The reigning DI National Team Indoors champions, UNC, start the 2021 season at the top of the preseason rankings. The Tar Heels return their full roster from last season – highlighted by Alexa Graham and Sara Daavettila who are the 2020 and 2019 Oracle ITA National Fall Championships Singles Champions, respectively – along with adding three freshman.
The Heels are followed by UCLA – who bump up one spot from the final 2020 season rankings after Florida State falls to No. 9 – Texas, Stanford, and Pepperdine.
UNC, UCLA, Texas, and Pepperdine will all act as host sites for the 2021 Kickoff Weekend. A total 17 out of the top 25 preseason teams are participating in Kickoff Weekend in pursuit of a spot in the National Team Indoor Championship in Stillwater, Oklahoma.
The Oracle ITA Division I Women’s Preseason Singles Rankings, Oracle ITA Division I Women’s Preseason Doubles Rankings, and Oracle ITA Division I Women’s Newcomers were released Wednesday.
Oracle/ITA Division I Women’s Rankings
Top 25 Preseason National Teams
Administered by the ITA
January 14, 2021
Rank | Team |
---|---|
1 | North Carolina (12) |
2 | UCLA |
3 | Texas |
4 | Stanford |
5 | Pepperdine |
6 | Duke |
7 | Georgia |
8 | NC State |
9 | Florida State |
10 | Virginia |
11 | Oklahoma State |
12 | Georgia Tech |
13 | Ohio State |
14 | South Carolina |
15 | Vanderbilt |
16 | Wake Forest |
17 | Southern California |
18 | UCF |
19 | California |
20 | Arizona State |
21 | Florida |
22 | Michigan |
23 | Baylor |
24 | LSU |
25 | Kansas |