Armstrong State, Barry Finish Atop Final Oracle/ITA Division II National Collegiate Team Rankings
Meyer, Zhang finish No. 1 in singles rankings
Men's National Rankings | Women's National Rankings
SKILLMAN, NJ (May 27) - The 2015 NCAA Division II Champion Barry men and Armstrong State women capped off undefeated season to finish the year atop the Oracle/ITA Division II National Collegiate Team Rankings. Final regional rankings have also been released and can be viewed here for the men and here for the women.
Hawaii Pacific ends the season ranked No. 2, followed by NCAA Semifinalist Armstrong State at No. 3. West Florida, which started the season No. 1 after winning the NCAA title last season, comes in at No. 4. Lander rounds out the Top 5, up three spots from last month after its semifinal appearance in Surprise, Ariz.
On the women's side, the Armstrong State Pirates made their fourth straight appearance in the NCAA Championship final, winning their 33rd straight match and their sixth NCAA title in the past eight years. The Pirates took over the top spot in February by toppling preseason No. 1 Barry, and bested the Buccaneers again in the NCAA Championship match.
Barry's title defense came up short, but the Buccaneers end the season ranked No. 2 after a 24-2 season, with both losses at the hands of the national champions. NCAA Semifinalist BYU-Hawaii finished No.3, followed by Lynn fourth and West Florida fifth. Southwest Baptist earned the No. 10 ranking, an eight-spot jump, after racing to the NCAA Semifinals.
| Oracle/ITA Division II National Rankings | ||||||
| Men's Top 10 | Previous | Women's Top 10 | Previous | |||
| 1 | Barry | 2 | 1 | Armstrong State | 1 | |
| 2 | Hawaii Pacific | 1 | 2 | Barry | 2 | |
| 3 | Armstrong State | 4 | 3 | BYU-Hawaii | 3 | |
| 4 | West Florida | 3 | 4 | Lynn | 7 | |
| 5 | Lander | 8 | 5 | West Florida | 4 | |
| 6 | Lynn | 6 | 6 | St. Leo | 6 | |
| 7 | St. Leo | 5 | 7 | Nova Southeastern | 5 | |
| 8 | Concordia (NY) | 7 | 8 | Columbus State | 8 | |
| 9 | Valdosta State | 9 | 9 | Hawaii Pacific | 11 | |
| 10 | Rollins | 11 | 10 | Southwest Baptist | 18 | |
BYU-Hawaii's Dallas Zhang and Azusa Pacific's Jan Meyer once again held onto the No. 1 rankings in the Oracle/ITA Division II National Singles Rankings. Duos from the top-ranked teams in the country end 2015 at the apex of the doubles rankings, as the Pirates' pair of Lena Lutzeier and Clara Perez and Buccaneer tandem of Fabian Groetsch and Ahmed Triki earned the top spots.
Double-Dip: A total of 12 schools have both their men's and women's programs ranked inside the Top 25. Armstrong State, Barry, Hawaii Pacific, Lynn, St. Leo and West Florida find both their men's and women's team inside the Top 10.
|
School |
Men |
Women |
|
Armstrong State |
3 |
1 |
|
Azusa Pacific |
11 |
19 |
|
Barry |
1 |
2 |
|
BYU-Hawaii |
15 |
3 |
|
Columbus State |
13 |
8 |
|
Georgia College |
12 |
16 |
|
Hawaii Pacific |
2 |
9 |
|
Indianapolis |
22 |
23 |
|
Lynn |
6 |
4 |
|
Midwestern State |
19 |
13 |
|
St. Leo |
7 |
6 |
|
West Florida |
4 |
5 |
About the Oracle/ITA Collegiate Tennis Rankings
As the governing body of college tennis, the ITA administers the Oracle/ITA Collegiate Tennis Rankings that are designed to track the top men's and women's teams, along with singles and doubles players in NCAA Divisions I, II, III, NAIA, Junior Colleges and California Junior Colleges. For full rankings information, please visit www.itatennis.com/AwardsAndRankings/Rankings.htm.