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ITA DIVISION I RANKINGS MANUAL

2017-2018

TABLE OF CONTENTS

1. Report/Publish Dates

2. Chairs/Committees

3. Computer Rankings Point Chart & Data

Division I - 2017-18 Ranking Dates (Men & Women)(tentative dates)

Report Date Release Date Type of Ranking MethodMonday, August 14, 2017 Tuesday, September 12, 2017 National Singles/Doubles ballotTuesday, October 24, 2017 UNPUBLISHED National Singles/Doubles computer (DOUBLE-RUN)Sunday, November 12, 2017 Wednesday, November 15, 2017 National Singles/Doubles computer (DOUBLE-RUN)Monday, December 4, 2017 Wednesday, January 3, 2018 National Team ballotMonday, January 15, 2018 Wednesday, January 17, 2018 National Team ballotMonday, January 22, 2018 Wednesday, January 24, 2018 National Team ballotMonday, January 29, 2018 Wednesday, January 31, 2018 National Team ballotMonday, February 5, 2018 Wednesday, February 7, 2018 National Team (men only) / Singles/Doubles team ballot / S/D computerMonday, February 12, 2018 Wednesday, February 14, 2018 National Team (women only) ballotMonday, February 19, 2018 Tuesday, February 20, 2018 National Team/Singles/Doubles computer (DOUBLE-RUN)Monday, February 26, 2018 Tuesday, February 27, 2018 National Team computerMonday, March 5, 2018 Tuesday, March 6, 2018 National Team/Singles/Doubles computerMonday, March 12, 2018 Tuesday, March 13, 2018 National Team computerMonday, March 19, 2018 Tuesday, March 20, 2018 National Team/Singles/Doubles computerMonday, March 26, 2018 Tuesday, March 27, 2018 National Team computerMonday, April 2, 2018 Tuesday, April 3, 2018 National Team/Singles/Doubles computerMonday, April 9, 2018 Tuesday, April 10, 2018 National Team/Singles/Doubles computerMonday, April 16, 2018 Tuesday, April 17, 2018 National Team/Singles/Doubles computerMonday, April 23, 2018 Tuesday, April 24, 2018 National Team/Singles/Doubles computer Sunday, April 29, 2018 Thursday, May 3, 2018 National Team/Singles/Doubles computer (DOUBLE-RUN)Sunday, May 13, 2018 UNPUBLISHED National Team computer (after NCAA 2R)Tuesday, May 22, 2018 Wednesday, May 23, 2018 National Team (FINAL) computer (DOUBLE-RUN)Monday, May 28, 2018 Wednesday, May 30, 2018 National Singles/Doubles (FINAL) computerMonday, May 28, 2018 Wednesday, June 6, 2018 Regional Team/Singles/Doubles (FINAL) ballot

Division I Men's Regional Committees (Beginning 2017-2018)

Region Committee School Conference Committee Years Chair Years Term Expiration Year Email Address

Northwest Matt Anger (Chair) Washington Pac-12 5 0 2020 manger@u.washington.eduEric Steidlmayer UC Davis Big West 5 0 2018 esteidlm@ucdavis.eduSteve Clark Eastern Washington Big Sky 2 0 2018 sclark40@ewu.eduPaul Goldstein Stanford Pac-12 2 0 2018 pgoldstein@stanford.eduRyan Redondo Univ. of the Pacific West Coast 4 3 2018 rredondo@pacific.edu

Region Committee School Conference Committee Years Chair Years Term Expiration Year Email Address

Southwest Tom Lloyd (Chair) Loyola Marymount West Coast 1 2 2018 thomas.lloyd@lmu.eduNic Carless Cal Poly Big West 4 0 2019 ncarless@calpoly.eduMarcelo Ferreira Pepperdine West Coast 2 0 2018 marcelo.ferreira@pepperdine.eduMarty Davis UCSB Big West 2 0 2018 marty.davis@athletics.ucsb.eduGrant Chen UCLA Pac-12 1 0 2019 gchen@athletics.ucla.eduGene Carswell San Diego State Mountain West 1 0 2019 carswell@mail.sdsu.edu

Region Committee School Conference Committee Years Chair Years Term Expiration Year Email Address

Mountain Dan Oosterhous (Chair) Air Force Mountain West 4 1 2019 daniel.oosterhous@usafa.eduGreg Patton Boise State Mountain West 5 0 2018 gpatton@boisestate.eduBrad Ferreira Weber State Big Sky 3 0 2020 bradleyferreira@weber.eduRoland Brateanu Utah Pac 12 2 0 2018 rbrateanu@huntsman.utah.eduRicardo Rubio Denver Summitt League 1 0 2019 ricardo.rubio@du.edu

Region Committee School Conference Committee Years Chair Years Term Expiration Year Email Address

Texas Scott Shankles (Chair) Lamar Southland 2 0 2020 scott.shankles@lamar.eduDiego Benitez Texas-Arlington Sun Belt 4 0 2019 dbenitez@uta.eduDavid Roditi TCU Big 12 4 0 2019 d.roditi@tcu.eduBrett Masi Texas Tech Big 12 1 0 2019 brett.masi@ttu.eduKevin O'Shea Texas A&M SEC 1 0 2019 koshea@athletics.tamu.edu

Region Committee School Conference Committee Years Chair Years Term Expiration Year Email Address

Central Andy Jackson (Chair) Arkansas SEC 3 1 2019 andyj@uark.eduJay Udwadia Oklahoma State Big 12 4 0 2019 udwadia@okstate.eduDavidson Kozlowski Drake Summitt League 2 0 2018 davidson.kozlowski@drake.eduDanny Bryan Wichita State American Athletic 1 0 2019 dbryan@goshockers.comNick Crowell Oklahoma Big 12 1 0 2019 soonertennis@gmail.com

Region Committee School Conference Committee Years Chair Years Term Expiration Year Email Address

Midwest Ryan Sachire (Chair) Notre Dame ACC 2 2 2018 ryan.r.sachire.2@nd.eduBrad Dancer Illinois Big Ten 2 0 2018 dancerbrad@aol.comPatrick Fisher Northern Illinois Mid-American 2 0 2018 pfisher1@niu.eduBrian Etzkin Cleveland State Horizon League 1 0 2019 b.etzkin@csuohio.eduGene Orlando Michigan State Big Ten 1 0 2019 orlando@ath.msu.edu

Region Committee School Conference Committee Years Chair Years Term Expiration Year Email Address

Northeast Chris Drake (Chair) Dartmouth Ivy League 4 1 2019 chris.m.drake@dartmouth.eduHowie Endelman Columbia Ivy League 3 0 2020 hme10@columbia.eduMehdi Rhazali Drexel Colonial Athletic Association 2 0 2018 mr557@drexel.eduRob Gendron Bryant Northeast 1 0 2019 rgendron@bryant.eduNick Ziezula Binghampton Mid-American 0 0 2020 zieziula@binghamton.edu

Region Committee School Conference Committee Years Chair Years Term Expiration Year Email Address

OhioValley Pawel Gajdzik (Chair) Purdue Big Ten 3 0 2020 pgajdzik@purdue.eduJimmy Borendame Middle Tennessee State Conference USA 3 0 2020 jimmy.borendame@mtsu.eduRex Ecarma Louisville ACC 2 0 2018 rexecarma@louisville.eduParker Ross Butler Big East 2 0 2018 pross@butler.eduPaul Goebel Memphis American Athletic 0 0 2020 pgoebel@memphis.edu

Region Committee School Conference Committee Years Chair Years Term Expiration Year Email Address

Atlantic Jim Thompson (Chair) Virginia Tech ACC 6 4 2018 jthomp@vt.eduChris Garner Navy Patriot 1 0 2019 cgarner@usna.eduHouston Barrick Richmond Atlantic 10 0 0 2020Derek Schwandt Liberty Big South 0 0 2020 daschwandt@liberty.eduJeff Kader William & Mary Colonial Athletic Association 0 0 2020 jakader@wm.edu

Region Committee School Conference Committee Years Chair Years Term Expiration Year Email Address

Carolina Ramsey Smith (Chair) Duke ACC 3 4 2018 ramsey.smith@duke.eduJosh Goffi South Carolina SEC 6 0 2018 jgoffi@mailbox.sc.eduTony Bresky Wake Forest ACC 4 0 2019 breskyt@wfu.eduMait Dubois UNC Wilmington CAA 3 0 2020 duboism@uncw.eduCurtis Lawson North Carolina Central MEAC 1 0 2019 admin@dclconsulting.com

Region Committee School Conference Committee Years Chair Years Term Expiration Year Email Address

Southern George Husack (Chair) Alabama SEC 3 0 2020 ghusack@ia.ua.eduMark Booras Tulane American Athletic Conference 5 3 2018 mbooras@tulane.eduToby Hansson Ole Miss SEC 2 0 2018 Thansson@olemiss.eduRahim Esmail Samford Southern 2 0 2018 resmail@samford.eduZubin Engineer Southern Mississippi Conference USA 0 0 2020 Zubin.Engineer@usm.edu

Region Committee School Conference Committee Years Chair Years Term Expiration Year Email Address

Southeast Manny Diaz (Chair) Georgia SEC 1 0 2020 mannydiaz@sports.uga.eduCJ Weber Florida Gulf Coast Atlantic Sun 5 0 2018 cjweber@fgcu.eduDwayne Hultquist Florida State ACC 4 4 2019 dhultquist@fsu.eduRicardo Gonzalez Florida Atlantic University Conference USA 0 0 2020 rgonzalez@fau.eduEric Hayes Mercer Southern 0 0 2020 hayes_ea@mercer.edu

Division I Women's Regional Committees (Beginning 2017-2018)

Region Committee School Conference Committee Years Chair Years Term Expiration Year Email Address

Northwest Ryan Stotland (Chair) Fresno State Mountain West 2 1 2019 rstotland@csufresno.eduBen Cabell Santa Clara West Coast 3 0 2020 bcabell@scu.eduAlison Silverio Oregon Pac-12 1 0 2019 silverio@uoregon.eduFrankie Brennan Stanford Pac-12 0 0 2020 brennan3@stanford.eduDustin Hinson Big Sky 0 0 2020 dhinson1@ewu.edu

Region Committee School Conference Committee Years Chair Years Term Expiration Year Email Address

Southwest Per Nilsson (Chair) Pepperdine West Coast 0 1 2019 per.nilsson@pepperdine.eduDianne Matias Cal State Fullerton Big West 3 0 2020 dimatias@fullerton.eduSimon Thibodeau UCSB Big West 3 0 2020 sthibodeau@ucsb.eduGreg Prudhomme Grand Canyon University Western Athletic 2 0 2018 gregory.prudhomme@gcu.eduAlison Swain USC Pac-12 0 0 2020 alison.swain@usc.edu

Region Committee School Conference Committee Years Chair Years Term Expiration Year Email Address

Mountain Nicole Kenneally (Chair) Colorado Pac-12 1 2 2018 nicole.kenneally@colorado.eduMat Iandolo Utah Pac-12 2 0 2018 miandolo@huntsman.utah.eduLauren Jones BYU West Coast 2 0 2018 lauren_jones@byu.eduSean McInerney Utah State Mountain West 1 0 2019 sean.mcinerney@usu.eduBrenda Vlasak Northern Colorado Big Sky 1 0 2019 BrendaV.Gallegos@unco.eduIvan Fernandez UTEP Conference USA 1 0 2019 irfernandez@utep.edu

Region Committee School Conference Committee Years Chair Years Term Expiration Year Email Address

Texas Elizabeth Schmidt (Chair) Rice Conference USA 2 2 2018 eschmidt@rice.eduTodd Petty Texas Tech Big 12 3 0 2020 todd.petty@ttu.eduCourtney Steinbock Houston American Athletic Conference 2 0 2018 csteinbo@central.uh.eduHoward Joffe Texas Big 12 1 0 2019 howard.joffe@athletics.utexas.eduMark Weaver Texas A&M SEC 1 0 2019 mweaver@athletics.tamu.edu

Region Committee School Conference Committee Years Chair Years Term Expiration Year Email Address

Central Colin Foster (Chair) Wichita State American Athletic Conference 3 1 2019 cfoster@goshockers.comMichael Hegarty Arkansas SEC 5 5 2019 mhegarty@uark.eduDanielle Steinberg Kansas State Big 12 2 0 2018 dsteinberg@kstatesports.comTodd Chapman Kansas Big 12 1 0 2019 todd.chapman@ku.eduMatt Tyler Bradley Missouri Valley Conference 0 0 2020 mttyler@fsmail.bradley.edu

Region Committee School Conference Committee Years Chair Years Term Expiration Year Email Address

Midwest Brandon Padgett (Chair) Akron MAC 0 1 2019 padgett@uakron.eduFrank Polito Cleveland State Horizon 2 0 2018 frankpolito@yahoo.comRyan Tomlinson Western Michigan Mid-American 2 0 2018 ryan.tomlinson@wmich.eduRonni Bernstein Michigan Big 10 1 0 2019 ronni@umich.eduJay Louderback Notre Dame ACC 1 0 2019 louderback.1@nd.edu

Region Committee School Conference Committee Years Chair Years Term Expiration Year Email Address

Northeast Robert Dallis (Chair) Dartmouth Ivy League 4 7 2019 robert.dallis@dartmouth.eduLibby McGovern Binghamton America East 5 0 2018 emcgover@binghamton.eduSanela Kunovac Penn Ivy League 3 0 2020 skunovac@pobox.upenn.eduNigel Bentley Boston College ACC 3 0 2020 bentleyn@bc.eduGlenn Marshall UCONN American Athletic Conference 1 0 2019 glenn.marshall@uconn.edu

Region Committee School Conference Committee Years Chair Years Term Expiration Year Email Address

OhioValley Alison Ojeda (Chair) Tennessee SEC 0 1 2019 aojeda1@utk.eduJonatan Berhane Western Kentucky Sun Belt 3 0 2020 jonatan.berhane@wku.eduMax Norris Ball State Mid-American 3 0 2020 mrnorris@bsu.eduEric Toth Cincinnati American Athletic Conference 2 0 2018 tothec@ucmail.uc.eduAleke Tsoubanos Vanderbilt SEC 0 0 2020 aleke.j.tsoubanos@vanderbilt.edu

Region Committee School Conference Committee Years Chair Years Term Expiration Year Email Address

Atlantic Tyler Thomson (Chair) William and Mary Colonial Athletic Association 2 2 2018 tjthomson@wm.eduKeith Puryear Navy Patriot League 5 0 2018 puryear@usna.eduDominic Manilla Old Dominion Conference USA 5 0 2018 dom.manilla@gmail.comDaria Panova Maryland Big Ten 3 0 2020 dpanova@umd.eduMark Wesselink Richmond Atlantic 10 2 0 2018 mwesseli@richmond.edu

Region Committee School Conference Committee Years Chair Years Term Expiration Year Email Address

Carolina Jamie Ashworth (Chair) Duke ACC 3 1 2019 jashworth@duaa.duke.eduElizabeth Anderson Elon Colonial Athletic Association 2 0 2018 eperry4@elon.eduBrian Kalbas North Carolina ACC 1 0 2019 bkalbas@unc.eduAdam Herendeen Furman Southern Conference 1 0 2019 adam.herendeen@furman.eduTom Morris ECU American Conference 1 0 2019 morrist@ecu.edu

Region Committee School Conference Committee Years Chair Years Term Expiration Year Email Address

Southern Mark Beyers (Chair) Mississippi SEC 0 0 2020 mbeyers@olemiss.eduDaryl Greenan Mississippi State SEC 5 0 2018 dgreenan@athletics.msstate.eduLauren Spencer Auburn SEC 4 1 2019 llm0017@auburn.eduJaco Keyser South Alabama Sun Belt 2 0 2018 jkeyser@southalabama.eduDavid Vest Samford Southern 1 0 2019 dvest@samford.edu

Region Committee School Conference Committee Years Chair Years Term Expiration Year Email Address

Southeast Jason Marshall (Chair) Georgia State Sun Belt 1 0 2019 jmarshall35@gsu.eduCristina Moros USF American Athletic Conference 2 0 2018 moros1@usf.eduJennifer Hyde Florida State ACC 5 3 2018 jhyde@fsu.eduDave Balogh Florida SEC 1 0 2019 davidb@gators.uaa.ufl.eduJeff Wallace Georgia SEC 1 0 2019 jwallace@sports.uga.edu

ITA Rankings Point chart and guidelines for NCAA Division I Men’s and Women’s Tennis – 2017-18

POINT CHART – TEAM

Win over Win over Win over No. Pts. No. Pts. No. Pts #1 106 #39 43 #76-85 16 #2 102 #40 42 #86-95 14 #3 98 #41 41 #96-105 10 #4 94 #42 40 #106-115 8 #5 91 #43 39 #116-125 6 #6 88 #44 38 Not ranked 4 #7 85 #45 37 Note: The scale for below #50 is not in use until February 20 #8 82 #46 36 #9 79 #47 35 #10 77 #48 34 Points deducted for losses: #11 75 #49 33 Loss to team ranked #1-5 0.1 match played #12 73 #50 32 Loss to team ranked #6-10 0.2 match played #13 71 #51 32 Loss to team ranked #11-15 0.3 match played #14 69 #52 31 Loss to team ranked #16-20 0.4 match played #15 67 #53 31 Loss to team ranked #21-25 0.5 match played #16 66 #54 30 Loss to team ranked #26-30 0.6 match played #17 65 #55 30 Loss to team ranked #31-40 0.7 match played #18 64 #56 29 Loss to team ranked #41-50 0.8 match played #19 63 #57 29 Loss to team ranked #51-64 0.9 match played #20 62 #58 28 Loss to team ranked #65-75 1 match played #21 61 #59 28 Loss to team ranked #76-100 1.1 match played #22 60 #60 27 Loss to team ranked #101-125 1.2 match played #23 59 #61 27 Loss to unranked team 1.3 match played #24 58 #62 26 #25 57 #63 26 Countable matches played (report dates): #26 56 #64 25 Feb. 19* 4 matches #27 55 #65 25 Feb. 26 5 matches #28 54 #66 24 March 5 & 12 5 matches #29 53 #67 24 March 19 6 matches #30 52 #68 23 March 26 7 matches #31 51 #69 23 April 2 8 matches #32 50 #70 22 April 9 & 16 9 matches #33 49 #71 22 April 23 & 29* 9 matches #34 48 #72 21 May 13** 10 matches #35 47 #73 21 May 22 (Final)* 10 matches #36 46 #74 20 Note: All teams that earned win points will be ranked by the computer #37 45 #75 20 starting February 20, however only Top 50 are published #38 44 *Feb. 19/Apr. 29/May 22 rankings are run twice in the computer, run #2 is published **May 13 ranking is unpublished

Bonus points for away victories: Bonus points for NCAA Team Championships All away wins: 10% Advance to second Round 1 point added to overall average Note: Points not awarded for wins at neutral site 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 win-loss 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 – 2017-18

POINT CHART – SINGLES AND DOUBLES

Points Points deducted Singles Opp. Rank for wins for losses Report Date Countable victories Published ranking 1-5 80 .10 Nov. 12* 5 125 6-10 75 .20 Feb. 5-19 7 125 11-15 70 .30 March 5-19 8 125 16-20 65 .40 April 2-9-16 10 125 21-25 60 .50 April 23&29* 10 125 26-30 55 .60 May 13** 12 125 31-35 50 .70 May 28 (Final)* 15 125 36-40 45 .70 Doubles 41-45 40 .80 Report Date Countable victories Published ranking 46-50 35 .80 Nov. 12* 4 60 51-55 30 .90 Feb. 5-19 6 60 56-60 25 .90 March 5-19 7 80 61-65 20 1.00 April 2-9-16 8 90 66-80 15 1.05 April 23&29* 8 90 81-100 12 1.10 May 13** 9 90 101-125 10 1.15 May 28 (Final)* 12 90 126-150 8 1.20 Note: All internal rankings list 999 players/teams 151-175 7 1.25 NR Singles 4 1.35 NR Doubles 6 1.25 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. 12, Feb. 19, April 29, & May 28 rankings are run twice **May 13 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).