# 🏐 Simple Volleyball standings tracker

> Track volleyball standings with match wins, losses, and set records. Simple and shareable for any league. Schedule and player stats on the same page.

Canonical: https://simplestandings.com/volleyball

## What your volleyball standings look like

Default columns for volleyball: W, L, Sets W, Sets L, PTS. You can customize, add, or remove any column.

| # | Team | W | L | Sets W | Sets L | PTS |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | Team 1 | — | — | — | — | — |
| 2 | Team 2 | — | — | — | — | — |
| 3 | Team 3 | — | — | — | — | — |

## Player statistics for volleyball

Default stat columns: Team, GP, K, D, A, BLK, ACE, SE. Check Statistics when creating to enable a player stats table on the same share page.

| # | Player | Team | GP | K | D | A | BLK | ACE | SE |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | Player 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| 2 | Player 2 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| 3 | Player 3 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |

[Learn more about league statistics tracking](https://simplestandings.com/league-statistics-tracker)

## Volleyball schedule

Check Schedule when creating to add games on the same share page. Visitors filter by team or venue automatically, so each team sees only their own games.

| Date | Time | Venue | Home Team | Away Team |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| — | — | — | — | — |
| — | — | — | — | — |
| — | — | — | — | — |

## The easiest way to track volleyball standings

From beach volleyball to indoor rec leagues, Simple Standings is the easiest way to keep your volleyball standings organized. Track match wins and losses, sets won and lost, and share the standings with your league via a single link. It does more than the table, too: tick Schedule to add games with dates, times, and venues that visitors can filter by team, and Statistics to track kills, digs, blocks, and aces. Enable any combination — all three sit on the same shareable link.

## How volleyball standings work

Volleyball standings work on two levels: **matches** and the **sets** inside them. A rec league table often just counts match wins and sets won. Leagues that play best-of-five matches usually use match points, and the FIVB system is the common one: a **3–0 or 3–1 win is worth 3 points, a 3–2 win 2 points, a 2–3 loss 1 point**, and a 0–3 or 1–3 loss nothing.

That system rewards taking a strong team to five sets. Two teams with the same 2–2 record can be a point apart, depending on how many of their matches went the distance.

Ratios break ties: the **sets ratio** (sets won ÷ sets lost) and then the **points ratio** (rally points won ÷ rally points lost). A ratio is used rather than a difference so teams that have played different numbers of sets compare fairly.

## A worked example

Five teams, single round robin, best-of-five matches, scored 3-3-2-1-0:

| Team | W | L | Sets W | Sets L | PTS |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| Spikers | 4 | 0 | 12 | 4 | 11 |
| Diggers | 2 | 2 | 9 | 7 | 7 |
| Setters | 2 | 2 | 8 | 9 | 6 |
| Aces | 1 | 3 | 7 | 10 | 4 |
| Blockers | 1 | 3 | 5 | 11 | 2 |

Spikers won every match but have 11 points, not 12: one of their wins went to five sets and was worth 2.

Aces and Blockers are both 1–3. Aces won their match 3–1 and took a point from a five-set loss; Blockers’ only win went to five sets. Same record, two points apart.

## Common volleyball tiebreakers

When teams finish level, these are applied in order until the tie is broken:

1. **Match wins** or **match points**, whichever the league ranks on first.
2. **Sets ratio**: sets won ÷ sets lost.
3. **Points ratio**: rally points won ÷ rally points lost.
4. **Head-to-head** result.

## How volleyball seasons are scheduled

- **Rec nights with a fixed number of sets.** Many leagues play three sets every match regardless of result, which makes the night predictable and turns standings into a count of sets won.
- **Power leagues** re-seed teams into tiers every few weeks based on results, so each tier keeps its own table.
- **Tournament pool play**, often two sets to 25 (or 21) per match, then a bracket for the top of each pool.
- **Beach doubles and quads** run the same way, usually best of three sets.

## Setting up volleyball standings in Simple Standings

Pick Volleyball when you create a league and the standings start from the Simple preset — W, L, and PTS — or from Advanced: W, L, Sets W, Sets L, and PTS. New volleyball leagues sort by W. Every column can be renamed, removed, or added to. A computed column can read every typed-in column, plus any computed column to its left.

Box scores come set up for five sets to 25, with the fifth to 15 and a two-point margin, and the winner is whoever wins more sets. Score reporting sends that set score to the standings, so map Scored for and Scored against to Sets W and Sets L. A set that looks wrong — a 24–22, say — gets a warning, not a refusal, because rec leagues bend these rules.

PTS is typed in on the default preset, since a formula cannot tell a 3–1 from a 3–2. To compute it, add columns for five-set wins (W5) and five-set losses (L5) and use `(W − W5) × 3 + W5 × 2 + L5`. A sets ratio is a computed `Sets W ÷ Sets L`.

## Features for volleyball leagues

- Custom columns tailored for volleyball (wins, losses, points, and more)
- Computed columns for auto-calculated stats like win percentage and point differential
- Shareable read-only link for players, parents, and fans
- Dark and light mode — set your own colors for each theme
- Smart schedule filters — visitors filter by team, venue, or any column automatically
- Public description for announcements, rules, or league info at the top of your page
- Add links to your share page — waivers, social media, sign-up forms, anything
- Game schedule with custom columns, dates, times, venues, and scores
- Player statistics table prefilled for volleyball — kills, digs, blocks, and aces
- Customize colors and fonts for your shareable page
- QR code sharing and CSV export
- Your league’s logo and custom pages in your league’s navigation
- Box scores for every game: the score set by set, each player’s line, and a page of its own
- Works on desktop and mobile — no app to install
- No spreadsheets, no imports — just type it in

## How to set up volleyball standings

### 1. Create your standings

Sign up, click “Create new”, and choose Volleyball. Default columns (W, L, Sets W, Sets L, PTS) are ready to go.

### 2. Add teams and enter results

Type in your teams names and fill in the stats. Update them after each game or whenever you like.

### 3. Share the standings

Hit “Share” to get a read-only link. Send it to teams, coaches, parents — anyone who wants to see the standings.

## Keeping score live

[Free volleyball score keeper](https://simplestandings.com/volleyball/scorekeeper): tap to score on your phone, then save the result straight into your standings.

## Frequently asked questions

### How do I create volleyball standings?

Sign up for a free account, click "Create new", choose your columns (wins, losses, points, etc.), add your teams, and type in the data. No spreadsheets or imports needed.

### Can I share my volleyball standings with others?

Yes. Every standings you create gets a unique shareable link. Anyone with the link can view the standings — no account required.

### Can I make a volleyball schedule too?

Yes. Check Schedule when creating and add games with dates, times, venues, and scores. Visitors can filter the schedule by team or venue, so each team sees only their own games.

### Can I track volleyball stats?

Yes. Check Statistics when creating and you get a stats table with the columns already prefilled for volleyball — kills, digs, blocks, and aces. Add computed columns for anything you work out with a formula, and sort by whichever column matters.

### Is Simple Standings free for volleyball leagues?

Free — standings, schedule, and statistics with no team limits, no game caps, and a public share link included. Public pages carry ads, which is what pays for it; a one-time $9.99 USD removes them from a league, with no subscription and no renewal.

### Do volleyball scores automatically update the standings?

Only if you want them to. Typing the table in yourself is the default, and it is what most leagues stick with — no syncing, no broken formulas. You can also enter one game at a time and let it do the arithmetic, report a score and have the standings update themselves, or keep a full box score for each game that updates the standings and every player's totals at once.

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