2021 NAIA Women’s Tennis Coaches’ Top 25 Poll No. 3 (March 17, 2021)
Mar 17, 2021
KANSAS CITY, Mo. – Georgia Gwinnett checked-in at No. 1 for the 17th consecutive time in the second regular season edition of the Top 25. The Grizzlies garnered all 14, first-place votes. Keiser (Fla.), Xavier (La.), William Carey (Miss.) and SCAD Savannah (Ga.) rounded-out the top five again as Marian (Ind.) jumped into the Top 25 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 Poll No. 3 (March 17, 2021)
| RANK | WEEK | SCHOOL [1st Place Votes] | RECORD | FINAL POINTS |
| 1 | 1 | Georgia Gwinnett [14] | 13-0 | 374 |
| 2 | 2 | Keiser (Fla.) | 9-1 | 362 |
| 3 | 3 | Xavier (La.) | 6-4 | 350 |
| 4 | 4 | William Carey (Miss.) | 4-1 | 338 |
| 5 | 5 | SCAD Savannah (Ga.) | 0-0 | 319 |
| 6 | 6 | William Woods (Mo.) | 6-2 | 309 |
| 7 | 7 | Cardinal Stritch (Wis.) | 1-4 | 300 |
| 8 | 9 | Indiana Wesleyan | 22-3 | 284 |
| 9 | 11 | Montreat (N.C.) | 3-4 | 281 |
| 10 | 7 | LSU Alexandria (La.) | 2-1 | 273 |
| 11 | 10 | Union (Ky.) | 4-0 | 263 |
| 12 | 12 | San Diego Christian (Calif.) | 5-0 | 243 |
| 13 | 13 | Middle Georgia State | 2-1 | 234 |
| 14 | 14 | Tennessee Wesleyan | 5-3 | 220 |
| 15 | 15 | Brenau (Ga.) | 4-2 | 204 |
| 16 | 16 | Lindsey Wilson (Ky.) | 4-1 | 195 |
| 17 | 17 | Cumberland (Tenn.) | 2-2 | 181 |
| 18 | 18 | Mobile (Ala.) | 5-1 | 169 |
| 19 | 19 | SCAD Atlanta (Ga.) | 0-0 | 154 |
| 20 | 20 | Ave Maria (Fla.) | 4-3-1 | 149 |
| 21 | 21 | Loyola (La.) | 1-2 | 130 |
| 22 | 24 | Cumberlands (Ky.) | 9-2 | 118 |
| 23 | 25 | St. Thomas (Fla.) | 4-4 | 103 |
| 24 | 23 | Missouri Valley | 4-2 | 101 |
| 25 | RV | Marian (Ind.) | 12-7 | 84 |
Dropped from the Top 25: Georgetown (Ky.)
Others Receiving Votes: Indiana Tech 73, Georgetown (Ky.) 65, Reinhardt (Ga.) 46, Southeastern (Fla.) 30, Campbellsville (Ky.) 17, University of Northwestern Ohio 11, Lewis-Clark State (Idaho) 9, Texas Wesleyan 4, Southwestern (Kan.) 3.
