Francis (Wheaton, Ill.), 31-3
They beat at Aurora Central Catholic (Aurora, Ill.) on Monday and Chicago Christian and hold 63-3 edge over opponents this season.

24. (NR) Notre Dame Prep (Pontiac, Mich.), 53-2-1
The Fighting Irish have a 117-5 edge in sets over opponents this season. They begin district action on Monday.

25. (25) Kamehameha (Honolulu), 28-2
The Warriors beat rival Punahou (3-2) to win league title.

Dropped Out:
No. 15 Wellington (Fla.)
No. 16 Dakota (Macomb, Mich.)
No. 19 Fossil Ridge (Fort Collins, Colo.)
No. 24 Mater Dei (Santa Ana, Calif.)