Girls volleyball: Final Top 20 rankings
Girls volleyball
Team Comment
1. Benet (41-1) Class 4A champion again
2. St. Francis (38-4) Class 3A champion three straight years
3. Libertyville (35-7) Class 4A state runner-up
4. Crystal Lake South (32-8) Sectional champs fell shy of state return
5. St. Charles East (30-9) 9th straight regional title
6. Glenbard West (30-8) Fourth straight 30-win campaign
7. Cary-Grove (30-8) First sectional final appearance since 2011
8. Hersey (31-6) 5th MSL crown in 7 years
9. Neuqua Valley (25-11) UEC champ set school record for wins
10. Montini (23-11) Fourth place in Class 3A
11. Carmel (33-6) Best season ever for sectional finalist
12. Geneva (30-8) Took Benet to 3 at sectionals
13. Naperville North (26-10) Back-to-back DVC champion
14. St. Charles North (27-10) 2nd straight share of UEC River title
15. Schaumburg (25-14) MSL West, regional champs
16. Huntley (24-14) Won second straight regional title
17. Wheaton North (27-9) Next year's team will be anchored by Tiesman twins
18. Fremd (26-9) Strong 2nd in MSL West
19. Timothy Christian (36-3) Lost to Montini in sectional final
20. Burlington Central (31-7) Undefeated Big Northern East, regional champs