2018–19 USA Team Handball rankings | |
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Season | 2018–19 |
Preseason #1 | |
Men's | New York Athletic Club |
Women's | Rogue |
College | West Point Black |
End of season champions | |
Leagues with most teams in final poll | |
This is the second season a team handball ranking for the women's clubs and the men's college exist and the third for men's clubs.
Increase in ranking | ||
Decrease in ranking | ||
New to rankings from previous week | ||
Italics | Number of first place votes | |
(#–#-#) | Win-tie-loss record | |
т | Tied with team above or below also with this symbol | |
(V) | Varsity teams | |
NR | Not ranked but receiving votes |
Month 1 Nov 18 [1] | Month 2 Jan 1 [2] | Month 3 Feb 4 [3] | Month 4 Mar | Month 5 Apr | Month 6 May | ||
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1. | San Francisco CalHeat (5-0-0) (2) | San Francisco CalHeat (9-0-1) (4) | San Francisco CalHeat (14-0-1) (5) | 1. | |||
2. | New York Athletic Club (8-0-1) (1) | New York City (2-0-0) (4) | New York City (4-0-2) (1) | 2. | |||
3. | Chicago Inter (9-0-3) | New York Athletic Club (8-0-1) | New York Athletic Club (8-0-1) (1) | 3. | |||
4. | Team Handball Academy (8-0-4) | Chicago Inter (12-0-4) | Chicago Inter (15-0-5) | 4. | |||
5. | New York City (0-0-0) (4) | Boston (7-1-2) | Los Angeles (3-0-1) | 5. | |||
6. | West Point Black (V) (7–1-5) | West Point Black (V) (7–1-7) | Boston (8-1-2) | 6. | |||
7. | Boston (4-1-2) | Carolina Blue (4-0-1) | West Point Black (V) (9–1-9) | 7. | |||
8. | Carolina Blue (4-0-1) | Team Handball Academy (8-0-4) | Houston Firehawks (6-0-8) | 8. | |||
9. | Houston Firehawks (2-0-3) | Houston Firehawks (5-0-5) | Carolina Blue (4-0-1) | 9. | |||
10. | UVA Alumni (4-0-1) | Georgia (5-0-1) | Georgia (5-0-1) | 10. | |||
11. | DC Diplomats (1-0-2) | UVA Alumni (4-0-1) | DC Diplomats (3-0-3) | 11. | |||
12. | Georgia (5-0-1) | Air Force (V) (2-0-3) | UVA Alumni (4-0-1) | 12. | |||
13. | Handball Club Toronto (CAN) (2-0-3) | DC Diplomats (3-0-3) | Uni. of North Carolina (V) (8-0-6) | 13. | |||
14. | Uni. of North Carolina (V) (8-0-6) | Los Angeles (0-0-0) | Long Island Tigers (7-0-8) | 14. | |||
15. | Long Island Tigers (5-0-6) | Columbus Armada-Nina (4-0-1) | Handball Club Toronto (CAN) (2-0-3) | 15. | |||
16. | James Madison (V) (2-0-1) | Handball Club Toronto (CAN) (2-0-3) | Team Handball Academy (8-0-4) | 16. | |||
17. | West Point Gold (V) (0–0-6) | West Virginia (V) (2-0-0) | Columbus Armada-Nina (4-0-1) т | 17. | |||
18. | Dallas (0-0-0) | Ohio State Scarlet (V) (5-0-2) т | New York City 2 (0-0-2) т | 18. | |||
19. | Boston 2 (2-0-0) | Long Island Tigers (7-0-6) т | San Francisco CalHeat II (1-0-3) | 19. | |||
20. | Columbus Armada-Pinta (5-0-3) | New York City 2 (0-0-2) | Ohio State Scarlet (V) (5-0-2) | 20. | |||
21. | Ohio State Scarlet (V) (5-0-2) | Texas A&M University (V) (2-0-2) т | West Virginia (V) (3-1-0) | 21. | |||
22. | Los Angeles (0-0-0) | West Point Gold (V) (0-0-8) т | Air Force (V) (2-0-7) | 22. | |||
23. | Alberta Jrs (CAN) (3-0-3) | San Francisco CalHeat II (0-0-0) | Columbus Armada-Pinta (6-0-3) | 23. | |||
24. | Minnesota (3-0-5) | Minnesota (3-0-5) т | Minnesota (3-0-5) т | 24. | |||
25. | Knight Air (0-0-0) | Dallas (1-0-4) т | Boston 2 (4-0-1) т | 25. | |||
Month 1 Nov 18 [1] | Month 2 Jan 1 [2] | Month 3 Feb 4 [3] | Month 4 Mar | Month 5 Apr | Month 6 May | ||
NR | Air Force (V) (0-0-1) | Uni. of North Carolina (V) (8-0-6) | Dallas (1-0-4) | NR | |||
West Virginia (V) (2-0-0) | Boston 2 (3-0-1) | West Point Gold (V) (0-0-8) | |||||
New York City 2 (0-0-0) | Milwaukee United (0-0-0) | ||||||
Blue Heat (1-0-4) | Columbus Armada-Pinta (5-0-3) | ||||||
San Francisco CalHeat II (0-0-0) | James Madison (V) (2-0-1) | James Madison (V) (3-0-2) | |||||
Ohio State Gray (V) (1-1-7) | Alberta Jrs (CAN) (3-0-3) | Alberta Jrs (CAN) (3-0-3) | |||||
Columbus Armada-Nina (4-0-1) | |||||||
University of Virginia (V) (2-0-3) | University of Virginia (2-0-3) | University of Virginia (4-0-3) | |||||
Penn State (V) (1-0-1) | Penn State (V) (1-0-1) | Penn State (V) (1-0-1) | |||||
University of Cincinnati (V) (1-0-3) | |||||||
Concordia College (V) (0-0-3) | |||||||
Seattle (0-0-0) | |||||||
Texas A&M University (V) (0-0-0) | Texas A&M University (V) (2-0-2) | ||||||
New York City 3 (0-0-2) | New York City 3 (0-0-4) | New York City 3 (0-0-4) | |||||
UNC Tar Heels (V) (0-1-4) | |||||||
DC Ambassadors (0-0-0) | |||||||
Vancouver (0-0-0) | |||||||
Month 1 Nov 18 [1] | Month 2 Jan 1 [2] | Month 3 Feb 4 [3] | Month 4 Mar | Month 5 Apr | Month 6 May | ||
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Month 1 Nov 18 [5] | Month 2 Jan 1 [6] | Month 3 Feb 4 [7] | Month 4 Mar 4 [8] | Month 5 Apr 13 [9] | ||
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1. | Rogue (5–0-0) (6) | Rogue (5–0-0) (6) | Rogue (5–0-0) (7) | Rogue (5–0-0) (7) | Rogue (5–0-0) (7) | 1. |
2. | New York City (0-0-0) | Boston (8–0-0) | New York City (5-0-0) | New York City (6-1-0) | New York City (14-1-0) | 2. |
3. | Boston (6–0-0) | New York City (1-0-0) | Boston (8–0-0) | Boston (12–0-2) | Boston (12–0-2) | 3. |
4. | DC Diplomats (2-0–0) | Chicago Inter (3-0-2) | Chicago Inter (3-0-2) | DC Diplomats (3-0–4) | Chicago Inter (3-0-2) | 4. |
5. | Chicago Inter (3-0-2) | DC Diplomats (2-0–2) | DC Diplomats (2-0–2) | Chicago Inter (3-0-2) | DC Diplomats (5-0–5) т | 5. |
West Point Black (V) (12-1-5) т | ||||||
Month 1 Nov 18 [5] | Month 2 Jan 1 [6] | Month 3 Feb 4 [7] | Month 4 Mar 4 [8] | Month 5 Apr 13 [9] | ||
NR | Uni. of North Carolina (V) (6-0-6) | West Point Black (V) (10-0-4) | West Point Black (V) (10-0-4) | West Point Black (V) (10-1-5) | NR | |
Houston Firehawks (3-1-8) | San Francisco CalHeat (6-1-7) | San Francisco CalHeat (6-1-7) | San Francisco CalHeat (6-1-7) | |||
Month 1 Nov 18 [5] | Month 2 Jan 1 [6] | Month 3 Feb 4 [7] | Month 4 Mar 4 [8] | Month 5 Apr 13 [9] | ||
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The record at the college ranking is only against other college teams.
Month 1 Nov 18 [10] | Month 2 Jan 1 [11] | Month 3 Feb 13 [12] | Month 4 Mar 20 [13] | Month 5 Apr 19 [14] | ||
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1. | West Point Black (3–0-0) (7) | West Point Black (3-0-0) (7) | West Point Black (3-0-0) (6) | West Point Black (6-0-0) (7) | West Point Black (6-0-0) (7) | 1. |
2. | North Carolina (5-0-1) | North Carolina (5-0-1) | North Carolina (5-0-1) (1) | North Carolina (7-0-1) | West Virginia (6-1-0) | 2. |
3. | Air Force (0–0-1) | West Virginia (2-0-0) | Ohio State Scarlet (4-0-2) | Ohio State Scarlet (5-0-3) | North Carolina (12-0-2) | 3. |
4. | West Virginia (2-0–0) | Air Force (1-0-1) | West Virginia (3-0-0) | West Virginia (3-0-0) | Virginia (5-1–0) | 4. |
5. | Ohio State Scarlet (4-0-2) | Ohio State Scarlet (4-0-2) | Virginia (3-1–0) | Air Force (2-0-1) | Ohio State Scarlet 5-0-3) | 5. |
Month 1 Nov 18 [10] | Month 2 Jan 1 [11] | Month 3 Feb 13 [12] | Month 4 Mar 20 [13] | Month 5 Apr 19 [14] | ||
NR | Penn State (0-0-1) | Texas A&M (0-0-1) | Air Force (1-0-1) | West Point Gold (2-0-3) | Penn State (2-0-1) | NR |
Virginia (2-0–0) | Virginia (2-0–0) | Virginia (3-1–0) | Air Force (2-0-1) | |||
James Madison (1-0-1) | Aubrun (0-2-0) | James Madison (2-0-1) | James Madison (3-0-2) | |||
Illinois (2-1–1) | ||||||
Month 1 Nov 18 [10] | Month 2 Jan 1 [11] | Month 3 Feb 13 [12] | Month 4 Mar 20 [13] | Month 5 Apr 19 [14] | ||
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