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THE POWER RANKINGS: Dripping Springs ends regular season atop the rankings
The 2024 Texas high school volleyball regular season is in the books. Teams played one last district match last Tuesday, there were a smattering of seeding or playoff warm-up matches, and that was it.
District 26-6A Champion Dripping Springs cemented its spot as “regular season champions,” turning away a game Austin High squad in four tight sets to sweep their season series. Since the Maroons hung so tough twice with the Tigers and also held off Johnson twice earlier in the season, they finished #2 and #3 on the podium in our poll. Wimberley cruised to fourth place and 25-6A champ Vandegrift rounds out the Top 5.
Everyone in 6h through 10th stayed where they were last week. And it almost even makes sense. Cedar Park beat Liberty Hill in two very close matches; the Lady Panthers did the same thing to Georgetown, who held off Weiss in their seeding match to claim a district title. Round Rock held serve to remain in the rankings.
So, as the dust settles on the regular season, here’s a look at our final Top 10 of 2024. Even as you read this, the playoffs are under way. All the discussion and debate give way to real results as the best high school volleyball teams in Texas will settle it all themselves on the court.
Just as it should be.
VYPE's Public School Volleyball Rankings
1. (1) Dripping Springs Tigers (6A) -- 45-2 (W 3-1 v. Austin High, swept Gran Oaks)
2. (2) Austin High Maroons (6A) -- 39-6 (L 3-1 v. Dripping Springs)
3. (3) Buda Johnson Jaguars (6A) – 38-6 (swept Steele)
4. (4) Wimberley Texans (4A) – 36-3 (swept Canyon Lake)
5. (5) Vandegrift Vipers (6A) – 29-14 (swept Vista Ridge)
6. (6) Cedar Park Timberwolves (5A) – 29-15 (swept Rouse)
7. (8) Liberty Hill Panthers (5A) – 38-8 (swept Lockhart, L 3-2 vs. Vista Ridge)
8. (10) Georgetown Eagles (5A) – 39-8 (swept Pflugerville, W 3-1 vs. Weiss)
9. (9) Round Rock Dragons (6A) – 32-14 (swept Cedar Ridge)
10. (10) Weiss Wolves (5A) – 37-11 (swept Connally, L 3-1 @ Georgetown)
THE POWER RANKINGS: Minor shuffles in this week’s Austin area volleyball rankings
Nothing really changed atop this week’s Power Rankings as the Top 6 teams all cruised to largely dominant wins this past week.
The only changes occurred near the bottom. Liberty Hill moved up a notch, thanks largely to Georgetown’s impressive wins over Weiss and again over 6A Round Rock. Hard to get a bead on non-district play at this late stage so Round Rock remains firmly inside the Top 10 despite the loss, as does Weiss. A five-set road loss against another ranked team can’t hurt anyone too badly, after all.
Tuesday night’s matches close out the regular season, save for any seeding and tie-breaking matches later in the week. Also of note, #2 Austin High gets a rematch with top-ranked Dripping Springs in their regular season finales on Tuesday. Talk about tuning up for the playoffs!
Here’s a look at our Top 10 as of October 28th as we head into the final week of the regular season:
VYPE's Public School Volleyball Rankings
1. (1) Dripping Springs Tigers (6A) -- 43-2 (swept Akins, swept Del Valle)
2. (2) Austin High Maroons (6A) -- 39-5 (swept Del Valle, BYE)
3. (3) Buda Johnson Jaguars (6A) – 36-6 (swept East Central, N/A @ Judson)
4. (4) Wimberley Texans (4A) – 35-3 (swept Fredericksburg, swept Bandera)
5. (5) Vandegrift Vipers (6A) – 28-14 (BYE, swept Hutto)
6. (6) Cedar Park Timberwolves (5A) – 28-15 (swept @ Leander, swept Glenn)
7. (8) Liberty Hill Panthers (5A) – 37-7 (swept Hays, swept Lehman)
8. (10) Georgetown Eagles (5A) – 36-8 (W 3-2 vs. Weiss, W 3-1 vs. Round Rock)
9. (7) Round Rock Dragons (6A) – 31-14 (swept McNeil, L 3-1 @ Georgetown)
10. (9) Weiss Wolves (5A) – 36-10 (L 3-2 @ Georgetown, swept Pflugerville)