Who knew that in a battle between Bears and Frogs, Gators could come out on top.
Baylor's victory over TCU on Sunday gave Florida sole possession of the men's No. 1 ranking in this week's Tennis Channel / USTA College Tennis Top 25, though the Big Ten, Big 12 and SEC each now have two representatives ranked in the top six. Virginia became the pace car of the ACC at No. 7 after its home victory over Wake Forest.
The ACC remains the standard-bearing conference in the women's poll, with four teams still ranked in the Top 10. Newcomer Miami replaced Duke following its 4-3 victory over the Blue Devils in Coral Gables this weekend, while No. 1 North Carolina and No. 3 NC State steam toward their final regular season match this Sunday in Raleigh.
Each team's point total, specified below, is the sum of its ranking points from the USTA's panel of voters (listed below). Each voter ranked 25 teams from Nos. 1 to 25, with the first-place team receiving 25 points and the last-place team receiving one. For control, the highest and lowest outlying ranking for each team on the ballot was removed. First-place votes were not tallied. This week's poll includes 16 votes, making the maximum number of points available 350.
The 2022 voting panel includes votes from the following representatives:
Baylor's Finn Bass and Sven Lah. Photo courtesy of Baylor Athletics.
Casey Angle (former Intercollegiate Tennis Association Director of Championships); Virgil Christian (former USTA director of college tennis); Richard Croome (former journalist); Sonny Dearth (Daily Press; Newport News, Va.); Judy Dixon (former UMass women’s head coach); Alex Gruskin (Cracked Racquets); Chris Halioris / Matt Stachowiak (Cracked Racquets); J. Webb Horton (Former Florida Gulf Coast men's head coach); Granger Huntress (Texas College Tennis); Andy Katz (NCAA.com); Bobby Knight (College Tennis Today); Brandon Moglen (Tennis Channel); Lisa Stone (Parenting Aces); Caitlin Thompson (Racquet); Scott Treibly (USTA contractor); Laura Vallverdu (Between Lines); Dallas Oliver/Shannon Wrege (Tennis Recruiting Network).
Visit the USTA’s Top 25 home page for more information.
Men
Rank (Last Week) – Points
1. (T1) Florida – 348
2. (3) Ohio State – 331
3. (4) Michigan – 318
4. (T1) TCU – 301
5. (9) Baylor – 298
6. (8) Tennessee – 282
7. (11) Virginia – 263
8. (5) Wake Forest – 246
9. (6) Georgia – 235
10. (12) Kentucky – 213
11. (7) South Carolina – 207
12. (10) Stanford – 187
13. (13) Texas – 184
14. (15) USC – 171
15. (14) Pepperdine – 153
16. (16) Middle Tennessee – 124
17. (17) Harvard – 121
18. (18) Arizona – 111
19. (23) NC State – 93
20. (22) Texas A&M – 88
21. (19) Duke – 67
22. (25) North Carolina – 61
23. (24) San Diego – 60
24. (20) Oklahoma – 41
25. (NR) Auburn – 19
Receiving Votes: Columbia 7, Mississippi 7, Florida State 5, Louisville 4
Dropped Out: Mississippi (21)
Women
Rank (Last Week) – Points
1. (1) North Carolina – 350
2. (2) Oklahoma – 336
3. (3) NC State – 322
4. (4) Texas – 295
5. (7) Pepperdine – 292
6. (8) Texas A&M – 289
7. (6) Georgia – 257
8. (9) Ohio State – 234
9. (11) Virginia – 226
10. (13) Miami (Fla.) – 220
11. (12) Auburn – 210
12. (5) Duke – 209
13. (10) Stanford – 173
14. (14) California – 167
15. (15) Florida – 161
16. (18) Oklahoma State – 131
17. (17) Michigan – 129
18. (16) UCLA – 126
19. (20) UCF – 99
T20. (23) Loyola Marymount – 56
T20. (21) Tennessee – 56
22. (NR) Georgia Tech- 37
23. (NR) UCSB – 35
24. (19) Washington – 31
25. (NR) Wake Forest – 22
Receiving Votes: USC 19, Old Dominion 16, Oregon 10, Baylor 9, Florida State 7, Arkansas 6, Iowa State 2
Dropped Out: Old Dominion (22), USC (24), Baylor (25)
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