Jackson County Central is tied for fourth in Class 2A in the first regular-season ratings by the Minnesota Volleyball Coaches Association. The Huskies were fifth in the preseason poll.
JCC is 3-0 on the season heading into its Big South Conference West Division opener at Redwood Valley tonight.
Southwest Christian leads the 2A poll, with Watertown-Mayer second and Cannon Falls third. Jackson County Central is tied for fourth with Maple Lake.
Marshall remains first in the Class 3A poll. The Huskies will host the Tigers next Tuesday.
The other leaders are also the same, Mayer Lutheran in Class 1A rankings and Wayzata in 4A.
Following are the complete ratings. Listed are rank, team and preseason ranking. First-place votes are in parenthesis.
Class 2A
1. Southwest Christian (12) 1
2. Watertown-Mayer 2
3. Cannon Falls 4
4.Jackson County Central 5
(tie) Maple Lake 3
6. Concordia Academy 6
7. Waterville-Elysian-Morristown 7
8. Annandale (1) 10
9. Pequot Lakes 8
10. Dilworth-Glyndon-Felton 9
Class 1A
1. Mayer Lutheran (13) 1
2. Minneota 2
3. Canby 3
4. Mabel-Canton (1) 4
5. Breckenridge 7
6. Bethlehem Academy 5
7. Henning 6
8. Cleveland 9
9. Legacy Christian 8
10. Belgrade-Brooten-Elrosa 10
Class 3A
1. Marshall (13) 1
2. Stewartville (1) 2
3. Willmar 3
4. New Prague 5
5. Hutchinson 4
6. Byron 7
7. Kasson-Mantorville 6
8. Monticello 8
9. Holy Angels 9
10. Benilde-St. Margaret's 10
Class 4A
1. Wayzata (13) 1
2. Bloomington Jefferson 8
3. Champlin Park NR
4. Eagan 2
5. Shakopee 6
6. East Ridge 3
7. Chaska 7
8. Minnetonka NR
9. Eden Prairie NR
10. Northfield 9