TEMPE, Ariz. - With over half of the regular season in the books, both Northwest tennis teams moved up in the latest batch of ITA JUCO Rankings on Friday afternoon.

Previously ranked No. 21 in last month's rankings, the Northwest Lady Rangers moved up to No. 19 with an 8-3 overall record and a 5-2 start to conference play. Meanwhile, the men's team went from unranked to No. 18, after a 9-2 start and a 6-1 record against MACCC competition.

With the latest rankings released, this marks the first time that both programs have been represented at the same time in the national polls.

Northwest is one of eight MACCC women's tennis teams in the latest ITA rankings, with Jones College leading the pack at No. 10. Mississippi Gulf Coast holds a No. 12 ranking, while Meridian follows at No. 18. Copiah-Lincoln, Itawamba, East Central and Hinds round out the national polls at slots 20-23, respectively.

HIllsborough (Fla)., St. Petersburg (Fla.), Tyler Junior College, Cowley (Kan.) and Seward County (Kan.) round out the top five in the women's rankings.

Seven MACCC programs are represented in the ITA men's rankings, led by Mississippi Gulf Coast at No. 13 and 14th-ranked Jones College. Itawamba follows at No. 17, with Copiah-Lincoln ranked 19th and Meridian ranked 20th. Southwest Mississippi rounds out the polls at No. 24.

Tyler Junior College holds the latest No. 1 ranking in the men's poll, followed by second-ranked Cowley (Kan.), No. 3 Eastern Florida State, fourth-ranked Pratt (Kan.) and Wallace State-Hanceville at No. 5.

Three matches remain for Northwest in the regular season, starting with a road trip to Holmes on Friday, March 21.