The ITA released its latest team, singles, and doubles rankings today with the Wake Forest men and Florida women remaining in the top spots. In the men’s team rankings, Ohio State stayed at No. 2, Baylor moved up one spot to No. 3, Virginia dropped one spot to No. 4, and USC remained at No. 5. TCU was the only team to enter the top 10 after picking up wins last week over #7 Texas A&M, #8 Oklahoma State, and #16 Oklahoma. On the women’s side, Georgia moved up one spot to No. 2, Ohio State fell one spot to No. 3, North Carolina fell two spots to No. 4, and Texas Tech moved up one spot to No. 5. Georgia Tech made a nice jump up to No. 6 after picking up a win over North Carolina in Chapel Hill last Saturday.
These team rankings were comprised of each team’s eight best wins and all losses but next week it moves to each team’s nine best wins and it’ll stay at nine up through the selection of the NCAA field.
In the men’s singles rankings the top three stayed the same with Ohio State’s Mikael Torpegaard, Wake Forest’s Petros Chrysochos, and TCU’s Cameron Norrie at 1, 2, and 3. Mississippi State’s Nuno Borges moved up from No. 8 to No. 4 after adding a ranked win over Tennessee’s Timo Stodder while Georgia Tech’s Chris Eubanks moved up from No. 9 to No. 5 after a ranked win over Notre Dame’s Josh Hagar.
In the men’s doubles rankings Wake’s Christian Seraphim and Skander Mansouri remain at No. 1 while Cal’s Filip Bergevi and Florian Lakat moved up from No. 4 to No. 2 despite the pair not playing together last week. Georgia’s Robert Loeb and Jan Zielinski move up from No. 8 to No. 3 after picking up a ranked win over Mississippi State’s Trevor Foshey and Niclas Braun.
I’ll have a full breakdown of the women’s singles and doubles rankings on Wednesday.
Down below the team ranking chart I have a slew of information available for all College Tennis Today subscribers. In my breakdown of the team rankings I have the current NCAA at-large cut-off along with the teams that rose and fell the most. My deeper dive into the men’s singles rankings has them sorted by school, conference, class, week-to-week change, Universal Tennis Rating, and UTR to ITA variance. My doubles rankings breakdown has them sorted by by school, conference, and week-to-week change.
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| MEN’S TOP 50 – 4/4/17 | WOMEN’S TOP 50 | |||||||||
| Rank | Pts | School | Prv Rank | Chg | Rank | Pts | School | Prv Rank | Chg | |
| 1 | 82.74 | Wake Forest University | 1 | 0 | 1 | 86.54 | University of Florida | 1 | 0 | |
| 2 | 71.49 | Ohio State University | 2 | 0 | 2 | 71.89 | University of Georgia | 3 | 1 | |
| 3 | 67.19 | Baylor University | 4 | 1 | 3 | 69.28 | Ohio State University | 2 | -1 | |
| 4 | 66.59 | University of Virginia | 3 | -1 | 4 | 66.71 | North Carolina | 4 | 0 | |
| 5 | 62.33 | USC | 5 | 0 | 5 | 63.42 | Texas Tech University | 6 | 1 | |
| 6 | 59.84 | University of Texas | 6 | 0 | 6 | 62.20 | Georgia Tech | 10 | 4 | |
| 7 | 57.11 | Texas A&M University | 7 | 0 | 7 | 60.31 | Vanderbilt University | 5 | -2 | |
| 8 | 57.00 | Oklahoma State Univ | 8 | 0 | 8 | 54.55 | University of Michigan | 9 | 1 | |
| 9 | 56.87 | TCU | 16 | 7 | 9 | 53.69 | Oklahoma State University | 7 | -2 | |
| 10 | 55.86 | UCLA | 10 | 0 | 10 | 53.59 | Stanford | 8 | -2 | |
| 11 | 52.45 | North Carolina | 11 | 0 | 11 | 52.09 | University of Kentucky | 11 | 0 | |
| 12 | 51.51 | California | 9 | -3 | 12 | 50.93 | Auburn University | 12 | 0 | |
| 13 | 48.33 | University of Georgia | 14 | 1 | 13 | 41.34 | University of South Carolina | 13 | 0 | |
| 14 | 45.64 | University of Florida | 12 | -2 | 14 | 41.15 | Baylor University | 15 | 1 | |
| 15 | 40.94 | University of Michigan | 18 | 3 | 15 | 40.98 | Duke University | 17 | 2 | |
| 16 | 39.93 | University of Oklahoma | 13 | -3 | 16 | 40.70 | Mississippi State University | 24 | 8 | |
| 17 | 39.76 | Georgia Tech | 15 | -2 | 17 | 40.14 | Pepperdine | 16 | -1 | |
| 18 | 38.35 | Mississippi State Univ | 17 | -1 | 18 | 39.64 | California | 14 | -4 | |
| 19 | 37.89 | Stanford University | 22 | 3 | 19 | 38.64 | University of Arkansas | 18 | -1 | |
| 20 | 36.55 | Univ of South Carolina | 21 | 1 | 20 | 37.39 | UCLA | 20 | 0 | |
| 21 | 36.52 | Northwestern University | 19 | -2 | 21 | 33.76 | LSU | 19 | -2 | |
| 22 | 36.02 | Columbia University | 25 | 3 | 22 | 30.50 | Texas A&M University | 25 | 3 | |
| 23 | 33.06 | University of Kentucky | 24 | 1 | 23 | 30.46 | University of Kansas | 22 | -1 | |
| 24 | 32.39 | Cornell University | 20 | -4 | 24 | 30.39 | University of Tennessee | 23 | -1 | |
| 25 | 32.07 | University of Oregon | 23 | -2 | 25 | 30.21 | University of Texas at Austin | 21 | -4 | |
| 26 | 27.45 | Univ of South Florida | 26 | 0 | 26 | 29.01 | University of Mississippi | 28 | 2 | |
| 27 | 26.65 | University of Illinois | 28 | 1 | 27 | 27.33 | North Carolina State | 26 | -1 | |
| 28 | 26.01 | Tulane University | 29 | 1 | 28 | 26.95 | Wake Forest University | 29 | 1 | |
| 29 | 25.97 | University of Wisconsin | 30 | 1 | 29 | 26.33 | University of Notre Dame | 27 | -2 | |
| 30 | 24.16 | Florida State University | 27 | -3 | 30 | 24.44 | TCU | 33 | 3 | |
| 31 | 23.17 | Univ of Central Florida | 39 | 8 | 31 | 23.30 | University of Washington | 35 | 4 | |
| 32 | 22.94 | University of Minnesota | 33 | 1 | 32 | 21.79 | Florida International (FIU) | 30 | -2 | |
| 33 | 21.13 | University of Memphis | 34 | 1 | 33 | 21.04 | University of Virginia | 32 | -1 | |
| 34 | 20.12 | University of Mississippi | 31 | -3 | 34 | 20.16 | Northwestern University | 40 | 6 | |
| 35 | 18.96 | Univ of Washington | 32 | -3 | 35 | 19.79 | University of Tulsa | 31 | -4 | |
| 36 | 18.67 | SMU | 38 | 2 | 36 | 19.43 | Arizona State University | 42 | 6 | |
| 37 | 18.12 | Rice University | 36 | -1 | 37 | 17.93 | University of Oregon | 38 | 1 | |
| 38 | 17.94 | Georgia State University | 37 | -1 | 38 | 17.73 | University of Alabama | 34 | -4 | |
| 39 | 17.31 | Utah State University | 40 | 1 | 39 | 16.77 | Rice University | 47 | 8 | |
| 40 | 16.40 | University of Louisville | 35 | -5 | 40 | 15.55 | USC | 39 | -1 | |
| 41 | 16.16 | University of Portland | NR (51) | 10 | 41 | 15.35 | University of Oklahoma | 36 | -5 | |
| 42 | 15.72 | Texas Tech University | 41 | -1 | 42 | 14.88 | University of Miami (Florida) | 45 | 3 | |
| 43 | 15.06 | Duke University | NR (56) | 13 | 43 | 14.88 | Dartmouth College | 44 | 1 | |
| 44 | 14.99 | Univ of South Alabama | 47 | 3 | 44 | 14.61 | University of Maryland | 37 | -7 | |
| 45 | 14.69 | Indiana University | 44 | -1 | 45 | 14.43 | University of Denver | 41 | -4 | |
| 46 | 14.59 | Cal Poly | 42 | -4 | 46 | 12.92 | Univ. of Missouri, Columbia | 48 | 2 | |
| 47 | 14.48 | Vanderbilt University | 45 | -2 | 47 | 12.58 | Florida State University | 50 | 3 | |
| 48 | 14.18 | University of Arkansas | 46 | -2 | 48 | 12.42 | Tulane University | 43 | -5 | |
| 49 | 14.02 | UC Santa Barbara | NR (55) | 6 | 49 | 11.31 | College of William and Mary | 49 | 0 | |
| 50 | 14.00 | Auburn University | 48 | -2 | 50 | 10.88 | Wichita State University | NR (51) | 1 | |
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Dropped out: Notre Dame (43), San Diego (49), Old Dominion (50)
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Dropped out: Clemson (46)
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If the NCAA field was selected today the men’s at-large cutoff would be 44. I get that number because I know there are 33-at large bids and 31 automatic qualifiers. 11 of those AQs are currently ranked inside the top 42 so those at-large spots that would have gone to the AQs had they not won their conference would go to the next 11 teams ranked higher than 33. The women’s at-large cutoff as of today would also be 44 though that’s only because USC and Miami have losing records and thus wouldn’t be eligible for an at-large bid.
Of course all of this will change over the next four weeks but this is where things stands as of today.
Highest Ranked Men’s Team Per Conference:
ACC: Wake Forest (1)
Big Ten: Ohio State (2)
Big 12: Baylor (3)
Pac-12: USC (5)
SEC: Texas A&M (7)
Ivy League: Columbia (22)
American: South Florida (26)
Conference USA: Rice (37)
Sun Belt: Georgia State (38)
Mountain West: Utah State (39)
West Coast: Portland (42)
Last Team In: South Alabama
First Team Out: Indiana
The top 16 teams get the opportunity to host a regional so right now it’s a tight race for the last spot.
Last two hosting spots: Michigan (15), Oklahoma (16)
Just on the outside: Georgia Tech, Mississippi STate, Stanford, South Carolina, Northwestern
Highest Ranked Women’s Team Per Conference:
SEC: Florida (1)
Big Ten: Ohio State (3)
ACC: North Carolina (4)
Big 12: Texas Tech (5)
Pac-12: Stanford (10)
West Coast: Pepperdine (17)
Conference USA: Florida International (32)
American: Tulsa (35)
Ivy League: Dartmouth (43)
Last Team In: Maryland
First Team Out: Denver
Last two hosting spots: Duke (15), Mississippi State (16)
Just on the outside: Pepperdine, California, Arkansas, UCLA, LSU
Team Ranking Breakdown
Men’s Teams That Rose The Most Inside The Top 50:
Duke (+13) – from No. 56 to No. 43
Portland (+10) – from No. 51 to No. 41
UCF (+8) – from No. 39 to No. 31
Men’s Teams That Fell The Most (Still Ranked):
Louisville (-5) – No. 35 to No. 40
Cal Poly (-4) – from No. 42 to No. 46
Cornell (-4) – from No. 20 to No. 24
Men’s Teams That Entered:
#41 Portland – defeated San Diego and BYU
#43 Duke – defeated Florida State
#49 UC Santa Barbara – defeated Drake and Denver
Men’s Teams That Dropped Out
Notre Dame (43) – lost to NC State
San Diego (49) – lost to Portland
Old Dominion (50) – idle
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Women’s Teams That Rose The Most Inside The Top 50:
Mississippi State (+8) from No. 24 to No. 16
Rice (+8) from No. 47 to No. 39
Northwestern (+6) from No. 40 to No. 34
Arizona State (+6) from No. 42 to No. 36
Women’s Teams That Fell The Most (Still Ranked):
Maryland (-7) from No. 37 to No. 44
Tulane (-5) from No. 43 to No. 48
Oklahoma (-5) from No. 36 to No. 41
Women’s Teams That Entered:
#50 Wichita State – won at Kansas State
Women’s Teams That Dropped Out
Clemson (46) – lost to Duke and NC State
Men’s Singles Rankings (click to view in separate window)
Number of Top 25 Wins
#2 Petros Chrysochos (Wake Forest) – 10
#1 Mikael Torpegaard (Ohio State) – 9
#5 Chris Eubanks (Georgia Tech) – 6
#7 Hugo Di Feo (Ohio State) – 6
#3 Cameron Norrie (TCU) – 5
#4 Nuno Borges (Mississippi State) – 5
#9 Mike Redlicki (Arkansas) – 5
#10 Juan Benitez (Baylor) – 4
#6 Aleks Vukic (Illinois) – 3
#8 Arthur Rinderknech (Texas A&M) – 3
Biggest Risers (Were Ranked Last Time)
Jordi Arconada (Texas A&M) – up 61 spots from No 119 to No. 58
Guy Iradukunda (Florida State) – up 47 spots from No. 125 to No. 78
Tyler Lu (Yale) – up 43 spots from No. 103 to No. 60
Biggest Risers (Were NOT Ranked Last Time)
Nathan Ponwith (Georgia) – NR to No. 64
Ryan Peniston (Memphis) – NR to No. 77
Henrik Wiersholm (Virginia) – NR to No. 79
Biggest Drops (Were Ranked Last Time)
Robert Kelly (North Carolina) – fell 39 spots from No. 54 to No. 93
Jackie Tang (Columbia) – fell 35 spots from No. 90 to No. 125
Jerry Lopez (TCY) – fell 30 spots from No. 81 to No. 111
Men’s Singles Top 125 by class
46 – Juniors (Torpegaard-1)
38 – Seniors (Mike Redlicki-9)
27 – Sophomores (Chrysochos-2)
14 – Freshmen (Sigsgaard-18)
Top UTRs:
15.19 – Mikael Torpegaard (Ohio State)
15.12 – Thai-Son Kwiatkowski (Virginia)
15.11 – Cameron Norrie (TCU)
14.96 – Juan Benitez (Baylor)
14.95 – Petros Chrysochos (Wake Forest)
UTR Range:
High – 15.19 – (Torpegaard)
Low – 13.37 – (Mitchell)
Average – 14.26
UTR vs. ITA Variance (UTR rank is higher than ITA rank by X spots)
Jerry Lopez (TCU) – 72
Corey Pang (Cal Poly) – 60
Henrik Wiersholm (Virginia) – 53
AJ Catanzariti (Texas A&M) – 53
Herkko Pollanen (Ohio State) – 50
UTR vs. ITA Variance (UTR rank is lower than ITA rank by X spots)
William Bushamuka (Kentucky) – 99
Ryotaro Matsumura (Kentucky) – 66
Maxime Hinnisdaels (Auburn) – 61
Jack Findel-Hawkins (North Florida) – 59
Eduardo Mena (Tennessee Tech) – 57
Teams with three or more ranked players in the top 125 were:
4 – Baylor, Ohio State, Oklahoma, Oklahoma State, Texas, TCU, Wake Forest
3 – California, Columbia, Duke, Florida, Georgia, Michigan, North Carolina, Texas A&M, USC, Virginia
Conferences Representation:
25 – SEC
23 – ACC
22 – Big 12
13 – Big Ten
12 – Pac 12
9 – American
5 – Ivy League
3 – Atlantic Sun, Missouri Valley
2 – Atlantic Sun, Big West, Southern, West Coast
1 – Conference USA, Ohio Valley, Summit, Sun Belt
Men’s Doubles Rankings (click to view in separate window)
Schools with multiple ranked teams
4 – TCU
3 – Oklahoma, Oklahoma State, Tennessee, Virginia
2 – Baylor, California, Columbia, Duke, Georgia, Kentucky, LSU, Michigan, North Florida, Northwestern, Ohio State, Stanford, Texas A&M, Texas Tech, USC, Vanderbilt, Western Michigan
Conference Representation
20 – SEC
15 – ACC, Big 12
11 – Big Ten
8 – Pac-12
4 – American, Ivy League
2 – Atlantic Sun, Big West, Mid-American
1 – Big East, Conference USA, Horizon, Mountain West, Summit, Sun Belt, West Coast
Biggest Risers (Were Ranked Last Time)
Jose Salazar/Mike Redlicki (Arkansas) – up 24 spots from No. 37 to No. 13
Jack Findel-Hawkins/Jefta Kecic (North Florida) – up 23 spots from No. 78 to No. 55
Yates & Hunter Johnson (SMU) – up 21 spots from No. 35 to No. 14
Hugo Di Feo/Martin Joyce (Ohio State) – up 21 spots from No. 56 to No. 35
Biggest Risers (Were NOT Ranked Last Time)
Alex Gasson/Yannik James (Denver) – NR to No. 29
Justin Butsch/Jordan Daigle (LSU) – NR to No. 39
Jai Corbett/Henrik Korsgaard (Virginia Tech) – NR to No. 46
Biggest Droppers (Were Ranked Last Time)
Florin Bragusi/Alex Ghilea (Oklahoma) – fell 29 spots from No. 32 to No. 61
Parker Wynn/Sean Donohue (Louisville) – fell 28 spots from No. 22 to No. 50
Lachlan McPhee/Billy Rowe (Vanderbilt) – fell 20 spots from No. 39 to No. 59
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