[ColoradoTree]

FYI, we're now #3 in the latest team rankings (behind UNC and UCLA), which is fair but still seems a bit generous. Here's the latest Top 25:

1. UNC (up 1)
2. UCLA (up 4)
3. Stanford (down 2)
4. Florida State (up 5)
5. N.C. State (up 3)
6. Duke (down 1)
7. Texas
8. Georgia (down 5)
9. Princeton (down 8)
10. Ohio State (up 2)
11. Pepperdine (down 5)
12. Michigan (down 2)
13. Virginia (down 2)
14. Oklahoma State (up 2)
15. Vanderbilt (down 2)
16. UCF (down 1)
17. Georgia Tech (up 2)
18. Arizona State (down 4)
19. USC 
20. Texas A&M (down 2)
21. Cal
22. Tennessee (down 2)
23. Washington
24. Florida
25. South Carolina

**

So, through 6 matches, Stanford has wins over #12 and #17 with a loss to #2. Starting with next week's rankings, we'll get a top 50, which is what we'll see for the rest of the season (and then we'll get a top 75 once the season is over). Next week is also the first set of computer rankings for the year, so expect Stanford to dip a little further, given that other teams have a stronger resume so far. 

Stanford plays UC Davis tomorrow at 3:00pm in their only match of the weekend. Anything other than a 4-0/7-0 win would be disappointing, so watch for that if you're of a mind. But the schedule doesn't give us much reason to tune in. (Other teams have good matches this weekend, of course. But Lele decided not to play a second match this weekend at all, let alone against a decent team.)

Things get more interesting the following weekend, when we travel to Austin, TX for a match against TCU and one against #7 Texas. Winning there would be equivalent to beating the #4 team on a home/neutral court due to the road win bonus, but we have to win first. Texas is probably a little better than Michigan, and you saw how much we struggled to beat them on a neutral court. But I think with doubles and Courts 5/6, we're in the mix, and then we just need one of our top 4 to grab a win.

[ColoradoTree]

FYI, we're now #3 in the latest team rankings (behind UNC and UCLA), which is fair but still seems a bit generous. Here's the latest Top 25:

1. UNC (up 1)
2. UCLA (up 4)
3. Stanford (down 2)
4. Florida State (up 5)
5. N.C. State (up 3)
6. Duke (down 1)
7. Texas
8. Georgia (down 5)
9. Princeton (down 8)
10. Ohio State (up 2)
11. Pepperdine (down 5)
12. Michigan (down 2)
13. Virginia (down 2)
14. Oklahoma State (up 2)
15. Vanderbilt (down 2)
16. UCF (down 1)
17. Georgia Tech (up 2)
18. Arizona State (down 4)
19. USC 
20. Texas A&M (down 2)
21. Cal
22. Tennessee (down 2)
23. Washington
24. Florida
25. South Carolina

**

So, through 6 matches, Stanford has wins over #12 and #17 with a loss to #2. Starting with next week's rankings, we'll get a top 50, which is what we'll see for the rest of the season (and then we'll get a top 75 once the season is over). Next week is also the first set of computer rankings for the year, so expect Stanford to dip a little further, given that other teams have a stronger resume so far. 

Stanford plays UC Davis tomorrow at 3:00pm in their only match of the weekend. Anything other than a 4-0/7-0 win would be disappointing, so watch for that if you're of a mind. But the schedule doesn't give us much reason to tune in. (Other teams have good matches this weekend, of course. But Lele decided not to play a second match this weekend at all, let alone against a decent team.)

Things get more interesting the following weekend, when we travel to Austin, TX for a match against TCU and one against #7 Texas. Winning there would be equivalent to beating the #4 team on a home/neutral court due to the road win bonus, but we have to win first. Texas is probably a little better than Michigan, and you saw how much we struggled to beat them on a neutral court. But I think with doubles and Courts 5/6, we're in the mix, and then we just need one of our top 4 to grab a win.