2021 NAIA Women’s Tennis Coaches’ Top 25 FINAL POLL (April 28, 2021)
Apr 28, 2021
KANSAS CITY, Mo. – Georgia Gwinnett grabbed the No. 1 spot for the 20th consecutive time in the final regular season edition of the Top 25. The Grizzlies garnered all 14, first-place votes. Keiser (Fla.), Xavier (La.) and Indiana Wesleyan rounded-out the top four again as Montreat (N.C.) joined the top five for the first time. Saint Katherine (Calif.) joined the Top 25 this week at No. 23.
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.
| RANK | LAST WEEK | SCHOOL [1st Place Votes] | RECORD | FINAL POINTS |
| 1 | 1 | Georgia Gwinnett [13] | 18-0 | 343 |
| 2 | 2 | Keiser (Fla.) | 10-1 | 332 |
| 3 | 3 | Xavier (La.) | 18-5 | 321 |
| 4 | 4 | Indiana Wesleyan | 31-4 | 310 |
| 5 | 9 | Montreat (N.C.) | 12-5 | 293 |
| 6 | 5 | SCAD Savannah (Ga.) | 5-1 | 288 |
| 7 | 6 | Union (Ky.) | 14-2 | 276 |
| 8 | 7 | LSU Alexandria (La.) | 8-1 | 272 |
| 9 | 8 | William Carey (Miss.) | 9-4 | 257 |
| 10 | 10 | Cardinal Stritch (Wis.) | 8-5 | 242 |
| 11 | 11 | William Woods (Mo.) | 14-5 | 234 |
| 12 | 13 | Middle Georgia State | 5-4 | 217 |
| 13 | 14 | Tennessee Wesleyan | 11-6 | 209 |
| 14 | 16 | Lindsey Wilson (Ky.) | 15-2 | 195 |
| 15 | 12 | San Diego Christian (Calif.) | 12-2 | 192 |
| 16 | 15 | Cumberlands (Ky.) | 19-3 | 180 |
| 17 | 17 | Ave Maria (Fla.) | 9-4 | 166 |
| 18 | 18 | Reinhardt (Ga.) | 7-7 | 157 |
| 19 | 19 | Loyola (La.) | 4-4 | 135 |
| 20 | 20 | Campbellsville (Ky.) | 16-4 | 132 |
| 21 | 22 | Indiana Tech | 15-2 | 124 |
| 22 | 21 | SCAD Atlanta (Ga.) | 5-4 | 115 |
| 23 | RV | Saint Katherine | 8-3 | 103 |
| 24 | 23 | Brenau (Ga.) | 5-9 | 90 |
| 25 | 25 | Marian (Ind.) | 17-9 | 80 |
Dropped from the Top 25: St. Thomas (Fla.)
Others Receiving Votes: St. Thomas (Fla.) 75, Cumberland (Tenn.) 62, Georgetown (Ky.) 32, University of Northwestern Ohio 32, Missouri Valley 18, Indiana East (Ind.) 9, Southeastern (Fla.) 7, Blue Mountain (Miss.) 5, Texas Wesleyan 4, Lewis-Clark State (Idaho) 3.
