Men's Tennis Remains in the National Conversation in Latest NAIA Poll
KANSAS CITY, Mo. - The top five teams held their positions in the latest NAIA Men's Tennis Top 25, with Georgia Gwinnett leading at No. 1 with 11 first-place votes and 300 points. Trailing behind them are Tennessee Wesleyan, Keiser (Fla.), Southeastern (Fla.), and Lindsey Wilson (Ky.).
Several programs made notable upward moves this week. William Carey (Miss.) climbed from No. 8 to No. 6, while Holy Cross (Ind.) jumped from No. 9 to No. 8. Morningside (Iowa) moved up from No. 14 to No. 13, and Grace (Ind.) rose from No. 20 to No. 19. St. Thomas (Fla.) came in at No. 20, climbing from No. 22.
Three new programs entered the poll in the latest edition: Goshen (Ind.) at No. 23, Loyola (La.) at No. 24, and New College of Florida at No. 25.
The final poll will be released on Wednesday, April 22.
| Rank | Last | Trend | Institution | Record | Points | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 1 | ● | 
|
Georgia Gwinnett [11] | 15-0 | 300 |
| 2 | 2 | ● | 
|
Tennessee Wesleyan | 15-2 | 290 |
| 3 | 3 | ● | 
|
Keiser (Fla.) | 12-1 | 280 |
| 4 | 4 | ● | 
|
Southeastern (Fla.) | 12-3 | 269 |
| 5 | 5 | ● | 
|
Lindsey Wilson (Ky.) | 12-2 | 251 |
| 6 | 8 | ▲ | 
|
William Carey (Miss.) | 7-1 | 241 |
| 7 | 6 | ▼ | 
|
Cumberlands (Ky.) | 13-7 | 236 |
| 8 | 9 | ▲ | 
|
Holy Cross (Ind.) | 6-2 | 218 |
| 9 | 7 | ▼ | 
|
Xavier (La.) | 12-6 | 212 |
| 10 | 10 | ● | 
|
Huntington (Ind.) | 15-3 | 204 |
| 11 | 11 | ● | 
|
Our Lady of the Lake (Texas) | 10-7 | 193 |
| 12 | 12 | ● | 
|
Dillard (La.) | 8-8 | 181 |
| 13 | 14 | ▲ | 
|
Morningside (Iowa) | 16-4 | 155 |
| 14 | 13 | ▼ | 
|
Missouri Baptist | 14-4 | 147 |
| 15 | 15 | ● | 
|
Coastal Georgia | 10-4 | 144 |
| 16 | 16 | ● | 
|
Marian (Ind.) | 11-9 | 134 |
| 17 | 17 | ● | 
|
William Woods (Mo.) | 11-3 | 133 |
| 18 | 18 | ● | 
|
Oakland City (Ind.) | 7-7 | 121 |
| 19 | 20 | ▲ | 
|
Grace (Ind.) | 6-4 | 97 |
| 20 | 22 | ▲ | 
|
St. Thomas (Fla.) | 4-5 | 92 |
| 21 | 21 | ● | 
|
Arizona Christian | 10-5 | 84 |
| 22 | 19 | ▼ | 
|
SCAD Savannah (Ga.) | 2-7 | 70 |
| 23 | RV | ▲ | 
|
Goshen (Ind.) | 8-6 | 60 |
| 24 | RV | ▲ | 
|
Loyola (La.) | 6-3 | 54 |
| 25 | RV | ▲ | 
|
New College of Florida | 6-6 | 47 |
Dropped out: Cumberland (Tenn.), SCAD Atlanta (Ga.), UT Southern (Tenn.)
Receiving Votes: SCAD Atlanta (Ga.) 46, UT Southern (Tenn.) 43, Bethel (Tenn.) 40, Cumberland (Tenn.) 35, Lewis-Clark State (Idaho) 27, Bethel (Kan.) 13, Texas A&M University -Texarkana 7, Milligan (Tenn.) 5, Stanton (Calif.) 5, Concordia (Neb.) 2.
Key: Steady●| Climbed ▲ | Dropped ▼
Poll Methodology
- The national poll is for publicity purposes only and does not influence the selection process for national championship consideration.
- A panel of head coaches representing each conference and the Continental Athletic Conference (Independents) votes in the poll.
- The Top 25 teams are selected using a points-based system:
- 30 points for a 1st-place vote, 29 for 2nd, 28 for 3rd, and so on.
- The highest and lowest rankings received by each team are discarded before final tallying.
- Teams receiving only one point are not listed as "receiving votes."
- For the Preseason Poll, there is no "previous ranking" column since it is the initial poll and differs from the prior rating system.