KANSAS CITY, Mo. – Georgia Gwinnett grabbed each of the 13, first place votes, in the preseason edition of the Top 25. Xavier (La.), Cardinal Stritch (Wis.), William Carey (Miss.) and Keiser (Fla.) rounded-out the top five. Grace (Ind.) and Cumberland (Tenn.) both made the big jumps from the March 11, 2020 edition, going from receiving votes to No. 20 and No. 21 respectively.

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.
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2020-21 NAIA Men’s Tennis Coaches’ Top 25 Preseason Poll (January 27, 2021)

Dropped from the Top 25: Campbellsville (Ky.), Marian (Ind.)

Others Receiving Votes: Marian (Ind.) 70, Campbellsville (Ky.) 70, Southeastern (Fla.) 50, Asbury (Ky.) 28, Southwestern (Kan.) 25, Loyola (La.) 12, Judson (Ill.) 10, Ave Maria (Fla.) 6, Midland (Neb.) 5, Texas A&M Texarkana 3.