TEMPE, Ariz. – The Augusta University men's and women's tennis teams are ranked amongst the top-50 teams in the nation in the 2016 Oracle/ITA Collegiate Tennis Division II National Fall Rankings, as announced on Tuesday by Oracle and the Intercollegiate Tennis Association. The Lady Jaguars sit No. 42 in the preseason ITA list and the Augusta men are ranked No. 49.
Both the men's and women's squads are also ranked ninth in the NCAA Southeast Region.
Augusta sophomore Patrick Oliveira is ranked No. 12 in the nation as an individual for singles play. Oliveira was named the Male Freshman of the Year at the Augusta University Athletics Awards Banquet and the MVP for men's tennis in 2016. He was ranked No. 11 in the nation and No. 3 in the NCAA Southeast Region as a freshman and posted a 14-6 mark for singles and played in the No. 1 slot all season.
Defending NCAA Division II national champions Armstrong State and Hawai´i Pacific are the women's and men's top-ranked teams National women's runner-up, BYU-Hawaii, checks in at No. 2 in the fall rankings, followed by Lynn at No. 3, Saint Leo at No. 4 and Hawai´i Pacific at No. 5. Barry (No. 6), West Florida (No. 7), Columbus State (No. 8), Northeastern State (No. 9) and St. Mary's (TX) round out the women's Top 10.
On the men's side, Saint Leo is No. 2, with Armstrong State (No. 3), Lander (No. 4) and Valdosta State completing the Top 5. Columbus State (No. 6), Barry (No. 7), Lynn (No. 8), West Florida (No. 9) and Embry-Riddle complete the national Top 10.
National women's runner-up, BYU-Hawaii, checks in at No. 2 in the fall rankings, followed by Lynn at No. 3, Saint Leo at No. 4 and Hawai´i Pacific at No. 5. Barry (No. 6), West Florida (No. 7), Columbus State (No. 8), Northeastern State (No. 9) and St. Mary's (TX) round out the women's Top 10.
On the men's side, Saint Leo is No. 2, with Armstrong State (No. 3), Lander (No. 4) and Valdosta State completing the Top 5. Columbus State (No. 6), Barry (No. 7), Lynn (No. 8), West Florida (No. 9) and Embry-Riddle complete the national Top 10.
About the Oracle/ITA Collegiate Tennis Rankings
As the governing body of college tennis, the ITA administers the Oracle/ITA Collegiate Tennis Rankings that are designed to track the top men's and women's teams, along with singles and doubles players in NCAA Divisions I, II, III, NAIA, Junior Colleges and California Junior Colleges.
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Oracle/ITA Division II Men's National Team Rankings |
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Administered by the ITA |
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Nov. 21, 2016 |
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Rank |
School |
2016 Final Rank |
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1 |
Hawaii Pacific |
1 |
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2 |
Saint Leo |
2 |
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3 |
Armstrong State |
3 |
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4 |
Lander |
4 |
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5 |
Valdosta State |
5 |
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6 |
Columbus State |
7 |
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7 |
Barry |
10 |
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8 |
Lynn |
8 |
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9 |
West Florida |
6 |
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10 |
Embry Riddle |
9 |
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11 |
Georgia College |
11 |
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12 |
Northwest Missouri State |
12 |
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13 |
UC San Diego |
13 |
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14 |
Azusa Pacific |
14 |
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15 |
Midwestern State |
15 |
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16 |
Cameron |
16 |
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17 |
Southeastern Oklahoma |
17 |
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18 |
North Georgia |
18 |
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19 |
Southwest Baptist |
19 |
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20 |
Ferris State |
20 |
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21 |
Nebraska Kearney |
21 |
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22 |
Point Loma |
22 |
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23 |
Saint Mary's (TX) |
23 |
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24 |
St. Edwards |
24 |
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25 |
Western New Mexico |
25 |
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26 |
BYU Hawaii |
27 |
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27 |
Francis Marion |
28 |
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28 |
Washburn |
29 |
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29 |
Ouachita Baptist |
26 |
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30 |
New York Institute of Technology |
31 |
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31 |
University of Indianapolis |
32 |
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32 |
Holy Names |
33 |
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33 |
Flagler |
34 |
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34 |
Rollins |
35 |
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35 |
Florida Southern |
36 |
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36 |
Grand Valley State |
37 |
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37 |
Southern Indiana |
38 |
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38 |
Drury |
39 |
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39 |
Harding |
41 |
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40 |
South Carolina - Aiken |
42 |
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41 |
Bluefield State |
43 |
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42 |
Florida Tech |
44 |
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43 |
University of Missouri - St. Louis |
45 |
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44 |
Lewis |
46 |
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45 |
North Alabama |
47 |
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46 |
Palm Beach Atlantic |
48 |
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47 |
Edinboro |
49 |
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48 |
Colorado Mesa |
50 |
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49 |
Augusta University |
NR |
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50 |
Newman |
NR |
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Oracle/ITA Division II Men's National Singles Rankings |
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Administered by the ITA |
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Nov. 21, 2016 |
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Rank |
Player |
School |
2016 Final Rank |
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1 |
Oliver Frank |
Azusa Pacific |
NR |
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2 |
Ahmed Triki |
Barry |
3 |
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3 |
Leo Blay |
Valdosta |
7 |
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4 |
Alberto Casas |
Armstrong State |
NR |
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5 |
Ramon Toyos |
Midwestern |
44 |
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6 |
Sherif Abohabaga |
Southwest Baptist |
17 |
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7 |
Niklas Zielen |
North Georgia |
NR |
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8 |
Vitor Albanese |
Edinboro |
NR |
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9 |
Matej Selecky |
NYIT |
50 |
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10 |
Max Hepp |
Drury |
18 |
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11 |
Carlos Gomez |
Barry |
NR |
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12 |
Patrick Oliveira |
Augusta |
46 |
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13 |
Filip Dolezel |
Hawaii Pacific |
NR |
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14 |
Liam Fraboulet |
Western New Mexico |
NR |
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15 |
Kay Bartmann |
Lynn |
NR |
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16 |
Alex Renauer |
North Georgia |
NR |
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17 |
Kiranpal Pannu |
Columbus State |
9 |
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18 |
Richard Ashforth |
Francis Marion |
25 |
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19 |
JB Mateo |
Lynn |
NR |
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20 |
Fernando Rivas |
Valdosta |
19 |
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21 |
Till Von Winning |
Ferris State |
NR |
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22 |
Ignacio Hernandez |
Armstrong State |
33 |
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23 |
Matt Halligan |
Holy Names |
NR |
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24 |
Hermann Gertmann |
Flagler |
NR |
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25 |
Jannik Kumbier |
Georgia College |
41 |
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26 |
Marc Hofer |
Lander |
31 |
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27 |
Thomas Bugeaud |
Barry |
NR |
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28 |
Luca Cerin |
Armstrong State |
NR |
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29 |
Christoph Drechsler |
Indianapolis |
NR |
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30 |
Christian Schmid |
Azusa Pacific |
49 |
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31 |
Alejandro Valarezo Plaza |
Washburn |
45 |
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32 |
Sjors Van Eck |
North Greenville |
27 |
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33 |
Xavier Pineda |
Valdosta |
NR |
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34 |
Torben Otto |
Hawaii Pacific |
NR |
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35 |
Nico Dreer |
Barry |
34 |
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36 |
Eric Tseng |
UC San Diego |
NR |
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37 |
Alex Peyrot |
West Florida |
8 |
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38 |
Romain Boissinot |
Northwest Missouri St. |
38 |
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39 |
Jorge Vargas |
Columbus State |
NR |
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40 |
Eduardo Dos Santos |
Newman |
NR |
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41 |
Michael Maciel |
St. Mary's (TX) |
47 |
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42 |
Sergi Fontcuberta |
Northwest Missouri St. |
NR |
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43 |
James Hardiman |
Southern Indiana |
NR |
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44 |
Pascal Engel |
Azusa Pacific |
NR |
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45 |
Julien Tan |
South Carolina - Aiken |
NR |
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46 |
David Korsten |
Lander |
NR |
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47 |
Zach Whaanga |
Columbus State |
NR |
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48 |
Alejandro Gonzalez |
Newman |
NR |
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49 |
Arklon Huertas del Pino |
Indianapolis |
30 |
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50 |
Baptiste Perrin |
West Liberty |
NR |
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Oracle/ITA Division II Women's National Team Rankings |
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Administered by the ITA |
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Nov. 21, 2016 |
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Rank |
School |
2016 Final Rank |
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1 |
Armstrong State |
1 |
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2 |
BYU-Hawaii |
2 |
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3 |
Lynn |
4 |
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4 |
Saint Leo |
3 |
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5 |
Hawaii Pacific |
5 |
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6 |
Barry |
6 |
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7 |
West Florida |
7 |
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8 |
Columbus State |
9 |
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9 |
Northeastern State |
10 |
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10 |
St. Mary's (TX) |
11 |
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11 |
Southwest Baptist |
12 |
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12 |
Flagler |
13 |
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13 |
UC-San Diego |
14 |
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14 |
Valdosta |
15 |
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15 |
Nova Southeastern |
8 |
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16 |
Indianapolis |
25 |
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17 |
Cameron |
16 |
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18 |
Francis Marion |
17 |
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19 |
Georgia College |
18 |
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20 |
Drury |
19 |
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21 |
Midwestern State |
20 |
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22 |
Sonoma State |
21 |
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23 |
Azusa Pacific |
22 |
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24 |
Cal State LA |
23 |
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25 |
Academy of Art |
24 |
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26 |
West Alabama |
27 |
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27 |
NYIT |
40 |
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28 |
Indiana PA |
38 |
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29 |
Point Loma |
28 |
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30 |
USC Aiken |
30 |
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31 |
Concordia (Irvine) |
31 |
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32 |
Augustana |
32 |
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33 |
Florida Southern College |
33 |
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34 |
North Georgia |
35 |
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35 |
Northwood |
42 |
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36 |
Embry-Riddle |
44 |
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37 |
St. Edwards |
41 |
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38 |
Rollins |
39 |
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39 |
Queens (NC) |
45 |
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40 |
Dallas Baptist |
48 |
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41 |
Queens (NY) |
NR |
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42 |
Augusta University |
47 |
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43 |
Tiffin |
NR |
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44 |
Tarleton State |
NR |
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45 |
Mercyhurst |
50 |
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46 |
Wingate |
50 |
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47 |
Grand Valley State |
37 |
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48 |
Southeastern Oklahoma |
NR |
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49 |
Charleston (WV) |
NR |
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50 |
Cal State Stanislaus |
NR |
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