Another Week on Top of Campbell/ITA Team Rankings for UCLA, USC
Gators slowly closing in on Bruins; Trojans extending lead on rest of field
SKILLMAN, N.J. - The UCLA women remained No. 1 in the Campbell/ITA Women's Team Rankings, but the Florida Gators continue to close the gap little by little. The Bruins collected a pair of wins over conference opponents at the LA Tennis Center, while the Gators picked up a pair of road victories against SEC competition. Meanwhile, the top-ranked Trojans recorded two sweeps on the road against Pac-12 squads to pull away even more from No. 2 Virginia in the Campbell/ITA Men's Team Rankings.
Follow the Leader: For the men, following USC is (in order): Virginia, Ohio State, Georgia, UCLA, Kentucky, Duke, Pepperdine, Florida and Mississippi State. On the women's side, UCLA is followed by: Florida, Duke, USC, Georgia, Stanford, Miami (FL), North Carolina, California and Texas.
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 - 7; Pac-12 - 5; Big 12 - 4; ACC - 3; Big Ten and West Coast Conference - 2; Conference USA and Ivy - 1. The SEC leads the way in terms of teams in the top 10 with an impressive four. Women's Top 25: ACC and SEC - 6; Big 12, Big Ten, and Pac-12 - 4; Big East - 1. The Pac-12 has also placed four women's teams in the top 10, more than any other conference.
Double Dip: A total of 15 schools have placed both their men's and women's teams in this week's Campbell/ITA Rankings top 25. Duke, Florida, Georgia, UCLA, and USC find both their men's and women's teams in the top 10 this week.
TEAM |
MEN |
WOMEN |
California |
12 |
9 |
Duke |
7 |
3 |
Florida |
9 |
2 |
Georgia |
4 |
5 |
Illinois |
18 |
19 |
North Carolina |
21 |
8 |
Ole Miss |
14 |
16 |
Stanford |
11 |
6 |
Tennessee |
19 |
22 |
Texas |
15 |
10 |
Texas A&M |
25 |
21 |
Texas Tech |
23 |
20 |
UCLA |
5 |
1 |
USC |
1 |
4 |
Virginia |
2 |
13 |
Coming Up Next: The 2012 Campbell/ITA Team Rankings continue next Tuesday, April 10th, along with the next edition of singles and doubles rankings. For the remainder of the season, singles and doubles rankings will be published every week.
Campbell/ITA Rankings |
3/27/12 |
Campbell/ITA Rankings |
3/27/12 |
Division I Men's Top 25 |
Rank |
Division I Women's Top 25 |
Rank |
1. USC |
1 |
1. UCLA |
1 |
2. Virgina |
4 |
2. Florida |
2 |
3. Ohio State |
2 |
3. Duke |
3 |
4. Georgia |
3 |
4. USC |
4 |
5. UCLA |
5 |
5. Georgia |
7 |
6. Kentucky |
9 |
6. Stanford |
6 |
7. Duke |
6 |
7. Miami (FL) |
5 |
8. Pepperdine |
7 |
8. North Carolina |
8 |
9. Florida |
11 |
9. California |
9 |
10. Mississippi State |
10 |
10. Texas |
10 |
11. Stanford |
8 |
11. Alabama |
13 |
12. California |
12 |
12. Baylor |
11 |
13. Oklahoma |
21 |
13. Virginia |
12 |
14. Ole Miss |
14 |
14. Northwestern |
15 |
15. Texas |
13 |
15. Michigan |
14 |
16. Auburn |
15 |
16. Ole Miss |
17 |
17. San Diego |
19 |
17. Nebraska |
18 |
18. Illinois |
17 |
18. Notre Dame |
20 |
19. Tennessee |
16 |
19. Illinois |
21 |
20. Harvard |
20 |
20. Texas Tech |
22 |
21. North Carolina |
24 |
21. Texas A&M |
16 |
22. Washington |
22 |
22. Tennessee |
19 |
23. Texas Tech |
30 |
23. Vanderbilt |
25 |
24. Tulsa |
18 |
24. Clemson |
23 |
25. Texas A&M |
25 |
25. Georgia Tech |
24 |
Campbell/ITA College Tennis rankings can be found at http://www.itatennis.com/AwardsAndRankings/Rankings.htm.