D1 Rankings

[ClarkC]

Originally Posted by kme5150

This is why the first singles rankings are totally useless. Just like last year with Steve Johnson not being ranked at all in the beginning of the year rankings. IMO, It should be a 12 month rolling ranking.

How would a 12 month rolling ranking work for freshmen?

[kme5150]

I understand they do the rankings based off the fall season because they want guys to play the fall and if they didn't then certain players/coaches would protect certain players rankings by not playing them. It's just not a realistic ranking.

If anything the singles rankings shouldn't come out until the end of January after they have some matches under their belt.

[floridatennisdude]

Originally Posted by ClarkC

How would a 12 month rolling ranking work for freshmen?

Seriously? That is a hold up? Silly.

Riddle me this...how does a first year pro earn ATP points?

[andfor]

Originally Posted by floridatennisdude

Seriously? That is a hold up? Silly.

Riddle me this...how does a first year pro earn ATP points?

I like your concept. Obviously it would require a ranking system based on points won per match. Maybe some tournaments in the fall get extra weighting. I'm not the person to come up with that system. Seriously, you or someone here should come up with it. The tough part is getting the coaches to then buy into it, vote, approve then implement. They are more concerned about bathroom break penalties and wind speed rules.

[ClarkC]

Originally Posted by floridatennisdude

Seriously? That is a hold up? Silly.

Riddle me this...how does a first year pro earn ATP points?

There is no way to avoid that issue on the ATP tour. There is a way to avoid that issue in ITA ranking, and we have it already.

[TopDawg]

New team rankings are out and the Top 4 stays the same with Pepperdine jumping up to 5, Duke falls from 5 to 9, Kentucky up 2 spots to 7, Tulsa up 5 spots to 17, Baylor down 4 spots to 18, Illinois moved up 6 spots to 19, Wake Forest up 13 spots to 36, and the mighty Crimson of Harvard dropped 20 spots to 47. Georgia and Oklahoma didn't move any despite their losses.

If the ITA uses these rankings for the National Indoors these will be the matchups:

1. Virginia vs. 16. Washington
8. Oklahoma vs. 9. Duke
4. Ohio State vs. 13. Cal
5. Pepperdine vs. 12. Ole Miss

6. Georgia vs. 11. Florida
3. UCLA vs. 14. Tennessee
7. Kentucky vs. 10. Mississippi State
2. USC vs. 15. Texas A&M

Wouldn't shock me if they flipped Duke/Mississippi State to avoid one less all SEC matchup.