Tennis Channel/USTA College Tennis Top 25 Rankings: Mar. 6

USC's win over UCLA in the women's game has the Trojans back in the Top 25..



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. (1) Ohio State – 300

  2. (2) Wake Forest – 288

  3. (3) Texas – 276

  4. (4) North Carolina – 264

  5. (5) Virginia – 250

  6. (6) Stanford – 235

  7. (7) TCU – 224

  8. (9) Columbia – 212

  9. (8) Florida – 209

  10. (10) Baylor – 195

  11. (T11) Mississippi State – 183

  12. (T11) USC – 166

  13. (14) UCLA – 145

  14. (16) Michigan – 138

  15. (18) Oklahoma – 122

  16. (13) Illinois – 117

  17. (19) Notre Dame – 99

  18. (20) Minnesota – 86

  19. (15) Tennessee – 82

  20. (24) Texas A&M – 67

  21. (22) Oregon – 60

  22. (17) Florida State – 49

  23. (21) South Carolina – 37

  24. (25) Alabama – 36

  25. (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. (1) Georgia – 300

  2. (2) North Carolina – 288

  3. (3) Stanford – 275

  4. (4) Duke – 265

  5. (6) Vanderbilt – 249

  6. (7) Texas – 234

  7. (8) South Carolina – 218

  8. (9) Michigan – 216

  9. (5) UCLA – 207

  10. (10) Ohio State – 196

  11. (11) Florida State – 177

  12. (13) Pepperdine – 153

  13. (15) LSU – 139

  14. (14) NC State – 127

  15. (12) Kansas – 122

  16. (17) Oklahoma State – 119

  17. (18) Miami (Fla.) – 93

  18. (21) Kentucky – 75

  19. (19) California – 74

  20. (16) Virginia – 71

  21. (23) Washington – 67

  22. (22) Northwestern – 53

  23. (24) UCF – 49

  24. (NR) USC – 41

  25. (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).