2020 NAIA Men’s Tennis Coaches’ Top 25 Poll – Preseason (January 22, 2020)
Jan 22, 2020
KANSAS CITY, Mo. — After capturing a national title in 2020, Georgia Gwinnett held-on to the No. 1 spot in the preseason edition of the Top 25. The Grizzlies garnered all 14, first-place votes as the top 11 teams remained unchanged.
Top 25 Highlights (historical information dates back to 2000)
- Georgia Gwinnett has been ranked No. 1 in the last 46-straight polls.
- San Diego Christian (Calif.) made the biggest jump from outside the poll to a tie at No. 13 with Mobile (Ala.).
- After capturing the Crossroads League title, Indiana Wesleyan has the best record in the poll at 18-0.
- McPherson (Kan.) dropped out of the Top 25 after finishing at No. 25 in the postseason poll of the 2019 season.
- No. 7 Xavier (La.) extends the longest consecutively-active streak in the poll with 104 straight appearances.
Poll Methodology:
- The poll was voted upon by a panel of head coaches representing each of the conferences, Association of Independent Institutions and Unaffiliated Groups.
- 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 in 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 ratings calendar, click HERE
2020 NAIA Men’s Tennis Coaches’ Top 25 Poll – Preseason (January 22, 2020)
| RANK | LAST WEEK | SCHOOL [1st Place Votes] | 2020 RECORD | FINAL POINTS |
| 1 | 1 | Georgia Gwinnett [14] | 0-0 | 374 |
| 2 | 2 | Xavier (La.) | 0-0 | 362 |
| 3 | 3 | Cardinal Stritch (Wis.) | 0-0 | 348 |
| 4 | 4 | William Carey (Miss.) | 0-0 | 340 |
| 5 | 5 | Reinhardt (Ga.) | 0-0 | 325 |
| 6 | 6 | Middle Georgia State | 0-0 | 310 |
| 7 | 7 | Keiser (Fla.) | 0-0 | 307 |
| 8 | 8 | Point (Ga.) | 0-0 | 288 |
| 9 | 9 | William Woods (Mo.) | 0-0 | 277 |
| 10 | 10 | Union (Ky.) | 0-0 | 264 |
| 11 | 11 | Tennessee Wesleyan | 2-0 | 243 |
| 12 | 13 | Lindsey Wilson (Ky.) | 0-0 | 240 |
| T13 | 14 | Mobile (Ala.) | 0-0 | 226 |
| T13 | NR | San Diego Christian (Calif.) | 0-0 | 226 |
| 15 | 16 | Cumberland (Tenn.) | 3-1 | 201 |
| 16 | 18 | Campbellsville (Ky.) | 0-0 | 185 |
| 17 | 22 | Indiana Wesleyan | 18-0 | 159 |
| 17 | 20 | Hope International (Calif.) | 0-0 | 159 |
| 19 | 19 | Coastal Georgia | 0-0 | 145 |
| 20 | 15 | Cumberlands (Ky.) | 0-0 | 142 |
| 21 | 21 | Marian (Ind.) | 10-2 | 130 |
| 22 | 12 | Arizona Christian | 0-0 | 125 |
| 23 | 17 | University of Northwestern Ohio | 3-2 | 105 |
| 24 | 23 | Missouri Valley | 2-0 | 96 |
| 25 | 24 | Lewis-Clark State (Idaho) | 0-0 | 89 |
Dropped from the Top 25: McPherson (Kan.).
Others Receiving Votes: McPherson (Kan.) 87, Asbury (Ky.) 41, Southeastern (Fla.) 34, Westmont (Calif.) 29, Judson (Ill.) 28, Southwestern (Kan.) 28, Grace (Ind.) 26, Indiana Tech 14, Midland (Neb.) 14.
