UCLA, USC Hang on to No. 1 Spots in Campbell/ITA Team Rankings Heading into NCAAs
Bruins, Trojans earn top seeds in NCAA Tournament
**NOTE** These rankings were run on Monday, April 30 after the completion of all conference tournaments.
SKILLMAN, N.J. - Heading into the 2012 NCAA DI Men's and Women's Tennis Championships, the UCLA women and USC men continue to sit atop the Campbell/ITA College Tennis Rankings. The Bruins were able to hold off Florida to earn the top overall seed in the NCAA DI Women's Championship, while the Trojans maintained a healthy distance from the rest of the field in being chosen as the No. 1 seed in the NCAA DI Men's Championship. Per NCAA rule, all 16 teams on the men's and women's side were selected as host sites for First and Second Round action. The 2012 NCAA DI Women's Championship bracket can be seen by clicking here, and the 2012 NCAA DI Men's Championship bracket can be viewed here.
Follow the Leader: For the men, following USC is (in order): Virginia, Georgia, UCLA, Ohio State, Kentucky, Pepperdine, Duke, Mississippi State and Oklahoma. On the women's side, UCLA is followed by: Florida, Duke, USC, Stanford, Georgia, North Carolina, Alabama, 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 - 8; Big 12 and Pac-12 - 4; ACC and Big Ten - 3; Conference USA, Ivy League and WCC - 1. The SEC placed three teams in the top 10 of this week's poll. Women's Top 25: ACC, Big Ten and SEC - 5; Big 12 and Pac-12 - 4; Big East and Conference USA - 1. All four of the Pac-12 teams ranked in the top 25 landed inside the top 10 this week, including three in the top five.
Double Dip: A total of 17 schools have placed both their men's and women's teams in this week's Campbell/ITA Rankings top 25. Duke, Georgia, UCLA and USC find both their men's and women's teams in the top 10 this week.
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TEAM |
MEN |
WOMEN |
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Baylor |
25 |
13 |
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California |
14 |
9 |
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Duke |
8 |
3 |
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Florida |
12 |
2 |
|
Georgia |
3 |
6 |
|
Illinois |
16 |
18 |
|
Michigan |
21 |
15 |
|
North Carolina |
15 |
7 |
|
Ole Miss |
13 |
16 |
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Stanford |
11 |
5 |
|
Tennessee |
T-17 |
23 |
|
Texas |
19 |
10 |
|
Texas Tech |
22 |
21 |
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Tulsa |
20 |
25 |
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UCLA |
4 |
1 |
|
USC |
1 |
4 |
|
Virginia |
2 |
14 |
Campbell/ITA Top 10 Singles Rankings:
|
Rank |
Player |
School |
Rank |
Player |
School | |
|
1 |
Steve Johnson |
USC |
1 |
Allie Will |
Florida | |
|
2 |
Mitchell Frank |
Virginia |
2 |
Beatrice Capra |
Duke | |
|
3 |
Eric Quigley |
Kentucky |
3 |
Nicole Gibbs |
Stanford | |
|
4 |
Jarmere Jenkins |
Virginia |
4 |
Robin Anderson |
UCLA | |
|
5 |
Henrique Cunha |
Duke |
5 |
Mallory Burdette |
Stanford | |
|
6 |
Evan King |
Michigan |
6 |
Cristina Sanchez-Quintanar |
Texas A&M | |
|
7 |
Dennis Nevolo |
Illinois |
7 |
Chelsey Gullickson |
Georgia | |
|
8 |
Sebastian Fanselow |
Pepperdine |
8 |
Jana Juricova |
California | |
|
9 |
Blaz Rola |
Ohio State |
9 |
Lauren Embree |
Florida | |
|
10 |
Chase Buchanan |
Ohio State |
10 |
Kristi Boxx |
Ole Miss |
Campbell/ITA Top Five Doubles Rankings:
|
Rank |
Player |
Player |
School |
Rank |
Player |
Player |
School | |
|
1 |
Chase Buchanan |
Blaz Rola |
Ohio State |
1 |
Sofie Oyen |
Allie Will |
Florida | |
|
2 |
Steve Johnson |
Roberto Quiroz |
USC |
2 |
Mallory Burdette |
Nicole Gibbs |
Stanford | |
|
3 |
Kevin King |
Juan Spir |
Georgia Tech |
3 |
Kaitlyn Christian |
Sabrina Santamaria |
USC | |
|
4 |
Bradley Klahn |
Ryan Thacher |
Stanford |
4 |
Shinann Featherston |
Lauren McHale |
North Carolina | |
|
5 |
Drew Courtney |
Jarmere Jenkins |
Virginia |
5 |
Anett Schutting |
Annie Goransson |
California |
Coming Up Next: The final 2012 Campbell/ITA Team Rankings will be published on Tuesday, May 29. The final Campbell/ITA Singles and Doubles Rankings will be posted the following week on Wednesday, June 6.
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Campbell/ITA Rankings |
Campbell/ITA Rankings | |
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Division I Men's Top 25 |
Division I Women's Top 25 | |
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1. USC |
1. UCLA | |
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2. Virginia |
2. Florida | |
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3. Georgia |
3. Duke | |
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4. UCLA |
4. USC | |
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5. Ohio State |
5. Stanford | |
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6. Kentucky |
6. Georgia | |
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7. Pepperdine |
7. North Carolina | |
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8. Duke |
8. Alabama | |
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9. Mississippi State |
9. California | |
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10. Oklahoma |
10. Texas | |
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11. Stanford |
11. Miami (FL) | |
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12. Florida |
12. Northwestern | |
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13. Ole Miss |
13. Baylor | |
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14. California |
14. Virginia | |
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15. North Carolina |
15. Michigan | |
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16. Illinois |
16. Ole Miss | |
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T-17. Tennessee |
17. Nebraska | |
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T-17. Auburn |
18. Illinois | |
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19. Texas |
19. Texas A&M | |
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20. Tulsa |
20. Notre Dame | |
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21. Michigan |
21. Texas Tech | |
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22. Texas Tech |
22. Purdue | |
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23. LSU |
23. Tennessee | |
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24. Harvard |
24. Clemson | |
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25. Baylor |
25. Tulsa |
