2015 ITA Tennis Rankings For Men & Women

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On the women's side, UF is #2 with their only loss coming to #1 North Carolina.

On the men's side, OU is #1.

I'll post the ranking weekly now that we are deeper in the tennis season. This ranking is from the 17th. I'll post the 24th rankings tomorrow after they are released:


www.itatennis.com/AwardsAndRankings/Rankings/2014-15_ITA_NCAA_Division_I_Women_s_Rankings.htm



SKILLMAN, NJ (March 17) - The North Carolina women and Oklahoma men, both champions of the 2015 ITA Division I National Team Indoor Championships, maintained their No. 1 spots in the ITA Division I National Team Rankings this week.



On the women's side, North Carolina kept the No. 1 ranking for the sixth straight edition dating back to February 10. The Tar Heels went 2-0 on an ACC road trip to Notre Dame and Louisville this week, and the stability atop the rankings is mirrored again by a Top 10 reshuffling behind North Carolina. The Florida Gators are back to No. 2 after a one-week layoff after posting a 2-0 road record against conference foes, defeating Arkansas and Missouri.



California leapt from No. 9 to No. 3 after taking down No. 16 Pepperdine in Malibu and No. 67 San Diego State on the road as well. Coming in at No. 4 are the Georgia Bulldogs, a former No. 2 this season who beat No. 12 Vanderbilt and No. 20 Kentucky this week. The fifth-ranked team this week is UCLA, who fell from No. 2 behind the strength of Florida's, California's and Georgia's wins. The Bruins beat Washington State on the road this week.



No. 6 Baylor beat two conference rivals on the road to continue the trend of the week. The Bears took down No. 11 Oklahoma State and No. 29 Oklahoma to start 2-0 in Big 12 play. USC fell from No. 4 to No. 7 and picked up a win at Washington State.



No. 8 Virginia and No. 10 Stanford did not play this week, while No. 9 Alabama fell three spots after splitting their Magnolia State swing. The Crimson Tide toppled No. 17 Mississippi on Friday but fell to Mississippi State in Starkville on Sunday, with the upset helping to propel the Bulldogs from No. 41 to No. 27 this week.



On the men's side, Illinois took advantage of a trip to Texas by registering 4-2 wins over Top 10 foes Texas and Texas A&M to garner the No. 2 ranking. TCU's upset of Illinois on Monday will count toward next week's rankings, as it came after Sunday's results deadline for weekly rankings.



Tulsa upset a second Top 10 opponent this season on Sunday in a 5-2 win over No. 10 Ohio State to surge into the Top 25 for the first time this season at No. 20. The Golden Hurricane moved to 12-7 and also picked up a 4-1 win over Michigan.



New to the Top 25 this week is LSU at No. 23. The 13-3 Tigers posted two wins on Sunday to improve 12-0 at W.T. "Dub" Robinson Tennis Stadium in 2015. The first triumph of the day was a 4-1 win over No. 11 Vanderbilt, in which the Tigers' 18th-ranked duo of Jordan Daigle and Boris Arias posted a win over the top-ranked Vanderbilt pairing of Gonzales Austin and Rhys Johnson. After claiming the doubles point, LSU won straight-set matches at Nos. 3-5 singles to emerge victorious.



Also piling up wins on the men's side is SMU, which recorded its first two ranked wins of the season. The 15-2 Mustangs started the season outside the Top 75 but have moved all the way up to No. 34 in the ITA Division I National Men's Team Rankings. Unlike SMU, UNC-Wilmington started the season safely in the Top 75 at No. 50, but has been in and out throughout the season. A pair of Top 50 wins over No. 25 Drake and No. 48 Penn State slingshotted the Seahawks all the way to No. 49 this week.



Conference Count:

Men's Top 25: SEC - 6; ACC and Big 12 - 5; Big Ten - 4; Pac-12 and AAC - 2; Ivy - 1.

Women's Top 25: SEC - 6; ACC and Pac-12 - 5; Big 12 - 4; Big Ten - 2; Ivy, MVC and WCC - 1.


ITA Rankings Previous Rank ITA Rankings Previous Rank
Division I Men's Top 25 Division I Women's Top 25

1 University of Oklahoma 1 1 North Carolina 1
2 University of Illinois 4 2 University of Florida 3
3 Baylor University 2 3 California 9
4 University of Southern California 5 4 University of Georgia 7
5 University of Georgia 3 5 UCLA 2
6 Duke University 6 6 Baylor University 8
7 Texas A&M University 9 7 University of Southern California 4
8 University of Texas 8 8 University of Virginia 5
9 University of Virginia 7 9 University of Alabama 6
10 North Carolina 12 10 Stanford 12
11 Ohio State University 10 11 Oklahoma State University 10
12 Wake Forest University 19 12 Vanderbilt University 11
13 University of Mississippi 13 13 University of Michigan 13
14 Northwestern University 16 14 University of Miami (Florida) 14
15 University of Florida 18 15 Clemson University 15
16 Virginia Tech 15 16 Pepperdine 21
17 Vanderbilt University 11 17 University of Mississippi 16
18 TCU 17 18 Texas Tech University 17
19 UCLA 14 19 Arizona State University 24
20 University of Tulsa 29 20 University of Kentucky 22
21 University of South Florida 20 21 TCU 27
22 Harvard University 21 22 Ohio State University 19
23 Louisiana State University 33 23 Dartmouth College 18
24 Texas Tech University 34 24 Duke University 20
25 University of Minnesota 22 25 Wichita State University 26

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SKILLMAN, NJ (March 24) - The Oklahoma Sooner men remain No. 1 for the fourth-consecutive week while the USC Trojan women propelled themselves to the top of the rankings from No. 7 this week after scoring wins over conference rivals No. 3 California and No. 10 Stanford. Southern California, now 14-2, has seven wins over teams ranked in the Top 14 of the rankings, including two over California, two over Pepperdine, and against Stanford, Vanderbilt and Michigan. USC is the third team to be ranked No. 1 this spring, joining UCLA and North Carolina.



The 18-0 North Carolina Tar Heels continued their winning ways this week, defeating Wake Forest and Syracuse in conference play, but they could not match USC's point total and thus fell to No. 2.



No. 3 California and No. 4 UCLA lend a west coast vibe to the top of the rankings. California beat UCLA for the second time this season but also suffered a second loss to USC. UCLA rebounded from the loss to California and took out No. 13 Stanford. The Florida Gators, who are 15-1 this season with their only loss coming against North Carolina, defeated Ole Miss and Mississippi State this week but fell three spots behind USC, California and UCLA to No. 5.



Elsewhere in the Top 25, two perennial contenders are making their way back up the rankings. Texas A&M rose 15 spots this week to No. 15, cracking the Top 25 for the first time in over a month. The Aggies beat No. 6 Baylor, No. 9 Alabama and No. 49 Auburn this week and are riding a five-match win streak. Texas A&M hosts No. 5 Florida today at 2 p.m. Central time.



Also on the rise are the Duke Blue Devils, who moved from No. 24 to No. 17 this week after upsetting No. 8 Virginia. Duke is 6-0 in March after going 2-5 in February.



On the men's side, Oklahoma added to its resume by winning a trio of matches and capturing the title at the BNP Paribas Open Collegiate Challenge, presented by Oracle. The Sooners posted their second win over No. 3 Baylor in just over a month, and also registered victories against No. 28 Columbia and Purdue. Only two of Oklahoma's 17 wins have come against unranked opponents.



Up next for the Sooners are the TCU Horned Frogs, who vaulted eight spots up the rankings to No. 10 after recording five wins in a seven-day span. The Horned Frogs notably swept No. 4 Illinois last Monday, their second win over a Top 10 team in 2015. The Illini spent the rest of last week at No. 2, but fell to No. 3 this week. Sliding into the No. 2 spot is Baylor for the second time this season, as the Bears ousted No. 4 USC at the BNP Paribas Open Collegiate Challenge, presented by Oracle, before their loss to the top-ranked Sooners.



Another big riser has emerged from the Lone Star State in Texas A&M-Corpus Christi. The Islanders began this season with a 3-3 record but have since rattled off seven straight wins, surging from outside to Top 75 on March 3 to No. 40 this week, and were crowned champions at the 49th Annual HEB Tournament of Champions earlier this month. The Islanders have turned in ranked victories over South Alabama and a second triumph over UTSA since winning the HEB tournament, which helped propel them up 15 spots in this week's rankings.



In singles, two new players topped the rankings this week with UCLA's Robin Anderson becoming the fourth different player to rank No. 1 in the ITA Division I National Women's Singles Rankings this season. The 2014 Riviera/ITA Women's All-American Singles Champion beat No. 3 Carol Zhao and No. 4 Maegan Manasse over the weekend and has just one loss this season. Texas' Søren Hess-Olesen moved to No. 1 in the ITA Division I National Men's Singles Rankings, also becoming the fourth player to top the rankings this spring. The Longhorn senior is in the midst of a 17-match winning streak, with his last loss coming in October.



UCLA's Catherine Harrison and Kyle McPhillips reclaimed the No. 1 spot in the ITA Division I National Women's Doubles Rankings, while Georgia's Austin Smith and Ben Wagland are the top-ranked duo in the ITA Division I National Men's Doubles Rankings for the first time in 2014-15.



Conference Count: Men's Top 25: ACC, Big 12 and SEC - 6; Big Ten - 3; Pac-12 - 2; AAC and WCC - 1.

Women's Top 25: SEC - 7; ACC and Pac-12 - 5; Big 12 - 4; Big Ten - 2; MVC and WCC - 1.



Double-Dip: This week, 15 schools have both their men's and women's programs ranked inside the Top 25.




School Men Women
Baylor 2 7
Duke 4 17
Florida 20 5
Georgia 5 6
Mississippi 13 21
North Carolina 14 2
Ohio State 11 22
Oklahoma State 22 11
TCU 10 20
Texas A&M 9 15
Texas Tech 25 23
UCLA 15 4
USC 6 1
Vanderbilt 17 10
Virginia 8 8




Coming Up Next: The ITA Division I National Team Rankings will be released next on March 31. Complete ITA College Tennis Rankings can be found here.



ITA Division I Rankings
Men's Top 25 Previous Women's Top 25 Previous
1 University of Oklahoma 1 1 University of Southern California 7
2 Baylor University 3 2 North Carolina 1
3 University of Illinois 2 3 California 3
4 Duke University 6 4 UCLA 5
5 University of Georgia 5 5 University of Florida 2
6 University of Southern California 4 6 University of Georgia 4
7 University of Texas 8 7 Baylor University 6
8 University of Virginia 9 8 University of Virginia 8
9 Texas A&M University 7 9 University of Alabama 9
10 TCU 18 10 Vanderbilt University 12
11 Ohio State University 11 11 Oklahoma State University 11
12 Wake Forest University 12 12 University of Michigan 13
13 University of Mississippi 13 13 Stanford 10
14 North Carolina 10 14 Pepperdine 16
15 UCLA 19 15 Texas A&M University 30
16 Virginia Tech 16 16 University of Miami (Florida) 14
17 Vanderbilt University 17 17 Duke University 24
18 University of South Florida 21 18 University of Kentucky 20
19 Northwestern University 14 19 Clemson University 15
20 University of Florida 15 20 TCU 21
21 University of San Diego 30 21 University of Mississippi 17
22 Oklahoma State University 31 22 Ohio State University 22
23 University of Louisville 26 23 Texas Tech University 18
24 Louisiana State University 23 24 Arizona State University 19
25 Texas Tech University 24 25 Wichita State University 25


About the ITA Rankings

As the governing body of college tennis, the ITA administers the ITA College Tennis Rankings (Singles, Doubles, and Team) that are designed to track the top men and women teams and singles and doubles players in NCAA Divisions I, II, III, NAIA, Junior Colleges and California Junior Colleges. For full rankings information, please visit www.itatennis.com/AwardsAndRankings/Rankings.htm.

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ITA Division I Rankings

Men's Top 25 Previous - Women's Top 25 Previous

1 University of Oklahoma 1 - 1 University of Southern California 1

2 Baylor University 2 - 2 North Carolina 2

3 University of Illinois 3 - 3 California 3

4 University of Virginia 8 - 4 UCLA 4

5 Duke University 4 - 5 University of Georgia 6

6 University of Georgia 5 - 6 University of Florida 5

7 University of Southern California 6 - 7 Baylor University 7

8 Texas A&M University 9 - 8 Vanderbilt University 10

9 University of Texas 7 - 9 University of Virginia 8

10 TCU 10 - 10 Stanford 13

11 Ohio State University 11 - 11 Texas A&M University 15

12 Wake Forest University 12 - 12 University of Alabama 9

13 Virginia Tech 16 - 13 Oklahoma State University 11

14 University of Mississippi 13 - 14 University of Michigan 12

15 UCLA 15 - 15 Pepperdine 14

16 University of Florida 20 - 16 University of Miami (Florida) 16

17 University of San Diego 21 - 17 TCU 20

18 Vanderbilt University 17 - 18 Texas Tech University 23

19 North Carolina 14 - 19 Ohio State University 22

20 University of Tulsa 27 - 20 University of Kentucky 18

21 Texas Tech University 25 - 21 Northwestern University 27

22 University of South Florida 18 - 22 Clemson University 19

23 University of Louisville 23 - 23 Arizona State University 24

24 Northwestern University 19 - 24 Duke University 17

25 LSU 24 - 25 LSU 41


About the ITA Rankings

As the governing body of college tennis, the ITA administers the ITA College Tennis Rankings that are designed to track the top men's and women's teams, along with singles and doubles players in NCAA Divisions I, II, III, NAIA, Junior Colleges and California Junior Colleges. For full rankings information, please visit www.itatennis.com/AwardsAndRankings/Rankings.htm.

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ITA Division I Rankings

Men's Top 25 Previous Women's Top 25 Previous

1 University of Oklahoma 1 1 University of Southern California 1

2 Baylor University 2 2 North Carolina 2

3 University of Illinois 3 3 California 3

4 University of Virginia 4 4 UCLA 4

5 University of Southern California 7 5 University of Georgia 6

6 Duke University 5 6 University of Florida 5

7 Texas A&M University8 7 Baylor University 7

8 University of Georgia 6 8 Vanderbilt University 8

9 University of Texas 9 9 Oklahoma State University 13

10 TCU 10 10 Texas A&M University 11

11 Ohio State University 11 11 University of Alabama 12

12 Virginia Tech 13 12 University of Virginia 9

13 Wake Forest University 12 13 Stanford 10

14 University of Mississippi 14 14 University of Michigan 14

15 UCLA 15 15 Texas Tech University 18

16 North Carolina 19 16 Pepperdine 15

17 University of Florida 16 17 University of Miami (Florida) 16

18 University of San Diego 17 18 Ohio State University 19

19 University of South Florida 22 19 TCU 17

20 Mississippi State University 26 20 Clemson University 22

21 Vanderbilt University 18 21 University of Kentucky 20

22 Columbia University 28 22 Duke University 24

23 Texas Tech University 21 23 Northwestern University 21

24 LSU 25 24 Arizona State University 23

25 Oklahoma State University 30 25 University of Mississippi 26

About the ITA Rankings

As the governing body of college tennis, the ITA administers the ITA College Tennis Rankings that are designed to track the top men's and women's teams, along with singles and doubles players in NCAA Divisions I, II, III, NAIA, Junior Colleges and California Junior Colleges. For full rankings information, please visit www.itatennis.com/AwardsAndRankings/Rankings.htm.

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Women's National Team Rankings
Administered by the ITA
NCAA Division I Tennis
April 14, 2015


Rank Avg. School Previous Rank

1 75.82 North Carolina 2
2 73.53 University of Southern California 1
3 69.28 University of Florida 6
4 68.67 California 3
5 68.48 UCLA 4
6 66.12 University of Georgia 5
7 63.68 Texas A&M University 10
8 61.60 Baylor University 7
9 60.21 Vanderbilt University 8
10 54.17 Oklahoma State University 9
11 53.22 Stanford 13
12 52.58 University of Virginia 12
13 52.55 University of Alabama 11
14 48.92 University of Michigan 14
15 45.33 Texas Tech University 15
16 44.70 University of Miami (Florida) 17
17 37.74 Ohio State University 18
18 37.48 Pepperdine 16
19 34.76 TCU 19
20 31.49 University of Kentucky 21
21 30.93 Clemson University 20
22 30.76 University of Mississippi 25
23 30.75 Duke University 22
24 29.48 LSU 27
25 28.00 Georgia Tech 35
26 27.47 Arizona State University 24
27 27.07 Northwestern University 23
28 23.41 University of South Carolina 26
29 23.18 University of Houston 28
30 22.48 Rice University 30
31 21.07 University of Texas at Austin 36
32 20.20 Wichita State University 32
33 19.93 University of Notre Dame 31
34 18.76 Purdue University 34
35 18.74 Dartmouth College 37
36 18.53 University of Arkansas 38
37 18.30 DePaul University 33
38 17.84 Virginia Tech 42
39 17.36 University of Oklahoma 29
40 16.72 Princeton University 53
41 15.83 Long Beach State University 40
42 15.10 Mississippi State University 43
43 14.15 Fresno State 39
44 14.01 Auburn University 44
45 13.84 Saint Mary's College of California 41
46 13.03 Columbia University 46
47 12.91 University of Washington 50
48 12.87 Indiana University-Bloomington 52
49 12.19 University of Utah 59
50 11.74 Michigan State University 51
51 11.55 University of Illinois 58
52 11.45 Penn State University 64
53 11.01 University of Arizona 45
54 10.60 UC Irvine 68
55 10.53 Tulane University 47
56 10.23 College of William and Mary 62
57 9.90 University of Oregon 67
58 9.88 Univ. of San Francisco NR
59 9.82 Boston College 49
60 9.77 Marshall University 48
61 9.76 University of Portland 55
62 9.75 San Jose State University 56
63 9.61 UC Santa Barbara 57
64 9.32 Brigham Young University 60
65 9.16 Brown University NR
66 9.12 Old Dominion University 71
67 8.93 University of Tennessee 66
68 8.89 University of Maryland, College Park NR
69 8.63 University of New Mexico 54
70 8.52 Florida State University 69
71 7.97 University of Tulsa 74
72 7.94 University of Kansas NR
73 7.92 SMU 70
74 7.84 Cal State Northridge 72
75 7.82 Cornell University NR

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Men's National Team Rankings
Administered by the ITA
NCAA Division I Tennis
April 14, 2015

Rank Avg School Previous Rank

1 84.31 University of Oklahoma 1
2 74.70 Baylor University 2
3 69.58 University of Illinois 3
4 65.47 University of Virginia 4
5 63.79 University of Georgia 8
6 63.66 Texas A&M University 7
7 61.32 TCU 10
8 60.44 Duke University 6
9 58.73 University of Southern California 5
10 58.00 University of Texas 9
11 47.91 Ohio State University 11
12 45.50 Wake Forest University 13
13 43.59 University of Mississippi 14
14 41.65 Virginia Tech 12
15 41.47 North Carolina 16
16 40.98 Texas Tech University 23
17 39.17 University of Florida 17
18 39.10 University of San Diego 18
19 39.06 UCLA 15
20 36.42 Mississippi State University 20
21 36.40 University of South Florida 19
22 36.27 Vanderbilt University 21
23 34.81 Columbia University 22
24 33.36 Stanford University 36
25 29.56 LSU 24
26 29.02 University of Tulsa 29
27 28.78 Northwestern University 26
28 27.77 California 27
29 27.42 Oklahoma State University 25
30 26.66 University of Louisville 28
31 26.07 Drake University 31
32 25.63 Florida State University 33
33 25.58 University of Minnesota 32
34 25.34 Harvard University 35
35 24.86 Princeton University 30
36 20.94 North Carolina State 34
37 20.14 University of Notre Dame 38
38 18.27 San Diego State University 37
39 16.61 Tulane University 39
40 16.06 Pepperdine 40
41 15.96 University of New Mexico 45
42 15.88 University of Tennessee 43
43 15.68 Indiana University-Bloomington 41
44 15.65 SMU 44
45 15.13 University of South Carolina 47
46 14.56 University of Denver 42
47 14.27 Dartmouth College 54
48 14.17 Cornell University 51
49 13.60 University of Memphis 46
50 11.71 Cal Poly 49
51 11.55 Penn State University 50
52 11.54 University of Oregon 56
53 11.12 UC Davis 68
54 11.10 Rice University 55
55 10.72 Univ. of San Francisco 58
56 10.71 University of Washington 62
57 10.64 Texas A&M-Corpus Christi 53
58 10.62 Old Dominion University 48
59 10.22 Wichita State University 57
60 10.13 Troy University 73
61 9.45 University of Alabama 59
62 8.89 Utah State University 66
63 8.85 UNC Wilmington 63
64 8.82 Auburn University 52
65 8.78 University of Texas at Arlington 60
66 8.55 University of Iowa 72
67 8.51 University of Portland 64
68 8.19 East Tennessee State University 69
69 8.17 University of South Alabama NR
70 8.07 UC Santa Barbara 65
71 7.71 University of Arkansas 71
72 7.61 Clemson University 70
73 7.33 University of North Florida 67
74 7.32 University of Kentucky NR
75 7.07 Loyola Marymount University NR

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ITA Division I Rankings

Men's Top 25 Previous Women's Top 25 Previous

1 University of Oklahoma 1 1 North Carolina 1
2 Baylor University 2 2 University of Southern California 2
3 Texas A&M University 6 3 California 3
4 University of Illinois 3 4 Vanderbilt University 9
5 University of Virginia 4 5 University of Florida 3
6 TCU 7 6 UCLA 5
7 University of Georgia 5 7 University of Georgia 6
8 University of Southern California 9 8 Baylor University 8
9 Duke University 8 9 Texas A&M University 7
10 University of Texas 10 10 University of Virginia 12
11 Wake Forest University 12 11 Oklahoma State University 10
12 Ohio State University 11 12 University of Michigan 14
13 University of Mississippi 13 13 Stanford 11
14 Virginia Tech 14 14 University of Alabama 13
15 UCLA 19 15 University of Miami (Florida) 16
16 North Carolina 15 16 Texas Tech University 15
17 Texas Tech University 16 17 TCU 19
18 Mississippi State University 20 18 Ohio State University 17
19 University of South Florida 21 19 Pepperdine 18
20 Columbia University 23 20 University of Mississippi 22
21 University of Florida 17 21 Clemson University 21
22 University of San Diego 18 22 LSU 24
23 University of Minnesota 33 23 Duke University 23
24 Vanderbilt University 22 24 University of Kentucky 20
25 California 28 25 Arizona State University 26

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Coming Up Next: Final ITA Division I National Team Rankings will be published on May 26, with final national singles and doubles and regional team, singles and doubles rankings released the following week. Complete ITA College Tennis Rankings can be found here.


ITA Division I Rankings

Men's Top 25 Previous Women's Top 25 Previous

1 University of Oklahoma 1 1 University of Southern California 2
2 Baylor University 2 2 North Carolina 1
3 University of Virginia 5 3 California 3
4 University of Illinois 4 4 Vanderbilt University 4
5 Texas A&M University 3 5 University of Florida 5
6 TCU 6 6 UCLA 6
7 University of Georgia 7 7 University of Georgia 7
8 University of Southern California 8 8 University of Virginia 10
9 University of Texas 10 9 Baylor University 8
10 Duke University 9 10 Texas A&M University 9
11 Ohio State University 12 11 University of Michigan 12
12 Wake Forest University 11 12 Oklahoma State University 11
13 North Carolina 16 13 University of Alabama 14
14 University of Mississippi 13 14 Stanford 13
15 Virginia Tech 14 15 University of Miami (Florida) 15
16 UCLA 15 16 Texas Tech University 16
17 Columbia University 20 17 TCU 17
18 University of South Florida 19 18 Ohio State University 18
19 Texas Tech University 17 19 Pepperdine 19
20 Mississippi State University 18 20 Duke University 23
21 University of San Diego 22 21 Clemson University 21
22 University of Florida 21 22 LSU 22
23 Stanford University 26 23 University of Mississippi 20
24 Vanderbilt University 24 24 Georgia Tech 27
25 University of Minnesota 23 25 University of Kentucky 24

About the ITA Rankings

As the governing body of college tennis, the ITA administers the ITA College Tennis Rankings that are designed to track the top men's and women's teams, along with singles and doubles players in NCAA Divisions I, II, III, NAIA, Junior Colleges and California Junior Colleges. For full rankings information, please visit www.itatennis.com/AwardsAndRankings/Rankings.htm.