MI · USAV Lakeshore Region
Rankings last updated:
Michigan St U is a volleyball club based in East Lansing, MI, ranked as high as #6 nationally by VolleyLens. It fields 5 teams in the 2025-26 season. VolleyLens has tracked the club from the 2025-26 season through 2025-26 across 5 team-seasons.
2 teams
3 teams
Written from this club's match results and rankings, and updated whenever they are. Nothing here is estimated.
Michigan St U is a club volleyball program based in East Lansing, MI, competing in the Lakeshore region. In 2025-26 it fielded 5 teams across both programs — two women's teams and three men's teams.
Its men's program ranks #6 nationally and #1 of 15 in MI for 2025-26, on a Club Score of 1,142. That places it in the Emerging tier, the band VolleyLens assigns from Club Score. Of its 3 teams, 1 rates Elite, meaning an Elo of 1700 or better.
Across the season its teams played 86 matches and won 55 of them, a 64% win rate. Its strongest team, Michigan St A, is #15 nationally and #2 in MI, at 1,725 Elo on a 26-6 record.
Teams averaged 29 matches each over the season. The club entered seven events between 31 January and 2 April, a season of about 2 months. Of those, 4 were Elite or Premier events — the strongest fields on the calendar.
Those events were held in four states, with six of seven outside MI. Destinations included IN, NA and MO. 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.
#6 nationally · Club Score 1142
Every season and division VolleyLens has ranked for Michigan St U. Pick one to focus this page on it.
| Season | Division | Rank | Club Score | Teams |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2025-26 | Women's | #37 | 1046 | 2 |
| 2025-26 | Men's | #6 | 1142 | 3 |
Every team Michigan St U 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% |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Michigan St U A | Women's | all | 1749 (Elite) | 15-8 | 65% |
| Michigan St A | Men's | all | 1725 (Elite) | 26-6 | 81% |
| Michigan St B | Men's | all | 1582 (Competitive) | 19-13 | 59% |
| Michigan St U B | Women's | all | 1503 (Competitive) | 12-9 | 57% |
| Michigan St C | Men's | all | 1489 (Developing) | 10-12 | 45% |
Where Michigan St U 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 NCVF Championships (Elite) | Kansas City, MO | #1 of 152 | 12-5 | Michigan St B — Men's Division III: 6-3; Michigan St A — Men's Division I: 6-2 |
| MIVA League Championship / MIVA (Premier) | Hammond, IN | #5 of 152 | 15-10 | Michigan St U B — MIVA League Championship / MIVA: 1-2; Michigan St B — MIVA League Championship / MIVA: 2-3; Michigan St U A — MIVA League Championship / MIVA: 2-2; Michigan St C — MIVA League Championship / MIVA: 4-2; Michigan St A — MIVA League Championship / MIVA: 6-1 |
| Battle in the Bear Den / Michigan St A (Competitive) | St. Joseph, MI | #15 of 152 | 1-0 | Michigan St A — Battle in the Bear Den / Michigan St A: 1-0 |
| Hoosier-Illini Classic A Teams / Indiana U (Premier) | Bloomington, IN | #3 of 152 | 4-1 | Michigan St A — Hoosier-Illini Classic A Teams / Indiana U: 4-1 |
| Hoosier-Illini Classic B Teams / Indiana U B (Regional) | Bloomington, IN | #44 of 152 | 3-7 | Michigan St C — Hoosier-Illini Classic B Teams / Indiana U B: 0-4; Michigan St B — Hoosier-Illini Classic B Teams / Indiana U B: 3-3 |
| BTMVA Season / MIVA (Premier) | Several, NA | #4 of 152 | 9-2 | Michigan St A — BTMVA Season / MIVA: 9-2 |
| MIVA B Season / MIVA (Regional) | Several, NA | #32 of 152 | 14-10 | Michigan St B — MIVA B Season / MIVA: 8-4; Michigan St C — MIVA B Season / MIVA: 6-6 |
| Tournament | Location | National Rank | Record | Teams |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026 NCVF Championships (Elite) | Kansas City, MO | #1 of 134 | 10-7 | Michigan St U A — Women's Division I: 4-4; Michigan St U B — Women's Division III: 6-3 |
| Red Cedar Regulation / Michigan St U A-W (Competitive) | East Lansing, MI | #16 of 134 | 7-5 | Michigan St U B — Red Cedar Regulation / Michigan St U A-W: 2-3; Michigan St U A — Red Cedar Regulation / Michigan St U A-W: 5-2 |
| MIVA Women Season / MIVA (Regional) | Several, NA | #45 of 134 | 10-5 | Michigan St U B — MIVA Women Season / MIVA: 4-3; Michigan St U A — MIVA Women Season / MIVA: 6-2 |