2023 NAIA Men’s Tennis Coaches’ Top 25 FINAL Poll (April 26, 2023)
KANSAS CITY, Mo. – Keiser (Fla.) stayed atop the NAIA Men’s Tennis Top 25 for the sixth consecutive edition. In the final poll, released Wednesday, the Seahawks received all 13, first-place votes. Georgia Gwinnett and Tennessee Wesleyan again remained at Nos. 2 and 3 respectively while William Woods (Mo.) gained ground, up to No. 4 after earning the AMC Tournament title. Cardinal Stritch (Wis.) made the largest movement of the week, however, up three spots to a tie at No. 16 with Lindsey Wilson (Ky.).
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.
2023 NAIA Men’s Tennis Coaches’ Top 25 FINAL Poll (April 26, 2023)
| RANK | LAST WEEK | SCHOOL [1st Place Votes] | RECORD | FINAL POINTS |
| 1 | 1 | Keiser (Fla.) [13] | 17-5 | 343 |
| 2 | 2 | Georgia Gwinnett | 18-1 | 332 |
| 3 | 3 | Tennessee Wesleyan | 19-1 | 320 |
| 4 | 5 | William Woods (Mo.) | 20-4 | 304 |
| 5 | 4 | Northwestern Ohio | 14-5 | 298 |
| 6 | 6 | Southeastern (Fla.) | 16-3 | 295 |
| 7 | 7 | Xavier (La.) | 17-6 | 276 |
| 8 | 8 | William Carey (Miss.) | 12-4 | 262 |
| 9 | 11 | Ave Maria (Fla.) | 8-5 | 243 |
| 10 | 9 | Middle Georgia State | 11-6 | 241 |
| 11 | 10 | Westcliff (Calif.) | 10-3 | 236 |
| 12 | 12 | Cumberlands (Ky.) | 21-3 | 232 |
| 13 | 14 | Cumberland (Tenn.) | 19-7 | 207 |
| 14 | 13 | Coastal Georgia | 8-4 | 204 |
| 15 | 15 | St. Thomas (Fla.) | 14-9 | 185 |
| T16 | 17 | Lindsey Wilson (Ky.) | 14-7 | 174 |
| T16 | 19 | Cardinal Stritch (Wis.) | 16-7 | 174 |
| 18 | 18 | Grace (Ind.) | 22-5 | 164 |
| 19 | 16 | Holy Cross (Ind.) | 10-3 | 132 |
| 20 | 21 | Union (Ky.) | 13-6 | 130 |
| 21 | 20 | McPherson (Kan.) | 16-6 | 127 |
| 22 | 22 | Huntington (Ind.) | 16-6 | 105 |
| 23 | 23 | Reinhardt (Ga.) | 10-4 | 104 |
| 24 | 24 | Our Lady of the Lake (Texas) | 14-13 | 91 |
| 25 | 25 | Oakland City (Ind.) | 19-6 | 78 |
Dropped from the Top 25: N/A
Others Receiving Votes: Lewis-Clark State (Idaho) 32, Texas Wesleyan 28, Marian (Ind.) 27, Loyola (La.) 25, SCAD Savannah (Ga.) 18, Midland (Neb.) 14, Indiana Tech 12, Dillard (La.) 10, Westmont (Calif.) 9, Pikeville (Ky.) 7, Texas A&M Texarkana 6, Cornerstone (Mich.) 5, Campbellsville (Ky.) 3, Montreat (N.C.) 3.
