2020 NAIA Men’s Tennis Coaches’ Top 25 Poll – Poll 3 (March 11, 2020)
Mar 11, 2020
KANSAS CITY, Mo. — Georgia Gwinnett remained at the top with all 14, first-place votes in the third edition of the Top 25, released on Wednesday. Xavier (La.), Cardinal Stritch (Wis.), William Carey (Miss.) and Reinhardt (Ga.) rounded-out the top five yet again.
Top 25 Highlights (historical information dates back to 2000)
- Georgia Gwinnett has been ranked No. 1 in the last 49-straight polls.
- Marian (Ind.) and Lewis-Clark State (Idaho) both made a two point jump, signaling the largest of the week.
- Crossroads League champion Indiana Wesleyan own the best record at 28-1. The Wildcats swept the competition at the Spring Break ACU Invitational, defeating three nationally-ranked opponents in Arizona Christian, San Diego Christian (Calif.) and Hope International (Calif.).
- Four teams in the top six remain undefeated (Georgia Gwinnett, William Carey, Reinhardt and Middle Georgia State).
- No. 7 Xavier (La.) extends the longest consecutively-active streak in the poll with 107 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 3 (March 11, 2020)
| RANK | LAST WEEK | SCHOOL [1st Place Votes] | RECORD | FINAL POINTS |
| 1 | 1 | Georgia Gwinnett [14] | 11-0 | 374 |
| 2 | 2 | Xavier (La.) | 9-1 | 361 |
| 3 | 3 | Cardinal Stritch (Wis.) | 6-2 | 351 |
| 4 | 4 | William Carey (Miss.) | 3-0 | 338 |
| 5 | 5 | Reinhardt (Ga.) | 4-0 | 325 |
| 6 | 6 | Middle Georgia State | 4-0 | 314 |
| 7 | 7 | Keiser (Fla.) | 10-3 | 302 |
| 8 | 8 | Point (Ga.) | 6-5 | 290 |
| 9 | 10 | Tennessee Wesleyan | 4-4 | 277 |
| 10 | 11 | Lindsey Wilson (Ky.) | 4-0 | 258 |
| 11 | 9 | William Woods (Mo.) | 5-2 | 253 |
| 12 | 12 | Mobile (Ala.) | 4-1 | 250 |
| 13 | 13 | Cumberlands (Ky.) | 6-2 | 227 |
| 14 | 15 | Indiana Wesleyan | 28-1 | 217 |
| 15 | 14 | Union (Ky.) | 4-4 | 215 |
| 16 | 16 | San Diego Christian (Calif.) | 4-6 | 195 |
| 17 | 19 | Northwestern Ohio | 9-6 | 173 |
| 18 | 17 | Hope International (Calif.) | 6-5 | 166 |
| 19 | 22 | Marian (Ind.) | 12-4 | 162 |
| 20 | 18 | Coastal Georgia | 5-3 | 151 |
| 21 | 21 | Campbellsville (Ky.) | 4-4 | 125 |
| 22 | 23 | Missouri Valley | 4-2 | 121 |
| 23 | 25 | Lewis-Clark State (Idaho) | 3-8 | 97 |
| 24 | RV | Indiana Tech | 8-4 | 83 |
| 25 | RV | McPherson (Kan.) | 5-1 | 71 |
Dropped from the Top 25: Cumberland (Tenn.), Arizona Christian
Others Receiving Votes: Southeastern (Fla.) 55, Cumberland (Tenn.) 52, Grace (Ind.) 45, Asbury (Ky.) 41, Southwestern (Kan.) 27, Texas A&M Texarkana 19, SCAD Atlanta (Ga.) 15, Indiana Southeast (Ind.) 14, Ave Maria (Fla.) 9, Judson (Ill.) 9, Midland (Neb.) 3.
