Men's Tennis Come In at #19 in Latest NAIA Poll

Men's Tennis Come In at #19 in Latest NAIA Poll
April 5, 2022

From NAIA website:

2022 NAIA Men's Tennis Coaches' Top 25 Poll Four (March 30, 2022)

Mar 30, 2022

KANSAS CITY, Mo. – Georgia Gwinnett continued to garner all first-place votes in the latest edition of the Top 25, released Wednesday. The Grizzlies received all first-place votes as Indiana Wesleyan, Tennessee Wesleyan, Keiser (Fla.) and Xavier (La.) rounded out the top five. Montreat (N.C.) and Ave Maria (Fla.) both made four spot jumps this week, representing the largest positive movement of the week.

 Poll Methodology:

  • The poll was voted upon by a panel of head coaches representing each of the conferences, and Unaffiliated Groupings.
  • The Top 25 is determined by a points system based on how each voter ranks the best teams. A team receives 30 points for each first-place vote, 29 for second-place, and so on through the list.
  • The highest and lowest ranking for each team (a non-rating is considered a low rating) is removed and the team's ranking will be recalculated with an additional point added to each team for every ballot (including discounted ballots) that the teams appear on.
  • Teams that receive only one point on the ballot are not considered "receiving votes"
  • The frequency of polls occurs bi-weekly. This policy was approved by the National Administrative Council (NAC) for the 2017-18 academic season. This change will allow raters the opportunity to consider a larger body of work in between rating periods.
  • For the complete Top 25 calendar, click HERE.

 2022 NAIA Men's Tennis Coaches' Top 25 Poll Four (March 30, 2022)

RANK LAST WEEK SCHOOL [1st Place Votes] RECORD FINAL POINTS
1 1 Georgia Gwinnett [13] 16-0 343
2 2 Indiana Wesleyan 29-3 328
3 3 Tennessee Wesleyan 14-0 322
4 4 Keiser (Fla.) 14-4 314
5 5 Xavier (La.) 12-5 298
T6 7 William Carey (Miss.) 8-3 274
T6 10 Montreat (N.C.) 5-6 274
8 7 Northwestern Ohio 15-3 271
9 9 Lindsey Wilson (Ky.) 12-3 268
10 6 Union (Ky.) 12-4 248
11 11 Middle Georgia State 4-5 233
12 12 Cumberlands (Ky.) 14-4 222
13 13 San Diego Christian (Calif.) 12-6 209
14 18 Ave Maria (Fla.) 9-5 192
15 15 Cardinal Stritch (Wis.) 2-5 186
16 16 Cumberland (Tenn.) 9-6 176
17 19 Southeastern (Fla.) 9-4 175
18 17 William Woods (Mo.) 7-7 158
T19 20 Reinhardt (Ga.) 3-5 138
T19 14 Mobile (Ala.) 7-2 138
21 22 Coastal Georgia 5-3 121
22 21 Grace (Ind.) 13-9 119
23 23 Point (Ga.) 4-3 99
24 25 SCAD Savannah (Ga.) 3-4-1 85
25 RV McPherson (Kan.) 5-1 59

Dropped from the Top 25: Blue Mountain (Miss.)

Others Receiving Votes: St. Thomas (Fla.) 58, Marian (Ind.) 54, Indiana Tech 52, Campbellsville (Ky.) 41, Florida National 14, Holy Cross (Ind.) 12, Midland (Neb.) 7, Ottawa (Ariz.) 4.