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THE SETUP: No. 6 Cypress Ranch | VYPE Houston Volleyball 2026 Preseason Rankings

Jul 29, 2026

The featured standouts of the 2026–27 Cy Ranch Mustangs volleyball team.

Farrah Sheeren (VYPE)

Despite fielding high-level talent year after year, Cypress Ranch often ran into the same postseason roadblock—perennial powerhouse The Woodlands. That narrative shifted in 2025.

Head coach Collea McKinney and the Mustangs flipped the script, knocking off The Woodlands en route to the deepest playoff run in program history. Cy Ranch later built on that breakthrough with a win over two-time defending state champion Grand Oaks in the Region II Final, securing the program’s first-ever berth in the UIL State Tournament before closing the season at 39-9 overall.

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THE SETUP: No. 7 Grand Oaks | VYPE Houston Volleyball 2026 Preseason Rankings

The featured standouts of the 2026–27 Grand Oaks Grizzlies volleyball team.

Matt Powell (VYPE)

In recent years, it has almost become expected that Grand Oaks would make extended playoff runs—a reflection of the consistency and development instilled by head coach Morgan Rogers and her staff.

This past campaign followed a familiar script, as the Grizzlies captured another undefeated district title before advancing to the Region II Final, where they fell to Cypress Ranch, narrowly missing a chance at a third consecutive UIL state championship and closing the year at 37-9.

THE SETUP: No. 8 Shadow Creek | VYPE Houston Volleyball 2026 Preseason Rankings

The featured standouts of the 2026–27 Shadow Creek Sharks volleyball team.

Bradley C. Collier (VYPE)

Injuries are an unfortunate reality of the game, and few teams understand that better than Shadow Creek.

The Lady Sharks were hit hard by the injury bug in 2025, with several key contributors sidelined for significant stretches of the season. Even so, head coach Whitney Daniel’s squad weathered the adversity, finishing third in the district standings and advancing to the Area Round while compiling a 29-16 record.

THE SETUP: No. 9 Montgomery | VYPE Houston Volleyball 2026 Preseason Rankings

The featured standouts of the 2026–27 Montgomery Bears volleyball team.

Farrah Sheeren (VYPE)

Montgomery pieced together one of its most complete bodies of work (37-11) to date under head coach Stormi Champion last fall. The Lady Bears compiled a 37-11 record and advanced to the 5A Division II Regional Semifinals, where their momentum was halted by Georgetown in four sets.

The district slate remains as challenging as ever, including state finalist A&M Consolidated, College Station, and Lake Creek. Even so, there is ample reason to assume Montgomery can sustain its explosiveness on the attack.

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