2020 NAIA Men’s Tennis Coaches’ Top 25 Poll – Poll 2 (February 26, 2020)
Feb 26, 2020
KANSAS CITY, Mo. — The top nine remained the same from poll one in the second edition of the Top 25. Georgia Gwinnett recorded all 14 first-place votes with a perfect 5-0 record on the year. Xavier (La.), Cardinal Stritch (Wis.), William Carey (Miss.) and Reinhardt (Ga.) rounded-out the top five.
Top 25 Highlights (historical information dates back to 2000)
- Georgia Gwinnett has been ranked No. 1 in the last 48-straight polls.
- Cumberlands (Ky.) made the largest jump, up seven spots to No. 13.
- Crossroads League champion Indiana Wesleyan own the best record at 22-1. After dropping its first match of the season in its first outing of the spring, the Wildcats rebounded with a pair of ranked wins over Cumberland (Tenn.) and Northwestern Ohio.
- The top seven teams have only lost a combined three matches on the year. No. 4 William Carey (Miss.) and No. 5 Reinhardt (Ga.) are the lone teams among that group which had not kicked-off their seasons yet. The Crusaders were slated to begin play against No. 2 Xavier (La.) on Monday, but the match was postponed.
- No. 7 Xavier (La.) extends the longest consecutively-active streak in the poll with 106 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 – Poll 2 (February 26, 2020)
| RANK | LAST WEEK | SCHOOL [1st Place Votes] | RECORD | FINAL POINTS |
| 1 | 1 | Georgia Gwinnett [9] | 5-0 | 374 |
| 2 | 2 | Xavier (La.) | 3-1 | 362 |
| 3 | 3 | Cardinal Stritch (Wis.) | 2-2 | 350 |
| 4 | 4 | William Carey (Miss.) | 0-0 | 338 |
| 5 | 5 | Reinhardt (Ga.) | 0-0 | 322 |
| 6 | 6 | Middle Georgia State | 3-0 | 315 |
| 7 | 7 | Keiser (Fla.) | 8-1 | 305 |
| 8 | 8 | Point (Ga.) | 3-3 | 290 |
| 9 | 9 | William Woods (Mo.) | 1-0 | 276 |
| 10 | 11 | Tennessee Wesleyan | 3-2 | 263 |
| 11 | 12 | Lindsey Wilson (Ky.) | 2-0 | 254 |
| 12 | 13 | Mobile (Ala.) | 0-1 | 245 |
| 13 | 20 | Cumberlands (Ky.) | 3-2 | 219 |
| 14 | 10 | Union (Ky.) | 4-4 | 210 |
| 15 | 17 | Indiana Wesleyan | 22-1 | 205 |
| 16 | 18 | San Diego Christian (Calif.) | 2-4 | 203 |
| 17 | 15 | Hope International (Calif.) | 4-2 | 179 |
| 18 | 19 | Coastal Georgia | 4-1 | 170 |
| 19 | 21 | University of Northwestern Ohio | 5-6 | 162 |
| 20 | 22 | Arizona Christian | 1-2 | 130 |
| 21 | 16 | Campbellsville (Ky.) | 0-2 | 121 |
| 22 | 23 | Marian (Ind.) | 10-4 | 118 |
| 23 | 24 | Missouri Valley | 2-2 | 92 |
| 24 | 14 | Cumberland (Tenn.) | 5-6 | 85 |
| 25 | 25 | Lewis-Clark State (Idaho) | 2-5 | 82 |
Dropped from the Top 25: None.
Others Receiving Votes: Indiana Tech 74, McPherson (Kan.) 66, Asbury (Ky.) 64, IU Southeast (Ind.) 32, Grace (Ind.) 28, Southeastern (Fla.) 22, Texas A&M Texarkana10, Judson (Ill.) 7, Southwestern (Kan.) 6, Westmont (Calif.) 5.
