2021 NAIA Women’s Tennis Coaches’ Top 25 Poll No. 2 (March 3, 2021)
KANSAS CITY, Mo. – Georgia Gwinnett checked-in at No. 1 for the 16th 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 Ave Maria (Fla.) and St. Thomas (Fla.) 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. 2 (March 3, 2021)
RANK | LAST WEEK | SCHOOL [1st Place Votes] | RECORD | FINAL POINTS |
1 | 1 | Georgia Gwinnett | 8-0 | 374 |
2 | 2 | Keiser (Fla.) | 4-1 | 362 |
3 | 3 | Xavier (La.) | 4-2 | 350 |
4 | 4 | William Carey (Miss.) | 0-0 | 338 |
5 | 5 | SCAD Savannah (Ga.) | 0-0 | 326 |
6 | 7 | William Woods (Mo.) | 3-0 | 313 |
7 | 9 | Cardinal Stritch (Wis.) | 1-3 | 286 |
7 | 8 | LSU Alexandria (La.) | 0-1 | 286 |
9 | 11 | Indiana Wesleyan | 18-0 | 281 |
10 | 13 | Union (Ky.) | 3-0 | 266 |
11 | 14 | Montreat (N.C.) | 2-3 | 261 |
12 | 12 | San Diego Christian (Calif.) | 2-0 | 245 |
13 | 10 | Middle Georgia State | 1-1 | 229 |
14 | 16 | Tennessee Wesleyan | 4-3 | 226 |
15 | 6 | Brenau (Ga.) | 2-1 | 206 |
16 | 16 | Lindsey Wilson (Ky.) | 1-1 | 192 |
17 | 18 | Cumberland (Tenn.) | 1-1 | 173 |
18 | 25 | Mobile (Ala.) | 3-0 | 167 |
19 | 19 | SCAD Atlanta (Ga.) | 3-3-1 | 164 |
20 | RV | Ave Maria (Fla.) | 1-1 | 135 |
21 | 15 | Loyola (La.) | 0-2 | 125 |
22 | 22 | Georgetown (Ky.) | 1-0 | 119 |
23 | 24 | Missouri Valley | 3-1 | 99 |
24 | 23 | Cumberlands (Ky.) | 4-1 | 98 |
25 | NR | St. Thomas (Fla.) | 2-1 | 86 |
Dropped from the Top 25: Southeastern (Fla.), Westmont (Calif.)
Others Receiving Votes: Indiana Tech 70, Reinhardt (Ga.) 60, Southeastern (Fla.) 43, Campbellsville (Ky.) 25, Marian (Ind.) 23, Lewis-Clark State (Idaho) 20, University of Northwestern Ohio 18, Ottawa (Ariz.)12, Southwestern (Kan.) 7, Saint Katherine (Calif.) 4, Coastal Georgia 3.