Virginia Back on Top in Campbell/ITA Team Rankings



Virginia Back on Top in Campbell/ITA Team Rankings
 Tough road victories gives UVA large lead over the rest of the field

SKILLMAN, N.J. - The Virginia men rejoin the Florida women at No. 1 in the Campbell/ITA College Tennis Rankings after relinquishing the top spot for the first time since entering the 2010-11 season as the preseason favorite. Despite being the only undefeated team remaining in Division I men's team play, UVA (18-0) was slightly edged by Tennessee in last week's rankings, who went on to drop a match to Baylor, no more than two hours after claiming the elusive top spot.

 

The Cavs are currently in the midst of a treacherous six-match roadtrip ahead with a trip to the Sunshine State awaiting, where they look to put the finishing touches together against Miami (FL) and Florida State. With nine wins against top 25 competition, the Hoos' lead over the rest of the field has ballooned to more than 20 points.

 

Meanwhile, the battle between Florida and Stanford at the top of the women's team rankings continues as both squads had byes over the course of the past week. 
 
Follow the Leader: For the men, following Virginia is (in order): Tennessee, USC, Texas, Ohio State, Texas A&M, Pepperdine, Stanford, Duke and Illinois. On the women's side, Florida is followed by: Stanford, North Carolina, Duke, Michigan, Miami (FL), Georgia, UCLA, Baylor and California.


 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: Pac-10 and SEC - 5; ACC, Big Ten and Big 12 - 4; WCC - 2 and Big East - 1. Women's Top 25: ACC - 7; Pac-10 and SEC - 5; Big 12 - 3; Big Ten - 2 and Big East, Conference USA and WCC - 1. 

 Up A Set:  A listing of all of the upsets from both men's and women'scollege tennis from the previous week. All results listed are from Monday, March 14th through Sunday, March 20th.


 MEN

at #31 Baylor

def.

#1 Tennessee

4-3

#7 Texas A&M

def.

at #5 California

6-1

at #11 Pepperdine

def.

#7 Texas A&M

4-3

#29 Mississippi

def.

at #13 Florida

4-3

at #44 LSU

def.

#16 Michigan

5-2


WOMEN

at #10 Baylor

def.

#6 Miami (Florida)

5-2

#21 Arizona State

def.

at #9 USC

4-3

at #53 Kansas State

def.

#10 Baylor

4-3

at #34  Maryland

def.

#11 Virginia

4-3

at #64 South Florida

def.

#17 Notre Dame

5-2


 March Madness: March Madness is in full swing for those following college athletics. Many of the teams who have advanced to the Sweet 16 for a chance to compete for the NCAA basketball title are also battling on the tennis courts. Of the 16 men's teams that advanced to the Sweet 16, five (Duke, Florida, Kentucky, North Carolina and Ohio State) are currently ranked in the Top 25 of the Campbell/ITA College Tennis Rankings. On the women's side, five teams (Duke, North Carolina, Notre dame, Stanford and Tennessee) have already advanced to the Sweet 16, while Baylor, Florida State, Georgia, Maryland, Miami (FL), Oklahoma and Texas A&M will try to join the group with matchups scheduled this evening.


 Twice as Nice: The Baylor men join the Texas A&M women as newcomers to the top 25 this week, propelling their respective teams to be included among the 16 institutions to that have both their men's and women's programs ranked inside this the Campbell/ITA Top 25 Rankings. 

 

TEAM

MEN

WOMEN

Baylor

16

9

California

12

10

Duke

9

4

Florida

19

1

Georgia

11

7

Georgia Tech

21

20

Michigan

18

5

North Carolina

15

3

Notre Dame

19

25

San Diego

24

23

Stanford

8

2

Tennessee

2

21

Texas A&M

6

25

UCLA

13

8

USC

3

13

Virginia

1

17


Coming Up Next: The 2011 Campbell/ITA Team Rankings continue next Tuesday, March 29th, 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

Pt.

3/15/11

Campbell/ITA

Pt.

3/15/11

DI Men's Top 25

Avg.

Rank

DI Women's Top 25

Avg.

Rank

1. Virginia

90.960

2

1. Florida

92.41176

1

2. Tennessee

70.086

1

2. Stanford

90

2

3. USC

69.291

3

3. North Carolina

73.96364

3

4. Texas

68.379

6

4. Duke

69.90385

4

5. Ohio State

66.981

4

5. Michigan

63.98148

5

6. Texas A&M

66.426

7

6. Miami (FL)

63.91071

6

7. Pepperdine

61.667

11

7. Georgia

61.11765

7

8. Stanford

60.911

12

8. UCLA

60.33898

8

9. Duke

60.823

10

9. Baylor

52.73438

10

10. Illinois

59.661

9

10. California

51.25

12

11. Georgia

58.696

8

11. Northwestern

50.47619

14

12. California

57.328

5

12. Arkansas

49.23729

13

13. UCLA

54.170

15

13. USC

47.96552

9

14. Kentucky

53.552

14

14. Vanderbilt

46.08333

16

15. North Carolina

47.813

22

15. Clemson

46.03333

15

16. Baylor

46.807

31

16. Arizona State

45.5

21

17. Texas Tech

44.800

17

17. Virginia

44.66129

11

18. Michigan

43.123

16

18. Oklahoma

42.78182

19

19. Florida

43.094

13

19. Notre Dame

42.04225

17

20. Washington

41.429

19

20. Georgia Tech

35.18462

20

21. Georgia Tech

41.200

18

21. Tennessee

34.76271

18

22. Minnesota

39.526

23

22. Tulsa

33.81356

23

23. Ole Miss

39.353

29

23. San Diego

32.20588

25

24. San Diego

37.808

20

24. Maryland

31.53846

34

25. Notre Dame

36.197

21

25. Texas A&M

29.66102

26

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

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