The sixth edition of the 2019 Tennis Channel/USTA College Tennis Top 25 Rankings were released on Wednesday, and some prominent schools are starting to find their strides.
The Buckeyes are still the No. 1 team in the men's game, as not much has changed in recent weeks. The most interesting result of the week saw USC beating cross-town rival UCLA, but neither team moved much in the rankings. However, Illinois is down to No. 16 after being No. 13 last week. And Texas A&M is now the No. 20 after being the No. 24. Knocking on the door of the Top 25 is Georgia, which will look to solidify its place shortly.
Rank (Last Week) – Points
- (1) Ohio State – 300
- (2) Wake Forest – 288
- (3) Texas – 276
- (4) North Carolina – 264
- (5) Virginia – 250
- (6) Stanford – 235
- (7) TCU – 224
- (9) Columbia – 212
- (8) Florida – 209
- (10) Baylor – 195
- (T11) Mississippi State – 183
- (T11) USC – 166
- (14) UCLA – 145
- (16) Michigan – 138
- (18) Oklahoma – 122
- (13) Illinois – 117
- (19) Notre Dame – 99
- (20) Minnesota – 86
- (15) Tennessee – 82
- (24) Texas A&M – 67
- (22) Oregon – 60
- (17) Florida State – 49
- (21) South Carolina – 37
- (25) Alabama – 36
- (23) LSU – 31
Receiving Votes: Georgia 14, Arizona 5, Tulane 2.
Dropped Out: None.
The top of the women's rankings saw a bit of a change this week, as UCLA dropped from No. 5 to No. 9. That slide came as a result of the Bruins losing to the rival Trojans. USC was unranked heading into last week, but the Trojans are now the No. 24. That's a nice change considering USC was badly going to want that win over UCLA anyway. Also entering the Top 25 this week was Wake Forest. The Demon Deacons have been a fixture at the top of the men's game for a while, but the women have now put themselves on the map.
Rank (Last Week) – Points
- (1) Georgia – 300
- (2) North Carolina – 288
- (3) Stanford – 275
- (4) Duke – 265
- (6) Vanderbilt – 249
- (7) Texas – 234
- (8) South Carolina – 218
- (9) Michigan – 216
- (5) UCLA – 207
- (10) Ohio State – 196
- (11) Florida State – 177
- (13) Pepperdine – 153
- (15) LSU – 139
- (14) NC State – 127
- (12) Kansas – 122
- (17) Oklahoma State – 119
- (18) Miami (Fla.) – 93
- (21) Kentucky – 75
- (19) California – 74
- (16) Virginia – 71
- (23) Washington – 67
- (22) Northwestern – 53
- (24) UCF – 49
- (NR) USC – 41
- (NR) Wake Forest – 27
Receiving Votes: Texas A&M 24, Tennessee 9, Florida 8, Texas Tech 2,Syracuse 1.
Dropped Out: Syracuse (20), Florida (25).
