The girls high school volleyball season moves into the mid-October slate, with the best teams in the country vying for a top ranking in their respective regions. Several new teams have taken the No. 1 spot in Week 5, too, creating a shuffle in the latest USA TODAY Sports/American Volleyball Coaches Association regional girls volleyball rankings.
Region: 1
(New York, Connecticut, Massachusetts, Maine, New Hampshire, Rhode Island)
1. St. Mary’s High School (Lancaster, N.Y.) — 31-0-2
2. Sutherland High School (Pittsford, N.Y.) — 30-2-2
3. Mount Academy (Esopus, N.Y.) — 25-3-2
4. Plainview-Old Bethpage JFK High School (Plainview, N.Y.) — 10-0
5. Lancaster High School (N.Y.) — 11-5
6. Greenwich High School (Conn.) — 13-0
7. Victor High School (N.Y.) — 13-5-4
8. Webster Schroeder (Webster, N.Y.) — 27-3-1
t-9. Shenendehowa High School (Clifton Park, N.Y.) — 23-7-3
t-9. Winchester High School (Mass.) — 15-0
Region: 2
(Maryland, D.C., Virginia, New Jersey, Delaware, Pennsylvania)
1. Spring-Ford (Royersford, Pa.) — 20-0
2. Howard (Ellicott City, Md.) — 16-0
3. North Hagerstown High School (Md.) — 11-0
4. Williamstown High School (N.J.) — 20-0
5. Bishop O’Connell High School (Arlington, Va.) — 15-0
6. Unionville (Kennett Square, Pa.) — 14-0
7. Academy of the Holy Cross (Kensington, Md.) — 22-0-1
8. Georgetown Day School (Washington, D.C.) — 12-1
9. James Wood High School (Winchester, Va.) — 21-1
10. Annapolis Area Christian School (Severn, Md.) — 18-2
Region: 3
(Alabama, Florida, South Carolina, North Carolina, Georgia, Tennessee)
1. Alpharetta High School (Ga.) — 35-1
2. McGill-Toolen (Mobile, Ala.) — 41-2
3. Calvary Christian (Clearwater, Fla.) — 25-1
4. Winter Park (Fla.) — 24-1
5. Green Level High School (Cary, N.C.) — 23-0
6. Summit High School (Spring Hill, Tenn.) — 25-8
7. Marvin Ridge (Waxhaw, N.C.) — 26-2
8. Spanish Fort High School (Ala.) — 52-8
9. Houston High School (Germantown, Tenn.) — 25-15
10. Nation Ford High School (Fort Mill, S.C.) — 33-7
Region: 4
(Texas, Mississippi, Oklahoma, Arkansas, Lousiana)
1. Byron Nelson High School (Trophy Club, Texas) — 32-0
2. Allen High School (Texas) — 31-5
3. Highland Park High School (Dallas, Texas) — 32-8
4. Southlake Carroll High Schoo (Texas) — 25-5
5. Bishop McGuinness High School (Oklahoma City, Okla.) — 24-3
6. Community Christian School (Norman, Okla.) — 34-1
7. McKinney North High School (Texas) — 29-3
8. Ocean Springs High School (Miss.) — 38-5
9. Harlan High School (San Antonio, Texas) — 31-6
10. Mount St. Mary (Oklahoma City, Olka.) — 28-11
Region: 5
(Ohio, Indiana, Kentucky, Michigan, West Virginia)
1. Carroll High School (Fort Wayne, Ind.) — 31-0
2. Assumption High School (Louisville, Ky.) — 27-4
3. Seton High School (Cincinnati, Ohio) — 20-0
4. Rockford High School (Mich.) — 30-1
5. Hamilton Southeastern High School (Fishers, Ind.) — 28-3
6. Mercy High School (Farmington Hills, Mich.) — 26-3
7. Westfield High School (Ind.) — 23-1
8. Anthony Wayne High School (Whitehouse, Ohio) — 21-1
9. Notre Dame Academy (Park Hills, Ky.) — 23-6
10. Marian High School (Bloomfield Hills, Mich.) — 34-4
Region: 6
(Missouri, Iowa, Illinois, Wisconsin)
1. Waukee Northwest High School (Iowa) — 32-1
2. Divine Savior Holy Angels (Milwaukee, Wis.) — 37-3
3. Mother McAuley (Chicago, Ill.) — 24-3
4. Lafayette High School (Wildwood, Mo.) — 29-1
5. Marist High School (Chicago, Ill.) — 22-4
6. Benet Academy (Lisle, Ill.) — 25-2
7. Lee’s Summit West (Mo.) — 22-4
8. Ankeny Centennial High School (Iowa) — 29-5
9. Hamilton High School (Sussex, Wis.) — 32-7
10. Ozark High School (Mo.) — 29-1
Region: 7
(Nebraska, Minnesota, North Dakota, South Dakota)
1. Harrisburg High School (S.D.) — 20-2
2. Norris High School (Firth, Neb.) — 31-0
3. Lakeville South High School (Minn.) — 18-2
4. Omaha Skutt High School (Neb.) — 21-10
5. Gretna High School (Neb.) — 23-6
6. Chanhassen High School (Minn.) — 17-3
7. Maple Grove High School (Minn.) — 18-3
8. Papillion LaVista South High School (Neb.) — 21-9
9. West Fargo Sheyenne High School (N.D.) — 26-4
10. Brandon Valley High School (S.D.) — 14-2
Region: 8
(Kansas, Colorado, New Mexico, Utah, Wyoming)
1. St. Thomas Aquinas (Overland Park, Kan.) — 25-5
2. Blue Valley West High School (Overland Park, Kan.) — 24-4
3. Olathe West High School (Kan.) — 21-7
4. Blue Valley Southwest High School (Overland Park, Kan.) — 27-4
5. Mill Valley High School (Shawnee, Kan.) — 25-4
6. Fossil Ridge (Fort Collins, Colo.) — 15-2
7. Las Cruces High School (N.M.) — 15-0
8. Maize South High School (Wichita, Kan.) — 30-3
9. Valor Christian High School (Highlands Ranch, Colo.) — 13-1
10. St. James Academy (Lenexa, Kan.) — 22-8
Region: 9
(California, Arizona, Nevada)
1. Sierra Canyon High School (Chatsworth, Calif.) — 35-3
2. Mater Dei High School (Santa Ana, Calif.) — 28-4
3. Marymount High School (Los Angeles, Calif.) — 34-5
4. Xavier College Prep (Phoenix, Ariz.) — 25-2
5. Archbishop Mitty High School (San Jose, Calif.) — 23-3
6. Torrey Pines (San Diego, Calif.) — 24-4
7. Mira Costa High School (Manhattan Beach, Calif.) — 23-8
8. Redondo Union ( Redondo Beach, Calif.) — 28-6
9. Sunrise Mountain High School (Peoria, Ariz.) — 26-3
10. Bishop Gorman (Las Vegas, Nev.) — 26-8
Region: 10
(Alaska, Hawaii, Idaho, Montana, Oregon, Washington)
1. Iolani School (Honolulu, Hawaii) — 20-7
2. Skyview (Nampa, Idaho) — 21-6
3. Gallatin High School (Bozeman, Mont.) — 20-0
4. Madison (Rexburg, Idaho) — 29-0
5. Kamehameha-Kapalama (Honolulu, Hawaii) — 30-8
6. South Anchorage High School (Alaska) — 25-3
7. Sprague High School (Salem, Ore.) — 23-1
8. Bozeman High School (Mont.) — 26-4
9. Gonzaga Prep (Spokane, Wash.) — 21-1
10. Dimond High School (Anchorage, Alaska) — 19-9
This article originally appeared on USA TODAY High School Sports Wire: Girls volleyball regional rankings: USA TODAY Sports/AVCA, Week 5
