ITA/Oracle Release Updated College Rankings Following Kickoff Weekend

January 28, 2016 | By New York Tennis Magazine Staff
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Following its kickoff weekend that saw a number of schools from across the country qualify for the ITA National Team Indoor Championships in February, the Oracle/ITA collegiate rankings have been updated.

The Columbia men, having advanced to the nationals, moved up one spot in the rankings from 16th to 15th.

Virginia, Oklahoma and TCU continue to hold down the top three spots, respectively, while Texas A&M and Baylor flip-flopped the numbers four and five positions. Ohio State moved into a tie with USC at number eight to highlight the other change in Top 10-ranked teams.

Here is a breakdown of the top 25 in the men’s rankings by conference:

Top 25 Teams Conference Breakdown
Big 12 (3) – 5
Oklahoma (2); TCU (3); Baylor (5); Texas Tech (14); Oklahoma State (25)

ACC (2) – 5
Virginia (1); North Carolina (10); Wake Forest (11); Virginia Tech (18); Duke (24)

►SEC (2) – 4
Texas A&M (4); Georgia (6); Mississippi (19); Florida (210)

►Big Ten (2) – 4
Illinois (7); Ohio State (T-8); Northwestern (21); Minnesota (22)

►Pac-12 (1) – 3
USC (T-8); UCLA (12); Stanford (17)

►American – 2
South Florida (13); Tulsa (23)

Ivy League – 1
Columbia (15)

West Coast Conference – 1
San Diego (16)

For the full men’s rankings, click here.

In the women’s rankings, Vanderbilt holds steady at number one, while Georgia moved up two spots to number two (switching places with USC, who are now at four) and Florida remains at number three. Virginia moved back up to seventh, one spot ahead of Stanford at number eight. Texas A&M moved up to the ninth spot and Oklahoma State makes an appearance in the Top 10 at the number 10 position.

Here is a breakdown of the women’s rankings by conference:

Top 25 Teams Conference Breakdown
►SEC (4) – 8

Vanderbilt (1); Georgia (2); Florida (3); Texas A&M (9); Alabama (13); LSU (T-18); Kentucky (T-22); Mississippi (25)

►ACC (2) – 6
North Carolina (5); Virginia (7); Miami (FL) (11); Duke (14); Clemson (20); Georgia Tech (24)

►Pac-12 (3) – 4
USC (4); California (6); Stanford (8); UCLA (21)

►Big 12 (1) – 4
Oklahoma State (10); Baylor (15); Texas Tech (17), TCU (T-22)

►Big Ten – 2
Michigan (12), Ohio State (16)

►West Coast Conference – 1
Pepperdine (T-18)

For the full women’s rankings, click here.  


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