It’s been three weeks since the first 18s national qualifiers of the season. We dropped our initial 18s Top 50 National Rankings beforehand. Since their release, a total of six national qualifiers have been played, plus other tournaments and regional action from around the country. That’s delivered enough results to release the latest update to the 18s rankings.

For starters, we have a new No. 1 team! Coast 18 Ozhan opened the season holding the top spot but has been replaced by Drive Nation 18 Red, which as double-qualified in winning both the Lone Star Classic and Florida Fest qualifiers. Drive Nation has just one loss at those two events. As expected, there was quite a bit of movement elsewhere too. Gainesville 18 Black made a big, big jump, going from No. 47 in our initial rankings to No. 7 in this update after qualifying in Florida! Other big movers were Mintonette Sports m.81 (No. 35 to No. 13) and Arizona Storm 18 Thunder (No. 32 to No. 16), as well as Triangle 18 Black (No. 46 to No. 22).

vballrecruiter.com’s 18s Top 50 National Rankings

1. Drive Nation 18 Red (TX) (5 previous ranking)

2. 1st Alliance 18 Gold (IL) (2)

3. Premier Nebraska 18 Gold (NE) (4)

4. Sunshine 18 LA (CA) (10)

5. Coast 18 Ozhan (CA) (1)

6. Wave 18 Juliana (CA) (3)

7. Gainesville 18 Black (FL) (47)

8. MAVS KC 1801 (KS) (11)

9. MN Select 18-1 (MN) (12)

10. Club V 18 Ren Reed (UT) (14)

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11. Skyline 18 Royal (TX) (25)

12. A5 18 Marc (GA) (6)

13. Mintonette Sports m.81 (OH) (35)

14. Circle City 18 Purple (IN) (16)

15. Metro 18 Travel (DC) (9)

16. Arizona Storm 18 Thunder (AZ) (32)

17. NPJ 18 Forefront (OR) (30)

18. Legacy 18 Adidas (MI) (26)

19. AVC Cle 18 Red (OH) (27)

20. HJV 18 Elite (TX) (17)

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21. Hou Skyline 18 Royal (TX) (23)

22. Triangle 18 Black (NC) (46)

23. Madfrog 18 Green (TX) (13)

24. AZ Rev 18 Premier (AZ) (7)

25. Munciana 18 Samurai (IN) (15)

26. Adidas KiVA 18 Red (KY) (22)

27. Tri-State Elite 18 Blue (OH) (n/r)

28. Mizuno Long Beach 18 Rockstar (CA) (21)

29. Northern Lights 18-1 (MN) (45)

30. KC Power 18-1 (KS) (40)

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31. MKE Sting 18 Gold (WI) (24)

32. Rockwood Thunder 18 Elite (MO) (33)

33. Iowa Rockets 18R (IO) (n/r)

34. NKYVC 18-1 Tsunami (KY) (50)

35. Elevation 18 Spinney (OH) (34)

36. Dynasty 18 Black (KS) (31)

37. OT 18 John (FL) (8)

38. TAV 18 Black (TX) (20)

39. Actyve 18 Black (CA) (n/r)

40. FC Elite 18 Elite (WI) (36)

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41. Alamo 18 Premier (TX) (19)

42. Tstreet 18 Chandler (CA) (n/r)

43. AJV 18 Adidas (TX) (18)

44. Excel 18 National Red (TX) (39)

45. Mich Elite 18 Mizuno (MI) (29)

46. Paramount 18 VBC (VA) (43)

47. Adversity 18 Adidas (IL) (n/r)

48. South County 18 Darice (UT) (n/r)

49. Rev 18-1 Avengers (IN) (37)

50. Absolute 18 Black (CA) (38)

ON THE CUSP

Union 18-1 UA (KY)

Legacy 18 Elite (CA)

Co Jrs 18 Doug (CO)

A4-Volley 18 Joaco (CA)

VC United 18 Elite (IL)

GP 18 Rox (FL)

Jupiter Elite 18E (FL)

Top Select 18 Elite (FL)

Academy 18 Diamond (NC)

Tx Performance 18-1 (TX)

Topeka Impact (KS)

NorCal 18-1 Black (CA)

OJVA 18-1 Gold (OR)