2021 NAIA Men’s Tennis Coaches’ Top 25 Poll No. 1 (February 17, 2021)
KANSAS CITY, Mo. – Georgia Gwinnett, Xavier (La.) and Cardinal Stritch (Wis.) stayed in the top three spots in the first regular season edition of the Top 25. Keiser (Fla.) swapped spots with William Carey (Miss.), but both remained in the top five overall. Both Southeastern (Fla.) and Campbellsville (Ky.) joined the top 25 this week in a tie at No. 25.
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
2020-21 NAIA Men’s Tennis Coaches’ Top 25 Poll No. 1 (February 17, 2021)
| RANK | LAST WEEK | SCHOOL [1st Place Votes] | RECORD | FINAL POINTS |
| 1 | 1 | Georgia Gwinnett [13] | 4-0 | 343 |
| 2 | 2 | Xavier (La.) | 1-0 | 329 |
| 3 | 3 | Cardinal Stritch (Wis.) | 1-0 | 317 |
| 4 | 5 | Keiser (Fla.) | 2-1 | 310 |
| 5 | 4 | William Carey (Miss.) | 0-0 | 307 |
| 6 | 6 | Reinhardt (Ga.) | 0-0 | 285 |
| 7 | 7 | Middle Georgia State | 0-1 | 274 |
| 8 | 8 | Lindsey Wilson (Ky.) | 1-0 | 267 |
| 9 | 10 | Indiana Wesleyan | 14-0 | 253 |
| 10 | 9 | Tennessee Wesleyan | 4-1 | 251 |
| 11 | 11 | Point (Ga.) | 0-3 | 229 |
| 12 | 12 | Mobile (Ala.) | 0-0 | 221 |
| 13 | 14 | San Diego Christian (Calif.) | 0-0 | 210 |
| 14 | 13 | William Woods (Mo.) | 1-0 | 203 |
| 15 | 15 | Cumberlands (Ky.) | 1-0 | 193 |
| 16 | 16 | Union (Ky.) | 0-0 | 179 |
| 17 | 17 | University of Northwestern Ohio | 1-1 | 167 |
| 18 | 19 | Coastal Georgia | 0-0 | 153 |
| 19 | 20 | Grace (Ind.) | 13-4 | 141 |
| 20 | 21 | Cumberland (Tenn.) | 0-0 | 133 |
| 21 | 22 | Missouri Valley | 2-1 | 112 |
| 22 | 23 | Lewis-Clark State (Idaho) | 2-0 | 105 |
| 23 | 24 | Indiana Tech | 1-0 | 96 |
| 24 | 25 | McPherson (Kan.) | 0-0 | 77 |
| T25 | RV | Southeastern (Fla.) | 0-0 | 54 |
| T25 | RV | Campbellsville (Ky.) | 0-0 | 54 |
Dropped from the Top 25: Hope International (Calif.)
Others Receiving Votes: Ottawa (Ariz.) 42, Marian (Ind.) 40, Montreat (N.C.) 20, St. Thomas (Fla.) 17, Asbury (Ky.) 16, Loyola (La.) 16, Southwestern (Kan.) 14, Judson (Ill.) 10, Arizona Christian 7, Midland (Neb.) 6, Texas A&M Texarkana 4, Ave Maria (Fla.) 3.
