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Central Jersey Heat VBC is a volleyball club based in South Plainfield, NJ, ranked as high as #1023 nationally by VolleyLens. It fields 29 teams in the 2025-26 season. VolleyLens has tracked the club from the 2025-26 season through 2025-26 across 28 team-seasons.
28 teams · Ages 13–18
1 team · Ages 16
Written from this club's match results and rankings, and updated whenever they are. Nothing here is estimated.
Central Jersey Heat VBC is a club volleyball program based in South Plainfield, NJ, competing in the Garden Empire region. In 2025-26 it fielded 29 teams across both programs — 28 girls teams aged 13 to 18 and one boys team aged 16.
Its girls program ranks #1,023 nationally and #15 of 60 in NJ for 2025-26, on a Club Score of 1,515. That places it in the Competitive tier, the band VolleyLens assigns from Club Score.
Across the season its teams played 566 matches and won 209 of them, a 37% win rate. Its strongest team, CJHEAT 13-1, is #786 nationally and #65 in NJ, at 1,678 Elo on a 15-3 record.
Teams averaged 20 matches each over the season. The club entered 42 events between 10 January and 3 July, a season of about 6 months. Of those, 6 were Elite or Premier events — the strongest fields on the calendar.
Those events were held in seven states, with 28 of 42 outside NJ. Destinations included NY, PA, MA, FL, CT and DC. 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.
#1023 nationally · Club Score 1515
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| Season | Division | Rank | Club Score | Teams |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2025-26 | Girls | #1023 | 1515 | 28 |
| 2025-26 | Boys | #797 | 844 | 1 |
Every team Central Jersey Heat VBC 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% |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| CJHEAT 13-1 | Girls | 13 | 1678 (Premier) | 15-3 | 83% |
| CJHEAT 15-National | Girls | 15 | 1657 (Premier) | 33-17 | 66% |
| CJ Heat 13-National | Girls | 13 | 1641 (Premier) | 13-6 | 68% |
| CJHEAT 14-1 | Girls | 14 | 1606 (Premier) | 20-10 | 67% |
| CJ Heat 14-National | Girls | 14 | 1535 (Competitive) | 9-9 | 50% |
| CJHEAT 14-2 | Girls | 14 | 1505 (Competitive) | 15-14 | 52% |
| CJ Heat Boys 16 | Boys | 16 | 1474 (Developing) | 8-13-2 | 35% |
| CJ Heat 14-Black 2 | Girls | 14 | 1465 (Developing) | 3-3 | 50% |
| CJ Heat 15-Black 2 | Girls | 15 | 1440 (Developing) | 2-3 | 40% |
| CJHEAT 15-2 | Girls | 15 | 1412 (Developing) | 13-17 | 43% |
| CJ Heat 15-Black 3 | Girls | 15 | 1397 (Emerging) | 2-3 | 40% |
| CJ HEAT 15-Gold | Girls | 15 | 1384 (Emerging) | 4-7 | 36% |
| CJ Heat 13-Black 2 | Girls | 13 | 1378 (Emerging) | 1-4 | 20% |
| CJ Heat 16-Black 2 | Girls | 16 | 1373 (Emerging) | 1-4 | 20% |
| CJHEAT 13-2 | Girls | 13 | 1365 (Emerging) | 5-9 | 36% |
| CJ Heat 15-Black 4 | Girls | 15 | 1361 (Emerging) | 1-4 | 20% |
| CJHEAT 16-2 | Girls | 16 | 1353 (Emerging) | 9-18 | 33% |
| CJ Heat 16-Black 3 | Girls | 16 | 1349 (Emerging) | 1-4 | 20% |
| CJHEAT 17-National | Girls | 17 | 1326 (Emerging) | 13-34 | 28% |
| CJHEAT 16-National | Girls | 16 | 1290 (Emerging) | 14-30 | 32% |
| CJ Heat 14-Black 3 | Girls | 14 | 1282 (Emerging) | 0-5 | 0% |
| CJHEAT 16-3 | Girls | 16 | 1275 (Emerging) | 6-16 | 27% |
| CJHEAT 15-3 | Girls | 15 | 1273 (Emerging) | 9-21 | 30% |
| CJHEAT 15-4 | Girls | 15 | 1208 (Emerging) | 6-18 | 25% |
| CJHEAT 14-3 | Girls | 14 | 1181 (Emerging) | 3-22 | 12% |
| CJHEAT 16-4 | Girls | 16 | 1170 (Emerging) | 1-12 | 8% |
| CJHEAT 18-2 | Girls | 18 | 1140 (Emerging) | 4-24 | 14% |
| CJHEAT 18-National | Girls | 18 | 1137 (Emerging) | 5-31 | 14% |
| CJ Heat 16-Black 4 | Girls | 16 | 1126 (Emerging) | 1-9 | 10% |
Where Central Jersey Heat VBC 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 Girls National Volleyball Championships-Wave 5 (Regional) | Orlando, FL | #492 of 3,214 | 4-7 | CJ HEAT 15-Gold — 15 Ascend: 4-7 |
| AAU Girls National Volleyball Championships-Wave 4 (Competitive) | Orlando, FL | #100 of 3,214 | 7-14 | CJHEAT 15-National — 15 Select: 6-5; CJHEAT 16-National — 16 Select: 1-9 |
| 2026 May Madness (Competitive) | Manheim, PA | #333 of 3,214 | 10-16 | CJHEAT 17-National — 17 American: 3-3; CJHEAT 15-National — 15 National: 3-2; CJ Heat 16-Black 4 — 16 Club: 0-5; CJ Heat 14-National — 14 American: 2-3; CJHEAT 16-National — 16 American: 2-3 |
| GEVA Girls 15 Club Regionals (Regional) | Various, NY | #1215 of 3,214 | 2-9 | CJHEAT 15-2 — 15 Flight 3: Downstate Athletic: 1-3; CJHEAT 15-3 — 15 Flight 3: Downstate Athletic: 0-4; CJHEAT 15-4 — 15 Flight 6: Center Court: 1-2 |
| 1 SPOT - GEVA ATH Xtreme 18 Spring Final (Regional) | Hackettstown, NJ | #2577 of 3,214 | 0-3 | CJHEAT 18-National — 18 Club: 0-3 |
| 2026 Boardwalk Block Party (Competitive) | Atlantic City, NJ | #367 of 3,214 | 32-44 | CJHEAT 15-National — 15 American: 7-0; CJ Heat 13-National — 13 American: 7-0; CJ Heat 15-Black 3 — 15 Club: 2-3; CJ Heat 16-Black 3 — 16 Club: 1-4; CJHEAT 18-2 — 18 American: 1-4; CJ Heat 16-Black 2 — 16 American: 1-4; CJ Heat 15-Black 2 — 15 American: 2-3; CJ Heat 13-Black 2 — 13 American: 1-4; CJ Heat 14-Black 2 — 14 Club: 3-3; CJ Heat 14-Black 3 — 14 Club: 0-5; CJ Heat 16-Black 4 — 16 Club: 1-4; CJ Heat 15-Black 4 — 15 Club: 1-4; CJHEAT 17-National — 17 American: 2-3; CJ Heat 14-National — 14 American: 3-3 |
| GEVA Girls 17 Club 3 (Regional) | Various, NY | #1846 of 3,214 | 4-1 | CJHEAT 17-National — 17 Iron Peak 2: 4-1 |
| GEVA Girls 14 Club 3 (Regional) | Various, NY | #1797 of 3,214 | 1-6 | CJHEAT 14-3 — 14 Iron Peak 3: 0-3; CJHEAT 14-2 — 14 Iron Peak 3: 1-3 |
| GEVA Girls 13 Club 3 (Regional) | Various, NY | #1751 of 3,214 | 1-3 | CJHEAT 13-2 — 13 Center Court: 1-3 |
| 2026 NIKE Boston National Qualifier #3 (Competitive) | Boston, MA | #107 of 3,214 | 8-27 | CJHEAT 18-National — 18 Club: 2-4; CJHEAT 17-National — 17 Liberty: 0-7; CJHEAT 16-National — 16 American Red: 2-5; CJHEAT 14-1 — 14 Liberty: 2-6; CJHEAT 18-2 — 18 Club: 2-5 |
| 2026 Northeast Qualifier 4 (13,15ULA,16C) (Premier) | Philadelphia, PA | #89 of 3,214 | 8-6 | CJHEAT 15-National — 15 American Red: 6-1; CJ Heat 13-National — 13 American: 2-5 |
| GEVA Girls 16 Club 3 (Regional) | Various, NY | #1336 of 3,214 | 1-6 | CJHEAT 16-3 — 16 Center Court 2: 0-3; CJHEAT 16-2 — 16 Center Court 1: 1-3 |
| 2026 Northeast Qualifier 3 (11,12,14,16A) (Premier) | Philadelphia, PA | #49 of 3,214 | 5-9 | CJHEAT 16-National — 16 American Red: 1-6; CJ Heat 14-National — 14 American Blue: 4-3 |
| GEVA Girls 15 Club 3 (Regional) | Various, NY | #1637 of 3,214 | 8-9 | CJHEAT 15-2 — 15 Center Court 1: 1-3; CJHEAT 15-National — 15 Center Court 1: 5-0; CJHEAT 15-3 — 15 Center Court 2: 1-3; CJHEAT 15-4 — 15 Center Court 2: 1-3 |
| GEVA Girls 18 Open 3 (Regional) | Various, NY | #1090 of 3,214 | 1-6 | CJHEAT 18-National — 18 Iron Peak 1: 1-3; CJHEAT 18-2 — 18 Iron Peak 1: 0-3 |
| 2026 Northeast Qualifier 2 (15O, 16OUL, 17ULA) (Elite) | Philadelphia, PA | #23 of 3,214 | 0-7 | CJHEAT 17-National — 17 American Red: 0-7 |
| FULL-GEVA ATH Xtreme 16 Volleyfest (Regional) | Hackettstown, NJ | #2775 of 3,214 | 2-5 | CJHEAT 16-2 — 16: 0-3; CJHEAT 16-3 — 16: 2-2 |
| 2026 Northeast Qualifier 1 (18OULA, 17O,14C,15C) (Premier) | Philadelphia, PA | #42 of 3,214 | 1-7 | CJHEAT 18-National — 18 American: 1-7 |
| GEVA Girls 14 Club 2 (Regional) | Various, NY | #1864 of 3,214 | 3-5 | CJHEAT 14-2 — 14 Iron Peak 4: 3-2; CJHEAT 14-3 — 14 Powerzone: 0-3 |
| 2026 Irish Rumble (Competitive) | Manheim, PA | #305 of 3,214 | 4-1 | CJ Heat 13-National — 13 American: 4-1 |
| GEVA Girls 17 Club 2 (Regional) | Various, NY | #1704 of 3,214 | 3-2 | CJHEAT 17-National — 17 Center Court: 3-2 |
| GEVA ATH Ocean Shore Classic 18 Club ***FULL*** (Regional) | Toms River, NJ | #1788 of 3,214 | 0-8 | CJHEAT 18-2 — 18 Club: 0-4; CJHEAT 18-National — 18 Club: 0-4 |
| 2026 NIKE Boston National Qualifier #1 (Premier) | Boston, MA | #36 of 3,214 | 28-47 | CJHEAT 15-National — 15 USA: 3-5; CJHEAT 15-4 — 15 Club: 2-6; CJHEAT 16-2 — 16 Club: 4-3; CJHEAT 15-2 — 15 Club: 5-3; CJHEAT 16-3 — 16 Club: 2-5; CJHEAT 14-2 — 14 Club: 3-4; CJHEAT 13-1 — 13 American: 5-3; CJHEAT 14-3 — 14 Club: 1-6; CJHEAT 16-4 — 16 Club: 1-6; CJHEAT 15-3 — 15 Club: 2-6 |
| GEVA ATH Ocean Shore Classic 14 Club ***FULL*** (Regional) | Toms River, NJ | #2657 of 3,214 | 4-1 | CJHEAT 14-1 — 14 Club: 4-1 |
| GEVA Girls 13 Club 2 (Regional) | Various, NY | #1669 of 3,214 | 1-2 | CJHEAT 13-2 — 13 Sportime Bethpage 2: 1-2 |
| GEVA ATH Ocean Shore Classic 13 Club ***FULL*** (Regional) | Toms River, NJ | #2683 of 3,214 | 4-0 | CJHEAT 13-1 — 13 Club: 4-0 |
| 20th Annual Capitol Hill Volleyball Classic (Premier) | Washington, DC | #50 of 3,214 | 10-25 | CJHEAT 14-1 — 14 Club: 4-3; CJHEAT 15-National — 15 Patriot: 3-4; CJHEAT 17-National — 17 Club: 0-7; CJHEAT 18-National — 18 Club: 0-7; CJHEAT 16-National — 16 Club: 3-4 |
| GEVA ATH Ocean Shore Classic 15 Club ***FULL*** (Regional) | Toms River, NJ | #2387 of 3,214 | 5-4 | CJHEAT 15-2 — 15 Club: 2-2; CJHEAT 15-3 — 15 Club: 3-2 |
| AAU Grand Prix #2 @ Mohegan Sun (Regional) | Uncasville, CT | #395 of 3,214 | 5-10 | CJHEAT 16-2 — 16 Club: 2-3; CJHEAT 18-2 — 18 Club: 1-4; CJHEAT 16-3 — 16 Club: 2-3 |
| GEVA Girls 13 Club 1 (Regional) | Various, NY | #1604 of 3,214 | 2-2 | CJHEAT 13-2 — 13 Iron Peak 2: 2-2 |
| GEVA Girls 16 Club 2 (Regional) | Various, NY | #2073 of 3,214 | 0-3 | CJHEAT 16-4 — 16 Center Court: 0-3 |
| AAU Grand Prix Weekend #1 (Regional) | Greater Boston, MA | #496 of 3,214 | 15-16 | CJHEAT 15-4 — 15 Club: 1-4; CJHEAT 15-3 — 15 Club: 1-4; CJHEAT 14-3 — 14 Club: 2-3; CJHEAT 14-2 — 14 Patriot: 4-1; CJHEAT 13-1 — 13 Power: 6-0; CJHEAT 15-2 — 15 Patriot: 1-4 |
| GEVA Girls 18 Open 2 (Regional) | Various, NY | #999 of 3,214 | 1-7 | CJHEAT 18-National — 18 Powerzone: 1-3; CJHEAT 18-2 — 18 Powerzone: 0-4 |
| GEVA ATH Ocean Shore Classic 16 Club ***FULL*** (Regional) | Toms River, NJ | #1566 of 3,214 | 2-6 | CJHEAT 16-National — 16 Club: 2-2; CJHEAT 16-2 — 16 Club: 0-4 |
| GEVA ATH Princeton/Centercourt Classic V 14C Full (Regional) | Lawrence Township, NJ | #2984 of 3,214 | 5-0 | CJHEAT 14-1 — 14 Club: 5-0 |
| GEVA ATH Ocean Shore Classic 17 Club ***FULL*** (Regional) | Toms River, NJ | #2346 of 3,214 | 1-4 | CJHEAT 17-National — 17 Club: 1-4 |
| GEVA Girls 14 Club 1 (Regional) | Various, NY | #1608 of 3,214 | 7-5 | CJHEAT 14-1 — 14 Garden State Attack: 5-0; CJHEAT 14-2 — 14 Garden State Attack: 2-2; CJHEAT 14-3 — 14 Queens College 1: 0-3 |
| GEVA ATH Xtreme 15 Volleyfest - FULL (Regional) | Hackettstown, NJ | #2465 of 3,214 | 3-5 | CJHEAT 15-4 — 15 15: 1-3; CJHEAT 15-3 — 15 15: 2-2 |
| GEVA Girls 16 Club 1 (Regional) | Various, NY | #1615 of 3,214 | 5-9 | CJHEAT 16-3 — 16 Iron Peak 1: 0-3; CJHEAT 16-2 — 16 Power Zone: 2-2; CJHEAT 16-National — 16 Power Zone: 3-1; CJHEAT 16-4 — 16 Iron Peak 3: 0-3 |
| GEVA ATH Princeton/Centercourt Classic XIV 14C Full (Regional) | Lawrence Township, NJ | #2917 of 3,214 | 2-6 | CJHEAT 14-3 — 14 Club: 0-4; CJHEAT 14-2 — 14 Club: 2-2 |
| GEVA ATH Xtreme 13's Club - FULL (Regional) | Hackettstown, NJ | #2876 of 3,214 | 1-2 | CJHEAT 13-2 — 13u: 1-2 |
| GEVA ATH Princeton/Centercourt Classic I 15C Full (Regional) | Lawrence Township, NJ | #3152 of 3,214 | 3-2 | CJHEAT 15-2 — 15 Club: 3-2 |
| Tournament | Location | National Rank | Record | Teams |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| The 3rd Annual Irish Madness Invitational (Regional) | Atlantic City, NJ | #177 of 368 | 2-3 | CJ Heat Boys 16 — 16 Boys: 2-3 |
| AAU Grand Prix Weekend #1 (Regional) | Greater Boston, MA | #82 of 368 | 2-3 | CJ Heat Boys 16 — 16 Club: 2-3 |
| 7th Annual AC Invitational G Open/B Premier (Regional) | Atlantic City, NJ | #146 of 368 | 2-5 | CJ Heat Boys 16 — 16 Boys Premier: 2-5 |
| 2025 Rust Bucket Volleyball (Regional) | Harrisburg, PA | #119 of 368 | 2-2 | CJ Heat Boys 16 — 16 OPEN | Club: 2-2 |