MN · USAV North Country Region
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Instinct VBC is a volleyball club based in MN, ranked as high as #1949 nationally by VolleyLens. It fields 8 teams in the 2025-26 season. VolleyLens has tracked the club from the 2025-26 season through 2025-26 across 8 team-seasons.
8 teams · Ages 10, 13–16
Written from this club's match results and rankings, and updated whenever they are. Nothing here is estimated.
Instinct VBC is a club volleyball program based in MN, competing in the North Country region. In 2025-26 it fielded eight girls teams aged 10 to 16.
Its girls program ranks #1,949 nationally and #80 of 315 in MN for 2025-26, on a Club Score of 1,378. That places it in the Emerging tier, the band VolleyLens assigns from Club Score. Of its 8 teams, 1 rates Elite, meaning an Elo of 1700 or better.
Across the season its teams played 92 matches and won 32 of them, a 38% win rate. Its strongest team, Instinct 14-Wild gold, is #697 nationally and #89 in MN, at 1,757 Elo on a 16-8 record.
Teams averaged 12 matches each over the season. The club entered 12 events between 13 December and 2 May, a season of about 5 months. Of those, 5 were Elite or Premier events — the strongest fields on the calendar.
Those events were held in one state. 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.
#1949 nationally · Club Score 1378
Every season and division VolleyLens has ranked for Instinct VBC. Pick one to focus this page on it.
| Season | Division | Rank | Club Score | Teams |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2025-26 | Girls | #1949 | 1378 | 8 |
Every team Instinct 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% |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Instinct 14-Wild gold | Girls | 14 | 1757 (Elite) | 16-8-5 | 55% |
| Instinct VBC 15-Wild black | Girls | 15 | 1516 (Competitive) | 5-3 | 63% |
| Instinct VBC 16-Wild black | Girls | 16 | 1463 (Developing) | 4-4 | 50% |
| Instinct VBC 14-Wild black | Girls | 14 | 1422 (Developing) | 1-6 | 14% |
| Instinct VBC 13-Wild black | Girls | 13 | 1364 (Emerging) | 1-6 | 14% |
| Instinct 14-Metro blue | Girls | 14 | 1292 (Emerging) | 3-8-2 | 23% |
| Instinct 10-Cats | Girls | 10 | 1291 (Emerging) | 0-8 | 0% |
| Instinct 13-Metro blue | Girls | 13 | 1246 (Emerging) | 2-10 | 17% |
Where Instinct 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026 North Texas Regional Bid Championship (Premier) | #80 of 3,214 | 3-1 | Instinct 14-Wild gold — 14 & Under: 3-1 | |
| The Chase (Regional) | #2608 of 3,214 | 1-12 | Instinct 14-Metro blue — 15 & Under: 0-4; Instinct 13-Metro blue — 13 & Under: 1-3; Instinct 10-Cats — 12 & Under: 0-5 | |
| Spring Jubilee (Regional) | #1341 of 3,214 | 3-7 | Instinct 14-Metro blue — 14 & Under: 2-3; Instinct 13-Metro blue — 13 & Under: 1-4 | |
| Nike Spring Classic (Competitive) | #153 of 3,214 | 3-1 | Instinct 14-Wild gold — 14 & Under: 3-1 | |
| Into the Pride (Regional) | #1748 of 3,214 | 0-6 | Instinct 10-Cats — 11 & Under: 0-3; Instinct 13-Metro blue — 13 & Under: 0-3 | |
| 2026 Mizuno Northern Lights Qualifier 14 Op, 14 USA, All 15's, 16 Amer, 16 Lib. (March 20-22) (Elite) | Minneapolis, MN | #32 of 3,214 | 9-7 | Instinct VBC 15-Wild black — 15 American Red: 5-3; Instinct VBC 16-Wild black — 16 American Blue: 4-4 |
| 2026 Mizuno Northern Lights Qualifier 11's-13's, 14 Amer, 14 Lib, 16 Op, 16 USA, 17 & 18 Non bid. (March 13-15) (Elite) | Minneapolis, MN | #31 of 3,214 | 2-12 | Instinct VBC 13-Wild black — 13 American: 1-6; Instinct VBC 14-Wild black — 14 American Red: 1-6 |
| Savanna Clash (Regional) | #2082 of 3,214 | 1-1 | Instinct 14-Metro blue — 14 & Under: 1-1 | |
| North Texas Unity - NTR POWER POOL BID (Premier) | #78 of 3,214 | 3-0 | Instinct 14-Wild gold — 14 Open: 3-0 | |
| Early Bird Tournament (Competitive) | #306 of 3,214 | 1-3 | Instinct 14-Wild gold — 15 Open: 1-3 | |
| January Classic - NTR BID EVENT (Premier) | #48 of 3,214 | 3-3 | Instinct 14-Wild gold — 14 Open: 3-3 | |
| Bid Warm Up 1 (Regional) | #399 of 3,214 | 3-0 | Instinct 14-Wild gold — 14 & Under: 3-0 |