2022 NAIA Men’s Tennis Coaches’ Top 25 Poll Four (March 30, 2022)
Mar 30, 2022
KANSAS CITY, Mo. – Georgia Gwinnett continued to garner all first-place votes in the latest edition of the Top 25, released Wednesday. The Grizzlies received all first place votes as Indiana Wesleyan, Tennessee Wesleyan, Keiser (Fla.) and Xavier (La.) rounded-out the top five. Montreat (N.C.) and Ave Maria (Fla.) both made four spot jumps this week, representing the largest positive movement of the 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 Poll Four (March 30, 2022)
| RANK | LAST WEEK | SCHOOL [1st Place Votes] | RECORD | FINAL POINTS |
| 1 | 1 | Georgia Gwinnett [13] | 16-0 | 343 |
| 2 | 2 | Indiana Wesleyan | 29-3 | 328 |
| 3 | 3 | Tennessee Wesleyan | 14-0 | 322 |
| 4 | 4 | Keiser (Fla.) | 14-4 | 314 |
| 5 | 5 | Xavier (La.) | 12-5 | 298 |
| T6 | 7 | William Carey (Miss.) | 8-3 | 274 |
| T6 | 10 | Montreat (N.C.) | 5-6 | 274 |
| 8 | 7 | Northwestern Ohio | 15-3 | 271 |
| 9 | 9 | Lindsey Wilson (Ky.) | 12-3 | 268 |
| 10 | 6 | Union (Ky.) | 12-4 | 248 |
| 11 | 11 | Middle Georgia State | 4-5 | 233 |
| 12 | 12 | Cumberlands (Ky.) | 14-4 | 222 |
| 13 | 13 | San Diego Christian (Calif.) | 12-6 | 209 |
| 14 | 18 | Ave Maria (Fla.) | 9-5 | 192 |
| 15 | 15 | Cardinal Stritch (Wis.) | 2-5 | 186 |
| 16 | 16 | Cumberland (Tenn.) | 9-6 | 176 |
| 17 | 19 | Southeastern (Fla.) | 9-4 | 175 |
| 18 | 17 | William Woods (Mo.) | 7-7 | 158 |
| T19 | 20 | Reinhardt (Ga.) | 3-5 | 138 |
| T19 | 14 | Mobile (Ala.) | 7-2 | 138 |
| 21 | 22 | Coastal Georgia | 5-3 | 121 |
| 22 | 21 | Grace (Ind.) | 13-9 | 119 |
| 23 | 23 | Point (Ga.) | 4-3 | 99 |
| 24 | 25 | SCAD Savannah (Ga.) | 3-4-1 | 85 |
| 25 | RV | McPherson (Kan.) | 5-1 | 59 |
Dropped from the Top 25: Blue Mountain (Miss.)
Others Receiving Votes: St. Thomas (Fla.) 58, Marian (Ind.) 54, Indiana Tech 52, Campbellsville (Ky.) 41, Florida National 14, Holy Cross (Ind.) 12, Midland (Neb.) 7, Ottawa (Ariz.) 4.
