Updated Class Of ’27 Rankings Come Out Today! What To Expect
In our final week of updated rankings, we touch on this year’s freshman class, the class of 2027. Here’s what to expect in our publications this week. Over 100 athletes and 40+ new additions! Slowly, we add, rank and move…
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Continue ReadingIn our final week of updated rankings, we touch on this year’s freshman class, the class of 2027. Here’s what to expect in our publications this week.
Over 100 athletes and 40+ new additions!
Slowly, we add, rank and move around the athletes we’ve seen this year and rank them accordingly. This edition will be the first where more than 100 athletes are listed, which we’re extremely proud of. There will always be more athletes that we haven’t seen yet, and the expectation is that this list will increase at the next update in three months.
This list is subjective, and based primarily on “college readiness”
I realize it might be too soon to mention for this group of 14-15 year olds, but being recruitable is a different ranking than “how good you are right now”. A 5’4″ All-State setter won’t receive as much college recruiting attention as, say, the 5’10” setter on a lesser high school team that is showing out on the club scene. An outside hitter setting all kinds of school records in volleyball might not even play club volleyball, making her not as noticeable. We have readership that includes college coaches, and they help us with suggestions as to what they’re looking for. Lots of help indeed. That being said, this is a SUBJECTIVE list, and is far from the be-all, end-all rankings you might think it is. This list ebbs and flows, changes every quarter, and is based on opinion, not fact. Opinions vary, just as much as the abilities and aspirations of each of these kids.
New articles every day this week!
In order, here’s what you can expect to read this week:
- Tuesday: Stock Risers
- Wednesday: New (to us) Additions
- Thursday-Saturday: Positional Breakdowns
That’s 25 unique players in five days! We’re always accepting suggestions and possible movements for each of these kids, so please keep an open mind about where they “should” be. There’s only one of me, and a whole STATE full of exceptional athletes of all kinds.
As always, be kind.
These are our kids. Every last one of them. All we want is to give attention to not ONLY the studs at the top of the list, but to the kids that might not receive as much “pub” in this sport we love. You might not agree with our lists and our articles, and that’s ok. Too often, we leave out tight bubbles and realize that the world is a bit more cruel than yesterday. Let’s be kind, have fun, and enjoy this time for the kids. After all, this entire existence in volleyball is about them. Enjoy!