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[quote=Anonymous]The list is above is a great structure, but it’s a lot more helpful if you add open as a level.  There's also some subjective bias that results in some teams being listed much higher or much lower than the level of competition they are in at tournaments.  However, it took a lot of effort and is really appreciated.  Obviously, it's hard to be completely objective and generalize across all age groups, and to do this right we’d have to make a list by age group.

Here's a different approach for the list below.  No judgement on whether a team should be competing at that specified level, just that they usually do. Since every year is variable, the list is based off of last year and excludes clubs that aren't fielding teams this year, new teams at existing clubs and/or new clubs.  Sources include club websites, USAV national qualifier registration, large regional travel tournament registrations (e.g. Capitol Hill, East Coast Championship, MLK weekend tournaments in Baltimore, Richmond & Lancaster, MAPL), CHRVA regional competitions (bids & non-bids, open/mixed/club tournaments), national championship registrations (USAV, AAU) and recruiting lists (Prep Volleyball, vbmag,com, PrepDig, Vballrecruiter.com, AVCA, etc.)

Keep in mind there can be big differences between then U14 and U18 age group within the same club.  One club may have U14s that compete at a National level, but a U18 team that drops down to American or even regional (usually due to the fact that there a far fewer U18 players than U14 players).

[b]Open:[/b]
Open teams compete in open at virtually all travel tournaments, especially qualifiers.  They travel extensively and usually compete in multi-day tournaments, and usually compete for USAV bids in the region.

Metro Travel
Paramount 1s (U18 open at USAV qualifiers, younger teams generally in USA last year).
Virginia Elite (Attends USAV national qualifiers, no teams registered and/or qualified for CHRVA bids)

[b]National:[/b]
National teams almost always compete in open at local and regional travel tournaments, and 1-2 levels below open at national tournaments.  They may travel a lot and play mostly in multi-day tournaments. They also usually compete for USAV bids in their region, with many of them competing for bids in CHRVA last year. They generally compete in either USA or Liberty at the USAV qualifiers and between Premiere and Aspire at AAUs.

American 1s
Blue Ridge 1s (Blue)
Baltimore Elite 1s (Navy)
Columbia 1s
Liberty Elite 1s (National)
Loudoun Elite
Maryland Juniors 1s (Elite Black)
Metro North
MOCO 1s
MVSA 1s
Premier 1s
St. James 1s (Navy)
VA Juniors
VAVA 1s

While there is a lot of variation in performance across age groups at each club, the Open and National level teams make up the top 20 teams in virtually every CHRVA age group, especially if you consider their competition level relative to higher ranked teams that compete in lower divisions.  They also represent the vast majority of the teams competing in CHRVA bids.  Virtually every club on this list also has current players ranked on national recruiting lists and/or players that committed to a college in the last year.

[b]American:[/b]
American teams sometimes compete in open at local tournaments, but often compete at the club level at the larger regional travel tournaments. They generally compete in American or Club at national qualifiers (a few compete in Liberty). They rarely are ranked high enough to gain a spot into the CHRVA bid tournament. Most of them attend CHRVA non-bid regionals.  If they attend AAU they usually compete between Club (middle) and Classic level (lowest)

American 2s
Baltimore Elite 2s (White)
BRYC 1s
CEVA
Columbia 2s
Dulles (DYS)
DMV Elite
Liberty Elite 2s (American)
Libero
Maryland Exclusive (MEVC) 1s
Maryland Juniors 2s & 3s (Elite Yellow)
Metro regionals (excluding North, varies by region, some compete at this level, others compete at the regional level)
MVSA 2s
MOCO 2s
Premier 2s 
VAVA 2s
Vienna Elite 1s & 2s

The American group is the hardest group to define, because clubs will raise or lower the team competition level based on the players they have each year.  Many of these teams rank high in AES because of their focus on local tournaments and playing in lower levels of regional travel tournaments. However, few of these teams compete in CHRVA bids even when they are ranked well.

[b]Regionals:[/b] 
Regional teams compete at the club (usually the lowest) levels of regional tournaments.  They may travel occasionally within the broader mid-Atlantic and generally compete at the lowest level in those tournaments.  They generally do not attend nationals (USAV or AAU).

All lower level teams for clubs listed above
Anarchy
Brandywine
Monument
No Panic
RVA (Rockville)
Spiked City
Volleyball MD
X-factor
SRVC
Volley Viet
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