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4/5 Oracle/ITA Women’s Rankings Release – Top 8 Profiles

by | Apr 7, 2016 | Blog

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California stays at No. 1 for the fifth week in a row with its margin over the new No. 2 North Carolina at a solid 8.75 points. Ohio State dropped to No. 3 with Georgia, Vanderbilt, Florida and Miami staying firm at No. 4, 5, 6, and 7.

Duke comes up two spots to No. 8, Pepperdine stays at No. 9, and South Carolina drops two spots to No. 10

Utah, Washington, Missouri, and Arizona all went up double digits while Tennessee, Florida State, and UT Arlington all dropped by double digits.

The following teams moved up at least 5 spots versus the last rankings – movement in ( ):
#18 Texas A&M (+7)
#28 TCU (+7)
#32 Syracuse (+8)
#37 NC State (+5)
#47 Washington (+14)
#49 South Florida (+7)
#54 Rice (+10)
#57 Washington State (+5)
#59 Utah (+15)
#60 Missouri (+11)
#65 Minnesota (+5)
#66 Arizona (at least +10)
#67 Brown (at least +9)

The following teams dropped down at least 5 spots versus the last rankings (still ranked):
#29 Tulsa (-8)
#40 Denver (-7)
#42 Ole Miss (-6)
#56 Alabama (-5)
#58 UT Arlington (-10)
#63 Harvard (-9)
#68 Indiana (-8)
#69 Florida State (-12)
#73 Louisiana Tech (-7)
#74 Penn (-5)
#75 Tennessee (-12)

These 3 teams entered the rankings after being unranked and the reason why they moved up:
#66 Arizona – beat No. 62 Washington State and previous win over Long Beach State was upgraded when LB moved into the rankings last week
#67 Brown – beat No. 59 Princeton
#71 Cornell – won at No. 54 Harvard

These 3 teams dropped out of the rankings with last week’s rankings in ( ):
UC Santa Barbara (65) – lost to Long Beach State and a few others past wins dropped a few spots
North Texas (73) – beat Memphis and UTSA but lost to unranked SMU
Nebraska (75) – lost to Northwestern and Illinois

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

Below I’ll breakdown the Top 8 looking at the 8 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.  


California (17-0) is No. 1 for the fifth week in a row after picking up wins over Oregon and Stanford

  • 8 Best Wins (633.8): #2 Ohio State, #3 North Carolina, #6 Florida, #9 Pepperdine, #12 Virginia, #18 Stanford, at #20 UCLA, at #26 Arizona State, 
  • Other Quality Wins: at #27 USC, #38 Oregon, #61 Washington, #74 Utah, 
  • Losses (8.0): None
  • Computer Score:  633.8/8.0 = 79.23 (was 79.51)
  • What’s Coming Up: at #57 Washington State (4/8), at #47 Washington (4/9), at #19 Stanford (4/16)
  • Comments: Cal won’t have any issues this weekend up in the Evergreen State and will be 19-0 when they go to Stanford for the regular season finale. 

North Carolina (21-2) moves up one spot from No. 3 to No. 2 after winning at Duke last Tuesday and then roughing up Louisville over the weekend. 

  • 8 Best Wins (592): #4 Georgia, #7 Miami, at #10 Duke, at #12 Virginia, #15 LSU, #19 Wake Forest, #21 Tulsa, #25 Texas A&M
  • Other Quality Wins: at #40 Syracuse, #44 Notre Dame, #51 Alabama, #57 Florida State
  • Losses (8.4): #1 California, at #11 Michigan
  • Computer Score:  592/8.4 = 70.48 (was 71.41)
  • What’s Coming Up:  #37 NC State (4/6), at #30 Virginia Tech (4/8), #55 Boston College (4/10), at #31 Clemson (4/15), at #17 Georgia Tech (4/17), ACC Tournament (Cary NC 4/22-4/24)
  • Comments: North Carolina should roll into the ACC Tournament in Cary, North Carolina, riding a 16-match winning streak because I don’t see them slipping up against anyone else down the stretch.


Ohio State (19-2) falls one spot from No. 2 to No. 3 despite winning at Rutgers and Maryland last week. The reason for the drop is because three of its eight best wins are ranked outside the top 25 while all of North Carolina’s top wins are ranked No. 25 or better. 
  • 8 Best Wins (560.2): #5 Vanderbilt (2X), at #11 Michigan, #16 Georgia Tech, #26 Arizona State, at #35 TCU, #39 Fresno State
  • Other Quality Wins: at #50 Baylor, #63 Tennessee, #70 Minnesota
  • Losses (8.3): #1 California, at #7 Miami FL
  • Computer Score:  560.2/8.3 = 67.49 (was 71.79)
  • What’s Coming Up: Iowa (4/9), Nebraska (4/10), #50 Illinois (4/15), #38 Northwestern (4/17), at #68 Indiana (4/23), at Purdue (4/24), Big Ten Tournament (East Lansing 4/29-5/1)
  • Comments: The Buckeyes shouldn’t be tested again until they face Michigan in the finals of the Big Ten Tournament. The lack of depth in the Big Ten is going to hurt Ohio State’s computer score. I wouldn’t be surprised to see the Buckeyes fall down another spot next week and they could end up ranked outside of the top 5 come tournament time if Georgia, Vanderbilt, and Florida keep winning. 
Georgia (15-2) stays at No. 4 after winning at home over Arkansas and Missouri but it has closed the gap on No. 3 Ohio State and should overtake them next week if they win at both LSU and Texas A&M this coming weekend. 

  • 8 Best Wins (542.9): #11 Michigan, #12 Virginia, #13 Texas Tech, #14 Auburn, at #16 Georgia Tech, at #23 Kentucky, #24 Arkansas, at #28 Mississippi State
  • Other Quality Wins: #29 Clemson,  at #36 Ole Miss. #51 Alabama, #63 Tennessee, #71 Missouri 
  • Losses (8.2): #3 North Carolina, #5 Vanderbilt
  • Computer Score: 542.9/8.2 = 66.21 (was 66.72)
  • What’s Coming Up: at #16 LSU (4/8), at #18 Texas A&M (4/10), #6 Florida (4/15), #10 South Carolina (4/17), SEC Tournament (Baton Rouge 4/22-24)
  • Comments: The Bulldogs have two tough road contest this weekend and if they get through those unscathed they’ll have two even tougher matches the following weekend when Florida and South Carolina come to Athens. 

Vanderbilt (14-4) stays at No. 5 after winning at both Mississippi State and Ole Miss. The gap between VU and UGA widened a tad due to Texas A&M dropping from No. 17 to No. 25.
  • 8 Best Wins (550.4): #4 Georgia, #10 Duke, #12 Virginia,  #15 LSU, #18 Stanford, #23 Kentucky, #25 Texas A&M, at #28 Mississippi State
  • Other Quality Wins: #33 Denver, at #36 Ole Miss, at #41 Northwestern, #63 Tennessee, at #50 Baylor
  • Losses (8.6): #2 Ohio State (2X), #6 Florida, #8 South Carolina, 
  • Computer Score: 550.4/8.6 = 64.00 (was 65.92)
  • What’s Coming Up: at #60 Missouri (4/8), at #27 Arkansas (4/10), #13 Auburn (4/15), #56 Alabama (4/17), SEC Tournament (Baton Rouge 4/22-24)
  • Comments: The Commodores are on the road for the second week in a row but they should win both before welcoming in a top 15 Auburn team the following weekend.  

Florida (14-2) stays at No. 6 after picking up wins over LSU and Texas A&M and it’s now less than a point behind No. 5 Vanderbilt. 
  • 8 Best Wins (536.6): #5 Vanderbilt, at #8 South Carolina, #15 LSU, #23 Kentucky, #24 Arkansas, #25 Texas A&M, #27 USC, at #28 Mississippi State
  • Other Quality Wins: #29 Clemson, at #36 Ole Miss, #50 Baylor, #56 South Florida, at #57 Florida State, #71 Missouri,  
  • Losses (8.5): at #1 Cal, at #18 Stanford
  • Computer Score:  536.6/8.5 = 63.13 (was 62.23)
  • What’s Coming Up: at #56 Alabama (4/8), at #13 Auburn (4/10), at #4 Georgia (4/15), at #75 Tennessee (4/17), SEC Tournament (Baton Rouge 4/22-24)
  • Comments: The Gators win streak is now at nine and it’ll probably be at eleven when it goes to Athens on April 15. As with Georgia and Vanderbilt, I’d say whoever wins the SEC ends up no worse than the No. 3 seed in the NCAAs and possibly the No. 2 seed. 


Miami (13-4) stays at No. 7 after winning on the road at Clemson. 

  • 8 Best Wins (529.3): #2 Ohio State, #12 Virginia, at #14 Auburn, #16 Georgia Tech, #17 Oklahoma State, at #29 Clemson #31 Virginia Tech, #37 Columbia
  • Other Quality Wins: #44 Notre Dame, #55 Boston College, at #57 Florida State
  • Losses (8.9): #3 North Carolina, #10 Duke, #11 Michigan, #13 Texas Tech
  • Computer Score:  529.3/8.9 = 59.47 (was 58.46)
  • What’s Coming Up: at #20 Wake Forest (4/8), at #37 NC Sate (4/9), #32 Syracuse (4/15), Louisville (4/17), ACC Tournament (Cary NC 4/22-4/24)
  • Comments: The Canes have a tough road trip this weekend and I’d expect Wake Forest to give them all they want. If they get past Wake, Miami should be fine until the ACC Tournament. 

Duke (15-3) rises two spots from No. 10 to No. 8 after winning at Virginia, beating Notre Dame at home, and losing to North Carolina. 
  • 8 Best Wins (481.7): #7 Miami, at #12 Virginia, at #19 Wake Forest, #25 Texas A&M, #28 Mississippi State, #34 Texas, #39 Fresno State, at #41 Northwestern
  • Other Quality Wins: #40 Syracuse, #44 Notre Dame, #57 Florida State, 
  • Losses (8.9): #3 North Carolina, #5 Vanderbilt, #11 Michigan, #31 Virginia Tech
  • Computer Score:  481.7/8.9 = 54.12 (was 54.92)
  • What’s Coming Up: #11 Michigan (4/6), #55 Boston College (4/9), #37 NC State (4/12), at #17 Georgia Tech (4/15), at #31 Clemson (4/17), ACC Tournament (Cary NC 4/22-4/24)
  • Comments: Duke just dropped a tough 4-3 match to Michigan but they’ll have a chance to rebound against Boston College on Saturday.  

4/5 Oracle/ITA Women’s Rankings
Rank Avg School Previous Rank
1 79.23 California 1
2 70.48 North Carolina 3
3 67.49 Ohio State University 2
4 66.21 University of Georgia 4
5 64 Vanderbilt University 5
6 63.13 University of Florida 6
7 59.47 University of Miami (Florida) 7
8 54.12 Duke University 10
9 53.48 Pepperdine 9
10 52.65 University of South Carolina 8
11 47.11 University of Michigan 11
12 42.95 Texas Tech University 13
13 41.53 Auburn University 14
14 40.83 Oklahoma State University 17
15 39.3 University of Virginia 12
16 38.6 LSU 15
17 38.55 Georgia Tech 16
18 38.39 Texas A&M University 25
19 34.6 Stanford 18
20 31.67 Wake Forest University 19
21 31.43 University of Kentucky 23
22 30.9 Wichita State University 22
23 30.85 UCLA 20
24 30.34 University of Southern California 27
25 30.3 Mississippi State University 28
26 30.15 Arizona State University 26
27 29.14 University of Arkansas 24
28 28.84 TCU 35
29 28.04 University of Tulsa 21
30 27.92 Virginia Tech 31
31 24.73 Clemson University 29
32 23.65 Syracuse University 40
33 22.66 Columbia University 37
34 21.85 University of Kansas 30
35 21.46 University of Texas at Austin 34
36 17.41 College of William and Mary 32
37 17.37 North Carolina State 42
38 16.48 Northwestern University 41
39 16.18 Fresno State 39
40 16.07 University of Denver 33
41 15.89 University of Oregon 38
42 15.84 University of Mississippi 36
43 15.23 University of South Alabama 43
44 14.32 Florida International University (FIU) 46
45 13.47 University of Notre Dame 44
46 11.47 Georgia State University 47
47 11.02 University of Washington 61
48 10.99 University of New Mexico 45
49 10.61 University of South Florida 56
50 10.6 University of Illinois 53
51 10.49 Baylor University 50
52 10.46 Dartmouth College 49
53 10.35 UNLV 52
54 10.28 Rice University 64
55 9.94 Boston College 55
56 9.93 University of Alabama 51
57 9.69 Washington State University 62
58 9.58 University of Texas at Arlington 48
59 9.47 University of Utah 74
60 9.45 Univ. of Missouri, Columbia 71
61 9.32 Princeton University 59
62 8.96 Old Dominion University 58
63 8.95 Harvard University 54
64 8.72 Long Beach State University 67
65 8.4 University of Minnesota 70
66 8.01 University of Arizona NR
67 7.99 Brown University NR
68 7.97 Indiana University-Bloomington 60
69 7.89 Florida State University 57
70 7.42 Winthrop University 68
71 7.36 Cornell University NR
72 7.35 DePaul University 72
73 7.11 Louisiana Tech University 66
74 6.99 University of Pennsylvania 69
75 6.9 University of Tennessee 63
North Carolina’s Hayley Carter stays at No. 1 in the singles rankings with the only other movement in the top 5 being Danielle Collins and Francesca Di Lorenzo swapping spots at No. 3 and No. 4. 
Rank Avg Player School Previous Rank
1 64.72 Hayley Carter North Carolina 1
2 61.65 Luisa Stefani Pepperdine 2
3 61.57 Danielle Collins University of Virginia 4
4 59.36 Francesca Di Lorenzo Ohio State University 3
5 53.37 Stephanie Wagner University of Miami (Florida) 5
6 52.02 Ellen Perez University of Georgia T7
7 51.75 Sinead Lohan University of Miami (Florida) 6
8 51.21 Brooke Austin University of Florida 10
9 50.17 Belinda Woolcock University of Florida 9
10 48.99 Maegan Manasse California T7
11 46.98 Breaunna Addison University of Texas at Austin 12
12 46.74 Klara Fabikova California 11
13 41.27 Frances Altick Vanderbilt University 17
14 39.75 Jasmine Lee Mississippi State University 13
15 35.86 Catherine Harrison UCLA 18
16 34.42 Ronit Yurovsky University of Michigan 14
17 33.45 Julia Elbaba University of Virginia 16
18 32.88 Brienne Minor University of Michigan 15
19 31.12 Sydney Campbell Vanderbilt University 25
20 25.77 Joana Vale Costa LSU 19
21 25.38 Astra Sharma Vanderbilt University 21
22 23.63 Giuliana Olmos University of Southern California 22
23 23.16 Desirae Krawczyk Arizona State University 24
24 22.02 Joana Eidukonyte Clemson University 20
25 20.69 Beatrice Capra Duke University 28
26 20.38 Andie Dikosavljevic Auburn University 31
27 19.63 Caroline Brinson University of Georgia 27
28 18.95 Taylor Davidson Stanford 23
29 18.76 Arianne Hartono University of Mississippi 37
30 18.66 Whitney Kay North Carolina 29
31 16.94 Kanika Vaidya Columbia University 26
32 16.67 Johnnise Renaud Georgia Tech 30
33 16.58 Georgiana Patrasc Mississippi State University 71
34 16.46 Yuliya Lysa University of Arkansas 88
35 16.1 Saska Gavrilovska Texas A&M University 32
36 15.14 Erin Routliffe University of Alabama 44
37 14.99 Paige Hourigan Georgia Tech 105
38 14.13 Martina Frantova North Carolina State 63
39 14.11 Daneika Borthwick Florida State University 55
40 13.84 Alizee Michaud Auburn University 46
41 13.8 Yolimar Ogando University of Miami (Florida) 34
42 13.43 Lauren Marker University of Arizona 39
43 13.35 Kaitlyn McCarthy Duke University 35
44 13.04 Kimmy Guerin Wake Forest University 84
45 12.97 Katarina Adamovic Oklahoma State University 33
46 12.74 Lauren Chypyha University of Wisconsin, Madison 54
47 12.59 Kourtney Keegan University of Florida 43
48 12.19 Vladica Babic Oklahoma State University 38
49 12.16 Francesca Fusinato Virginia Tech 51
50 12.05 Andie Daniell University of Alabama 41
51 11.86 Kennedy Shaffer University of Georgia 56
52 11.48 Mayar Sherif Ahmed Fresno State 36
53 10.76 Aldila Sutjiadi University of Kentucky 49
54 9.78 Maddie Lipp Northwestern University 40
55 9.61 Carol Zhao Stanford 59
56 9.54 Justina Mikulskyt University of Kentucky 76
57 9.36 Sadie Hammond University of Tennessee 42
58 8.94 Lynn Chi California 64
59 8.73 Jessica Golovin LSU 48
60 8.72 Beatriz Machado Santos Univ. of Missouri, Columbia 72
61 8.63 Wendy Zhang University of Miami (Florida) 109
62 8.44 Jessie Aney North Carolina 53
63 8.42 Ingrid Gamarra Martins University of South Carolina 75
64 8.18 Quinn Gleason University of Notre Dame 45
65 8.15 Viktoriya Lushkova Oklahoma State University 62
66 8.12 Katherine Ip Rice University 50
67 8.02 Chalena Scholl Duke University 92
68 8.02 Natalie Suk University of Mississippi 97
69 8.02 Anna Shkudun Syracuse University 47
70 8 Anna Danilina University of Florida 87
71 7.97 Pleun Burgmans Auburn University 77
72 7.85 Alexandria Stiteler University of South Alabama 65
73 7.67 Ayan Broomfield Clemson University 52
74 7.64 Kate Fahey University of Michigan 73
75 7.46 Denise Starr California 93
76 7.39 Blair Shankle Baylor University NR
77 7.1 Maeva Razakasoa Long Beach State University 60
78 7.03 Caroline Doyle Stanford 57
79 6.88 Sandy Niehaus Ohio State University 58
80 6.83 Asiya Dair Boston College 86
81 6.74 Gabriela Knutson Syracuse University 80
82 6.7 Carol Zi Yang UNLV 69
83 6.65 Caroline Dailey University of South Carolina 67
84 6.59 Kassidy Jump Arizona State University 66
85 6.59 Mai El Kamash University of Mississippi 98
86 6.47 Ana Oparenovic University of Arkansas 83
87 6.46 Monica Robinson University of Notre Dame 61
88 6.33 Skylar Morton University of Virginia 90
89 6.3 Lexi Borr Boston College 113
90 6.27 Paula Gutierrez Indiana University-Bloomington NR
91 6.19 Erin Larner Northwestern University 81
92 6.17 Silvia Garcia University of Georgia 79
93 6.15 Stephanie Nauta University of Virginia