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South Dakota St U is a volleyball club based in Brookings, SD, ranked as high as #118 nationally by VolleyLens. It fields 1 team in the 2025-26 season. VolleyLens has tracked the club from the 2025-26 season through 2025-26 across 3 team-seasons.
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Written from this club's match results and rankings, and updated whenever they are. Nothing here is estimated.
South Dakota St U is a club volleyball program based in Brookings, SD, competing in the Great Plains region. In 2025-26 it fielded 3 teams across both programs — two women's teams and one men's team.
Its men's program ranks #299 nationally and #1 of 2 in SD for 2025-26, on a Club Score of 829. That places it in the Emerging tier, the band VolleyLens assigns from Club Score.
Its team played 33 matches and won 16, a 48% win rate. South Dakota St U is #373 nationally and #1 in SD, at 1,466 Elo on a 16-17 record.
The club entered six events between 7 February and 2 April, a season of about 2 months. Of those, 1 was an Elite or Premier event — the strongest fields on the calendar.
Those events were held in four states, with five of six outside SD. Destinations included MN, IL 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.
#299 nationally · Club Score 829
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| Season | Division | Rank | Club Score | Teams |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2025-26 | Women's | #118 | 956 | 2 |
| 2025-26 | Men's | #299 | 829 | 1 |
Every team South Dakota 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% |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| South Dakota St U | Men's | all | 1466 (Developing) | 16-17 | 48% |
Where South Dakota 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 | 2-5 | South Dakota St U — Men's Division II: 2-5 |
| NVC D1 - Conf Chps / NVC (Regional) | Shakopee, MN | #86 of 152 | 3-3 | South Dakota St U — NVC D1 - Conf Chps / NVC: 3-3 |
| NVC D1 - Concordia College / NVC (Regional) | Moorhead, MN | #99 of 152 | 2-2 | South Dakota St U — NVC D1 - Concordia College / NVC: 2-2 |
| Midwest D2 Invite / MWPVC (Competitive) | Aurora, IL | #16 of 152 | 3-4 | South Dakota St U — Midwest D2 Invite / MWPVC: 3-4 |
| NVC D1 - SDSU / NVC (Regional) | Brookings, SD | #89 of 152 | 4-2 | South Dakota St U — NVC D1 - SDSU / NVC: 4-2 |
| NVC D1 - Gustavus / NVC (Regional) | St Peter, MN | #98 of 152 | 2-1 | South Dakota St U — NVC D1 - Gustavus / NVC: 2-1 |