IL · USAV Great Lakes Region
Adversity VBC South is a volleyball club based in Wood Dale, IL. It fields 3 teams in the 2025-26 season.
3 teams · Ages 17, 18
Written from this club's match results and rankings, and updated whenever they are. Nothing here is estimated.
Adversity VBC South is a club volleyball program based in Wood Dale, IL, competing in the Great Lakes region. In 2025-26 it fielded three boys teams aged 17 to 18.
Its boys program ranks #256 nationally and #23 of 45 in IL for 2025-26, on a Club Score of 1,321. That places it in the Emerging tier, the band VolleyLens assigns from Club Score. Of its 3 teams, 2 rate Elite, meaning an Elo of 1700 or better.
Across the season its teams played 224 matches and won 119 of them, a 53% win rate. Its strongest team, Adversity South 18 Adidas, is #14 nationally and #6 in IL, at 2,206 Elo on a 55-27 record.
Teams averaged 75 matches each over the season. The club entered 13 events between 25 October and 7 July, a season of about 8 months. Of those, 7 were Elite or Premier events — the strongest fields on the calendar.
Those events were held in six states, with six of 13 outside IL. Destinations included FL, AZ, IN, KY and WI. Travel is described here in trips and destinations rather than cost, because event locations carry no distances.
Everything below — teams, statistics and rankings — is for this season and program. Pick another from Season History.
#256 nationally · Club Score 1321
Every season and division VolleyLens has ranked for Adversity VBC South. Pick one to focus this page on it.
| Season | Division | Rank | Club Score | Teams |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2025-26 | Boys | #256 | 1321 | 3 |
| 2024-25 | Boys | #87 | 1492 | 4 |
Every team Adversity VBC South fielded in the 2025-26 season, with its age group, national rank and win-loss record. Elo rating measures strength from results: it rises faster for beating strong opponents than for beating weak ones, so a team that plays up is not punished for losing.
| Team | Program | Age | Elo | Record | Win% |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Adversity South 18 Adidas | Boys | 18 | 2206 (Elite) | 55-27 | 67% |
| Adversity South 17 Adidas | Boys | 17 | 1898 (Elite) | 47-37 | 56% |
| Adversity South 17-Purple | Boys | 17 | 1431 (Developing) | 17-41 | 29% |
Where Adversity VBC South competed in the 2025-26 season: every tournament its teams played, the host city, how strong the event was, and what each team's record was there. It shows how far the club travels and the level of competition it takes on.
Elite, Premier, Competitive and Regional rate the strength of each event's field, from where it ranks nationally against every other tournament that season. An Elite event draws hundreds of teams from across the country; a Regional one is a local weekend.
| Tournament | Location | National Rank | Record | Teams |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| AAU Boys National Volleyball Championships-Wave 2 (Elite) | Orlando, FL | #2 of 368 | 5-5 | Adversity South 17 Adidas — 17 Premier: 5-5 |
| AAU Boys National Volleyball Championships-Wave 1 (Elite) | Orlando, FL | #1 of 368 | 7-4 | Adversity South 18 Adidas — 18 Open: 7-4 |
| 2026 AAU/JVA Windy City Round-Up (Premier) | Chicago, IL | #7 of 368 | 8-8 | Adversity South 18 Adidas — 18 Open: 3-5; Adversity South 17 Adidas — 17 Open: 5-3 |
| 317 Pre-National Boys Showdown (Competitive) | Indianapolis, IN | #19 of 368 | 9-3 | Adversity South 17 Adidas — 17-18 Open: 2-3; Adversity South 18 Adidas — 17-18 Open: 7-0 |
| 2026 Mizuno SPVB Presidents Day Challenge (Competitive) | Aurora, IL | #23 of 368 | 10-6 | Adversity South 17-Purple — 18/17 Boys: 1-4; Adversity South 18 Adidas — 18/17 Boys: 4-1; Adversity South 17 Adidas — 18/17 Boys: 5-1 |
| 2026 AAU/JVA Brew City Battle 14U-18U Open/Premier (Premier) | Milwaukee, WI | #9 of 368 | 8-8 | Adversity South 17-Purple — 17 Premier Blue: 0-5; Adversity South 18 Adidas — 18 Open: 5-1; Adversity South 17 Adidas — 17 Open: 3-2 |
| 2026 Mizuno Southwest Boys Classic NQ by First Pt (Elite) | Phoenix, AZ | #3 of 368 | 13-10 | Adversity South 18 Adidas — 18 Open: 4-3; Adversity South 17-Purple — 17 USA: 3-5; Adversity South 17 Adidas — 17 Open: 6-2 |
| 2026 AAU Windy City Boys Grand Prix (Competitive) | Bedford, IL | #33 of 368 | 13-6 | Adversity South 18 Adidas — 18 Open: 6-0; Adversity South 17 Adidas — 17 Open: 4-3; Adversity South 17-Purple — 17 Club : 3-3 |
| Boys Winter Invitational (Premier) | Louisville, KY | #6 of 368 | 13-11 | Adversity South 17 Adidas — 17 Elite: 7-2; Adversity South 18 Adidas — 18 Elite: 3-4; Adversity South 17-Purple — 17 Club: 3-5 |
| THE Point Series 17/18s #3 2025 (Competitive) | Bedford Park, IL | #16 of 368 | 9-10 | Adversity South 17 Adidas — 17/18 Open: 3-3; Adversity South 17-Purple — 17/18 Premier: 2-5; Adversity South 18 Adidas — 17/18 Open: 4-2 |
| THE Point Series 17/18s #2 2025 (Competitive) | Cicero, IL | #18 of 368 | 7-11 | Adversity South 18 Adidas — 17/18 Open: 3-3; Adversity South 17-Purple — 17/18 Premier: 2-4; Adversity South 17 Adidas — 17/18 Open: 2-4 |
| 2025 AAU/JVA Chi-Town Boys Challenge (Elite) | Chicago, IL | #4 of 368 | 9-13 | Adversity South 18 Adidas — 18 Open: 4-3; Adversity South 17-Purple — 17 Premier: 2-5; Adversity South 17 Adidas — 17 Open: 3-5 |
| THE Point Series 17/18s #1 2025 (Competitive) | Bedford Park, IL | #26 of 368 | 8-10 | Adversity South 17 Adidas — 17/18 Open: 2-4; Adversity South 17-Purple — 17/18 Premier: 1-5; Adversity South 18 Adidas — 17/18 Open: 5-1 |