SKILLMAN, N.J. - For those looking for storylines that best sum up the 2011 Campbell/ITA College Tennis Rankings, one doesn't have to look far before noticing the battle for the No. 1 women's team ranking between Florida and Stanford, who have jostled back and forth at the top of the women's Campbell/ITA Team Rankings all spring. Just one week after Floridapropelled itself back to the top spot, Stanford, the only undefeated women's team remaining in Division I, has regained the coveted spot, heading into the last week of the regular season.
To get a better understanding of the perpetual shake up at the top of the women's team rankings, let's once again take a comparative look inside the numbers.
CRITERIA |
#1 STANFORD |
#2 FLORIDA |
Wins vs. Top 25 |
11 |
11 |
Wins vs. Top 10 |
7 |
5 |
Wins vs. Top 5 |
4 |
4 |
Avg. Ranking of 9 Best Wins |
7.7 |
9.7 |
Road Wins vs. Top 25 (10% Bonus) |
3 |
4 |
# of Times Ranked No. 1 (computer) |
4 |
5 |
On the men's side, undefeated Virginia looks to conclude its fifth straight regular season ranked first in the Campbell/ITA College Tennis Rankings. Having relinquished the top spot just once during the 2010-11 season, Virginia continues to hold a sizable lead over its competition. Unlike the fight for the top spot in the women's rankings, the battle in the men's team rankings is over the No. 2 slot. For the fifth time in the last six weeks, a new team has moved one step closer to the Cavs, in a carousel between Tennessee, USC and Ohio State.
Follow the Leader:For the men, following Virginia is (in order): Tennessee, USC, Ohio State, Georgia, Texas A&M, Baylor, Stanford, UCLA and Pepperdine. On the women's side, Stanford is followed by: Florida, Duke, UCLA, North Carolina, Miami (FL), Baylor, California, Georgia and Michigan.
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; ACC, Big Ten and Big 12 - 4; WCC - 1. Women's Top 25: ACC - 7; SEC - 6; Pac-10 - 5; Big 12 - 3; Big Ten - 2 and Big East, Conference USA - 1.
Up A Set: A listing of all of the upsets from both men's and women's top 25 from the previous week. All results listed are from Monday, April 11th through Sunday, April 17th.
MEN
WOMEN
Twice as Nice: The Florida State women were the only new team appearing in the top 25 this week, thus keeping the number of institutions that have both their men's and women's programs ranked inside this the Campbell/ITA Top 25 Rankings at 14.
TEAM |
MEN |
WOMEN |
Baylor |
7 |
7 |
California |
14 |
8 |
Duke |
13 |
3 |
Florida |
17 |
2 |
Georgia |
5 |
9 |
Georgia Tech |
16 |
16 |
Miami (FL) |
25 |
6 |
North Carolina |
15 |
5 |
Stanford |
8 |
1 |
Tennessee |
2 |
14 |
Texas |
12 |
25 |
UCLA |
9 |
4 |
USC |
3 |
15 |
Virginia |
1 |
11 |
Singled Out:
Rank |
Player |
School |
|
Rank |
Player |
School |
1 |
Steve Johnson |
USC |
|
1 |
Jana Juricova |
California |
2 |
Alex Domijan |
Virginia |
|
2 |
Maria Sanchez |
USC |
3 |
Rhyne Williams |
Tennessee |
|
3 |
Hilary Barte |
Stanford |
4 |
Eric Quigley |
Kentucky |
|
4 |
Kristy Frilling |
Notre Dame |
5 |
Blaz Rola |
Ohio State |
|
5 |
Denise Dy |
Washington |
6 |
Michael Shabaz |
Virginia |
|
6 |
Allie Will |
Florida |
7 |
Henrique Cunha |
Duke |
|
7 |
Bianca Eickhorn |
Miami (FL) |
8 |
Alexandre Lacroix |
Florida |
|
8 |
Denise Muresan |
Michigan |
9 |
Bradley Klahn |
Stanford |
|
9 |
Marta Lesniak |
SMU |
10 |
J.P. Smith |
Tennessee |
|
10 |
Josipa Bek |
Clemson |
Double Dose:
Rk. |
Player |
Player |
School |
|
Rk. |
Player |
Player |
School |
1 |
Boris Conkic |
J.P. Smith |
Tennessee |
|
1 |
Hilary Barte |
Mallory Burdette |
Stanford |
2 |
Drew Courtney |
Michael Shabaz |
Virginia |
|
2 |
Mari Andersson |
Jana Juricova |
California |
3 |
Bradley Klahn |
Ryan Thacher |
Stanford |
|
3 |
Kaitlyn Christian |
Maria Sanchez |
USC |
4 |
Jeff Dadamo |
Austin Krajicek |
Texas A&M |
|
4 |
Josipa Bek |
Keri Wong |
Clemson |
5 |
Hernus Pieters |
Javier Garrapiz |
Georgia |
|
5 |
Bianca Eichkorn |
Anna Bartenstein |
Miami(FL) |
Coming Up Next: The 2011 Campbell/ITA Team Rankings continue next Tuesday, April 26th, along with the next singles and doubles rankings.
Campbell/ITA |
Pt. |
4/12/11 |
Campbell/ITA |
Pt. |
4/12/11 |
DI Men's Top 25 |
Avg. |
Rank |
DI Women's Top 25 |
Avg. |
Rank |
1. Virginia |
80.02 |
1 |
1. Stanford |
86.51 |
2 |
2. Tennessee |
71.57 |
4 |
2. Florida |
83.62 |
1 |
3. USC |
71.18 |
3 |
3. Duke |
73.49 |
3 |
4. Ohio State |
70.55 |
2 |
4. UCLA |
66.47 |
6 |
5. Georgia |
61.01 |
5 |
5. North Carolina |
63.95 |
4 |
6. Texas A&M |
58.86 |
6 |
6. Miami (FL) |
62.79 |
6 |
7. Baylor |
58.23 |
7 |
7. Baylor |
62.32 |
7 |
8. Stanford |
56.62 |
8 |
8. California |
57.75 |
9 |
9. UCLA |
53.84 |
14 |
9. Georgia |
55.58 |
8 |
10. Pepperdine |
53.73 |
9 |
10. Michigan |
49.92 |
10 |
11. Kentucky |
53.27 |
13 |
11. Virginia |
49.59 |
17 |
12. Texas |
53.17 |
11 |
12. Arizona State |
47.21 |
11 |
13. Duke |
52.29 |
10 |
13. Clemson |
44.36 |
12 |
14. California |
51.54 |
12 |
14. Tennessee |
44.30 |
16 |
15. North Carolina |
48.26 |
19 |
15. USC |
44.05 |
14 |
16. Georgia Tech |
48.07 |
15 |
16. Georgia Tech |
43.10 |
13 |
17. Florida |
46.47 |
16 |
17. Northwestern |
41.86 |
15 |
18. Illinois |
46.25 |
17 |
18. Florida State |
40.37 |
27 |
19. Mississippi St. |
41.34 |
21 |
19. Vanderbilt |
39.69 |
18 |
20. Auburn |
39.59 |
18 |
20. Oklahoma |
37.15 |
21 |
21. Texas Tech |
39.30 |
22 |
21. Arkansas |
36.97 |
19 |
22. Washington |
37.31 |
20 |
22. Tulsa |
35.75 |
20 |
23. Minnesota |
36.17 |
24 |
23. Alabama |
35.50 |
23 |
24. Indiana |
33.21 |
23 |
24. Notre Dame |
34.67 |
22 |
25. Miami (FL) |
32.58 |
25 |
25. Texas |
34.65 |
25 |
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