ITA DIVISION I
RANKINGS MANUAL
2016-2017
TABLE OF CONTENTS
1. Report/Publish Dates
2. Chairs/Committees
3. Computer Rankings Point Chart & Data
Division I - 2016-17 Ranking Dates (Men & Women)
(tentative dates)
Report Date
Monday, August 22, 2016
Tuesday, October 25, 2016
Friday, November 18, 2016
Monday, December 5, 2016
Wednesday, December 14, 2016
Monday, January 16, 2017
Monday, January 23, 2017
Monday, January 30, 2017
Monday, February 6, 2017
Monday, February 13, 2017
Monday, February 20, 2017
Monday, February 27, 2017
Monday, March 6, 2017
Monday, March 13, 2017
Monday, March 20, 2017
Monday, March 27, 2017
Monday, April 3, 2017
Monday, April 10, 2017
Monday, April 17, 2017
Monday, April 24, 2017
Sunday, April 30, 2017
Sunday, May 14, 2017
Monday, May 22, 2017
Wednesday, May 24, 2017
Wednesday, May 24, 2017
Release Date
Tuesday, September 13, 2016
UNPUBLISHED
Wednesday, January 4, 2017
Wednesday, January 4, 2017
Wednesday, January 4, 2017
Wednesday, January 18, 2017
Wednesday, January 25, 2017
Wednesday, February 1, 2017
Wednesday, February 8, 2017
Wednesday, February 15, 2017
Tuesday, February 21, 2017
Tuesday, February 28, 2017
Tuesday, March 7, 2017
Monday, March 14, 2016
Tuesday, March 21, 2017
Tuesday, March 28, 2017
Tuesday, April 4, 2017
Tuesday, April 11, 2017
Tuesday, April 18, 2017
Tuesday, April 25, 2017
Thursday, May 4, 2017
UNPUBLISHED
Tuesday, May 23, 2017
Wednesday, May 31, 2017
Wednesday, May 31, 2017
Type of Ranking
National Singles/Doubles
National Singles/Doubles
National Singles/Doubles
National Team
Regional Team/Singles/Doubles
National Team
National Team
National Team
National Team (men only) / Singles/Doubles
National Team (women only)
National Team/Singles/Doubles
National Team
National Team/Singles/Doubles
National Team
National Team/Singles/Doubles
National Team
National Team/Singles/Doubles
National Team/Singles/Doubles
National Team/Singles/Doubles
National Team/Singles/Doubles
National Team/Singles/Doubles
National Team
National Team (FINAL)
National Singles/Doubles (FINAL)
Regional Team/Singles/Doubles (FINAL)
Method
ballot
computer (DOUBLE-RUN)
computer (DOUBLE-RUN)
ballot
ballot
ballot
ballot
ballot
team ballot / S/D computer
ballot
computer
computer
computer
computer
computer
computer
computer
computer
computer
computer
computer (DOUBLE-RUN)
computer (after NCAA 2R)
computer (DOUBLE-RUN)
computer
ballot
Division I Men's Regional Committees (Beginning 2016-2017)
Region
Northwest
Committee Years Chair Years Term Expiration Year
Email Address
Committee
School
Conference
Ryan Redondo (Chair)
Univ. of the Pacific
West Coast
4
2
2017
Peter Bartlett
Univ. of San Francisco
West Coast
5
3
2017
[email protected]
Eric Steidlmayer
UC Davis
Big West
4
0
2018
[email protected]
[email protected]
[email protected]
Matt Anger
Washington
Pac-12
4
0
2018
Steve Clark
Eastern Washington
Big Sky
1
0
2018
[email protected]
Paul Goldstein
Stanford
Pac-12
1
0
2018
[email protected]
Email Address
Region
Committee
School
Conference
Southwest
Tom Lloyd (Chair)
Loyola Marymount
West Coast
Committee Years Chair Years Term Expiration Year
1
1
2018
Nic Carless
Cal Poly
Big West
3
0
2019
[email protected]
[email protected]
Marcelo Ferreira
Pepperdine
West Coast
1
0
2018
[email protected]
Marty Davis
UCSB
Big West
1
0
2018
[email protected]
Grant Chen
UCLA
Pac-12
0
0
2019
[email protected]
Gene Carswell
San Diego State
Mountain West
0
0
2019
Region
Committee
School
Conference
[email protected]
Email Address
Mountain
Dan Oosterhaus (Chair)
Air Force
Mountain West
4
0
2019
Greg Patton
Boise State
Mountain West
4
0
2018
[email protected]
Brad Ferreira
Weber State
Big Sky
2
0
2017
[email protected]
Committee Years Chair Years Term Expiration Year
[email protected]
Roland Brateanu
Utah
Pac 12
1
0
2018
[email protected]
Ricardo Rubio
Denver
Summitt League
0
0
2019
Region
Committee
School
Conference
[email protected]
Email Address
Texas
Efe Ustundag (Chair)
Rice
Conference USA
1
2
2017
[email protected]
Diego Benitez
Texas-Arlington
Sun Belt
3
0
2019
[email protected]
Committee Years Chair Years Term Expiration Year
David Roditi
TCU
Big 12
3
0
2019
[email protected]
Scott Shankles
Lamar
Southland
1
0
2018
[email protected]
Brett Masi
Texas Tech
Big 12
0
0
2019
[email protected]
Kevin O'Shea
Texas A&M
SEC
0
0
2019
[email protected]
Email Address
Region
Committee
School
Conference
Central
Andy Jackson (Chair)
Arkansas
SEC
3
0
2019
[email protected]
Jay Udwadia
Oklahoma State
Big 12
3
0
2019
[email protected]
Davidson Kozlowski
Drake
Missouri Valley
1
0
2018
[email protected]
Danny Bryan
Wichita State
Missouri Valley
0
0
2019
[email protected]
Nick Crowell
Oklahoma
Big 12
0
0
2019
Region
Committee
School
[email protected]
Email Address
Midwest
Ryan Sachire (Chair)
Notre Dame
ACC
2
1
2018
[email protected]
Brad Dancer
Illinois
Big Ten
1
0
2018
[email protected]
Patrick Fisher
Northern Illinois
Mid-American
1
0
2018
[email protected]
Bryan Etzkin
Cleveland State
Horizon League
0
0
2019
[email protected]
0
0
2019
[email protected]
Email Address
Conference
Committee Years Chair Years Term Expiration Year
Committee Years Chair Years Term Expiration Year
Gene Orlando
Michigan State
Big Ten
Region
Committee
School
Conference
Northeast
Chris Drake (Chair)
Dartmouth
Ivy League
4
0
2019
[email protected]
Eric Rebuhn
Howie Endelman
St. John's
Columbia
Big East
Ivy League
4
2
0
0
2018
2017
[email protected]
Mehdi Rhazali
Drexel
Colonial Athletic Association
1
0
2018
[email protected]
Rob Gendron
Bryant
Northeast
0
0
2019
[email protected]
Region
Committee
Committee Years Chair Years Term Expiration Year
Email Address
School
Conference
Tennessee
SEC
4
1
2018
[email protected]
Jimmy Borendame
Middle Tennessee State
Conference USA
2
0
2017
[email protected]
Pawel Gajdzik
Purdue
Big Ten
2
0
2017
[email protected]
Rex Ecarma
Louisville
ACC
1
0
2018
[email protected]
1
0
2018
[email protected]
Email Address
Ohio Valley Sam Winterbotham (Chair)
Committee Years Chair Years Term Expiration Year
[email protected]
Parker Ross
Butler
Big East
Region
Committee
School
Conference
Atlantic
Chris Johnson (Chair)
Liberty
Big South
1
0
2019
Jim Thompson
Virginia Tech
ACC
5
4
2017
Jeff Zinn
Penn State
Big Ten
5
0
2017
[email protected]
Ben Johnson
Richmond
Atlantic 10
2
0
2017
[email protected]
0
0
2019
[email protected]
Email Address
Committee Years Chair Years Term Expiration Year
[email protected]
[email protected]
Chris Garner
Navy
Patriot
Region
Committee
School
Conference
Carolina
Ramsey Smith (Chair)
Duke
ACC
3
3
2017
[email protected]
Josh Goffi
South Carolina
SEC
5
0
2017
[email protected]
Tony Bresky
Wake Forest
ACC
3
0
2016
[email protected]
Mait Dubois
UNC Wilmington
CAA
2
0
2017
[email protected]
0
0
2019
[email protected]
Email Address
Committee Years Chair Years Term Expiration Year
Curtis Lawson
North Carolina Central
MEAC
Region
Committee
School
Conference
Southern
Mark Booras (Chair)
Tulane
American Athletic Conference
5
2
2017
[email protected]
Nic Brochu
South Alabama
Sun Belt
5
0
2017
[email protected]
George Husack
Alabama
SEC
2
0
2017
[email protected]
Toby Hansson
Ole Miss
SEC
1
0
2018
[email protected]
1
0
2018
[email protected]
Email Address
Committee Years Chair Years Term Expiration Year
Rahim Esmail
Samford
Southern
Region
Committee
School
Conference
Southeast
Brett Ross (Chair)
Georgia State
Sun Belt
1
0
2019
CJ Weber
Florida Gulf Coast
Atlantic Sun
4
0
2018
Dwayne Hultquist
Florida State
ACC
3
4
2016
[email protected]
SEC
0
0
2019
[email protected]
Atlantic Sun
0
0
2019
[email protected]
Manny Diaz
Mark Finnegan
Georgia
North Florida
Committee Years Chair Years Term Expiration Year
[email protected]
[email protected]
Division I Women's Regional Committees (Beginning 2016-2017)
Region
Northwest
Committee
Ryan Stotland (Chair)
School
Fresno State
Conference
Mountain West
Committee Years Chair Years Term Expiration Year
2
0
2019
Amanda Augustus
Ben Cabell
California
Santa Clara
Pac-12
West Coast
8
2
0
0
2017
2017
Susie Campbell-Gross
University of Portland
West Coast
1
0
2018
[email protected]
0
0
2019
[email protected]
[email protected]
[email protected]
[email protected]
Alison Silverio
Oregon
Pac-12
Region
Committee
School
Conference
Southwest
Per Nilsson (Chair)
Pepperdine
West Coast
0
0
2019
[email protected]
Committee Years Chair Years Term Expiration Year
Email Address
Dianne Matias
Cal State Fullerton
Big West
2
0
2017
Simon Thibodeau
UCSB
Big West
2
0
2017
[email protected]
[email protected]
Greg Prudhomme
Grand Canyon University
Western Athletic
1
0
2018
[email protected]
Richard Gallien
USC
Pac-12
0
0
2019
Region
Committee
School
Conference
[email protected]
Email Address
Mountain
Nicole Kenneally (Chair)
Colorado
Pac-12
1
1
2018
[email protected]
Mat Iandolo
Utah
Pac-12
1
0
2018
[email protected]
Lauren Jones
BYU
West Coast
1
0
2018
[email protected]
Sean McInerney
Utah State
Mountain West
0
0
2019
[email protected]
Committee Years Chair Years Term Expiration Year
Brenda Vlasak
Northern Colorado
Big Sky
0
0
2019
[email protected]
Ivan Fernandez
New Mexico State
Western Athletic Conference
0
0
2019
[email protected]
Region
Committee
School
Conference
Texas
Elizabeth Schmidt (Chair)
Rice
Conference USA
2
1
2018
Todd Petty
Texas Tech
Big 12
2
0
2017
[email protected]
Courtney Steinbock
Houston
American Athletic Conference
1
0
2018
[email protected]
0
0
2019
[email protected]
Email Address
Committee Years Chair Years Term Expiration Year
Email Address
[email protected]
Howard Joffe
Texas
Big 12
Region
Committee
School
Conference
Central
Colin Foster (Chair)
Wichita State
Missouri Valley Conference
3
0
2019
Michael Hegarty
Arkansas
SEC
4
5
2017
Chuck Merzbacher
Minnesota
Big 10
3
0
2019
[email protected]
Danielle Steinberg
Kansas State
Big 12
1
0
2018
[email protected]
0
0
2019
[email protected]
Email Address
Committee Years Chair Years Term Expiration Year
[email protected]
[email protected]
Todd Chapman
Kansas
Big 12
Region
Committee
School
Conference
Midwest
Brandon Padgett (Chair)
Akron
MAC
0
0
2019
[email protected]
Frank Polito
Cleveland State
Horizon
1
0
2018
[email protected]
Ryan Tomlinson
Western Michigan
Mid-American
1
0
2018
[email protected]
Ronni Bernstein
Michigan
Big 10
0
0
2019
[email protected]
Jay Louderback
Notre Dame
ACC
0
0
2019
[email protected]
Email Address
Committee Years Chair Years Term Expiration Year
Region
Committee
School
Conference
Northeast
Robert Dallis (Chair)
Dartmouth
Ivy League
Committee Years Chair Years Term Expiration Year
4
6
2017
Libby McGovern
Binghamton
America East
4
0
2018
[email protected]
Sanela Kunovac
Penn
Ivy League
2
0
2017
[email protected]
Nigel Bentley
Boston College
ACC
2
0
2017
[email protected]
Glenn Marshall
UCONN
American Athletic Conference
0
0
2019
[email protected]
Committee Years Chair Years Term Expiration Year
[email protected]
Email Address
Region
Committee
School
Conference
Ohio Valley
Alison Ojeda (Chair)
Tennessee
SEC
0
0
2019
Hayden Perez
Memphis
American Athletic Conference
2
0
2017
[email protected]
Jonatan Berhane
Western Kentucky
Sun Belt
2
0
2017
[email protected]
[email protected]
Max Norris
Ball State
Mid-American
2
0
2017
[email protected]
Eric Toth
Cincinnati
American Athletic Conference
1
0
2018
[email protected]
Email Address
Region
Committee
School
Conference
Atlantic
Tyler Thomson (Chair)
William and Mary
Colonial Athletic Association
Committee Years Chair Years Term Expiration Year
2
1
2018
Keith Puryear
Navy
Patriot League
4
0
2018
[email protected]
[email protected]
Dominic Manilla
Old Dominion
Conference USA
4
0
2018
[email protected]
Daria Panova
Maryland
Big Ten
2
0
2017
[email protected]
Mark Wesselink
Richmond
Atlantic 10
1
0
2018
Region
Committee
School
Conference
[email protected]
Email Address
Carolina
Jamie Ashworth (Chair)
Duke
ACC
3
0
2019
[email protected]
Jim Corn
Gardner Webb
2
0
2017
[email protected]
Elzabeth Anderson
Elon
Big South
Colonial Athletic Association
1
0
2018
[email protected]
Brian Kalbas
North Carolina
ACC
0
0
2019
[email protected]
Adam Herendeen
Furman
0
0
2019
[email protected]
0
0
2019
[email protected]
Committee Years Chair Years Term Expiration Year
Tom Morris
ECU
Southern Conference
American Conference
Region
Committee
School
Conference
Southern
Lauren Spencer (Chair)
Auburn
SEC
4
0
2019
[email protected]
Daryl Greenan
Mississippi State
SEC
4
0
2018
[email protected]
Jaco Keyser
South Alabama
Sun Belt
1
0
2018
David Vest
Samford
Southern
0
0
2019
[email protected]
[email protected]
0
0
2019
[email protected]
Committee Years Chair Years Term Expiration Year
Email Address
Terry Sisk
Tulane
American Athletic Conference
Region
Committee
School
Conference
Southeast
Jennifer Hyde (Chair)
Florida State
ACC
5
2
2017
[email protected]
Cristina Moros
USF
American Athletic Conference
1
0
2018
[email protected]
Jason Marshall
Georgia State
Sun Belt
0
0
2019
Dave Balogh
Florida
SEC
0
0
2019
[email protected]
[email protected]
Jeff Wallace
Georgia
SEC
0
0
2019
[email protected]
Committee Years Chair Years Term Expiration Year
Email Address
ITA Rankings
Point chart and guidelines for NCAA Division I Men’s and Women’s Tennis – 2016-17
POINT CHART – TEAM
Win over
No.
#1
#2
#3
#4
#5
#6
#7
#8
#9
#10
#11
#12
#13
#14
#15
#16
#17
#18
#19
#20
#21
#22
#23
#24
#25
#26
#27
#28
#29
#30
#31
#32
#33
#34
#35
#36
#37
#38
Win over
Pts.
106
102
98
94
91
88
85
82
79
77
75
73
71
69
67
66
65
64
63
62
61
60
59
58
57
56
55
54
53
52
51
50
49
48
47
46
45
44
No.
#39
#40
#41
#42
#43
#44
#45
#46
#47
#48
#49
#50
#51
#52
#53
#54
#55
#56
#57
#58
#59
#60
#61
#62
#63
#64
#65
#66
#67
#68
#69
#70
#71
#72
#73
#74
#75
Win over
Pts.
43
42
41
40
39
38
37
36
35
34
33
32
32
31
31
30
30
29
29
28
28
27
27
26
26
25
25
24
24
23
23
22
22
21
21
20
20
Bonus points for away victories:
All away wins: 10%
Note: Points not awarded for wins at neutral site
No.
Pts
#76-85
16
#86-95
14
#96-105
10
#106-115
8
#116-125
6
Not ranked 4
Note: The scale for below #50 is not in use until February 21
Points deducted for losses:
Loss to team ranked #1-5
Loss to team ranked #6-10
Loss to team ranked #11-15
Loss to team ranked #16-20
Loss to team ranked #21-25
Loss to team ranked #26-30
Loss to team ranked #31-40
Loss to team ranked #41-50
Loss to team ranked #51-64
Loss to team ranked #65-75
Loss to team ranked #76-100
Loss to team ranked #101-125
Loss to unranked team
0.1 match played
0.2 match played
0.3 match played
0.4 match played
0.5 match played
0.6 match played
0.7 match played
0.8 match played
0.9 match played
1 match played
1.1 match played
1.2 match played
1.3 match played
Countable matches played (report dates):
Feb. 20
4 matches
Feb. 27
5 matches
March 6 & 13
5 matches
March 20
6 matches
March 27
7 matches
April 3
8 matches
April 10 & 17
9 matches
April 24 & 30* 9 matches
May 16**
10 matches
May 23 (Final)* 10 matches
Note: All teams that earned win points will be ranked by the computer
starting February 21, however only Top 50 are published
* Apr. 30 & May 23 rankings are run twice in the computer, run #2 is published
**May 16 ranking is unpublished
Bonus points for NCAA Team Championships
Advance to second Round
1 point added to overall average
Round of 16
2 points
Quarterfinals
3 points
Semifinals
4 points
Final
6 points
Champion
Automatically ranked No. 1
ITA Rankings
GUIDELINES AND RULES – TEAM
RANKINGS FORMULA
Σ(CountWins) /
(#OfCountWins
+ LossPts)
1. The first five national top 25 team rankings of the spring will be decided by vote of the ITA National Ranking
Committee. For the remainder of the spring dual match season, the rankings will be based on the ITA computer
ranking system. Once the computer ranking system starts up (late February), we will then be publishing the Top 50
teams. If you are outside of the Top 50, there will be a place on the ITA website where coaches can access the full
unpublished ranking list. For each countable victory and all losses a team receives a prescribed number of points (see
point chart) based upon the national ranking of the opponent defeated. Victories and losses in ITA-sanctioned college
dual matches will count towards the team ranking.
2. A team is worth its current value/ranking. If a team drops or climbs during the season, it will always be worth its
current ranking each given period. Each ranking period, the ranking average will be figured with the total of countable
victories and all loses. If the team has fewer ranked victories than the countable victory total for the period, the rest of
the counted victories will be its unranked victories. If the team has more ranked victories than the countable victory
totals, the team’s highest countable victories will be those counted. All losses will be considered as countable matches,
but losses are also weighted according to opponent rank.
3. The way the points are distributed – points for wins; percentages deducted for losses – they consider a team’s winloss record, strength of schedule and the depth/significance of wins and losses (with bonus points for away wins). The
formula works as follows: Sum of points from ‘x’ best wins for that rankings period divided by [the ‘x’ best
countable wins for that ranking period + Points from all losses].
4. Wins and/or losses versus non-Division I opponents will not be factored into the Oracle/ITA National rankings.
5. The NCAA team champion automatically goes to No. 1 in final ranking. Bonus points are awarded for advancement
in the NCAA Team Championships (see point chart).
6. Shortened or alternative formats will not count towards the Oracle/ITA rankings unless a waiver has been issued by
the ITA prior to the match.
ITA Rankings
Point chart and guidelines for NCAA Division I Men’s and Women’s Tennis – 2016-17
POINT CHART – SINGLES AND DOUBLES
Opp. Rank
1-5
6-10
11-15
16-20
21-25
26-30
31-35
36-40
41-45
46-50
51-55
56-60
61-65
66-80
81-100
101-125
126-150
151-175
NR Singles
NR Doubles
Points Points deducted
for wins
for losses
80
75
70
65
60
55
50
45
40
35
30
25
20
15
12
10
8
7
4
6
.10
.20
.30
.40
.50
.60
.70
.70
.80
.80
.90
.90
1.00
1.05
1.10
1.15
1.20
1.25
1.35
1.25
Singles
Report Date
Countable victories
Nov. 18*
Feb. 6-20
March 6-20
April 3-10-17
April 24&30 *
May 17**
May 24 (Final)*
Doubles
Report Date
Published ranking
5
7
8
10
10
12
15
125
125
125
125
125
125
125
Countable victories
Published ranking
Nov. 18*
Feb. 6-20
March 6-20
April 3-10-17
April 24&30 *
May 16**
May 29 (Final)*
4
6
7
8
8
9
12
60
60
80
90
90
90
90
Note: All internal rankings list 999 players/teams
Bonus points for away victories:
All away wins: 10%
Note: Points not awarded for wins at neutral site
Note: Maximum of top 125 (singles) and top 90 (doubles) are published
*Nov. 18, April 30, & May 29 rankings are run twice
**May 16 rankings are not published
ITA Rankings
GUIDELINES AND RULES – SINGLES/DOUBLES
RANKINGS FORMULA
Σ(CountWins) /
(#OfCountWins
+ LossPts)
1. The Top 125 singles players and Top 90 doubles rankings will be based on the ITA computer ranking system. For
each victory, a player receives a prescribed number of points based upon the national ranking of the opponent defeated
(see point chart).
2. Each ranking period, the ranking average will be figured with the total countable victories and losses. If the player
has fewer ranked victories than the countable victory total for that period, the rest of the victories will be computed as
unranked victories. If the player has more ranked victories than the countable total, the player’s highest-ranked
victories will be those counted. All losses will be considered as countable matches, losses against higher ranked
players will not count as full matches but rather as percentages of matches played (see point chart). A player’s/team’s
worth changes each rankings period since the computer does its calculation using the opponent’s rankings from the
most recent previous rankings period.
3. A ranking is figured by the individual receiving points for each countable victory in ITA-sanctioned tournaments
and dual matches to date. The sum of all the countable wins for the ranking period is the player’s ranking point total
for that period. The total ranking points is divided by the number of countable wins added to the points from losses.
The computer calculated average = Sum of points from ‘x’ best wins for that rankings period divided by [the ‘x’
best countable wins for that ranking period + Points from all losses].
4. A match must have started for a player to receive ranking credit for the win or the loss. Players do not receive or loss
points for defaults or walkovers.
5. Unfinished individual matches do not count toward rankings.
6. The way the points are distributed – points for wins; percentages deducted for losses – they consider a player/team’s
win-loss record, strength of schedule and depth/significance of wins and losses (with bonus points for away wins).
7. There are no bonus points for advancement at individual tournaments.
8. Only results from ITA-sanctioned tournaments can count towards a player’s ranking.
9. Through the second computer singles rankings, players who play an opponent who was listed as insufficient data in
the preseason and/or January ranking and is currently unranked will receive credit/discredit for a win/loss at their
opponent’s final ranking from the previous season and/or preseason ranking (for first and second computer rankings
only).
10. Wins and/or losses versus non-Division I opponents will not be factored into the Oracle/ITA National rankings.
11. Shortened or different formats approved by the ITA may also count towards rankings (if both coaches have agreed
on this prior to the match).