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Carolina Union Volleyball Club is a volleyball club based in Charlotte, NC, ranked as high as #65 nationally by VolleyLens. It fields 6 teams in the 2025-26 season. VolleyLens has tracked the club from the 2025-26 season through 2025-26 across 43 team-seasons.
37 teams · Ages 11–18
6 teams · Ages 16–18
Written from this club's match results and rankings, and updated whenever they are. Nothing here is estimated.
Carolina Union Volleyball Club is a club volleyball program based in Charlotte, NC, competing in the Carolina region. In 2025-26 it fielded 43 teams across both programs — 37 girls teams aged 11 to 18 and six boys teams aged 16 to 18.
Its boys program ranks #158 nationally and #3 of 19 in NC for 2025-26, on a Club Score of 1,457. That places it in the Elite tier, the band VolleyLens assigns from Club Score. Of its 6 teams, 2 rate Elite, meaning an Elo of 1700 or better.
Across the season its teams played 333 matches and won 192 of them, a 58% win rate. Its strongest team, CUVC 17-1 boys, is #35 nationally and #4 in NC, at 1,983 Elo on a 57-19 record.
Teams averaged 56 matches each over the season. The club entered 14 events between 1 November and 7 July, a season of about 8 months. Of those, 5 were Elite or Premier events — the strongest fields on the calendar.
Those events were held in nine states, with 11 of 14 outside NC. Destinations included FL, GA, IL, AZ, OH, SC, TN and VA. Travel is described here in trips and destinations rather than cost, because event locations carry no distances.
<p>Carolina Union Volleyball Club (CUVC) is dedicated to training players at every level of the game, emphasizing mastery of essential skills at a high level. The club operates a volleyball-only 6-court facility in the Charlotte area featuring a state-of-the-art orthopedic subfloor. CUVC hosts multiple competitive tournaments including the Carolina Kickoff, Girls AAU Southern Power, and Carolina Challenge.</p><p><strong>Competitive Level:</strong> Regional competitor with tournament hosting capability</p><p><strong>Facilities:</strong> Volleyball-only 6-court facility in Charlotte with state-of-the-art orthopedic subfloor.</p>
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#158 nationally · Club Score 1457
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| Season | Division | Rank | Club Score | Teams |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2025-26 | Girls | #65 | 1953 | 37 |
| 2025-26 | Boys | #158 | 1457 | 6 |
| 2024-25 | Boys | #150 | 1382 | 6 |
Every team Carolina Union Volleyball Club 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% |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| CUVC 17-1 boys | Boys | 17 | 1983 (Elite) | 57-19 | 75% |
| CUVC 18-1 boys | Boys | 18 | 1775 (Elite) | 48-29 | 62% |
| CUVC 16-1 boys | Boys | 16 | 1698 (Premier) | 41-31 | 57% |
| CUVC 18-2 boys | Boys | 18 | 1548 (Competitive) | 21-26 | 45% |
| CUVC 17-2 boys | Boys | 17 | 1471 (Developing) | 9-18 | 33% |
| CUVC 16-2 boys | Boys | 16 | 1437 (Developing) | 16-18 | 47% |
Where Carolina Union Volleyball Club 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 384 | 9-3 | CUVC 17-1 boys — 17 Premier: 9-3 |
| AAU Boys National Volleyball Championships-Wave 1 (Elite) | Orlando, FL | #1 of 384 | 20-4 | CUVC 18-1 boys — 18 Club: 11-2; CUVC 16-1 boys — 16 Club: 9-2 |
| 2026 AAU/JVA Windy City Round-Up (Premier) | Chicago, IL | #7 of 384 | 11-13 | CUVC 16-1 boys — 16 Premier: 3-4; CUVC 17-1 boys — 17 Open: 4-4; CUVC 18-1 boys — 18 Open: 4-5 |
| 2026 BOYS Charlotte JVA Challenge (Regional) | Charlotte, NC | #103 of 384 | 7-8 | CUVC 18-1 boys — 18 Boys: 3-2; CUVC 17-1 boys — 18 Boys: 2-3; CUVC 16-1 boys — 16 Boys: 2-3 |
| 2026 NIKE Big South National Qualifier WKND 2 (Regional) | Atlanta, GA | #260 of 384 | 6-1 | CUVC 15-National2 — 15 Challenge: 6-1 |
| 2026 Appalachian Power League - Rise & Grind (Regional) | Bermuda Run, NC | #84 of 384 | 20-11 | CUVC 16-2 boys — 16 Boys: 1-4; CUVC 17-2 boys — 17 Boys: 1-3; CUVC 18-2 boys — 18 Boys: 4-1; CUVC 18-1 boys — 18 Boys: 5-2; CUVC 16-1 boys — 16 Boys: 4-1; CUVC 17-1 boys — 17 Boys: 5-0 |
| The Carolina Crown-2026 (Regional) | Raleigh, NC | #76 of 384 | 18-13 | CUVC 18-2 boys — 18U Boys - Premier: 5-1; CUVC 18-1 boys — 18U Boys - Open: 3-2; CUVC 16-2 boys — 16U Boys - Premier: 3-2; CUVC 16-1 boys — 16U Boys - Open: 1-4; CUVC 17-1 boys — 18U Boys - Open: 4-1; CUVC 17-2 boys — 18U Boys - Premier: 2-3 |
| 2026 UA Presidents Day Invitational (Regional) | Knoxville & Sevierville, TN | #138 of 384 | 27-17 | CUVC 18-1 boys — 18 Boys : 6-2; CUVC 17-1 boys — 18 Boys : 7-1; CUVC 16-2 boys — 16 Boys : 1-6; CUVC 18-2 boys — 18 Boys : 4-3; CUVC 16-1 boys — 16 Boys : 6-1; CUVC 17-2 boys — 18 Boys : 3-4 |
| Boys 2026 Beast of the Southeast (Regional) | Suwannee, GA | #104 of 384 | 9-16 | CUVC 17-1 boys — 18 /17 Open: 3-2; CUVC 18-1 boys — 18 /17 Open: 2-2; CUVC 18-2 boys — 18 /17 Open: 0-5; CUVC 16-2 boys — 14/16/15 Club: 3-2; CUVC 16-1 boys — 15/16 Open: 1-5 |
| 2026 Mizuno Southwest Boys Classic NQ by First Pt (Elite) | Phoenix, AZ | #3 of 384 | 15-9 | CUVC 18-2 boys — 18 USA: 2-5; CUVC 18-1 boys — 18 USA: 5-3; CUVC 17-1 boys — 17 USA: 8-1 |
| 2026 The Nike Classic (Regional) | Columbus, OH | #96 of 384 | 6-2 | CUVC 16-1 boys — 16 Boys: 6-2 |
| AAU River City Reindeer Rumble 2025 (Regional) | Glen Allen, VA | #101 of 384 | 20-12 | CUVC 18-2 boys — 18 Boys: 2-3; CUVC 16-1 boys — 16 Boys: 4-2; CUVC 17-1 boys — 17 Boys: 5-0; CUVC 17-2 boys — 17 Boys: 1-4; CUVC 16-2 boys — 16 Boys: 3-2; CUVC 18-1 boys — 18 Boys: 5-1 |
| BOYS Battle at the Border, powered by JVA and AAU (Competitive) | Rock Hill, SC | #39 of 384 | 19-16 | CUVC 16-1 boys — 15-16 Open: 3-2; CUVC 17-1 boys — 17-18 Open: 4-3; CUVC 18-2 boys — 17-18 Club: 3-2; CUVC 17-2 boys — 17-18 Club: 2-4; CUVC 18-1 boys — 17-18 Open: 2-3; CUVC 16-2 boys — 15-16 Club: 5-2 |
| 2025 AAU/JVA Chi-Town Boys Challenge (Elite) | Chicago, IL | #4 of 384 | 11-17 | CUVC 18-2 boys — 18 Premier: 1-6; CUVC 16-1 boys — 16 Premier: 2-5; CUVC 17-1 boys — 17 Premier: 6-1; CUVC 18-1 boys — 18 Open: 2-5 |