College Club Men's State Volleyball Rankings

2025-2026 Season · States ranked by composite volleyball strength score

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California tops the VolleyLens College Club Men's State Volleyball Rankings for the 2025-2026 season, powered by 42 ranked programs and led by San Diego St U. States are scored by the State Volleyball Power Score (SVPS), which weighs club depth and elite strength.

#StateScoreClubsTeamsElite ClubsTop Club
1 California 86.46 42 57 7 San Diego St U
2 Wisconsin 73.37 14 23 6 UW-Madison
3 Pennsylvania 72.98 26 40 8 Penn St U
4 New York 67.72 29 36 5 Syracuse U
5 Virginia 67.11 10 17 5 Virginia Tech U
6 Ohio 64.48 18 25 4 Ohio St U
7 Utah 64.03 4 9 3 Utah Valley
8 Michigan 61.29 15 22 2 Michigan St U
9 Texas 58.76 24 36 5 Texas A&M
10 Washington 55.01 7 13 2 U Washington
11 Illinois 54.13 14 19 4 U Illinois
12 Minnesota 53.32 13 19 4 U St Thomas
13 Missouri 52.89 8 13 4 U Missouri
14 Colorado 51.9 13 22 4 Colorado Sch Mines
15 Indiana 51.83 7 12 3 Purdue U
16 New Jersey 51.07 8 13 4 Rutgers-New Brnwk
17 Florida 50.76 9 15 3 U Florida
18 North Carolina 47.6 14 18 3 U North Carolina-Chapel Hill
19 Oregon 45.94 7 11 2 Oregon St U
20 Maryland 45.19 7 9 1 U Maryland
21 Massachusetts 44.81 21 23 2 Bentley U
22 South Carolina 43.81 6 9 2 U South Carolina
23 Idaho 43.54 4 7 2 Ricks Co
24 North Dakota 42.38 2 4 2 North Dakota St U
25 Iowa 42.2 5 8 2 Iowa St
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State Ranking Methodology

State Volleyball Power Score (SVPS)

SVPS = (Peak Quality × 0.25) + (Elite Strength × 0.25) + (Adjusted Average × 0.20) + (Breadth × 0.20) + (Elite Density × 0.10). All components normalized to 0-100 scale.

Components

  • Peak Quality (25%): Average score of top 3 clubs. Measures the ceiling of a state's volleyball programs.
  • Elite Strength (25%): Number of elite clubs (above national 75th percentile). Rewards volleyball infrastructure.
  • Adjusted Average (20%): Bayesian-adjusted average club score blended with national average. Prevents small-sample inflation.
  • Breadth (20%): Total club count relative to largest state. Rewards deep volleyball ecosystems.
  • Elite Density (10%): Percentage of elite clubs. Rewards high concentration of quality programs.