January 24, 2018 by Ultiworld in Rankings with 0 comments
Here are the latest College Power Rankings, presented by the National Ultimate Training Camp! These rankings can always been found on our permanent rankings page.
Every Wednesday, we will post the College Power Rankings here on the front page to facilitate discussion in the comments and serve as a permalink for each week’s rankings.
College D-I Men's Power Rankings:
| Rank | Team | Change | Prior |
|---|---|---|---|
| Dropped from rankings: Central Florida (24) | |||
| 1 | Carleton | - | 1 |
| 2 | North Carolina | - | 2 |
| 3 | Minnesota | - | 3 |
| 4 | Oregon | - | 4 |
| 5 | Michigan | - | 5 |
| 6 | Massachusetts | - | 6 |
| 7 | Wisconsin | - | 7 |
| 8 | Colorado State | +1 | 9 |
| 9 | UNC Wilmington | -1 | 8 |
| 10 | Auburn | - | 10 |
| 11 | Pittsburgh | - | 11 |
| 12 | Cal Poly SLO | - | 12 |
| 13 | Stanford | - | 13 |
| 14 | BYU | - | 14 |
| 15 | Colorado | - | 15 |
| 16 | Texas A&M | - | 16 |
| 17 | Florida | - | |
| 18 | Connecticut | -1 | 17 |
| 19 | NC State | -1 | 18 |
| 20 | British Columbia | -1 | 19 |
| 21 | Washington | -1 | 20 |
| 22 | Virginia Tech | -1 | 21 |
| 23 | LSU | -1 | 22 |
| 24 | Cincinnati | -1 | 23 |
| 25 | Georgia | - | 25 |
D-I Men’s Discussion
- Florida entered the rankings for this first time this season at #17, following a three-win weekend at Carolina Kickoff. They played tight in their loss to UNC Wilmington, led by Billy O’Bryan’s aggressive playmaking abilities and a strong supporting cast.
- #19 NC State had a middling performance commensurate with their rank and only moved down a spot to make room for an impressive Florida team that beat them head to head, 12-11.
- Speaking of UNC Wilmington, they dropped one spot in the rankings to #9. News that sophomore Matt Ellis would not be with the team combined with bouts of ineffective play – even though they won all of their games at Carolina Kickoff1- to knock their foundation a little.
- Central Florida exited the top 25 after registering just a single win at Carolina Kickoff. Included in their four losses was an unsightly L against D-III Carleton GoP. The team suffered without powerful thrower Adam Vinson.
College D-I Women's Power Rankings:
| Rank | Team | Change | Prior |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Dartmouth | - | 1 |
| 2 | British Columbia | - | 2 |
| 3 | Stanford | - | 3 |
| 4 | Colorado | - | 4 |
| 5 | Oregon | +2 | 7 |
| 6 | Texas | -1 | 5 |
| 7 | California | -1 | 6 |
| 8 | Carleton | - | 8 |
| 9 | North Carolina | - | 9 |
| 10 | Pittsburgh | - | 10 |
| 11 | UC San Diego | - | 11 |
| 12 | Tufts | - | 12 |
| 13 | West Chester | - | 13 |
| 14 | Western Washington | - | 14 |
| 15 | Ohio State | - | 15 |
| 16 | Washington | +2 | 18 |
| 17 | Whitman | +2 | 19 |
| 18 | Virginia | -2 | 16 |
| 19 | UCLA | -2 | 17 |
| 20 | Michigan | - | 20 |
| 21 | Florida | - | 21 |
| 22 | Notre Dame | - | 22 |
| 23 | Minnesota | - | 23 |
| 24 | Iowa State | - | 24 |
| 25 | Georgia | - | 25 |
D-I Women’s Discussion
- The new #5, Oregon gained two spots, entering the top 5 after playing very close with #2 British Columbia at Bellingham Invite. It was also worthy of note to see Hayley Wahlroos back for a 5th year, and the former All Star Ultimate Tour member is worth a significant boost to expectations for Fugue.
- Both Washington and Whitman moved up as a pair, going up two spots to #16 and #17, respectively, following their performances at Bellingham. Seeing them first hand gave a strong impression of their overall outlook for the regular season.
College D-III Men's Power Rankings:
| Rank | Team | Change | Prior |
|---|---|---|---|
| Dropped from rankings: Lewis & Clark (24) | |||
| 1 | Air Force | - | 1 |
| 2 | Colorado College | - | 2 |
| 3 | Middlebury | - | 3 |
| 4 | Richmond | - | 4 |
| 5 | Davidson | - | 5 |
| 6 | Bryant | - | 6 |
| 7 | Amherst | - | 7 |
| 8 | Carleton CHOP | - | 8 |
| 9 | Mary Washington | - | 9 |
| 10 | Dartmouth | - | 10 |
| 11 | Wheaton | - | 11 |
| 12 | Shippensburg | - | 12 |
| 13 | John Brown | - | 13 |
| 14 | UNC Asheville | - | 14 |
| 15 | Army West Point | - | 15 |
| 16 | Georgia College | - | 16 |
| 17 | Franciscan | - | 17 |
| 18 | Portland | - | 18 |
| 19 | Whitman | - | 19 |
| 20 | Puget Sound | - | |
| 21 | St. John’s | -1 | 20 |
| 22 | Union | -1 | 21 |
| 23 | Occidental | -1 | 22 |
| 24 | Claremont | -1 | 23 |
| 25 | Brandeis | - | 25 |
D-III Men’s Discussion
- #1 Air Force knocked off D-I opposition — Oregon State — en route to a perfect record at their opening tournament of 2018. Already at the top spot, they have nowhere higher to go.
- Despite their surprise win over Central Florida and playing new D-I #17 Florida close, Carleton GoP‘s other results were uneven and they were absolutely smacked by Penn State. It was enough for them to simply hold tight at #8 this week.
- Puget Sound‘s solid win over Lewis & Clark at the Flat Tail Open, paired with a one point loss to Oregon State and win over Nevada-Reno, was enough to launch them into this week’s rankings at #20. They replace L&C, who fall out of the Top 25.
College D-III Women's Power Rankings:
| Rank | Team | Change | Prior |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Williams | - | 1 |
| 2 | Bates | - | 2 |
| 3 | Carleton Eclipse | - | 3 |
| 4 | St. Olaf | - | 4 |
| 5 | Bowdoin | - | 5 |
| 6 | Puget Sound | - | 6 |
| 7 | Truman State | - | 7 |
| 8 | Mount Holyoke | - | 8 |
| 9 | Portland | - | 9 |
| 10 | Georgia College | - | 10 |
| 11 | Skidmore | - | 11 |
| 12 | SUNY Geneseo | - | 12 |
| 13 | Wesleyan | - | 13 |
| 14 | Valparaiso | - | 14 |
| 15 | John Brown | - | 15 |
| 16 | Grinnell | - | 16 |
| 17 | Lehigh | - | 17 |
| 18 | Amherst | - | 18 |
| 19 | Catholic University | - | 19 |
| 20 | Haverford and Bryn Mawr | - | 20 |
| 21 | Allegheny | - | 21 |
| 22 | Luther | - | 22 |
| 23 | Claremont | - | 23 |
| 24 | Rice | - | 24 |
| 25 | Oberlin | - | 25 |
D-III Women’s Discussion
- With no ranked teams in action yet in 2018, there remain no changes to the Women’s D-III Top 25 this week.
they did not play UNC ↩
