AL · USAV Southern Region
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Sand Mountain Volleyball Alliance is a volleyball club based in Albertville, AL, ranked as high as #1661 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 6 team-seasons.
6 teams · Ages 11–14, 16, 17
Written from this club's match results and rankings, and updated whenever they are. Nothing here is estimated.
Sand Mountain Volleyball Alliance is a club volleyball program based in Albertville, AL, competing in the Southern region. In 2025-26 it fielded six girls teams aged 11 to 17.
Its girls program ranks #1,661 nationally and #35 of 91 in AL for 2025-26, on a Club Score of 1,416. That places it in the Developing tier, the band VolleyLens assigns from Club Score. Of its 6 teams, 1 rates Elite, meaning an Elo of 1700 or better.
Across the season its teams played 161 matches and won 93 of them, a 62% win rate. Its strongest team, SMVA 12-1, is #370 nationally and #66 in AL, at 1,736 Elo on a 24-5 record.
Teams averaged 27 matches each over the season. The club entered 12 events between 24 January and 18 April, a season of about 3 months.
Those events were held in three states, with three of 12 outside AL. Destinations included GA and TN. Travel is described here in trips and destinations rather than cost, because event locations carry no distances.
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#1661 nationally · Club Score 1416
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| Season | Division | Rank | Club Score | Teams |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2025-26 | Girls | #1661 | 1416 | 6 |
Every team Sand Mountain Volleyball Alliance 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% |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| SMVA 12-1 | Girls | 12 | 1736 (Elite) | 24-5-2 | 77% |
| SMVA 13-1 | Girls | 13 | 1650 (Premier) | 14-8-1 | 61% |
| SMVA 17-1 | Girls | 17 | 1610 (Premier) | 21-8-2 | 68% |
| SMVA 14-1 | Girls | 14 | 1497 (Developing) | 16-12-1 | 55% |
| SMVA 16-1 | Girls | 16 | 1470 (Developing) | 14-15-1 | 47% |
| SMVA 11-1 | Girls | 11 | 1355 (Emerging) | 4-9-4 | 24% |
Where Sand Mountain Volleyball Alliance 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Spring Into Action - Optimal - SRVA (Regional) | Dalton, GA | #2251 of 3,214 | 3-0 | SMVA 17-1 — 17 Club: 3-0 |
| Rhythm Challenge - Rhythm - SRVA (Regional) | Murfreesboro, TN | #844 of 3,214 | 1-3 | SMVA 16-1 — 16 Club: 1-3 |
| Battle at the Lake - Networks - SRVA (Regional) | Guntersville, AL | #1248 of 3,214 | 4-0 | SMVA 12-1 — 11/12 Club: 4-0 |
| 2026 Birmingham AAU Super Regional (Regional) | Hoover, AL | #439 of 3,214 | 12-14 | SMVA 14-1 — 14 Club: 2-3; SMVA 16-1 — 16 Club: 2-3; SMVA 12-1 — 12 Girls: 4-2; SMVA 17-1 — 18 Girls: 2-3; SMVA 13-1 — 13 Girls: 2-3 |
| 2026 Battle at the Lake (Regional) | Guntersville, AL | #2129 of 3,214 | 7-3 | SMVA 16-1 — 15/16U: 3-2; SMVA 17-1 — 17/18U: 4-1 |
| Tsunami's Block City (Regional) | Kennesaw, GA | #1928 of 3,214 | 17-3 | SMVA 12-1 — 12 Club: 6-0; SMVA 14-1 — 14 Club: 5-0; SMVA 13-1 — 13 Club: 3-1; SMVA 11-1 — 11 Club: 3-2 |
| SVT's Cullman Clash (Regional) | Cullman, AL | #1321 of 3,214 | 16-10 | SMVA 16-1 — 16 Girls: 3-2; SMVA 13-1 — 13 Girls: 6-1; SMVA 14-1 — 14 Girls: 2-3; SMVA 12-1 — 12 Girls: 2-2; SMVA 17-1 — 17/18 Girls: 3-2 |
| Sand Mtn Classic SUNDAY ONLY (Regional) | Albertville, AL | #2759 of 3,214 | 8-5 | SMVA 17-1 — 16/17/18 Club: 5-0; SMVA 16-1 — 16/17/18 Club: 3-1; SMVA 14-1 — 16/17/18 Club: 0-4 |
| Cupid's Challenge (Regional) | Albertville, AL | #1841 of 3,214 | 10-4 | SMVA 11-1 — 11 Girls: 0-3; SMVA 13-1 — 13/14 Girls: 2-1; SMVA 12-1 — 12 Girls: 4-0; SMVA 14-1 — 13/14 Girls: 4-0 |
| Iron Heart Challenge - Iron VB - SRVA (Regional) | Huntsville, AL | #3203 of 3,214 | 1-1 | SMVA 11-1 — 11 Club: 1-1 |
| North Alabama Open (Regional) | Albertville, AL | #1789 of 3,214 | 8-8 | SMVA 13-1 — 13 Girls: 1-2; SMVA 14-1 — 14 Girls: 3-2; SMVA 11-1 — 11 Girls: 0-3; SMVA 12-1 — 12 Girls: 4-1 |
| SVT's 'Bama Battle (Regional) | Huntsville, AL | #1004 of 3,214 | 6-6 | SMVA 17-1 — 17/18 Club: 4-2; SMVA 16-1 — 16 Club: 2-4 |