Florida, Virginia Remain No. 1 in Campbell/ITA Team Rankings


Florida, Virginia Remain No. 1 in Campbell/ITA Team Rankings

 

SKILLMAN, N.J. - It has been one week since the Campbell/ITA Rankings switched from a poll to a computer point-per-match formula, but Florida and Virginia continue to hold the top-spot. Despite not playing a match, Virginia has tightened its grip at the top by a near-double digit average. While the heated battle for No. 1 in the women's Campbell/ITA Rankings rages on with Florida holding just a one-point lead over Stanford.

Stanford actually posted a head-to-head win over Florida in the ITA Women's Team Indoor Final but UF can thank the strength of the Atlantic Coast Conference as the Lady Gators have defeated four ACC opponents who reside in the top 10. They capped off a busy road week with a 7-0 sweep against No. 16 Arkansas Sunday, after defeating instate foe and 22nd-ranked Florida State, 6-1, in Tallahassee. UF opened their Southeastern Conference schedulewith a 6-0 win against LSU in Baton Rouge, before Sunday's sweep that marked Florida's 16th consecutive SEC regular-season victory, which includes an 11-0 record in 2009-10 and the final three of the 2008-09 campaign.

 Meanwhile, on the men's side, top-ranked Virginia enjoyed a bye week since, picking up wins capturing an unprecedented fourth straight ITA Men's National Team Indoor title. The Cavs, who have held the top spot now since the Campbell/ITA Preseason Rankings were released in the fall, now face a treacherous six-match roadtrip ahead with stops at LSU, Baylor, Oklahoma, Texas, Miami (FL) and Florida State.


Follow the Leader: For the men, following Virginia is (in order): Tennessee, Texas, Duke, Ohio State, Illinois, USC, UCLA, Georgia and Stanford. On the women's side, Florida is followed by: Stanford, Miami (FL), Michigan, Duke, North Carolina, California, Vanderbilt, Baylor and UCLA.

Conference Count: The number of men's and women's teams from each conference that appear in the Campbell/ITA Division I Top 25 Rankings are listed numerically. Men's Top 25: SEC - 6; Pac-10 - 5; Big Ten - 4; ACC and Big 12 - 3; WCC - 2 and Big East - 1. Women's Top 25: ACC - 6; Pac-10 and SEC - 5; Big 12 - 3; Big Ten - 2 and Big East, Colonial, Conference USA and Ivy League - 1. 

 Up A Set:  A listing of all of the upsets from both men's and women's college tennis from the previous week. All results listed are from Monday, February 28th through Sunday, March 6th.


 MEN

at #7 USC

def.

#6 UCLA

5-2

at #35 Virginia Tech

def.

#20 Louisville

4-3

at #31 Mississippi

def.

#22 Vanderbilt

4-0

at #43 Mississippi State

def.

#22 Vanderbilt

4-1

at #50 BYU

def.

#45  Maryland,

4-0

at Purdue

def.

#46 New Mexico

4-2

St. John's

def.

at #57 Princeton

4-3

at #72 North Florida

def.

#63 East Tennessee State

5-2

at USC

def.

#69 Arkansas

4-3

at Stetson

def.

#70 Campbell

4-3


WOMEN

at #12 Miami (Florida)

def.

#4 Michigan

4-3

#21 Georgia Tech

def.

at #11 Clemson

5-2

#12 Miami (Florida)

def.

at #11 Clemson

6-1

at #17 UCLA

def.

#15 USC

5-2

at #55 South Florida

def.

#22 Florida State

5-2

at LSU

def.

#27 South Carolina

4-0

at Miami (Ohio)

def.

#40 Marshall

6-1

Florida International (FIU)

def.

at #42 UNLV

4-3

#66 Wisconsin

def.

at #59 Minnesota

6-1


 Twice as Nice: There are no new additions to the top 25 to be considered among the 15 institutions to that have both their men's and women's programs ranked inside this the Campbell/ITA Top 25 Rankings.
 

TEAM

MEN

WOMEN

California

14

7

Duke

4

3

Florida

15

1

Georgia

9

11

Georgia Tech

16

17

Michigan

12

5

Notre Dame

25

15

Stanford

10

2

Tennessee

2

21

Texas

3

24

UCLA

8

10

USC

7

16

Vanderbilt

23

8

Virginia

1

12

Washington

19

20

 

Coming Up Next: The 2011 Campbell/ITA Team Rankings continue next Tuesday, March 15th, as well as the next singles and doubles rankings, which will continue to be published every other week for the rest of the season.

 

Campbell/ITA Rankings

3/1/11

Campbell/ITA Rankings

3/1/11

DI Men's Top 25

Rank

DI Women's Top 25

Rank

1. Virginia

1

1. Florida

1

2. Tennessee

2

2. Stanford

2

3. Texas

5

3. Miami (FL)

12

4. Duke

9

4. Michigan

4

5. Ohio State

3

5. Duke

3

6. Illinois

4

6. North Carolina

5

7. USC

7

7. California

6

8. UCLA

6

8. Vanderbilt

10

9. Georgia

13

9. Baylor

7

10. Stanford

10

10. UCLA

17

11. Kentucky

12

11. Georgia

13

12. Michigan

8

12. Virginia

8

13. Pepperdine

15

13. Northwestern

9

14. California

14

14. Arkansas

16

15. Florida

11

15. Notre Dame

14

16. Georgia Tech

17

16. USC

15

17. Texas A&M

18

17. Georgia Tech

21

18. Texas Tech

19

18. Oklahoma

19

19. Washington

23

19. Clemson

11

20. San Diego

25

20. Washington

20

21. Minnesota

16

21. Tennessee

21

22. Ole Miss

31

22. Tulsa

30

23. Vanderbilt

22

23. Yale

28

24. Virginia Tech

35

24. Texas

24

25. Notre Dame

24

25. VCU

23


Campbell/ITA College Tennis rankings can be found at www.itatennis.com.

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