2022 NAIA Men’s Tennis Coaches’ Top 25 Poll Five (April 13, 2022)
Apr 13, 2022
KANSAS CITY, Mo. – The top six remained the same from two weeks ago in the latest edition of the Top 25. The Grizzlies received all 13, first-place votes as Indiana Wesleyan, Tennessee Wesleyan, Keiser (Fla.) and Xavier (La.) rounded-out the top five. William Woods (Mo.) made the largest jump of the week, up three spots to No. 15.
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 Five (April 13, 2022)
| RANK | LAST WEEK | SCHOOL [1st Place Votes] | RECORD | FINAL POINTS |
| 1 | 1 | Georgia Gwinnett [13] | 16-0 | 343 |
| 2 | 2 | Indiana Wesleyan | 36-3 | 331 |
| 3 | 3 | Tennessee Wesleyan | 17-0 | 319 |
| 4 | 4 | Keiser (Fla.) | 14-4 | 313 |
| 5 | 5 | Xavier (La.) | 15-5 | 299 |
| 6 | 6 | William Carey (Miss.) | 8-3 | 279 |
| 7 | 9 | Lindsey Wilson (Ky.) | 16-3 | 276 |
| 8 | 8 | Northwestern Ohio | 20-3 | 270 |
| 9 | 6 | Montreat (N.C.) | 9-8 | 260 |
| 10 | 10 | Union (Ky.) | 16-4 | 243 |
| 11 | 11 | Middle Georgia State | 8-5 | 233 |
| 12 | 12 | Cumberlands (Ky.) | 18-4 | 223 |
| 13 | 13 | San Diego Christian (Calif.) | 15-7 | 211 |
| 14 | 14 | Ave Maria (Fla.) | 10-5 | 196 |
| 15 | 18 | William Woods (Mo.) | 9-9 | 182 |
| 16 | 16 | Cumberland (Tenn.) | 13-7 | 178 |
| 17 | 17 | Southeastern (Fla.) | 11-5 | 174 |
| 18 | 15 | Cardinal Stritch (Wis.) | 5-9 | 150 |
| 19 | 19 | Reinhardt (Ga.) | 6-6 | 142 |
| 20 | 19 | Mobile (Ala.) | 8-3 | 138 |
| 21 | 21 | Coastal Georgia | 6-3 | 132 |
| 22 | 23 | Point (Ga.) | 7-4 | 101 |
| 23 | 24 | SCAD Savannah (Ga.) | 3-5-1 | 91 |
| 24 | 25 | McPherson (Kan.) | 8-1 | 83 |
| 25 | RV | Marian (Ind.) | 12-9-1 | 72 |
Dropped from the Top 25: Grace (Ind.)
Others Receiving Votes: Holy Cross (Ind.) 70, St. Thomas (Fla.) 57, Indiana Tech 43, Grace (Ind.) 31, Arizona Christian 18, Pikeville (Ky.) 13, Lewis-Clark State (Idaho) 11, Midland (Neb.) 10, Loyola (La.) 7.
