KANSAS CITY, Mo. – Georgia Gwinnett garnered all 13, first place votes in the preseason edition of the Top 25. The Grizzlies were followed by Keiser (Fla.), Xavier (La.), William Carey (Miss.) and SCAD Savannah (Ga.) to round-out the top five. Cumberland (Tenn.) made the biggest jump of the poll from receiving votes in the March 11, 2020 edition to No. 17 this week.

Poll Methodology:

• The poll was voted upon by a panel of head coaches representing each of the conferences, Association of Independent Institutions and Unaffiliated Groups.
• 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 rating) 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 appear on.
• Teams that receive only one point on 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 rating calendar, click HERE.

2020-21 NAIA Women’s Tennis Coaches’ Top 25 Preseason Poll (January 27, 2021)

Dropped from the Top 25: Campbellsville (Ky.)

Others Receiving Votes: Indiana Tech 70, Campbellsville (Ky.) 69, Ave Maria (Fla.) 46, University of Northwestern Ohio 30, Olivet Nazarene (Ill.) 19, Lewis-Clark State (Idaho) 15, Southwestern (Kan.) 12, Coastal Georgia 7, Freed-Hardeman (Tenn.) 4.