College Tennis

UCLA, USC hang on to No. 1 spots in Campbell/ITA Team Rankings heading into NCAAs

May 9, 2012 08:21 AM
**NOTE** These rankings were run on Monday, April 30 after the completion of all conference tournaments.

SKILLMAN, N.J. -- Heading into the 2012 NCAA DI Men's and Women's Tennis Championships, the UCLA women and USC men continue to sit atop the Campbell/ITA College Tennis Rankings. The Bruins were able to hold off Florida to earn the top overall seed in the NCAA DI Women's Championship, while the Trojans maintained a healthy distance from the rest of the field in being chosen as the No. 1 seed in the NCAA DI Men's Championship. Per NCAA rule, all 16 teams on the men's and women's side were selected as host sites for first- and second-round action. The 2012 NCAA DI Women's Championship bracket can be seen by clicking here, and the 2012 NCAA DI Men's Championship bracket can be viewed here.
 
Follow the Leader: For the men, following USC is (in order): Virginia, Georgia, UCLA, Ohio State, Kentucky, Pepperdine, Duke, Mississippi State and Oklahoma. On the women's side, UCLA is followed by: Florida, Duke, USC, Stanford, Georgia, North Carolina, Alabama, California and Texas.

Conference Count: The number of men's and women's teams from each conference that appears in the Campbell/ITA Division I Top 25 Rankings are listed numerically. Men's Top 25: SEC - 8; Big 12 and Pac-12 - 4; ACC and Big Ten - 3; Conference USA, Ivy League and WCC - 1. The SEC placed three teams in the top 10 of this week's poll. Women's Top 25: ACC, Big Ten and SEC - 5; Big 12 and Pac-12 - 4; Big East and Conference USA - 1. All four of the Pac-12 teams ranked in the top 25 landed inside the top 10 this week, including three in the top five.
 
Double Dip: A total of 17 schools have placed both their men's and women's teams in this week's Campbell/ITA Rankings top 25. Duke, Georgia, UCLA and USC find both their men's and women's teams in the top 10 this week.
 
Coming Up Next: The final 2012 Campbell/ITA Team Rankings will be published on Tuesday, May 29. The final Campbell/ITA Singles and Doubles Rankings will be posted the following week on Wednesday, June 6.
 
Click here for complete Campbell/ITA College Tennis rankings.
 

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