2022 NAIA Men’s Tennis Coaches’ Top 25 Poll Three (March 16, 2022)
Mar 16, 2022
KANSAS CITY, Mo. – While Georgia Gwinnett continued its undefeated season and top billing, Indiana Wesleyan jumped to No. 2 in the latest edition of the Top 25. The Wildcats improved to 29-3 on the season after matches last week. Xavier (La.) joined the top five this week at No. 5, up two spots. Cumberland (Tenn.) made the largest leap of the week, up four spots to No. 16.
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 Poll Three (March 16, 2022)
| RANK | LAST WEEK | SCHOOL [1st Place Votes] | RECORD | FINAL POINTS |
| 1 | 1 | Georgia Gwinnett [13] | 16-0 | 343 |
| 2 | 5 | Indiana Wesleyan | 29-3 | 325 |
| 3 | 3 | Tennessee Wesleyan | 11-0 | 324 |
| 4 | 2 | Keiser (Fla.) | 13-4 | 314 |
| 5 | 7 | Xavier (La.) | 10-4 | 292 |
| 6 | 6 | Union (Ky.) | 11-2 | 286 |
| 7 | 8 | Northwestern Ohio | 13-3 | 275 |
| 7 | 4 | William Carey (Miss.) | 4-3 | 275 |
| 9 | 10 | Lindsey Wilson (Ky.) | 6-3 | 257 |
| 10 | 11 | Montreat (N.C.) | 3-6 | 245 |
| 11 | 12 | Middle Georgia State | 2-4 | 224 |
| 12 | 13 | Cumberlands (Ky.) | 11-3 | 218 |
| 13 | 15 | San Diego Christian (Calif.) | 7-6 | 212 |
| 14 | 14 | Mobile (Ala.) | 5-0 | 196 |
| 15 | 9 | Cardinal Stritch (Wis.) | 2-5 | 193 |
| 16 | 20 | Cumberland (Tenn.) | 4-5 | 177 |
| 17 | 16 | William Woods (Mo.) | 4-6 | 167 |
| 18 | 17 | Ave Maria (Fla.) | 8-4 | 164 |
| 19 | 18 | Southeastern (Fla.) | 5-4 | 145 |
| 20 | 19 | Reinhardt (Ga.) | 2-3 | 134 |
| 21 | 21 | Grace (Ind.) | 13-9 | 117 |
| 22 | 24 | Coastal Georgia | 5-1 | 112 |
| 23 | 22 | Point (Ga.) | 2-2 | 102 |
| 24 | 23 | Blue Mountain (Miss.) | 4-1 | 96 |
| 25 | 25 | SCAD Savannah (Ga.) | 3-3-1 | 73 |
Dropped from the Top 25: Indiana Tech
Others Receiving Votes: Indiana Tech 63, McPherson (Kan.) 44, Campbellsville (Ky.) 37, St. Thomas (Fla.) 36, Marian (Ind.) 10, Holy Cross (Ind.) 8, Midland (Neb.) 7, Loyola (La.) 3.
