MN · USAV North Country Region
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Northern Lights is a volleyball club based in MN, ranked as high as #11 nationally by VolleyLens. It fields 15 teams in the 2026-27 season. VolleyLens has tracked the club from the 2025-26 season through 2026-27 across 18 team-seasons.
15 teams · Ages 14–18
Written from this club's match results and rankings, and updated whenever they are. Nothing here is estimated.
Northern Lights is a club volleyball program based in MN, competing in the North Country region. In 2026-27 it fielded 15 boys teams aged 14 to 18.
Its boys program ranks #11 nationally and #1 of 14 in MN for 2026-27, on a Club Score of 1,497. That places it in the Developing tier, the band VolleyLens assigns from Club Score.
Across the season its teams played 89 matches and won 44 of them, a 49% win rate. Its strongest team, Northern Lights 14-1 boys, is #7 nationally and #1 in MN, at 1,680 Elo on a 6-0 record.
Teams averaged 6 matches each over the season. The club entered one event.
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.
#11 nationally · Club Score 1497
Every season and division VolleyLens has ranked for Northern Lights. Pick one to focus this page on it.
| Season | Division | Rank | Club Score | Teams |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026-27 | Boys | #11 | 1497 | 15 |
| 2025-26 | Girls | #3149 | 1194 | 3 |
Every team Northern Lights fielded in the 2026-27 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% |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Northern Lights 14-1 boys | Boys | 14 | 1680 (Premier) | 6-0 | 100% |
| Northern Lights 18-1 | Boys | 18 | 1653 (Premier) | 6-0 | 100% |
| Northern Lights 17-1 | Boys | 17 | 1594 (Competitive) | 4-1 | 80% |
| Northern Lights 17-B | Boys | 17 | 1575 (Competitive) | 4-2 | 67% |
| Northern Lights 15-2 | Boys | 15 | 1560 (Competitive) | 3-3 | 50% |
| Northern Lights 18-2 | Boys | 18 | 1522 (Competitive) | 3-3 | 50% |
| Northern Lights 14-2 boys | Boys | 14 | 1522 (Competitive) | 3-3 | 50% |
| Northern Lights 18-B | Boys | 18 | 1522 (Competitive) | 4-2 | 67% |
| Northern Lights 18-R | Boys | 18 | 1510 (Competitive) | 4-2 | 67% |
| Northern Lights 16-2 | Boys | 16 | 1491 (Developing) | 2-4 | 33% |
| Northern Lights 18-W | Boys | 18 | 1453 (Developing) | 2-4 | 33% |
| Northern Lights 16-1 | Boys | 16 | 1452 (Developing) | 1-5 | 17% |
| Northern Lights 16-B | Boys | 16 | 1450 (Developing) | 1-5 | 17% |
| Northern Lights 17-2 | Boys | 17 | 1423 (Developing) | 1-5 | 17% |
| Northern Lights 15-1 | Boys | 15 | 1387 (Emerging) | 0-6 | 0% |
Where Northern Lights competed in the 2026-27 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 MN Select Boys Invitational Fall League (Regional) | Maple Grove, MN | #14 of 23 | 44-45 | Northern Lights 17-1 — Boys High School: 4-1; Northern Lights 18-B — Boys High School: 4-2; Northern Lights 14-2 boys — Boys 7th-8th: 3-3; Northern Lights 18-R — Boys High School: 4-2; Northern Lights 16-2 — Boys High School: 2-4; Northern Lights 18-W — Boys High School: 2-4; Northern Lights 17-B — Boys High School: 4-2; Northern Lights 16-B — Boys High School: 1-5; Northern Lights 18-1 — Boys High School: 6-0; Northern Lights 16-1 — Boys High School: 1-5; Northern Lights 15-2 — Boys High School: 3-3; Northern Lights 18-2 — Boys High School: 3-3; Northern Lights 14-1 boys — Boys 7th-8th: 6-0; Northern Lights 17-2 — Boys High School: 1-5; Northern Lights 15-1 — Boys High School: 0-6 |