2022 NAIA Women’s Tennis Coaches’ Top 25 FINAL POLL (April 27, 2022)

Women's Tennis - Georgia Gwinnett

KANSAS CITY, Mo. – Georgia Gwinnett garnered all 14, first-place votes in the final regular-season edition of the Top 25. Keiser (Fla.), Indiana Wesleyan and LSU Alexandria (La.) also remained at Nos. 2-4 while Montreat (N.C.) rose one spot to enter the top five. Middle Georgia State made the biggest jump of the week, up three spots to No. 8.

 

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.

 

2022 NAIA Women’s Tennis Coaches’ Top 25 FINAL POLL (April 27, 2022)

RANK LAST WEEK SCHOOL [1st Place Votes] RECORD FINAL POINTS
1 1 Georgia Gwinnett 13-0 374
2 2 Keiser (Fla.) 13-4 362
3 3 Indiana Wesleyan 38-5 349
4 4 LSU Alexandria (La.) 15-0 338
5 6 Montreat (N.C.) 15-5 327
6 7 SCAD Savannah (Ga.) 9-3 314
7 9 Tennessee Wesleyan 14-3 293
8 11 Middle Georgia State 9-6 279
9 8 Lindsey Wilson (Ky.) 21-3 268
10 10 Union (Ky.) 13-5 261
11 13 Xavier (La.) 12-13 260
12 5 William Carey (Miss.) 10-4 257
13 15 Cumberlands (Ky.) 22-5 227
14 12 Southeastern (Fla.) 13-5 226
15 14 Indiana Tech 15-1 206
16 16 Ave Maria (Fla.) 10-5 198
17 17 Loyola (La.) 8-11 172
17 18 Campbellsville (Ky.) 16-6 172
19 19 St. Thomas (Fla.) 12-10 165
20 20 SCAD Atlanta (Ga.) 10-4 142
21 20 William Woods (Mo.) 10-13 128
22 22 Mobile (Ala.) 10-5 118
23 RV Saint Katherine 9-2 107
24 25 Coastal Georgia 5-4 95
25 NR Olivet Nazarene (Ill.) 10-8 75

Dropped from the Top 25: Cardinal Stritch, Ottawa (Ariz.)

Others Receiving Votes: Midland (Neb.) 55, Marian (Ind.) 47, Brenau (Ga.) 37, San Diego Christian (Calif.) 36, Cardinal Stritch (Wis.) 33, Southwestern (Kan.) 14, Cornerstone (Mich.) 9, Texas Wesleyan 8, Ottawa (Ariz.) 4, Tennessee Southern (Tenn.) 3.

Championship Information

NAIA Women's Tennis Championship

43rd ANNUAL
WOMEN'S TENNIS

NATIONAL CHAMPIONSHIPS
May 14 - 18, 2024
Mobile Tennis Center
Mobile, Ala.