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February 28th Oracle/ITA Team Rankings, Men’s Hall of Fame Inductees, Cameron Norrie Story

by | Feb 28, 2017 | Blog

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The ITA released its second set of computerized team rankings today and we now have a new mens No. 1 with Ohio State taking over the top spot while Virginia drops to No. 2. Wake Forest stayed at No. 3, Oklahoma moved up one spot to No. 4, and Oklahoma State moved up three spots to No. 5. This set of rankings used each team’s five best wins and all losses so even though Virginia had the head-to-head victory Ohio State’s body of work at this point in the season was just a little bit better. Further down below I’ll show my subscribers how each team’s ranking was calculated so if you haven’t subscribed yet now is just as good a time as any. 

The women’s top four stayed the same with Florida, Ohio State, North Carolina, and Michigan at 1, 2, 3, and 4 while Georgia Tech moved up six spots to No. 5 after picking up a big road win on Friday at Georgia. Down below the login line I have a breakdown of all the teams that entered the rankings and all those that dropped out with why they made the moves that they did.

The ITA announced the Men’s Collegiate Tennis Hall of Fame induction class on Tuesday. Set to join in late May during the NCAA Tournament are Nick Bollettieri, James Blake, Matias Boeker, Francis Baxter, and Bill Otta. Check out the ITA’s release for the specifics on each individual though I’m sure most, if not all, of these names are familiar to everyone in the college tennis community. 
 

 
TCU junior Cameron Norrie wrote a letter that TCU released today that was called “Trailblazer – Why I Choose To Play College Tennis”. Norrie talked about his decision to play college tennis three years ago which also included a last minute change of school after a coaching change at Michigan. Norrie talks about his upbringing, why he came back to TCU for his junior season, and what he enjoys the most about college. 
 
Norrie’s Accomplishments:
-Two-time ITA Singles All-American
-First TCU player in history to make the singles Final Four
-Highest ranked ATP player still playing collegiately (No. 233)
-Two-time All-Big 12 Singles Team
-2016 All-Big 12 Doubles Second Team
-2016 Big 12 Tournament Most Outstanding Player
-2015 Oracle/ITA Masters Champion
 
Now back to the rankings – login to see a detailed breakdown of today’s top 50 which includes the biggest climbers/fallers, teams that entered and fell out, along with a demo of how the rankings of the top 5 were calculated.
 

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Men’s Teams That Rose The Most:
+34 – Texas A&M – from NR (61) to No. 27
+30 – Yale – from NR (75) to No. 45
+27 – Notre Dame – from NR (56) to No. 29
+17 – TCU – from NR (58) to No. 41
+18 – Louisville – from NR (60) to No. 42
+12 – Rice – up 12 spots to No. 34
+9 – Memphis – up 9 spots to No. 35
+8 – Auburn – from NR (57) to No. 49
+8 – Indiana – up 8 spots to No. 37
+6 – Mississippi State – up 6 spots to No. 14
+6 – Kentucky – up 6 spots to No. 15
+6 – Cornell – up 6 spots to No. 18 (school record)
 
Men’s Teams That Fell The Most (Still Ranked):
-15 – Washington – down to No. 47
-9 – Tulsa – down to No. 50
-9 – Stanford – down to No. 44
-8 – NC State – down to No. 46 
-7 – Minnesota – down to No. 32
-7 – Duke – down to No. 43
 
Men’s Teams That Entered:
#27 Texas A&M – def. Florida State & South Florida
#29 Notre Dame – def. Northwestern
#41 TCU – def. Central Florida
#42 Louisville – def. Georgia State, Toledo, & Tennessee Tech
#45 Yale – def. Old Dominion & Elon
#49 Auburn – def. Princeton & Virginia Tech; lost to South Carolina
 
Men’s Teams That Dropped Out
Pepperdine (40) – lost to South Florida, Florida State
Drake (42) – lost to BYU, Drake
Clemson (43) – lost to Cornell, Wisconsin 
Arkansas (47) – idle – only has four wins and just one over a top 50 team
North Florida (49) – idle (no top 50 wins)
Alabama (50) – lost to Virginia Tech & Texas Tech; beat Boise State
 
Women’s Teams That Rose The Most:
+42 – Nebraska – up from NR (81) to No. 39
+27 – Alabama – up from NR (61) to No. 34
+25 – Mississippi State – up from NR (58) to No. 33
+16 – Tulane – up from NR (52) to No. 36
+16 – Texas – up from No. 47 to No. 31
+14 – Notre Dame – up from No. 41 to No. 27
+13 – Kentucky – up from No. 43 to No. 30
+12 – Tennessee – up from No. 24 to No. 12
+11 – California – up from No. 18 to No. 7
+10 – Arkansas – up from No. 27 to No. 17
 
Men’s Teams That Fell The Most (Still Ranked):
-13 – UNLV – down to No. 46
-12 – UCLA – down to No. 21
-10 – William & Mary – down to No. 49
-10 – Missouri – down to No. 41
-10 – NC State – down to No. 26
 
Women’s Teams That Entered:
#33 Mississippi State – def. Minnesota & Georgia State
#34 Alabama – def. Tulsa & Denver; lost to Texas Tech
#36 Tulane – def. LSU & Utah; lost to Auburn & Texas
#39 Nebraska – def. Rutgers, Wichita State, & Omaha
#44 Miami (FL) – lost to Baylor & Ohio State 
#50 Oklahoma  – def. Illinois & South Alabama
 
Miami entered because its win over Florida State was improved when FSU went from unranked to No. 36 however with FSU falling out this week that means Miami will likely fall out nextw eek. 

 

Women’s Teams That Dropped Out
Wichita State (35) – lost to Nebraska; beat South Alabama
Florida State (36) – lost to Georgia Tech (no top 50 wins)
Marshall (37) – lost to Columbia; beat Penn State
Tulsa (40) – lost to Alabama & Texas; beat Utah
Central Florida (46) – beat Florida Atlantic & Liberty (no top 50 wins)
Virginia (50) – idle – only four wins none in top 50
 
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MEN’S TOP 50   WOMEN’S TOP 50
Rank Pts  School Prv Rank Chg   Rank  Pts School Prv Rank Chg
1 82.49 Ohio State University 2 1   1 90.26 University of Florida 1 0
2 81.42 University of Virginia 1 -1   2 85.20 Ohio State University 2 0
3 74.71 Wake Forest University 3 0   3 70.41 North Carolina 3 0
4 63.65 University of Oklahoma 5 1   4 58.10 University of Michigan 4 0
5 62.37 Oklahoma State  8 3   5 57.88 Georgia Tech 11 6
6 60.45 North Carolina 4 -2   6 55.43 Auburn University 8 2
7 58.27 California 6 -1   7 50.08 California 18 11
8 53.61 University of Texas 7 -1   8 49.44 Texas Tech University 5 -3
9 51.63 University of Michigan 9 0   9 47.62 Pepperdine 12 3
10 48.36 Southern California 12 2   10 47.10 Duke University 17 7
11 44.75 UCLA 15 4   11 43.19 Oklahoma State University 6 -5
12 42.96 Georgia Tech 14 2   12 40.17 University of Tennessee 24 12
13 42.18 University of Florida 10 -3   13 38.85 Baylor University 10 -3
14 40.70 Mississippi State  20 6   14 38.28 Vanderbilt University 7 -7
15 40.36 University of Kentucky 21 6   15 36.43 University of Kansas 14 -1
16 38.51 Northwestern University 13 -3   16 36.27 Stanford 25 9
17 36.13 Baylor University 11 -6   17 29.85 University of Arkansas 27 10
18 35.57 Cornell University 24 6   18 29.70 University of Georgia 13 -5
19 33.41 South Carolina 16 -3   19 27.04 South Carolina 21 2
20 32.14 Tulane University 22 2   20 26.20 Texas A&M University 22 2
21 30.00 University of Oregon 23 2   21 25.43 UCLA 9 -12
22 29.49 University of Georgia 17 -5   22 25.07 TCU 15 -7
23 28.60 University of Illinois 19 -4   23 24.95 Dartmouth College 20 -3
24 27.96 Columbia University 18 -6   24 24.47 University of Mississippi 19 -5
25 26.43 Old Dominion University 26 1   25 23.58 University of Washington 34 9
26 24.51 SMU 29 3   26 23.50 North Carolina State 16 -10
27 24.06 Texas A&M University NR –   27 22.76 University of Notre Dame 41 14
28 23.68 South Alabama 28 0   28 20.82 Wake Forest University 29 1
29 22.67 Notre Dame NR –   29 16.90 Rice University 23 -6
30 20.95 Vanderbilt University 27 -3   30 16.79 University of Kentucky 43 13
31 20.80 University of Wisconsin 31 0   31 16.61 University of Texas at Austin 47 16
32 20.68 University of Minnesota 25 -7   32 16.55 Univ of Southern California 26 -6
33 19.94 Florida State University 37 4   33 16.39 Mississippi State University NR –
34 19.21 Rice University 46 12   34 15.65 University of Alabama NR –
35 18.63 University of Memphis 44 9   35 15.25 Arizona State University 30 -5
36 18.52 Georgia State University 30 -6   36 14.91 Tulane University NR –
37 17.71 Indiana University 45 8   37 14.44 LSU 28 -9
38 17.20 University of Tennessee 34 -4   38 13.55 Northwestern University 32 -6
39 16.26 Cal Poly 33 -6   39 13.08 University of Nebraska NR –
40 16.16 South Florida 39 -1   40 12.51 Florida International (FIU) 38 -2
41 15.77 TCU NR –   41 12.33 Univ. of Missouri, Columbia 31 -10
42 14.58 Univ of Louisville NR –   42 12.03 Virginia Commonwealth Univ 45 3
43 14.52 Duke University 36 -7   43 11.94 University of Maryland 42 -1
44 14.24 Stanford University 35 -9   44 11.91 University of Miami (Florida) NR –
45 14.08 Yale University NR –   45 11.87 University of Louisville 49 4
46 14.05 North Carolina State 38 -8   46 11.64 UNLV 33 -13
47 11.59 Univ of Washington 32 -15   47 11.60 University of Iowa 48 1
48 11.49 Univ of Central Florida 48 0   48 11.44 Virginia Tech 44 -4
49 11.41 Auburn University NR –   49 11.20 College of William and Mary 39 -10
50 11.38 University of Tulsa 41 -9   50 10.95 University of Oklahoma NR –
Dropped out: Pepperdine (40), Drake (42), Clemson (43), Arkansas (47), North Florida (49), Alabama (50)
  
Dropped out: Wichita State (35), Florida State (36), Marshall (37), Tulsa (40), Central Floirda (46), Virginia (50)
 

 

 

Rankings Demo: 

Men’s Top 5 

 

Women’s Top 5 

 
 
ITA Ranking Point Chart (Page 6)
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