College Power Rankings, Presented By NUTC [February 2, 2023]

 

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D-I Women’s Power Rankings

RankTeamChangePrior
Dropped from rankings: UCLA (20), Wisconsin (21), Florida State (24), Texas (25)
1-1
2-2
3+14
4-13
5+510
6+28
7-16
8+19
9-45
10-37
11+112
12+113
13-211
14-
15-114
16-16
17-215
18+119
19-217
20-218
21-
22-22
23-23
24-
25-

D-I Women’s Discussion

  • British Columbia flipped spots with Vermont, taking #3 from the New England squad with a strong preseason performance at Bellingham Invite. They dominated all comers.
  • The two strongest clubs at Santa Barbara Invite, BYU and Carleton, moved to #5 and #6 respectively. It was a big 5 spot jump for the small, young, and talented CHI roster. Mia Beeman-Weber, Tori Gray, and the rest of Syzygy also went undefeated to win the early season event.
  • Two SBI success stories powered new teams into notable early rankings: #14 Victoria and #21 UC Santa Cruz. UVic didn’t even have their full complement, but finished fifth. UCSC looked the part, especially in a weekend-ending win over UCLA.
  • Infamous rival colleges, #24 Michigan and #25 Ohio State, both take spots at the back of the rankings after Wisconsin fell out following a rough showing traveling to California. Texas, who had been at 25, were inactive, but also favored for a successful MLC performance in the fall, which looks less impressive with Wisconsin dropping. That helped elevate Ohio State, who finished second at WintaBintaVinta Fest, and Michigan, who beat Ohio State in the preseason.

D-I Men’s Power Rankings

RankTeamChangePrior
Dropped from rankings: Oregon State (22), Wisconsin (24), Tufts (25)
1-1
2-2
3-3
4+812
5-14
6-15
7-7
8-26
9-18
10-19
11-11
12-
13-13
14-14
15+823
16-16
17-215
18-
19-217
20-
21-318
22-1210
23-419
24-420
25-421

D-I Men’s Discussion

  • Despite being expected to take a step back, instead #4 BYU jumped up eight spots by walloping Cal Poly SLO at SBI. Despite losing some big names, it looks like CHI will remain a semifinal level team, and they quickly turnaround and head to Florida Warm Up to provide some cross-coast connectivity.
  • The Southwest made the most of SBI, with UC Santa Cruz vaulting into the rankings at #12 and California jumping up eight spots to #15. Cal finished second at the tournament, but Santa Cruz was perhaps the more impressive squad; both were felled by SLO, though Cal also dropped their opener to Northwestern.
  • The Northwest looks stuffed with competitive team now that #18 British Columbia and #20 Victoria are both in the rankings following quality play at SBI. They land close to #21 Utah State and #22 Washington, both dropping. The Sundodgers fell 12 spots after finishing in eighth place with an 11-7 loss to UBC.

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