2022 NAIA Men’s Tennis Coaches’ Top 25 FINAL POLL (April 27, 2022)
Apr 27, 2022
KANSAS CITY, Mo. – Georgia Gwinnett received all 13, first-place votes as the Grizzlies will look to defend their national title again in 2022. Indiana Wesleyan remained at No. 2 while Keiser (Fla.) jumped one spot to No. 3. Tennessee Wesleyan and Xavier (La.) rounded-out the top five. St. Thomas (Fla.) and Holy Cross (Ind.) are the two newcomers this week.
Poll Methodology:
- The poll was voted upon by a panel of head coaches representing each of the conferences, and Unaffiliated Groupings.
- 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 ratings) 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 appears 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 Top 25 calendar, click HERE.
2022 NAIA Men’s Tennis Coaches’ Top 25 FINAL POLL (April 27, 2022)
| RANK | WEEK | SCHOOL [1st Place Votes] | RECORD | FINAL POINTS |
| 1 | 1 | Georgia Gwinnett [13] | 17-0 | 343 |
| 2 | 2 | Indiana Wesleyan | 39-4 | 325 |
| 3 | 4 | Keiser (Fla.) | 15-4 | 320 |
| 4 | 3 | Tennessee Wesleyan | 20-0 | 318 |
| 5 | 5 | Xavier (La.) | 19-5 | 299 |
| 6 | 6 | William Carey (Miss.) | 10-4 | 285 |
| 7 | 7 | Lindsey Wilson (Ky.) | 20-3 | 279 |
| 8 | 8 | Northwestern Ohio | 23-3 | 263 |
| 9 | 9 | Montreat (N.C.) | 11-9 | 257 |
| 10 | 10 | Union (Ky.) | 17-5 | 245 |
| 11 | 11 | Middle Georgia State | 10-6 | 232 |
| 12 | 12 | Cumberlands (Ky.) | 22-5 | 222 |
| 13 | 13 | San Diego Christian (Calif.) | 18-7 | 211 |
| 14 | 14 | Ave Maria (Fla.) | 11-5 | 201 |
| 15 | 15 | William Woods (Mo.) | 13-11 | 185 |
| 16 | 16 | Cumberland (Tenn.) | 14-8 | 178 |
| 17 | 17 | Southeastern (Fla.) | 12-5 | 171 |
| 18 | 18 | Cardinal Stritch (Wis.) | 10-9 | 152 |
| 19 | 19 | Reinhardt (Ga.) | 7-7 | 143 |
| 20 | 20 | Mobile (Ala.) | 10-4 | 132 |
| 21 | 21 | Coastal Georgia | 6-3 | 131 |
| 22 | 22 | Point (Ga.) | 9-5 | 103 |
| 23 | 24 | McPherson (Kan.) | 12-1 | 89 |
| 24 | RV | St. Thomas (Fla.) | 14-9 | 87 |
| 25 | RV | Holy Cross (Ind.) | 12-7 | 79 |
Dropped from the Top 25: Marian (Ind.), SCAD Savannah (Ga.)
Others Receiving Votes: Marian (Ind.) 72, SCAD Savannah (Ga.) 57, Indiana Tech 39, Midland (Neb.) 22, Arizona Christian 14, Campbellsville (Ky.) 14, Grace (Ind.) 10, Southwestern (Kan.) 5, Lewis-Clark State (Idaho) 3.
