Virginia, North Carolina Enjoy Another Week at No. 1 in the ITA College Tennis Rankings
ITA Division I Men's Team Rankings | ITA Division I Women's Team Rankings
SKILLMAN, NJ (Mar. 19) -- After another flawless week of matches, the Virginia men and North Carolina women continued their streak of consecutive weeks on top of the ITA College Tennis Rankings. The Cavaliers posted four wins last week, all against former Top 20 teams as they improved to 11-0 on the season and remained at the No. 1 spot in the ITA rankings for the ninth straight week. North Carolina went 1-0 last week, picking up a 5-2 win against No. 20 Texas Tech. With the win, the Tar Heels distanced themselves from the pack, leading No. 2 Florida by a full 14 points.
Follow the Leader: For the men, following Virginia is (in order): UCLA, USC, Kentucky, Ohio State, Georgia, Ole Miss, Duke, Tennessee, and Oklahoma. On the women’s side, North Carolina is followed by Florida, Texas A&M, UCLA, Georgia, USC, Duke, Alabama, Michigan, and Miami (Florida).
Conference Count: Men’s Top 25: SEC – 8; ACC – 4; Big Ten & Pac-12 – 3; Big 12 – 2; Atlantic-10, Conference USA, Ivy League, Missouri Valley, & WCC – 1. The SEC landed four men’s teams inside the Top 10 while the ACC and the Pac-12 each have two. Women’s Top 25: SEC – 6; ACC & Pac-12 – 5; Big Ten – 4; Big 12 – 2; Big East, Big West & Conference USA – 1. The SEC has also placed four women’s teams in the Top 10, along with three squads from the ACC and two from the Pac-12.
Double-Dip: A total of 13 schools have both their men’s and women’s programs ranked inside the Top 25. Duke, Georgia, UCLA, and USC find both their men’s and women’s teams inside the Top 10 this week.
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School |
Men |
Women |
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Cal |
24 |
13 |
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Clemson |
15 |
14 |
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Duke |
8 |
7 |
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Florida |
18 |
2 |
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Florida State |
16 |
24 |
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Georgia |
6 |
5 |
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Northwestern |
22 |
11 |
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Texas |
17 |
22 |
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Texas A&M |
14 |
3 |
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Tulsa |
21 |
25 |
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UCLA |
2 |
4 |
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USC |
3 |
6 |
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Vanderbilt |
13 |
16 |
Top 25 Caliber: Four new teams entered the Top 25 this week, three coming on the men’s side and one on the women’s. For the men, Florida State and VCU are making their Top 25 debut of the season while Florida returns after a month’s absence. Like the Florida men, the women of Texas also jumped back into the Top 25 after checking-in at No. 14 back on February 19th.
Top 75 Newcomers: A total of 13 teams (eight women, five men) made their way into the Top 75 this week. Of the 13 teams, Georgetown and UNC Greensboro are making their 2013 debut. The Hoyas cracked the national rankings after upsetting former No. 33 William and Mary, while UNC Greensboro registered two wins against a pair of ranked opponents last week.
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Men |
Women |
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Boise State (46) |
San Diego (45) |
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Purdue (63) |
South Florida (63) |
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Rice (66) |
UNC Greensboro (65) |
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UAB (73) |
DePaul (68) |
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North Florida (75) |
Georgetown (70) |
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Charleston (71) |
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North Texas (73) |
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Loyola Marymount (75) |
Upset Central: Below is a listing of all of the upsets of both men's and women's Top 25 teams from the previous week. All listed results are from Monday, March 11th through Sunday, March 17th. In total, two Top five teams were defeated, including former No. 4 Ole Miss who fell twice in the previous week. Also, two unranked teams pulled off top 25 upsets as the Boise State men took down former No. 22 Notre Dame en route to winning the Blue Gray Classic title while the women from San Diego posted a convincing 5-2 upset over former No. 6 Nebraska.
Men
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Team |
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Opponent |
Score |
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03/17/13 |
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03/16/13 |
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03/15/13 |
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03/15/13 |
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03/15/13 |
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03/12/13 |
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03/12/13 |
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Women
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Date |
Team |
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Opponent |
Score |
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03/17/13 |
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03/17/13 |
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03/15/13 |
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Coming Up Next: The 2013 ITA Team Rankings will be published again next Tuesday, March 26th, along with singles and doubles rankings. Beginning Tuesday, April 9th, singles and doubles rankings will be posted each week.
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Division I Men's Top 25 |
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Division I Women's Top 25 |
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1. Virginia |
1 |
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1. North Carolina |
1 |
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2. UCLA |
3 |
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2. Florida |
4 |
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3. USC |
2 |
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3. Texas A&M |
3 |
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4. Kentucky |
10 |
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4. UCLA |
5 |
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5. Ohio State |
9 |
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5. Georgia |
12 |
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6. Georgia |
5 |
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6. USC |
7 |
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7. Ole Miss |
4 |
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7. Duke |
2 |
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8. Duke |
8 |
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8. Alabama |
8 |
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9. Tennessee |
6 |
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9. Michigan |
9 |
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10. Oklahoma |
7 |
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10. Miami (Florida) |
11 |
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11. Pepperdine |
12 |
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11. Northwestern |
10 |
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12. Mississippi State |
13 |
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12. Nebraska |
6 |
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13. Vanderbilt |
23 |
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13. California, Berkeley |
15 |
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14. Texas A&M |
11 |
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14. Clemson |
14 |
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15. Clemson |
25 |
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15. Stanford |
16 |
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16. Florida State |
28 |
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16. Vanderbilt |
13 |
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17. Texas |
14 |
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17. Notre Dame |
19 |
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18. Florida |
35 |
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18. Auburn |
17 |
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19. Illinois |
15 |
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19. Arizona State |
18 |
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20. Drake |
17 |
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20. Texas Tech |
21 |
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21. Tulsa |
21 |
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21. Purdue |
20 |
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22. Northwestern |
18 |
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22. Texas |
39 |
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23. Harvard |
20 |
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23. UC Irvine |
23 |
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24. California, Berkeley |
16 |
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24. Florida State |
22 |
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25. VCU |
26 |
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25. Tulsa |
24 |
