IL · USAV Great Lakes Region
Adversity VBC South is a volleyball club based in Wood Dale, IL. It fields 4 teams in the 2024-25 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 2024-25 it fielded four boys teams aged 16 to 18.
Its boys program ranks #87 nationally and #11 of 42 in IL for 2024-25, on a Club Score of 1,492. That places it in the Emerging tier, the band VolleyLens assigns from Club Score. Of its 4 teams, 3 rate Elite, meaning an Elo of 1700 or better.
Across the season its teams played 278 matches and won 162 of them, a 58% win rate. Its strongest team, Adversity South 18-Adidas, is #3 nationally, at 2,205 Elo on a 60-14 record.
Teams averaged 70 matches each over the season. The club entered 12 events between 19 October and 4 July, a season of about 8 months. Of those, 3 were Elite or Premier events — the strongest fields on the calendar.
Those events were held in six states, with eight of 12 outside IL. Destinations included FL, IN, WI, CA and PA. 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.
#87 nationally · Club Score 1492
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 2024-25 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 | 2205 (Elite) | 60-14 | 81% |
| Adversity South 17-Adidas | Boys | 17 | 1991 (Elite) | 38-33 | 54% |
| Adversity South 16-Addias | Boys | 16 | 1826 (Elite) | 31-29 | 52% |
| Adversity South 18-Purple | Boys | 18 | 1597 (Competitive) | 33-40 | 45% |
Where Adversity VBC South competed in the 2024-25 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 124 | 6-4 | Adversity South 17-Adidas — 17 Open: 6-4 |
| AAU Boys National Volleyball Championships-Wave 1 (Elite) | Orlando, FL | #1 of 124 | 16-13 | Adversity South 18-Adidas — 18 Open: 8-1; Adversity South 18-Purple — 18 Premier: 2-8; Adversity South 16-Addias — 16 Premier: 6-4 |
| 2025 AAU/JVA Windy City Round-Up (Competitive) | Chicago, IL | #7 of 124 | 17-14 | Adversity South 18-Purple — 18 Premier: 5-3; Adversity South 17-Adidas — 17 Open: 4-4; Adversity South 18-Adidas — 18 Open: 5-3; Adversity South 16-Addias — 16 Open: 3-4 |
| 317 Pre-National Boys Showdown (Regional) | Indianapolis, IN | #42 of 124 | 7-3 | Adversity South 18-Purple — 17-18 Club: 4-1; Adversity South 16-Addias — 15-16 Open: 3-2 |
| 2025 Mizuno SPVB Presidents Day Challenge (Regional) | Aurora, IL | #44 of 124 | 14-7 | Adversity South 17-Adidas — 18/17 Boys: 3-2; Adversity South 18-Purple — 18/17 Boys: 3-3; Adversity South 18-Adidas — 18/17 Boys: 4-1; Adversity South 16-Addias — 16/15 Boys: 4-1 |
| 2025 Nike Steel City Boys Championships (Regional) | Pittsburgh, PA | #17 of 124 | 16-8 | Adversity South 16-Addias — 16 Open: 3-2; Adversity South 18-Purple — 18 Open: 1-4; Adversity South 18-Adidas — 18 Open: 6-1; Adversity South 17-Adidas — 17 Open: 6-1 |
| 2025 AAU/JVA Brew City Battle (Competitive) | Milwaukee, WI | #11 of 124 | 14-8 | Adversity South 17-Adidas — 17 Open: 3-2; Adversity South 16-Addias — 16 Open: 3-2; Adversity South 18-Adidas — 18 Open: 6-1; Adversity South 18-Purple — 18 Premier: 2-3 |
| 2025 SoCal Cup: The Open Championship (Premier) | Los Angeles, CA | #4 of 124 | 4-3 | Adversity South 17-Adidas — 17 Open: 4-3 |
| 2024 Midwest Boys Point Series #1 - Milwaukee, WI (Regional) | Menomonee Falls, WI | #41 of 124 | 5-10 | Adversity South 17-Adidas — 17 Open: 0-5; Adversity South 18-Purple — 18 Open: 3-2; Adversity South 18-Adidas — 18 Open: 2-3 |
| 2024 AAU/JVA Chi-Town Boys Challenge (Competitive) | Chicago, IL | #13 of 124 | 11-9 | Adversity South 17-Adidas — 17 Open: 2-3; Adversity South 16-Addias — 16 Open: 2-3; Adversity South 18-Purple — 18 Premier: 3-2; Adversity South 18-Adidas — 18 Open: 4-1 |
| 2024 AAU/JVA Brickyard Battle (Competitive) | Indianapolis, IN | #5 of 124 | 18-15 | Adversity South 18-Adidas — 18 Open: 9-1; Adversity South 16-Addias — 16 Open: 3-5; Adversity South 17-Adidas — 17 Open: 4-5; Adversity South 18-Purple — 18 Premier: 2-4 |
| THE Point Series 15-18's 2024 (Competitive) | IL | #12 of 124 | 23-17 | Adversity South 16-Addias — 16/15 Open: 4-6; Adversity South 18-Adidas — 18/17 Open: 10-0; Adversity South 17-Adidas — 18/17 Open: 6-4; Adversity South 18-Purple — 18/17 Open: 3-7 |