1996 Rolex Preseason Team Rankings
(Determined by the ITA National Ranking Committee) Rank Team Pts. 1. Stanford 523 2. UCLA 516 3. Georgia 511 4. Mississippi 503 5. Mississippi State 495 6. Pepperdine 493 7. Texas Christian 469 8. Duke 466 9. Texas 465 10. Kansas 459
1996 Rolex Preseason Singles Rankings
(Determined by the ITA average points-per-match computer formula) Rank Name School (class) Pts. 1. Johan Hede Mississippi (Sr.) 699 2. Cedric Kauffman Kentucky (Jr.) 692 3. Thomas Dupre Mississippi State (Jr.) 686 4. Ryan Wolters Stanford (So.) 680 5. John Roddick Georgia (Jr.) 672 6. Fredrik Giers Fresno State (Sr.) 661 7. Simon Aspelin Pepperdine (Sr.) 653 8. Enrique Abaroa Kansas (Jr.) 640 9. Michael Hill California (Sr.) 634 10. Eric Taino UCLA (Sr.) 627 13. Paul Goldstein Stanford (Jr.) 606 47. Bob Bryan Stanford (Fr.) 319 71. Mike Bryan Stanford (Fr.) 208 100. Grant Elliott Stanford (Sr.) 54
1996 Rolex Preseason Doubles Rankings
Rank Name School Pts. 1. Ashley Fisher Texas Christian 350 Jason Weir-Smith 2. Ernesto Diaz Boise State 343 Albin Polonyi 3. Troy Budgen Pepperdine 336 Brad Sceney 4. Paul Goldstein Stanford 329 Ryan Wolters 5. Anthony DeLuise MTSU 322 Fred Niemeyer 6. Bob Bryan Stanford 89 Mike Bryan