TOPEKA, Kan. — Several Hutchinson-area volleyball teams are featured in the first regular-season Kansas Volleyball Association rankings of the 2026 season, released Wednesday.
Halstead leads the way among area schools, climbing two spots from its preseason position to No. 3 in Class 3A. The Dragons are 5-2 through matches reported to the KVA by Monday.
Hesston is also ranked in Class 3A, coming in at No. 6 with a 5-1 record after opening the season at No. 4. Cheney remained No. 7 at 6-2.
In Class 2A, unbeaten Inman made one of the larger jumps among area teams. The Teutons are 7-0 and moved from No. 8 in the preseason rankings to No. 5 this week.
Moundridge is No. 7 in Class 2A with a 2-1 record, while Medicine Lodge entered the rankings at No. 10 after a 10-1 start.
McPherson slipped one position to No. 7 in Class 4A. The Bullpups are 4-3. Andale, which began the year ranked No. 1, dropped to No. 3 following a 5-1 start.
Maize South remains among the highest-ranked teams in south-central Kansas. The Mavericks are No. 4 in Class 5A with a 10-1 record after beginning the season ranked second. Great Bend moved up one spot to No. 5 at 2-0.
In Class 1A Division I, Little River dropped from the preseason No. 1 ranking to No. 2 after a 1-2 start. Goessel remained No. 4 at 3-0, while St. John-Hudson is No. 7 with a 3-1 record.
Hutchinson-Central Christian rounds out the area representation at No. 10 in Class 1A Division II. The Cougars are 5-3 after being ranked ninth in the preseason poll.
At the top of each classification, Blue Valley West remained No. 1 in Class 6A despite an 0-1 start. St. Thomas Aquinas held the top spot in Class 5A, while Hayden moved from No. 2 to No. 1 in Class 4A.
Silver Lake stayed atop Class 3A, Ellinwood remained No. 1 in Class 2A, Centralia moved into the top spot in Class 1A Division I and Linn remained No. 1 in Class 1A Division II.
The KVA said the records used in this week's rankings reflect information submitted through Monday, Sept. 7. The current classifications are based on 2025-26 enrollment numbers and will be adjusted when updated classifications are released later this month.
Class 6A
- Blue Valley West (0-1)
- Mill Valley (3-0)
- Blue Valley (3-0)
- Lawrence Free State (7-0)
- Garden City (6-1)
- Olathe North (6-1)
- Olathe Northwest (4-3)
- Olathe West (1-2)
- Shawnee Mission East (1-3)
- Manhattan (4-4)
Class 5A
- St. Thomas Aquinas (3-1)
- St. James Academy (5-0)
- Blue Valley Southwest (1-1)
- Maize South (10-1)
- Great Bend (2-0)
- Bishop Carroll (5-2)
- Kapaun Mt. Carmel (6-1)
- Lansing (2-2)
- Andover Central (5-2)
- Shawnee Heights (3-1)
Class 4A
- Hayden (3-0)
- Clay Center (6-0)
- Andale (5-1)
- Bishop Miege (1-0)
- Eudora (4-4)
- Circle (1-1)
- McPherson (4-3)
- Wellington (2-0)
- Rose Hill (5-1)
- Mulvane (4-1)
Class 3A
- Silver Lake (7-0)
- Hoisington (8-0)
- Halstead (5-2)
- Beloit (5-1)
- Riley County (6-1)
- Hesston (5-1)
- Cheney (6-2)
- Wellsville (5-0)
- Holcomb (4-1)
- Holton (7-3)
Class 2A
- Ellinwood (3-0)
- Rossville (5-2)
- Jefferson County North (2-0)
- Oakley (4-0)
- Inman (7-0)
- Valley Heights (3-3)
- Moundridge (2-1)
- Mission Valley (5-0)
- Conway Springs (5-2)
- Medicine Lodge (10-1)
Class 1A Division I
- Centralia (8-0)
- Little River (1-2)
- South Gray (11-0)
- Goessel (3-0)
- Decatur Community (5-0)
- Wabaunsee (5-3)
- St. John-Hudson (3-1)
- Burden-Central (6-0)
- Rural Vista (5-0)
- Quinter (1-2)
Class 1A Division II
- Linn (5-0)
- Hanover (2-0)
- Axtell (6-2)
- Cheylin (5-1)
- Victoria (4-0)
- Marais des Cygnes Valley (6-3)
- Ingalls (6-1)
- Golden Plains (6-0)
- Argonia (2-0)
- Hutchinson-Central Christian (5-3)