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Southland Aces is a volleyball club based in KS, ranked as high as #1500 nationally by VolleyLens. It fields 12 teams in the 2025-26 season. VolleyLens has tracked the club from the 2025-26 season through 2025-26 across 12 team-seasons.
12 teams · Ages 12–15, 17, 18
Written from this club's match results and rankings, and updated whenever they are. Nothing here is estimated.
Southland Aces is a club volleyball program based in KS, competing in the Heart of America region. In 2025-26 it fielded 12 girls teams aged 12 to 18.
Its girls program ranks #1,500 nationally and #29 of 131 in KS for 2025-26, on a Club Score of 1,439. That places it in the Developing tier, the band VolleyLens assigns from Club Score.
Across the season its teams played 155 matches and won 61 of them, a 46% win rate. Its strongest team, Southland Aces VBC 15-1, is #1,417 nationally and #139 in KS, at 1,649 Elo on an 8-2 record.
Teams averaged 13 matches each over the season. The club entered 11 events between 17 January and 3 July, a season of about 5 months. Of those, 2 were Elite or Premier events — the strongest fields on the calendar.
Those events were held in five states, with six of 11 outside KS. Destinations included MO, FL, IA and OK. 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.
#1500 nationally · Club Score 1439
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| Season | Division | Rank | Club Score | Teams |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2025-26 | Girls | #1500 | 1439 | 12 |
Every team Southland Aces 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% |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Southland Aces VBC 15-1 | Girls | 15 | 1649 (Premier) | 8-2-7 | 47% |
| Southland Aces 15-1 black | Girls | 15 | 1609 (Premier) | 18-12 | 60% |
| Southland Aces VBC 17-1 | Girls | 17 | 1550 (Competitive) | 8-5-3 | 50% |
| Southland Aces VBC 13-1 | Girls | 13 | 1415 (Developing) | 2-2-1 | 40% |
| Southland Aces VBC 18-1 | Girls | 18 | 1414 (Developing) | 5-8-4 | 29% |
| Southland Aces 18-1 black | Girls | 18 | 1411 (Developing) | 6-8 | 43% |
| Southland Aces 17-1 black | Girls | 17 | 1365 (Emerging) | 8-10 | 44% |
| Southland Aces VBC 12-1 | Girls | 12 | 1342 (Emerging) | 2-3-1 | 33% |
| Southland Aces VBC 15-2 | Girls | 15 | 1340 (Emerging) | 2-3 | 40% |
| Southland Aces VBC 14-1 | Girls | 14 | 1313 (Emerging) | 1-9-5 | 7% |
| Southland Aces 14-1 black | Girls | 14 | 1305 (Emerging) | 1-6 | 14% |
| Southland Aces VBC 12-2 | Girls | 12 | 1252 (Emerging) | 0-5 | 0% |
Where Southland Aces 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 | 6-5 | Southland Aces 15-1 black — 15 Ascend: 6-5 |
| Sioux City Slam (Regional) | Sioux City, IA | #645 of 3,214 | 4-2 | Southland Aces 15-1 black — 15 Girls : 4-2 |
| 2026 ASICS Show Me W1(15s–17s, Open/USA/LIB/AM) (Elite) | Kansas City, MO | #12 of 3,214 | 5-4 | Southland Aces 17-1 black — 17 American Red: 5-4 |
| HOA Region Bid Event March 28 & 29 (Competitive) | Kansas City/Lawrence, KS | #354 of 3,214 | 5-4 | Southland Aces VBC 14-1 — 14 Freedom: 1-3; Southland Aces VBC 15-1 — 15 Freedom: 4-1 |
| HOA Select Regional Championships March 21-22 (Regional) | Kansas City/Lawrence, KS | #1582 of 3,214 | 2-2 | Southland Aces VBC 13-1 — 13 Select: 2-2 |
| HOA Select Regionals March 14-15 (Regional) | Kansas City/Lawrence, KS | #1485 of 3,214 | 4-11 | Southland Aces VBC 15-2 — 15 Select: 2-3; Southland Aces VBC 12-1 — 12 Select: 2-3; Southland Aces VBC 12-2 — 12 Select: 0-5 |
| HOA Region Bid Event March 7-8 (Competitive) | Kansas City/Lawrence, KS | #381 of 3,214 | 6-6 | Southland Aces VBC 18-1 — 18 American: 2-4; Southland Aces VBC 17-1 — 17 Freedom: 4-2 |
| 2026 Heart Challenge (Competitive) | KS | #366 of 3,214 | 11-14 | Southland Aces VBC 15-1 — 15 Premier: 4-1; Southland Aces VBC 17-1 — 17 Premier: 4-3; Southland Aces VBC 18-1 — 18 Premier: 3-4; Southland Aces VBC 14-1 — 14 Premier: 0-6 |
| Sportsplex Blast President's Day Challenge (Regional) | Cape Girardeau, MO | #945 of 3,214 | 3-4 | Southland Aces 18-1 black — 17/18 Girls: 3-4 |
| Kaizen Invitational (Tulsa Expo Square) (Regional) | Tulsa, OK | #965 of 3,214 | 4-1 | Southland Aces 15-1 black — 15 Girls: 4-1 |
| 2026 ASICS Kansas City MLK Tournament (Premier) | Kansas City, MO | #58 of 3,214 | 11-20 | Southland Aces 14-1 black — 14 Club: 1-6; Southland Aces 18-1 black — 18 American: 3-4; Southland Aces 15-1 black — 15 Club: 4-4; Southland Aces 17-1 black — 17 Club: 3-6 |