Baylor women join Virginia men atop Campbell/ITA College Tennis Rankings
Falconi, Johnson top spots in singles; Tennessee, Stanford 1-2 in doubles

SKILLMAN, N.J. – After completing what has to be one of the most successful one-week runs for any team during the 2010 season, the Baylor Lady Bears soared to the No. 1 spot in the Campbell/ITA College Tennis Rankings. Meanwhile, the Virginia men continue to hold the top spot for the fifth-straight week, since capturing the ITA Men’s Team Indoor title.

In a matter of days, Baylor defeated three teams previously ranked in the top 13, that included a sweep over UCLA and USC on a road trip to Los Angeles as well as a revenge victory over North Carolina at home, in what was a rematch from the ITA Women’s Team Indoors, in which the runner-up Tar Heels won in the first matchup.

The Bears are now 9-2 this season against ranked teams, including a 4-1 mark against the Top 10, with the only loss at No. 8 Michigan. The Cavaliers are 11-1 against ranked opponents on the season, including five wins against teams in the Top 10, with their only blemish being a 4-3 loss to Kentucky during the first week of February.

Follow the Leader: For the men, following Virginia is (in order): Tennessee, USC, Ohio State, Texas, Georgia, Florida, Baylor, Kentucky, and UCLA. On the women's side, Baylor is followed by: Northwestern, Florida, Notre Dame, Duke, UCLA, North Carolina, Michigan, California and Clemson.

Conference Count: Men's Top 25: Big 12 – 6; ACC, Pac-10 and SEC– 5; ACC and Big 12 – 4; Big Ten – 2; Big East and WCC - 1. Women’s Top 25: SEC – 7; Pac-10 and SEC – 6; ACC – 5; Big East and Big Ten – 3; Big 12 and Colonial – 1. Each of the six BCS Conferences have at least one team appearing in the women’s top 10 while the SEC has four teams represented in the men’s top 10.

Spring and Fall: Each week there are many shifts among the men’s and women’s teams appearing in the Campbell/ITA College Tennis Rankings. Listed below are the teams appearing in the top 50, making the most movement and worth keeping an eye on.

Twice as Nice: Eleven schools have both their men’s and women’s programs ranked inside this week’s top 25. The men’s program ranking is listed first, followed by the women’s program ranking. Baylor (8/1), California (15/9), Florida (7/3), Florida State (20/19), Georgia (6/12), North Carolina (23/7), Stanford (13/11), Tennessee (2/15), UCLA (10/6), USC (3/21) and Washington (19/20).

March Madness: March Madness is in full swing for those following college athletics. The 65 men’s teams selected to the 2010 NCAA Division I Basketball Championships were announced on Selection Sunday, while the women announced the 65 participants yesterday. Many of the teams selected to compete for the NCAA basketball title are also battling on the tennis courts. Of the 65 men’s teams selected to the Big Dance, 25 are currently ranked in the Campbell/ITA College Tennis Rankings, with 12 appearing in the top 25. On the women’s side, 27 of the 65 teams are represented in the college tennis rankings, while 12 teams are also included in the top 25.

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Next Up: The next weekly National team rankings will be published Tuesday, March 23, while the next singles and doubles rankings is scheduled for March 30.