Texas A&M Women Finish No. 16 in ITA Rankings

COLLEGE STATION, Texas – The Texas A&M women's tennis team is No. 16 in the final 2017 Oracle/ITA Women's National Team Rankings, released today by the Intercollegiate Tennis Association.
 
Under the direction of second-year head coach Mark Weaver, the Aggies, who were No. 21 in the preseason rankings released on Jan. 4, went 18-13 and advanced to the NCAA Championship round of 16, where they fell to No. 1 seed and eventual national champion Florida.
 
This marks the sixth consecutive year the Aggies have finished ranked in the top 20. Last year, Texas A&M was No. 19 in the final rankings following Weaver's first season at the helm of the Aggies.
 
The Southeastern Conference leads the nation with six teams ranked in the final top 16, as well as 11 teams ranked in the top 25.
 

Rank	Avg	School	Previous
1	86.63	University of Florida	1
2	79.69	Stanford	6
3	77.55	Ohio State University	2
4	76.66	Vanderbilt University	3
5	75.92	North Carolina	4
6	67.55	University of Georgia	5
7	65.32	Texas Tech University	7
8	62.95	Pepperdine	12
9	61.31	Georgia Tech	8
10	61.17	Oklahoma State University	9
11	56.71	University of Michigan	10
12	53.46	Duke University	15
13	52.97	California	13
14	52.97	Auburn University	11
15	51.84	University of South Carolina	14
16	45.75	Texas A&M University	20
17	44.99	Baylor University	16
18	42.87	University of Kentucky	17
19	39.39	University of Arkansas	19
20	38.14	Mississippi State University	18
21	36.75	LSU	21
22	34.88	University of Texas at Austin	22
23	32.34	UCLA	23
24	30.21	University of Tennessee	24
25	28.16	University of Miami (Florida)	28

 
For the complete final team rankings, go to http://www.itatennis.com/ResultsAndRankings/Rankings/Oracle_ITA_Division_I_Women_s_Collegiate_Tennis_Rankings/Oracle_ITA_Division_I_Women_s_National_Team_Ranking_-_May_24.htm
 
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