usVolleyball League of America — Tier 1

The top tier of the men’s Volleyball League of America (VLA) — a semi-professional league that has brought together American adult club teams since 2020. Twelve teams in four divisions play tournament weekends from January to May; the Chicago Icemen won the 2026 VLA Cup unbeaten.

Links

VLA — standings

The official Volleyball League of America standings on the StatTogether partner portal — overall and division tables for Tier 1, Tier 2, Tier 3 and women for the 2026 season.

vla.stattogether.com

Boston (Massachusetts) — an East Division team in VLA Tier 1, 6th in the 2026 table (6–6). It has neither a website nor an active Facebook page, so the link goes to its official Instagram.

Dallas (Texas) — a Central Division team in VLA Tier 1, 10th in the 2026 table (4–4). It has neither a website nor an active Facebook page, so the link goes to its official Instagram.

Chicago (Illinois) — winners of the VLA Cup in both 2025 and 2026; in 2026 they went through the tournament unbeaten (5–0). It has neither a website nor an active Facebook page, so the link goes to its official Instagram.

Chicago (Illinois) — a North Division team in VLA Tier 1, 5th in the 2026 table (6–4). It has no website and its Facebook page is inactive, so the link goes to its official Instagram.

Indiana Team Pineapple

Fort Wayne (Indiana) — one of the founding members of the Volleyball League of America, 4th in the 2026 table (8–2). It has neither a website nor an active social media account, so the link goes to its profile on the VLA website.

Milwaukee (Wisconsin) — a North Division team in VLA Tier 1, 7th in the 2026 table (5–4). It has neither a website nor an active social media account, so the link goes to its profile on the VLA website.

New York Team LVC

Albany (New York) — the men’s team of Legion Volleyball Club, top of the VLA Tier 1 table in the 2026 season (10–1). The club website is devoted to youth programmes and does not cover the VLA team, so the link goes to the team’s official Instagram.

Northeast Force

Norwalk (Connecticut) — an East Division team in VLA Tier 1 that also has a women’s side in the league; 12th in the 2026 table. It has no website and its Facebook page has had no posts since May 2026, so the link goes to the official Instagram shared by the men’s and women’s teams.

Ohio Valley Unicorns

Cincinnati (Ohio) — a Central Division team in VLA Tier 1, 11th in the 2026 table. It has no website of its own, so the link goes to its official Facebook page.

Phoenix Ascension

Phoenix (Arizona) — winners of the VLA Tier 1 West Division in the 2026 season and second in the overall table (8–4). The club website is stuck on the 2025–26 season and the Facebook page has had no posts since March 2026, so the link goes to the official Instagram.

SoCal Rising Tide

Irvine (California) — winners of the 2023 VLA West Division Cup, 9th in the 2026 table. It has neither a website nor an active Facebook page, so the link goes to its official Instagram.

Sun City Team IX

Chandler (Arizona) — a West Division team in VLA Tier 1, 8th in the 2026 table (8–5); it hosted the West Division Cup in January 2026. It has neither a website nor an active social media account, so the link goes to its profile on the VLA website.