Undefeated North Carolina Women Remain Unanimous No. 1, but Poll and ITA Computer Disagree on Men's Top Team; Princeton's Frayman and Florida's Shelton Remain No. 1 in Singles; Ohio State and UNC Retain Top Spots in Doubles

During my two weeks in Southern California, I wasn't able to keep current on college tennis, let alone write about it, with junior tennis my big focus during that stretch. (I did talk to many college coaches, who were back on the recruiting trail at those Socal events after a two-year hiatus). But now that I'm back home and the college tennis season is heading toward the postseason, I'm doing all I can to get back up to speed on the Division I results and big matches coming in the next several weeks.

The latest rankings, released today, are at the stage when those participating in the USTA/Tennis Channel Top 25 poll are beginning to lock in their perceptions of the top teams, which means not a lot of movement from week to week. The ITA computer algorithm however, is more volatile, and this week, the divergence is notable in the men's rankings.  TCU, with a boost from their 4-3 road win over Baylor, who had beaten them 5-2 in Fort Worth the previous week, is back at No. 1 in the ITA rankings, while the USTA voters have them fourth and Florida at No. 1. It is worth noting however, that both the computer and the voters have the same ten teams in the Top 10, with just disagreement over the order.

With the North Carolina women remaining undefeated, due to a gritty 4-3 win on the road Sunday over then No. 2 North Carolina State, they are No. 1 in both sets of rankings. But unlike the men, the voters and the computer do differ in which teams should be in the Top 10. The voters like Georgia and Virginia, while the computer prefers Miami and Cal. For the full ranking lists, click on the headings.

ITA Division I Men's Team Top 10, April 6, 2022
(previous week's ranking in parentheses)

1. TCU (3)
2. Ohio State (2)
3. Florida (1)
4. Baylor (4)
5. Tennessee (5)
6. Michigan (6)
7. Wake Forest (7)
8. Virginia (8)
9. South Carolina (10)
10. Georgia (9)

USTA/Tennis Channel Division I Men's Team Top 10

1. Florida (1)
2. Ohio State (2)
3. Michigan (3)
4. TCU (4)
5. Baylor (5)
6. Tennessee (6)
7. Virginia (7)
8. Wake Forest (8)
9. Georgia (9)
10. South Carolina (11)

ITA Division I Women's Team Top 10, April 6, 2022

1. North Carolina (1)

2. Oklahoma (3)

3. NC State (2)

4. Texas (4)

5. Texas A&M (7)

6. Pepperdine (5)

7. Ohio State (8)

8. Miami (6)

9. Cal (12)

10. Duke (14)

USTA/Tennis Channel Division I Women's Team Top 10

1. North Carolina (1)

2. Oklahoma (2)

3. NC State (3)

4. Texas (4)

5. Texas A&M (6)

6. Georgia (7)

7. Pepperdine (5)

8. Duke (12)

9. Ohio State (8)

10. Virginia (9)

The individual rankings, which beginning with today's set will come out every week for the next five weeks, have the same No. 1s in singles and doubles as they did two weeks ago, with ITA Fall Championships finalist Daria Frayman of Princeton and ITA All-American champion Ben Shelton of Florida remaining No. 1 in singles.  Ohio State's Robert Cash and Matej Vocel, who won both the All-American and the Fall Championships, retain their No. 1 ranking, as do Fall champions Fiona Crawley and Elizabeth Scotty of North Carolina.

ITA Division I Women's Singles Top 10

1. Daria Frayman, Princeton

2. Sarah Hamner, South Carolina

3. Peyton Stearns, Texas

4. Eryn Cayetano, Southern Cal

5. Emma Navarro, Virginia

6. Petra Hule, Florida State

7. Irina Cantos Siemers, Ohio State

8. Cameron Morra, North Carolina

9. Chloe Beck, Duke

10. Alexa Noel, Iowa

ITA Division I Women's Doubles Top 5

1. Fiona Crawley and Elizabeth Scotty, North Carolina

2. Jayci Goldsmith and Tatiana Makarova, Texas A&M

3. Alicia Herrero and Melany Krywoj, Baylor

4. Tatsian Sasnouskaya and Yulia Starodubtseva, Old Dominion

5. Carmen Corley and Ivana Corely, Oklahoma

ITA Division I Men's Singles Top 10

1. Ben Shelton, Florida

2. Stefan Dostanic, Southern Cal

3. Daniel Rodrigues, South Carolina

4. Adrian Boitan, Baylor

5. Johannus Monday, Tennessee

6. Clement Chidekh, Washington

7. August Holmgren, San Diego

8. Arthur Fery, Stanford

9. Matej Vocel, Ohio State

10. Juan Carlos Aguilar, TCU

ITA Division I Men's Doubles Top 5

1. Robert Cash and Matej Vocel, Ohio State

2. Jacob Fearnley and Luc Fomba, TCU

3. Richard Ciammara and Cleeve Harper, Texas

4. Finn Bass and Sven Lah, Baylor

5. Brian Cernoch and Mac Kiger, North Carolina

If you would like to go deeper into the team rankings, browse the features available at CollegeTennisRanks.com to determine how a win or loss might impact a team's ranking (men only), and live CR rankings (both men and women), which include team UTR ratings. And tune into the Cracked Racquets YouTube channel for their weekly Deciding Point recap on the week's previous results and the most significant upcoming matches.