There has been enough action since releasing our initial 17s Top 50 Club National Rankings that it created plenty of movement. There has been the Northern Lights qualifier, the Tour of Texas stops, Central Zone, plus the Nike Classic and the MLK Invitational to help shape the latest pecking order that has left us with a new No. 1. The debate for being the top-ranked team is just that. A debate. Hou Skyline 17 Royal lands at the top spot based on its performance at the Northern Lights qualifier, where it took first place, as well as going a perfect 7-0 this past weekend at the Houston Tour of Texas stop.

Hou Skyline took a few hits at the first stop in Dallas, but has since rebounded as evidenced by its latest efforts. That, combined with the overall strength of schedule, moved Hou Skyline to the top. Of course, with the Triple Crown NIT approaching this coming weekend, it’ll give a new round of results to sort through and guide our next release set for March. As for the Top 50 below, we spent time going through the results to date and formulated a ranking based on quality wins and losses. You can view the full list below.

vballrecruiter.com’S 17s TOP 50

1. Hou Skyline 17 Royal TX (previous ranking – 4)
2. Arizona Storm 17 Thunder AZ (2)
3. MKE Sting 17 Gold WI (6)
4. 1st Alliance 17 Gold IL (3)
5. ID Crush 17 Bower ID (12)
6. Adidas KiVA 17 Red KY (15)
7. Mich Elite 17 Mizuno MI (7)
8. Surfside 17 Legends Loriann CA (8)
9. Northern Lights 17-1 MN (19)
10. Nebraska One 17 Synergy NE (9)
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11. Excel 17 National Red TX (38)
12. Skyline 17 Royal TX (16)
13. Legacy 17-1 Adidas MI (24)
14. OT 17 Aaron FL (13)
15. Dynasty 17 Black KS (17)
16. Tribe 17 Elite Cardinal FL (1)
17. HJV 17 Elite TX (14)
18. Circle City 17 Purple IN (18)
19. TAV 17 Black Jon TX (5)
20. AVC Cle 17 Red OH (11)
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21. Adrenaline 17 Ben IA (n/r)
22. A5 17 Calvin GA (21)
23. Drive Nation 17 Red TX (29)
24. Wave 17 Juliana CA (28)
25. Austin Skyline 17 Royal TX (10)
26. VCNebraska 17 Elite NE (37)
27. Madfrog 17 Green TX (26)
28. MAVS KC 17-1 KS (22)
29. GP 17 Rox FL (23)
30. NorCal 17-1 Black CA (33)
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31. Coast 17 Rodrigo CA (25)
32. Vision 17 Gold CA (35)
33. HPSTL 17 Royal MO (42)
34. Mizuno Long Beach 17 Rockstar CA (30)
35. Metro 17 Travel DC (32)
36. OT 17 O Felix FL (31)
37. Tri-State Elite 17 Blue OH (45)
38. Alamo 17 Premier TX (20)
39. Spike and Serve 17-1 HA (n/r)
40. Rockwood Thunder 17 Elite MO (48)
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41. AJV 17 Mizuno TX (36)
42. Sports Academy 17 Jen Premier CA (n/r)
43. Co Jrs 17 Kevin CO (34)
44. NKYVC 17-1 Tsunami KY (40)
45. Premier Nebraska 17 Gold NE (41)
46. Club V 17 Ren Reed UT (n/r)
47. AVA TX 17 Adidas TX (50)
48. Rage 17 Greg CA (n/r)
49. NE Elite 17-1 NE (n/r)
50. SG Elite 17 Rosh CA (n/r)

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ON THE CUSP

Forza1 North 17 One CA
KC Power 17 Black KS
Triangle 17 Black NC
No Name 17 Sara FL
Mintonette Sports m.71 OH
TAV 17 Black Haroun TX
Absolute 17 Black CA