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Core Volleyball Club is a volleyball club based in Hillsborough, CA, ranked as high as #20 nationally by VolleyLens. It fields 10 teams in the 2025-26 season. VolleyLens has tracked the club from the 2025-26 season through 2026-27 across 25 team-seasons.
5 teams · Ages 17, 18
Written from this club's match results and rankings, and updated whenever they are. Nothing here is estimated.
Core Volleyball Club is a club volleyball program based in Hillsborough, CA, competing in the Northern California region. In 2025-26 it fielded 20 teams across both programs — 10 girls teams aged 13 to 18 and 10 boys teams aged 14 to 18.
Its boys program ranks #99 nationally and #28 of 157 in CA for 2025-26, on a Club Score of 1,559. That places it in the Emerging tier, the band VolleyLens assigns from Club Score. Of its 10 teams, 3 rate Elite, meaning an Elo of 1700 or better.
Across the season its teams played 552 matches and won 264 of them, a 48% win rate. Its strongest team, Core 17 National, is #41 nationally and #60 in CA, at 1,970 Elo on a 52-29 record.
Teams averaged 55 matches each over the season. The club entered 12 events between 6 September and 8 July, a season of about 10 months. Of those, 6 were Elite or Premier events — the strongest fields on the calendar.
Those events were held in four states, with four of 12 outside CA. Destinations included AZ, FL and IL. 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.
#99 nationally · Club Score 1559
Every season and division VolleyLens has ranked for Core Volleyball Club. Pick one to focus this page on it.
| Season | Division | Rank | Club Score | Teams |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026-27 | Boys | #20 | 1248 | 5 |
| 2025-26 | Girls | #1391 | 1456 | 10 |
| 2025-26 | Boys | #99 | 1559 | 10 |
| 2024-25 | Boys | #98 | 1467 | 9 |
Every team Core Volleyball Club 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% |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Core 17 National | Boys | 17 | 1970 (Elite) | 52-29 | 64% |
| Core 18 National | Boys | 18 | 1749 (Elite) | 27-46 | 37% |
| Core 16 National | Boys | 16 | 1726 (Elite) | 40-30 | 57% |
| Core 18 Kai | Boys | 18 | 1577 (Competitive) | 31-35 | 47% |
| Core 17 Elite | Boys | 17 | 1543 (Competitive) | 18-17 | 51% |
| Core 15 National | Boys | 15 | 1520 (Competitive) | 25-36 | 41% |
| Core 18 Elite | Boys | 18 | 1464 (Developing) | 33-32 | 51% |
| Core 16 Elite | Boys | 16 | 1398 (Emerging) | 25-37 | 40% |
| Core 15-Elite | Boys | 15 | 1396 (Emerging) | 6-13 | 32% |
| Core 14-National | Boys | 14 | 1344 (Emerging) | 7-13 | 35% |
Where Core Volleyball Club 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 USAV Boys Junior National Championship (Competitive) | Phoenix, AZ | #28 of 384 | 30-54 | Core 18 Elite — 18 Club: 6-5; Core 16 Elite — 16 Club: 4-6; Core 18 Kai — 18 USA: 5-7; Core 18 National — 18 Open: 4-6; Core 15-Elite — 15 Club: 3-7; Core 16 National — 16 Open: 2-9; Core 14-National — 14 Club / 13 Club: 2-8; Core 15 National — 15 USA: 4-6 (quarterfinalist) |
| AAU Boys National Volleyball Championships-Wave 2 (Elite) | Orlando, FL | #2 of 384 | 4-5 | Core 17 National — 17 Open: 4-5 |
| 2026 WCVBA Boys Summer Slam (Regional) | Bay Area and Fresno Sites, CA | #91 of 384 | 29-13 | Core 18 Kai — 18/16 Boys Premier/Club-OMNI (As of 6/10): 6-0; Core 15-Elite — 18/16 Boys Premier/Club-OMNI (As of 6/10): 2-2; Core 16 National — 16 Boys Open-RR Shadelands & Vibe (Walnut Creek): 4-1; Core 16 Elite — 18/16 Boys Premier/Club-OMNI (As of 6/10): 2-3; Core 17 National — 18 Boys Open - Courtside (Manteca) AM & PM Waves: 7-0; Core 15 National — 16 Boys Open-RR Shadelands & Vibe (Walnut Creek): 2-3; Core 18 Elite — 18/16 Boys Premier/Club-OMNI (As of 6/10): 4-1; Core 14-National — 14 Boys Premier/Club - Folsom (As of 6/11): 2-3 |
| 2026 SoCal Cup: The Showcase (Premier) | Los Angeles, CA | #5 of 384 | 3-6 | Core 18 National — 18 Open: 3-6 |
| 2026 WCVBA Girls and Boys Invitational (Competitive) | Roseville, CA | #33 of 384 | 28-20 | Core 16 Elite — 16 Boys Premier-Club - Folsom Middle - Folsom High: 3-2; Core 18 Kai — 18 Boys Premier-Club - OMNI: 4-2; Core 16 National — 16 Boys Open Invitational - The Grounds : 3-2; Core 14-National — 14 Boys Premier-Club - ARC - SFV 5-18 Update: 3-2; Core 15-Elite — 16 Boys Premier-Club - Folsom Middle - Folsom High: 1-4; Core 18 Elite — 18 Boys Premier-Club - OMNI: 4-2; Core 17 National — 18 Boys Open Invitational - The Grounds : 5-1; Core 15 National — 16 Boys Premier-Club - Folsom Middle - Folsom High: 3-2; Core 18 National — 18 Boys Open Invitational - The Grounds : 2-3 |
| 2026 Mizuno Southwest Boys Classic NQ by First Pt (Elite) | Phoenix, AZ | #3 of 384 | 12-18 | Core 17 National — 17 Open: 4-4; Core 16 National — 16 USA: 4-3; Core 18 Kai — 18 USA: 4-4; Core 18 National — 18 Open: 0-7 |
| 2026 Boys SacTown Showdown powered by JVA & AAU (Competitive) | Roseville, CA | #18 of 384 | 31-30 | Core 15 National — 15s Boys - AM Wave: 3-4; Core 18 Elite — 18s Boys - PM Wave: 3-5; Core 16 Elite — 16s Boys - AM Wave: 4-4; Core 17 National — 17s Boys - PM Wave: 7-1; Core 18 Kai — 18s Boys - PM Wave: 3-4; Core 16 National — 16s Boys - AM Wave: 4-3; Core 18 National — 18s Boys - PM Wave: 3-5; Core 17 Elite — 17s Boys - PM Wave: 4-4 |
| 2026 Boys West Coast Qualifier (Regional) | Irvine, CA | #69 of 384 | 2-7 | Core 18 Elite — Boys 18 USA: 2-7 |
| 2025 SoCal Cup: Winter Formal (Premier) | Los Angeles, CA | #8 of 384 | 7-15 | Core 16 Elite — 16 Club: 2-5; Core 17 National — 17 Open: 4-4; Core 15 National — 15 Club: 1-6 |
| 2025/2026 No Dinx/NCVA Boys Far Western National Qualifier (Regional) | McClellan, CA | #119 of 384 | 19-21 | Core 18 Kai — 18 USA: 2-3; Core 17 Elite — 17 Open - 17 USA: 3-2; Core 18 Elite — 18 USA: 1-3; Core 15 National — 16 Open - 16 USA: 1-4; Core 18 National — 18 Open: 2-3; Core 17 National — 17 Open - 17 USA: 4-1; Core 16 Elite — 16 Open - 16 USA: 1-4; Core 16 National — 16 Open - 16 USA: 5-1 |
| 2025 AAU/JVA Chi-Town Boys Challenge (Elite) | Chicago, IL | #4 of 384 | 12-10 | Core 16 National — 16 Elite: 4-3; Core 17 National — 17 Open: 4-4; Core 18 National — 18 Elite: 4-3 |
| 2025 WCVBA Boys Power League (Premier) | Rocklin, CA | #10 of 384 | 87-89 | Core 17 Elite — 18 Boys Power League: 11-11; Core 17 National — 18 Boys Power League: 13-9; Core 18 National — 18 Boys Power League: 9-13; Core 15 National — 16 Boys Power League: 11-11; Core 18 Kai — 18 Boys Power League: 7-15; Core 16 National — 16 Boys Power League: 14-8; Core 16 Elite — 16 Boys Power League: 9-13; Core 18 Elite — 18 Boys Power League: 13-9 |