2021 NAIA Men’s Tennis Coaches’ Top 25 Poll No. 3 (March 17, 2021)
Mar 17, 2021
KANSAS CITY, Mo. – At the midway point of the spring, the men’s tennis landscape is beginning to take shape in the latest edition of the Top 25. Georgia Gwinnett remained the hunted with a 14-0 start while the remainder of the top five stayed in-order with Keiser (Fla.), Cardinal Stritch (Wis.), William Carey (Miss.) and Reinhardt (Ga.).
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. 3 (March 17, 2021)
| RANK | WEEK | SCHOOL [1st Place Votes] | RECORD | FINAL POINTS |
| 1 | 1 | Georgia Gwinnett [13] | 14-0 | 343 |
| 2 | 2 | Keiser (Fla.) | 10-1 | 332 |
| 3 | 3 | Cardinal Stritch (Wis.) | 2-2 | 318 |
| 4 | 4 | William Carey (Miss.) | 5-1 | 313 |
| 5 | 5 | Reinhardt (Ga.) | 3-0 | 299 |
| 6 | 9 | Tennessee Wesleyan | 9-2 | 285 |
| 7 | 7 | Middle Georgia State | 2-2 | 277 |
| 8 | 8 | Indiana Wesleyan | 22-2 | 260 |
| 9 | 6 | Lindsey Wilson (Ky.) | 4-1 | 259 |
| 10 | 11 | Montreat (N.C.) | 2-6 | 244 |
| 11 | 10 | Xavier (La.) | 3-6 | 235 |
| 12 | 12 | Mobile (Ala.) | 5-1 | 221 |
| 13 | 13 | San Diego Christian (Calif.) | 5-2 | 212 |
| 14 | 14 | Cumberlands (Ky.) | 10-1 | 200 |
| 15 | 15 | Point (Ga.) | 3-6 | 191 |
| 16 | 16 | Union (Ky.) | 2-4 | 175 |
| 17 | 19 | Grace (Ind.) | 20-5 | 163 |
| 18 | 18 | St. Thomas (Fla.) | 6-2 | 160 |
| 19 | 20 | Coastal Georgia | 1-1 | 140 |
| 19 | 17 | University of Northwestern Ohio | 7-2 | 140 |
| 21 | 21 | Cumberland (Tenn.) | 2-4 | 113 |
| 22 | 22 | William Woods (Mo.) | 5-2 | 110 |
| 23 | 23 | Marian (Ind.) | 10-7 | 106 |
| 24 | 24 | Lewis-Clark State (Idaho) | 2-6 | 75 |
| 25 | 25 | Missouri Valley | 4-2 | 70 |
Dropped from the Top 25: None
Others Receiving Votes: Southeastern (Fla.) 59, Indiana Tech 50, McPherson (Kan.) 37, Asbury (Ky.) 29, Loyola (La.) 28, Ave Maria (Fla.) 17, Ottawa (Ariz.) 11, Campbellsville (Ky.) 5, Warner (Fla.) 5.
