Globe Top 20 boys' volleyball poll: Acton-Boxborough ascending as Taunton tumbles out
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The Globe's Top 20 boys' volleyball poll
The Globe poll as of May 17, 2025. Teams were selected by the Globe sports staff.
No.
Team
Record
Previous
1.
Brookline
14-1-0
1
2.
Natick
13-2-0
2
3.
Needham
13-4-0
3
4.
Newton North
12-6-0
4
5.
Lexington
17-1-0
5
6.
Wayland
12-6-0
6
7.
Cambridge
11-5-0
9
8.
Acton-Boxborough
10-5-0
13
9.
Milford
11-7-0
7
10.
St. John's Prep
12-5-0
10
11.
New Bedford
13-2-0
12
12.
Lowell
14-2-0
11
13.
Chelmsford
12-3-0
15
14.
Methuen
13-3-0
14
15.
Newton South
7-6-0
16
16.
St. John's (S)
8-8-0
17
17.
Winchester
11-5-0
18
18.
BC High
8-6-0
19
19.
Greater Lowell
13-3-0
20
20.
Boston Latin
9-5-0
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