Xcellent 25 National Volleyball Rankings turn 50

THE NEXT 25

26. (NR) Muncie Burris (Ind.), 31-3
Lost to Wapahani and was eliminated from Indiana 2A state playoffs. Muncie Burris has a win over Penn, however, which reached the 4A finals.

27. (NR) Sacred Heart (Louisville, Ky.), 30-10
Eliminated from Kentucky state playoffs. Has four losses to Assumption but has a win over Edison.

28. (NR) Edison (Huntington Beach, Calif.), 21-5
Ranked No. 2 in the Southern Section 1-AA coaches poll.

29. (NR) Penn (Mishawaka, Ind.), 37-1
Reached the Indiana Class 4A state final. Will play Avon on Saturday.

30. (NR) Dos Pueblos (Goleta, Calif.), 24-5
Won the Santa Barbara Tournament of Champions.

31. (NR) Palo Alto (Calif.), 28-3
Has losses to Dos Pueblos, St. Francis and Santa Barbara, but also has a win over Presentation.

32. (NR) Newport Harbor (Newport Beach, Calif.), 20-8
Ranked No. 3 in Southern Section 1-AA coaches poll. Won consolation at Santa Barbara Tournament of Champions.

33. (NR) Mater Dei (Santa Ana, Calif.), 23-8
Ranked No. 4 in Southern Section 1-AA coaches poll.

34. (NR) Marymount (Los Angeles), 23-4
Finished second at the Santa Barbara Tournament of Champions.

35. (NR) Santa Margarita (Rancho Santa Margarita, Calif.), 20-6
Lost in consolation finals at the Santa Barbara Tournament of Champions.

36. (NR) Corona del Mar (Newport Beach, Calif.), 26-3
Finished third at Santa Barbara Tournament of Champions.

37. (NR) Punahou (Honolulu), 15-0
Won Hawaii Division I state championship.

38. (NR) Central Catholic (Portland, Ore.), 28-0
Ranked No. 1 in state of Oregon.

39. (NR) Washburn Rural (Topeka, Kan.), 26-3
Kansas 6A state champion. Losses to Bishop Miege and St. James Academy and has a win over Fayetteville.

40. (24) Fayetteville (Fayetteville, Ark.), 34-2
The Bulldogs fell to Bentonville 3-1 in the Arkansas 7A state championship match after beating Northside (Fort Smith) and Southside (Fort Smith) by 3-0 scores in the previous two rounds. Had a previous win over Bentonville.

41. (25) Bishop Kelley (Tulsa, Okla.), 32-3
Oklahoma Class 6A state champion. Season over. Dropped due to a previous loss to Fayetteville, which lost to Bentonville.

42. (NR) Marist (Chicago), 31-6
Ranked No. 3 in state of Illinois.

43. (NR) Green Hope (Cary, N.C.), 24-1
Top-ranked team in North Carolina.

44. (NR) Hebron (Carrollton, Texas), 30-11
Defending Texas 5A state champion ranked No. 6 in the Texas Girls Coaches Association rankings.

45. (NR) Huntsville (Ala.), 52-5
Alabama Class 6A state champion.

46. (NR) Coppell (Texas), 32-9
Ranked No. 7 in the Texas Girls Coaches Association 5A state rankings.

47. (NR) New Braunfels (Texas), 40-6
Ranked No. 8 in the Texas Girls Coaches Association 5A state rankings.

48. (NR) Cardinal Gibbons (Raleigh, N.C.), 19-3
Seeking third straight North Carolina 3A state championship.

49. (NR) Loudoun County (Leesburg, Va.), 19-1
Top-ranked team in Virginia.

50. (NR) Fontainebleau (Mandeville, La.), 40-1
Top-ranked team in Louisiana.