Week 1 Volleyball Rankings

In Class 6A, Walton defeated Class 5A No. 1 ranked Pope 3-1 on Saturday in their historic outdoor match and moved up to No. 1. Former No. 1 ranked Alpharetta slid to No. 2 after falling 2-1 to Cartersville. The loss resulted in the Raiders’ record falling to 6-1 and it was the program’s first loss since 2023. Cartersville not only defeated Alpharetta, but also scored a big win over Norcross. The Blue Devil dropped slightly to No. 5 after also falling to River Ridge and Buford moved up to No. 3. West Forsyth fell to Milton and Glynn Academy and moved down from No. 7 to No. 8 and Etowah replaced North Gwinnett at No. 9.

Class 5A did not change with Pope maintaining the No. 1 spot after its 3-1 loss to Walton. Woodward Academy will open its season on Tuesday at home against Whitewater. No. 3 Sequoyah and No. 4 Milton are both off to solid 4-1 starts with the Chiefs’ loss coming to Alpharetta and Milton’s loss coming to Harrison. No. 5 Johns Creek defeated South Forsyth, but fell to Pace Academy and River Ridge is 5-1 with its only loss coming to Cartersville. At No. 7, Jackson County fell to North Forsyth, but defeated Class 3A No. 5 Oconee County to retain its position.

Class 4A shook up with Cartersville earning its spot at No. 2. Pace Academy is still unbeaten at 1-0 and No. 1 in the poll, but the Purple Hurricanes’ blazing start and 7-0 record was enough to give the team its highest-ever ranking in the sport of volleyball at No. 2 from its preseason No. 4 ranking. Last season, Pace Academy eliminated Cartersville 3-0 in the playoffs (27-25, 25-12, 25-17). Cartersville’s 7-0 start includes victories over Cherokee, Starr’s Mill, South Forsyth, Norcross, River Ridge, Harrison and Alpharetta.

Class 6A

1. Walton

2. Alpharetta

3. Buford

4. North Cobb

5. Norcross

6. North Forsyth

7. Brookwood

8. West Forsyth

9. Etowah

10. Marietta

Class 5A

1. Pope

2. Woodward Academy

3. Sequoyah

4. Milton

5. Johns Creek

6. River Ridge

7. Jackson County

8. McIntosh

9. Lakeside-Evans

10. Loganville

Class 4A

1. Cartersville

2. Pace Academy

3. Blessed Trinity

4. Marist

5. Westminster

6. North Oconee

7. East Forsyth

8. Union Grove

9. Kell

10. Midtown

Class 3A

1. Jefferson

2. Chestatee

3. Calhoun

4. Richmond Academy

5. Oconee County

6. White County

7. Sandy Creek

8. LaFayette

9. Heritage-Catoosa

10. Cherokee Bluff

Class 2A

1. Morgan County

2. Savannah Arts

3. Columbus

4. East Jackson

5. Coahulla Creek

6. Hart County

7. Ringgold

8. Davidson Fine Arts

9. Sonoraville

10. Jackson

Class A

1. Elite Scholar’s Academy

2. Gordon Lee

3. Bremen

4. Oglethorpe County

5. Fannin County

6. Armuchee

7. Lake Oconee Academy

8. Pepperell

9. Model

10. Thomasville

Class A-3A Private

1. Hebron Christian

2. Lovett

3. Holy Innocents’

4. Mt. Pisgah

5. Mt. Paran

6. Savannah Christian

7. St. Vincent’s

8. Trinity Christian

9. Greater Atlanta Christian

10. North Cobb Christian

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