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3/15 Oracle/ITA Women’s Rankings Release – Top 5 Profiles

by | Mar 16, 2016 | Blog

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California is at No. 1 for the second week in a row with Bears holding off No. 2 Ohio State by .37 points. North Carolina and Georgia swapped spots at No. 3 and No. 4 while Pepperdine rode the wave that was created by several of its best wins rising in the rankings.

South Carolina moved into the top 10 for the first time since 1983 after picking up wins last week over Vanderbilt and Kentucky.

Georgia Tech came up 15 spots from No. 34 to No. 19 after beating Wake Forest and Syracuse last week. Clemson was also a big riser coming up 21 spots from No. 42 to No. 21 after beating Syracuse and Florida State.

The following teams made double-digit increases versus the last rankings:
#5 Pepperdine (+12)
#19 Georgia Tech (+15)
#21 Clemson (+21)
#49 UT Arlington (+27 & then some)
#51 Utah (+12)
#54 Tennessee (+17)
#58 Washington State (+11)
#59 UNLV (+17 & then some)

The following teams made double-digit decreases versus the last rankings (still ranked):
#37 Ole Miss (-10)
#40 Syracuse (-10)
#42 NC State (-11)
#65 Washington (-16)
#66 Boston College (-12)
#67 TCU (-15)
#71 Old Dominion (-10)
#73 San Jose State (-15)

These 4 teams entered the rankings after being unranked and the reason why they moved up:
#49 UT Arlington – beat then #45 New Mexico and Penn
#59 UNLV – beat then #61 Old Dominion, BYU, and Boise State
#69 San Diego – beat St. Mary’s CA plus previous win over Cal State Fullerton was elevated when CSF entered the rankings last week
#75 Penn – picked up a road win at then #55 Rice; lost at Texas and UT Arlington

These 4 teams dropped out of the rankings with last week’s rankings in ( ):
Kansas State (65) – lost to Wichita State and Baylor
Cal State Fullerton (67) – lost at Nevada
Princeton (70) – was idle last week but previous win over Georgia State was downgraded after GSU fell 10 spots in the rankings.
Pitt (75) – previous win over West Virginia was downgraded when WVU dropped out of the rankings.

Here is the ITA’s release which breaks it down by conference affiliation.


Below I’ll breakdown the Top 5 looking at the 5 best wins that were used in the rankings this week along with other quality ranked wins. I also listed the point totals gained from the best wins and losses to come up with the computer score.  



Women’s Top 5

California is No. 1 for the second week in a row after having both its matches with USC and UCLA get rained out. 

  • 5 Best Wins (399.7): #2 Ohio State, #3 North Carolina, #10 Virginia, #13 Florida, at #28 UCLA 
  • Other Quality Wins: at #25 Arizona State, at #48 USC, #65 Washington, at #59 Arizona
  • Losses (5.0): None
  • Computer Score:  399.7/5.0 = 79.94 (was 79.50)
  • What’s Coming Up: #5 Pepperdine (3/19), #51 Utah (3/25), Colorado (3/26), 
  • Comments: The Bears have a big match on Saturday when it welcomes in #5 Pepperdine then after that the only real test will be when it faces Stanford twice in a two-week window. 

Ohio State stays at No. 2 just .37 behind California. The Buckeyes best wins are better than Cal’s but the difference is the one loss. 
  • 5 Best Wins (405.8): #5 Pepperdine, at #6 Michigan, #7 Vanderbilt (2X), #24 Fresno State
  • Other Quality Wins: #19 Georgia Tech, #25 Arizona State, at #52 Baylor, at #67 TCU
  • Losses (5.1): #1 California
  • Computer Score:  405.8/5.1 = 79.57 (was 78.90)
  • What’s Coming Up: at #12 Miami FL (3/16), at Wisconsin (3/18), Minnesota (3/20)
  • Comments: The Buckeyes biggest remaining test will take place on Wednesday when it faces #12 Miami in Coral Gables. I don’t see anyone else in the Big Ten that can challenge Ohio State except for Michigan in the conference tournament. 
North Carolina moves up one spot from No. 4 to No. 3 after picking up ranked wins over Wake Forest and Pitt. UNC has five wins over top 16 opponents while UGA’s five best wins are over top 28 opponents. 

  • 5 Best Wins (394.7): #4 Georgia, at #10 Virginia, #12 Miami, #14 Texas A&M, #18 LSU
  • Other Quality Wins: #23 Tulsa, #29 Wake Forest, #43 Alabama
  • Losses (5.3): #1 California, at #6 Michigan
  • Computer Score:  394.7/5.4 = 74.47 (was 71.08)
  • What’s Coming Up: at #40 Syracuse (3/24), #38 Notre Dame (3/26), at #8 Duke (3/29)
  • Comments: The Tar Heels toughest remaining matches are all on the road with Duke, Georgia Tech, and Clemson coming up in the next month.
Georgia falls one spot from No. 3 to No. 4 despite picking up ranked wins over Auburn and Alabama. Georgia’s wins over Georgia Tech and Clemson will push the Ole Miss win off its best wins list for next week. 

  • 5 Best Wins (367.9): #6 Michigan, #11 Texas Tech, #15 Auburn, at #22 Mississippi State, at #37 Ole Miss
  • Other Quality Wins: at #19 Georgia Tech, #21 Clemson, #43 Alabama
  • Losses (5.1): #3 North Carolina
  • Computer Score:  367.9/5.1 = 72.14 (was 73.00)
  • What’s Coming Up: #10 Virginia (3/17), #54 Tennessee (3/19), at #26 Kentucky (3/24), at #7 Vanderbilt (3/26)
  • Comments: The Dawgs take a break from a rugged SEC schedule by welcoming in #10 Virginia on Thursday. There are a slew of tough ones left on Georgia’s schedule so they’ll have no choice but to take them one at a time. 

Pepperdine makes the big move up from No. 17 to No. 5 after beating No. 31 NC State plus almost all its best wins made strong improvements. 
  • 5 Best Wins (294.7): #15 Auburn, #25 Arizona State,  at #28 UCLA, #35 Texas, #42 NC State
  • Other Quality Wins: at #48 USC
  • Losses (5.1): #2 Ohio State 
  • Computer Score:  294.7/5.1 = 57.78 (was 36.25)
  • What’s Coming Up: at #1 Cal (3/19), at #17 Stanford (3/21), Loyola Marymount (3/26)
  • Comments: The Waves have its two biggest remaining matches coming up this weekend when it visits the Bay Area to face #1 Cal and #17 Stanford. 


3/15 Oracle/ITA Women’s Rankings

Rank Avg School Previous Rank
1 79.94 California 1
2 79.57 Ohio State University 2
3 74.47 North Carolina 4
4 72.14 University of Georgia 3
5 57.78 Pepperdine 17
6 56.56 University of Michigan 6
7 55.64 Vanderbilt University 5
8 54.91 Duke University 8
9 53.59 University of South Carolina 12
10 52.71 University of Virginia 10
11 52.55 Texas Tech University 7
12 50.44 University of Miami (Florida) 9
13 50.36 University of Florida 18
14 44.59 Texas A&M University 16
15 43.72 Auburn University 11
16 42.05 Oklahoma State University 13
17 38.86 Stanford 23
18 38.49 LSU 15
19 37.66 Georgia Tech 34
20 36.7 Wichita State University 14
21 35.55 Clemson University 42
22 33.63 Mississippi State University 28
23 30.65 University of Tulsa 21
24 28.95 Fresno State 20
25 28.51 Arizona State University 26
26 27.98 University of Kentucky 19
27 27.48 University of Kansas 24
28 26.56 UCLA 25
29 25.12 Wake Forest University 22
30 23.38 University of Oregon 36
31 22.39 University of Arkansas 33
32 22.25 Virginia Tech 29
33 21.83 College of William and Mary 37
34 21.81 University of Denver 35
35 21.37 University of Texas at Austin 32
36 20.25 Northwestern University 39
37 19.9 University of Mississippi 27
38 19.8 University of Notre Dame 40
39 18.8 University of South Alabama 41
40 18.42 Syracuse University 30
41 18.41 Columbia University 38
42 17.03 North Carolina State 31
43 17.01 University of Alabama 46
44 15.64 Dartmouth College 44
45 14.84 Georgia State University 53
46 13.35 Rice University 55
47 13.2 University of New Mexico 45
48 13.13 University of Southern California 43
49 12.88 University of Texas at Arlington NR
50 11.85 University of Minnesota 48
51 11.22 University of Utah 63
52 10.89 Baylor University 51
53 9.88 Winthrop University 56
54 9.51 University of Tennessee 71
55 9.44 DePaul University 47
56 9.23 Indiana University-Bloomington 50
57 9.22 Florida International University (FIU) 57
58 9.08 Washington State University 69
59 8.76 UNLV NR
60 8.7 Florida State University 66
61 8.66 Univ. of Missouri, Columbia 60
62 8.64 University of Illinois 68
63 8.63 Purdue University 62
64 8.22 University of Arizona 59
65 8.18 University of Washington 49
66 7.96 Boston College 54
67 7.86 TCU 52
68 7.72 Brown University 74
69 7.63 University of San Diego NR
70 7.44 Xavier University 72
71 7.38 Old Dominion University 61
72 7.32 Santa Clara University 64
73 7.23 San Jose State University 58
74 6.75 Troy University 73
75 6.73 University of Pennsylvania NR