The ITA released its latest team rankings today with the Wake Forest men and Florida women remaining in the top spots. In the men’s team rankings, Ohio State moved back up to No. 2 while Virginia dropped down to No. 3 while Baylor and USC stayed at No. 4 and No. 5. On the women’s side, Ohio State, Georgia, and North Carolina remained at No. 2, No. 3, and No. 4 while Vanderbilt came up three spots No. 5.
These team rankings were comprised of each team’s seven best wins and all losses but next week it moves to each team’s eight best wins. The following week it goes up to nine and will stay at nine up through the selection of the NCAA field and then they go to ten for the final rankings after the NCAA Championships.
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| MEN’S TOP 50 – 3/28/17 | WOMEN’S TOP 50 | |||||||||
| Rank | Pts | School | Prv Rank | Chg | Rank | Pts | School | Prv Rank | Chg | |
| 1 | 80.77 | Wake Forest University | 1 | 0 | 1 | 88.17 | University of Florida | 1 | 0 | |
| 2 | 73.99 | Ohio State University | 3 | 1 | 2 | 71.69 | Ohio State University | 2 | 0 | |
| 3 | 71.67 | University of Virginia | 2 | -1 | 3 | 70.75 | University of Georgia | 3 | 0 | |
| 4 | 68.64 | Baylor University | 4 | 0 | 4 | 67.96 | North Carolina | 4 | 0 | |
| 5 | 61.32 | USC | 5 | 0 | 5 | 62.30 | Vanderbilt University | 8 | 3 | |
| 6 | 59.59 | University of Texas | 6 | 0 | 6 | 59.28 | Texas Tech University | 9 | 3 | |
| 7 | 58.40 | Texas A&M University | 8 | 1 | 7 | 56.49 | Oklahoma State | 7 | 0 | |
| 8 | 57.59 | Oklahoma State | 7 | -1 | 8 | 56.13 | Stanford | 5 | -3 | |
| 9 | 54.29 | California | 11 | 2 | 9 | 56.03 | University of Michigan | 10 | 1 | |
| 10 | 51.94 | UCLA | 10 | 0 | 10 | 54.53 | Georgia Tech | 6 | -4 | |
| 11 | 51.36 | North Carolina | 9 | -2 | 11 | 48.49 | University of Kentucky | 13 | 2 | |
| 12 | 47.34 | University of Florida | 12 | 0 | 12 | 47.73 | Auburn University | 11 | -1 | |
| 13 | 43.72 | University of Oklahoma | 13 | 0 | 13 | 43.60 | University of South Carolina | 24 | 11 | |
| 14 | 43.23 | University of Georgia | 14 | 0 | 14 | 43.14 | California | 12 | -2 | |
| 15 | 41.30 | Georgia Tech | 17 | 2 | 15 | 42.24 | Baylor University | 15 | 0 | |
| 16 | 40.95 | TCU | 19 | 3 | 16 | 41.95 | Pepperdine | 14 | -2 | |
| 17 | 40.10 | Mississippi State | 15 | -2 | 17 | 41.58 | Duke University | 17 | 0 | |
| 18 | 39.75 | University of Michigan | 16 | -2 | 18 | 41.20 | University of Arkansas | 18 | 0 | |
| 19 | 39.00 | Northwestern University | 20 | 1 | 19 | 38.29 | LSU | 16 | -3 | |
| 20 | 38.70 | Cornell University | 18 | -2 | 20 | 34.98 | UCLA | 19 | -1 | |
| 21 | 35.12 | Univ of South Carolina | 26 | 5 | 21 | 34.51 | University of Texas at Austin | 22 | 1 | |
| 22 | 34.69 | Stanford University | 22 | 0 | 22 | 34.12 | University of Kansas | 21 | -1 | |
| 23 | 33.52 | University of Oregon | 24 | 1 | 23 | 32.71 | University of Tennessee | 23 | 0 | |
| 24 | 31.89 | University of Kentucky | 23 | -1 | 24 | 30.31 | Mississippi State | 25 | 1 | |
| 25 | 31.59 | Columbia University | 21 | -4 | 25 | 29.77 | Texas A&M University | 20 | -5 | |
| 26 | 27.53 | Univ of South Florida | 27 | 1 | 26 | 27.78 | North Carolina State | 35 | 9 | |
| 27 | 26.78 | Florida State University | 29 | 2 | 27 | 27.39 | University of Notre Dame | 26 | -1 | |
| 28 | 26.08 | University of Illinois | 25 | -3 | 28 | 25.76 | University of Mississippi | 28 | 0 | |
| 29 | 25.36 | Tulane University | 30 | 1 | 29 | 25.09 | Wake Forest University | 31 | 2 | |
| 30 | 24.73 | University of Wisconsin | 31 | 1 | 30 | 24.82 | Florida International | 30 | 0 | |
| 31 | 24.69 | University of Mississippi | 49 | 18 | 31 | 22.31 | University of Tulsa | 32 | 1 | |
| 32 | 20.10 | University of Washington | 40 | 8 | 32 | 21.86 | University of Virginia | 29 | -3 | |
| 33 | 19.96 | University of Minnesota | T32 | -1 | 33 | 21.35 | TCU | 27 | -6 | |
| 34 | 19.13 | University of Memphis | 28 | -6 | 34 | 18.58 | University of Alabama | 45 | 11 | |
| 35 | 18.91 | University of Louisville | 34 | -1 | 35 | 18.56 | University of Washington | 38 | 3 | |
| 36 | 18.56 | Rice University | 37 | 1 | 36 | 17.56 | University of Oklahoma | 34 | -2 | |
| 37 | 18.54 | Georgia State University | 36 | -1 | 37 | 17.18 | University of Maryland | 33 | -4 | |
| 38 | 18.45 | SMU | T32 | -6 | 38 | 17.02 | University of Oregon | 36 | -2 | |
| 39 | 18.11 | Univ of Central Florida | 47 | 8 | 39 | 16.53 | USC | 40 | 1 | |
| 40 | 16.76 | Utah State University | 42 | 2 | 40 | 16.25 | Northwestern University | 47 | 7 | |
| 41 | 15.94 | Texas Tech University | NR (56) | 15 | 41 | 16.02 | University of Denver | 46 | 5 | |
| 42 | 15.63 | Cal Poly | 43 | 1 | 42 | 15.60 | Arizona State University | 49 | 7 | |
| 43 | 15.49 | Univ of Notre Dame | 38 | -5 | 43 | 13.64 | Tulane University | 43 | 0 | |
| 44 | 15.45 | Indiana University | 35 | -9 | 44 | 13.55 | Dartmouth College | 39 | -5 | |
| 45 | 15.14 | Vanderbilt University | 41 | -4 | 45 | 13.53 | University of Miami (Florida) | 37 | -8 | |
| 46 | 14.92 | University of Arkansas | NR (53) | 7 | 46 | 13.44 | Clemson University | NR (57) | 11 | |
| 47 | 13.68 | Univ of South Alabama | 46 | -1 | 47 | 13.32 | Rice University | NR (51) | 4 | |
| 48 | 13.49 | Auburn University | 44 | -4 | 48 | 12.63 | Univ. of Missouri, Columbia | 44 | -4 | |
| 49 | 13.42 | Univ of San Diego | NR (54) | 5 | 49 | 12.30 | College of William and Mary | 41 | -8 | |
| 50 | 13.35 | Old Dominion University | 39 | -11 | 50 | 12.12 | Florida State University | NR (53) | 3 | |
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Dropped out: Tennessee (45), Yale (48), Purdue (50)
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Dropped out: UNLV (42), Wichita State (48), La Monroe (50)
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Men’s Teams That Rose The Most Inside The Top 50:
Ole Miss (+18) – from No. 49 to No. 31 – upset Mississippi State
Washington (+8) – from No. 40 to No. 32 – beat Fresno State and past wins over Utah State and Portland were enhances when those teams rose in the rankings
UCF (+8) – from No. 47 to No. 39 – defeated Florida State on the road
Men’s Teams That Rose The Most Overall:
Boise State (+65) to No. 171
South Carolina State (+56) to No. 155
George Mason (+46) to No. 174
Denver (+41) to No. 98
Men’s Teams That Fell The Most (Still Ranked):
Old Dominion (-11) – No. 39 to No. 50
Indiana (-9) – from No. 35 to No. 44
SMU (-6) – from No. 32 to No. 38
Memphis (-6) – from No. 28 to No. 34
Men’s Teams That Fell The Most Overall:
Idaho (-44) to No. 150
UNC Greensboro (-34) to No. 137
Eastern Washington (-29) to No. 146
Men’s Teams That Entered:
#41 Texas Tech – defeated Memphis
#46 Arkansas – defeated Auburn
#49 San Diego – defeated Princeton
Men’s Teams That Dropped Out
Tennessee (45) – lost to Texas A&M
Yale (48) – lost to Cal
Purdue (50) – lost to Northwestern
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Women’s Teams That Rose The Most Inside The Top 50:
South Carolina(+11) from No. 24 to No. 13
Alabama (+11) from No. 45 to No. 34
Clemson (+11) from No. 57 to No. 46
Women’s Teams That Rose The Most Overall:
Hampton (+139) to No. 149
Xavier (+77) to No. 150
St. Mary’s CA (+63) to No. 79
Troy (+60) to No. 201
Women’s Teams That Fell The Most (Still Ranked):
William & Mary (-8) from No. 41 to No. 49
Miami FL (-8) from No. 37 to No. 45
TCU (-6) from No. 27 to No. 33
Women’s Teams That Fell The Most Overall:
Georgetown (-72) to No. 196
North Florida (-61) to No. 192
Long Island NY (-51) to No. 189
Women’s Teams That Entered:
#46 Clemson – beat Marshall at home and College of Charleston on the road
#47 Rice – previous win over Fresno State was greatly enhanced when FSU rose over 70 spots
#50 Florida State – road win at Louisville
Women’s Teams That Dropped Out
UNLV (42) – lost to Arizona State
Wichita State (48) – didn’t lose last week however an earlier win over South Alabama counted less since they dropped over 20 spots
Louisiana Monroe (50) – didn’t lose last week however its earlier loss to Auburn hurt more since they dropped
ITA Ranking Point Chart (Page 6)
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