Category Archives: volleyball
Updated Girls VBall State Top 20
It will be No. 1 Santa Margarita meeting No. 2 Mater Dei in the CIF Southern Section Division I championship. One of the teams moving up the most this week, however, is new No. 4 Ventura, which is in the CIFSS D2 finals. Others coming up include Long Beach Poly, Santa Fe Christian and Pitman […]
Updated Girls VBall State Top 20
We have our first significant upset of the playoffs and no surprise it comes in the CIF Southern Section Division I bracket where San Juan Hills is ousted in Tuesday’s first round by Great Oak of Temecula. Since Tuesday results count in our state rankings, that causes some changes this week, including Ramona of the […]
Updated Girls VBall State Top 20
Results from the Stockton Classic and SoCal Invitational don’t cause any changes at the top, but do create a lot of movement from No. 13 and downward. That’s how both Sacred Heart Cathedral and Canyon Crest Academy earned their new rankings, although one has already lost this week. The CIF state office also confirmed last […]
Wake Up Calls For No. 1 Mitty
State’s top-ranked girls volleyball team almost loses Saturday in a morning match at the Stockton Classic, but ends up winning the title in the event’s top division and needs to overcome a 12-7 deficit in the deciding third game. The Monarchs’ 24-26, 25-21, 15-12 triumph over league rival Sacred Heart Cathedral will keep them No. […]
Updated Girls VBall State Top 20
Mater Dei has to fall from No. 1 after a second loss to Santa Margarita. Since previous No. 2 Archibishop Mitty has a win over Santa Margarita, it’s been elevated to the top this week. It’s also a big rise this week for Marymount of Los Angeles, which hasn’t lost to any other team from […]
Updated Girls VBall State Top 20
San Diego area teams La Costa Canyon and Santa Fe Christian make strong moves, but the top of the order stays the same after developments at the Nike Tournament of Champions in Arizona. No. 1 Mater Dei and No. 2 Mitty, however, both had their chances to be mythical national champion diminished.
Updated Girls VBall State Top 20
California’s top two teams, plus many others, will face national-level competition this weekend at the Nike Tournament of Champions in Arizona. One darkhorse team to watch in that event is Redondo, which pushed state and national No. 1 Mater Dei to five games in a match last weekend. For this week’s NorCal Volleyball Top 20 […]
First 2016 Girls VBall State Top 20
Mater Dei of Santa Ana rides early win over Archbishop Mitty to No. 1 national and state rankings. Mitty then helps out by winning the title last week at Durango Fall Classic in Las Vegas. These first rankings also see six teams from insanely-tough West Catholic Athletic League all get placed high.
Girls VB Rankings Returning
Beginning next week, since we will be doing the new FAB 50 national rankings for FloVolleyball.com and because we’re getting extra help from our partners at SportStars, we will be resuming a State Top 20 ranking each week for the rest of the season in girls volleyball.