Teams shuffle positions in 1st regular season AL.com volleyball rankings
Changes abound in the first regular season AL.com high school volleyball rankings.
There are four new No. 1 teams and much shuffling behind them. New top-ranked teams are Class 7A Bob Jones, Class 6A Mountain Brook, Class 5A Jasper and Class 3A Plainview.
Bob Jones takes over the top spot after starting the season undefeated, including beating preseason favorite McGill-Tollen on the way to the Juanita Boddie tournament title. It’s the first No. 1 ranking since 2014 when Bob Jones was the top-ranked team throughout the season, but was upset by champion Mountain Brook in semifinal play.
Mountain Brook moved ahead of Bayside after an impressive start while Jasper beat preseason favorite Arab to grab No. 1 and Plainview has notable wins with an undefeated start.
The remainder of the top-ranked team are Class 4A Trinity, Class 2A Donoho, Class 1A Addison and AISA Edgewood.
AL.com Volleyball Rankings
CLASS 7A
1. Bob Jones (11-0)
2. McGill-Toolen (7-1)
3. Vestavia Hills (6-4)
4. Spain Park (3-3)
5. Hoover (7-4)
6. Oak Mountain (4-4)
7. Thompson (8-2)
8. St. Paul’s (7-2)
9. Chelsea (4-3)
10. Enterprise (4-2)
thers nominated: Daphne (2-5), Fairhope (5-2), Hewitt-Trussville (6-4), Huntsville (2-2), Sparkman (6-3).
CLASS 6A
1. Mountain Brook (8-1)
2. Bayside Academy (8-1)
3. Spanish Fort (7-2)
4. Buckhorn (9-3)
5. Hazel Green (6-2)
6. Northridge (8-3)
7. Pelham (4-4)
8. Homewood (4-3)
9. Fort Payne (5-5)
10. Oxford (5-0)
Others nominated: Athens (3-5), Briarwood Christian (5-4), Cullman (2-2), Hartselle (5-4), John Carroll (3-1), Muscle Shoals (7-2), Pike Road (6-1), Saraland (2-0), St. James (3-1).
CLASS 5A
1. Jasper (6-2)
2. Arab (7-2)
3. Alexandria (7-0)
4. Montgomery Academy (5-3)
5. Guntersville (9-1)
6. Gulf Shores (5-3)
7. Southside-Gadsden (6-6)
8. Madison Academy (5-5)
9. Lawrence County (4-8)
10. Westminster Christian (3-3)
Others nominated: Boaz (1-1), Elmore County (6-0), Fairview (5-2), Faith Academy (3-1), Providence Christian (1-1), West Point (3-1).
CLASS 4A
1. Trinity (2-1)
2. Montgomery Catholic (6-2)
3. Madison County (9-2)
4. Central-Florence (9-1)
5. Orange Beach (2-5)
6. Deshler (4-4)
7. Good Hope (9-3)
8. West Morgan (7-4)
9. DAR (6-2)
10. Corner (8-0)
Others nominated: Brooks (4-3), Cherokee County (4-4), Curry (8-2), Geneva (6-3), LAMP (4-1), New Hope (2-5), Priceville (2-6), Satsuma (1-1), T.R. Miller (2-1), UMS-Wright (1-2).
CLASS 3A
1. Plainview (9-0)
2. Prattville Christian (5-2)
3. St. Luke’s (1-0)
4. Houston Academy (2-1)
5. Westbrook Christian (7-2)
6. Lauderdale County (8-1)
7. Danville (3-4)
8. Geraldine (6-3)
9. Mobile Christian (3-0)
10. Clements (7-2)
Others nominated: Cottage Hill (2-0), Excel (3-0), Opp (8-0), Susan Moore (4-0).
CLASS 2A
1. Donoho (5-1)
2. G.W. Long (3-0)
3. Pleasant Valley (4-4)
4. Lindsay Lane (3-3)
5. Sand Rock (6-4)
6. Lexington (5-2)
7. Winston County (2-3)
8. Mars Hill Bible (5-1)
9. Lamar County (7-1)
10. Washington County (4-0)
Others nominated: Altamont (2-1), Bayshore Christian (0-2), Fyffe (2-0), Ider (1-3), Isabella (2-2), Southeastern (2-2), Tuscaloosa Academy (2-4), Westminster-Oak Mountain (1-4), Cornerstone School (6-1), Zion Chapel (3-3).
CLASS 1A
1. Addison (9-1)
2. Spring Garden (7-1)
3. Shoals Christian (7-0)
4. Athens Bible (2-4)
5. Pleasant Home (3-1)
6. Meek (6-2)
7. University Charter (4-2)
8. Hackleburg (5-0)
9. Kinston (2-4)
10. Woodville (3-0)
Others nominated: Appalachian (2-1), Cedar Bluff (3-3), Covenant Christian (1-4), Faith Christian (4-4), South Lamar (3-3).
AISA
1. Edgewood Academy (10-0)
2. Glenwood (3-3)
3. Lowndes (NA)
4. Hooper Academy (4-1)
5. Lee-Scott (NA)
6. Macon East (1-2)
7. Fort Dale (NA)
8. Morgan Academy (9-3)
9. Clarke Prep (NA)
10. Lakeside (NA)
Others nominated: Coosa Valley (NA), Cornerstone Christian (6-0), Patrician Academy (NA), Southern Academy (NA).