NJCAA Women's State Volleyball Rankings

2026-2027 Season · States ranked by composite volleyball strength score

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Mississippi tops the VolleyLens NJCAA Women's State Volleyball Rankings for the 2026-2027 season, powered by 2 ranked programs and led by Northwest Mississippi Community College. States are scored by the State Volleyball Power Score (SVPS), which weighs club depth and elite strength.

#StateScoreClubsTeamsElite ClubsTop Club
1 Mississippi 85.32 2 2 1 Northwest Mississippi Community College
2 Massachusetts 65.13 1 1 1 Bunker Hill Community College
3 North Carolina 65.02 1 1 1 Sandhills Community College
4 Texas 63.14 3 3 1 Odessa College
5 Idaho 62.21 1 1 1 College of Southern Idaho
6 New York 60.22 3 3 1 Genesee Community College
7 Pennsylvania 34.74 1 1 Northampton Community College
8 Minnesota 33.71 1 1 Alexandria Technical & Community College
9 Alabama 33.37 1 1 Calhoun Community College
10 Maryland 31.99 1 1 Howard Community College
11 Oklahoma 27.52 1 1 Northeastern Oklahoma A&M College
12 Kansas 27.06 1 1 Coffeyville Community College
13 New Jersey 24.59 1 1 Middlesex College
14 Wisconsin 23.38 1 1 Western Technical College
15 Michigan 19.54 1 1 Jackson College
16 Illinois 19.18 1 1 Spoon River College
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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.