05-24-2016, 03:19 PM
I'm sure this will shock nobody, but while the C.apital One Cup standings take NCAA championship results into account for most sport scoring, they make an exception for tennis, where it's the final ITA rankings. (They do this for some other sports, too. Until someone tells me otherwise, I'll assume it's a plot to ensure Stanford can't win.)
Thus, while we'll get max points for the Director's Cup out of this, it's by no means clear that we'll get the #1 spot in the ITA rankings. (We might, though. In the second-to-last ITA rankings in 2013, Stanford Women's Tennis was ranked 12th. After winning the title, they vaulted all the way to 1st. Plus, we've beaten the top 2 teams in the past month in C.al and Florida, so I'd say we've got a good argument.)Â
Thus, while we'll get max points for the Director's Cup out of this, it's by no means clear that we'll get the #1 spot in the ITA rankings. (We might, though. In the second-to-last ITA rankings in 2013, Stanford Women's Tennis was ranked 12th. After winning the title, they vaulted all the way to 1st. Plus, we've beaten the top 2 teams in the past month in C.al and Florida, so I'd say we've got a good argument.)Â