College Club Men's Volleyball · 2025-2026
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Illinois ranks #11 among college club men's volleyball states for the 2025-2026 season with a VolleyLens state score of 54.13, fielding 14 ranked clubs · 4 elite clubs · 19 teams. The top-rated club is U Illinois.
The best men's college club volleyball program in Illinois for the 2025-2026 season is U Illinois (VolleyLens club score 1153, 3 teams, 66% win rate), followed by Loyola U-Chicago and Illinois St. VolleyLens ranks every Illinois college club program nightly using a volleyball-adapted Elo model computed from complete match results.
| Club | Score | Teams | Elite | Win% |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| U Illinois | 1153 (Emerging) | 3 | 0 | 66% |
| Loyola U-Chicago | 995 (Emerging) | 2 | 0 | 46% |
| Illinois St | 987 (Emerging) | 2 | 0 | 43% |
| S IllinoisEd | 974 (Emerging) | 2 | 0 | 44% |
| Eureka | 911 (Emerging) | 1 | 0 | 86% |
| U Illinois-Chicago | 849 (Emerging) | 1 | 0 | 52% |
| Bradley | 845 (Emerging) | 1 | 0 | 55% |
| U Chicago | 832 (Emerging) | 1 | 0 | 48% |
| Western Illinois | 832 (Emerging) | 1 | 0 | 36% |
| Lewis | 795 (Emerging) | 1 | 0 | 17% |
| Northwestern | 783 (Emerging) | 1 | 0 | 25% |
| Northern Illinois | 782 (Emerging) | 1 | 0 | 26% |
| Augustana | 782 (Emerging) | 1 | 0 | 30% |
| DePaul U | 764 (Emerging) | 1 | 0 | 19% |
Top 19 men's college club volleyball teams in Illinois for the 2025-2026 season, ranked by Elo.
| Rank | Team | Age | W-L | Win% | Elo |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 33 | Eureka A | all | 24-4 | 86% | 1672 |
| 41 | U Illinois B | all | 24-7 | 77% | 1659 |
| 47 | U Illinois A | all | 16-12 | 57% | 1649 |
| 111 | U Illinois C | all | 17-11 | 61% | 1578 |
| 160 | Illinois St A | all | 11-15 | 41% | 1544 |
| 184 | Loyola U-Chicago A | all | 10-9 | 53% | 1530 |
| 188 | Loyola U-Chicago B | all | 6-10 | 38% | 1529 |
| 197 | S IllinoisEd A | all | 13-13 | 50% | 1524 |
| 212 | U Illinois-Chicago A | all | 12-11 | 52% | 1517 |
| 243 | Bradley U | all | 11-9 | 55% | 1506 |
| 317 | Illinois St B | all | 6-7 | 46% | 1481 |
| 334 | U Chicago A | all | 10-11 | 48% | 1475 |
| 338 | Western Illinois A | all | 4-6 | 36% | 1475 |
| 426 | S IllinoisEd B | all | 4-9 | 31% | 1446 |
| 546 | Lewis U | all | 2-10 | 17% | 1383 |
| 573 | Northwestern U | all | 6-18 | 25% | 1353 |
| 574 | Northern Illinois U | all | 5-13 | 26% | 1351 |
| 576 | Augustana C | all | 8-19 | 30% | 1350 |
| 598 | DePaul U A | all | 4-17 | 19% | 1305 |
U Illinois is the #1-ranked men's club in Illinois for the 2025-2026 season, with a VolleyLens club score of 1153 across 3 teams and a 66% win rate.
The top men's college club volleyball programs in Illinois are U Illinois, Loyola U-Chicago, Illinois St, S IllinoisEd and Eureka — ranked by VolleyLens club score from complete 2025-2026 match results.
VolleyLens ranks Illinois college club programs with a volleyball-adapted Elo model computed nightly from every reported match, aggregated into a club score. See the VolleyLens ranking methodology for details.