2022 NAIA Women’s Tennis Coaches’ Top 25 Poll Three (March 16, 2022)
Mar 16, 2022
KANSAS CITY, Mo. – Georgia Gwinnett carried all first-place votes and William Carey (Miss.) joined the top five in the latest edition of the Top 25. Keiser (Fla.) and Indiana Wesleyan remained at Nos 4 and 5 respectively as LSU Alexandria (La.) jumped one spot to No. 4. Ave Maria (Fla.) was the big mover of the week, up nine spots to No. 15.
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 Poll Three (March 16, 2022)
| RANK | LAST WEEK | SCHOOL [1st Place Votes] | RECORD | FINAL POINTS |
| 1 | 1 | Georgia Gwinnett [14] | 12-0 | 374 |
| 2 | 2 | Keiser (Fla.) | 11-2 | 362 |
| 3 | 3 | Indiana Wesleyan | 29-3 | 350 |
| 4 | 5 | LSU Alexandria (La.) | 7-0 | 336 |
| 5 | 6 | William Carey (Miss.) | 5-2 | 325 |
| 6 | 7 | Montreat (N.C.) | 3-4 | 311 |
| 7 | 4 | SCAD Savannah (Ga.) | 7-2 | 306 |
| 8 | 8 | Union (Ky.) | 6-2 | 292 |
| 9 | 9 | Middle Georgia State | 2-3 | 276 |
| 10 | 10 | Lindsey Wilson (Ky.) | 8-1 | 269 |
| 11 | 12 | Tennessee Wesleyan | 8-1 | 253 |
| 12 | 13 | Loyola (La.) | 4-5 | 231 |
| 13 | 14 | Cumberlands (Ky.) | 11-3 | 222 |
| 14 | 15 | Xavier (La.) | 8-8 | 208 |
| 15 | 24 | Ave Maria (Fla.) | 5-4 | 204 |
| 16 | 11 | Cardinal Stritch (Wis.) | 0-6 | 202 |
| 17 | 16 | William Woods (Mo.) | 4-8 | 180 |
| 18 | 17 | Southeastern (Fla.) | 8-3 | 171 |
| 19 | 18 | Indiana Tech | 6-0 | 170 |
| 20 | 19 | Campbellsville (Ky.) | 5-1 | 150 |
| 21 | 20 | Saint Katherine | 2-0 | 133 |
| 22 | 21 | SCAD Atlanta (Ga.) | 2-1 | 126 |
| 23 | 22 | St. Thomas (Fla.) | 4-8 | 105 |
| 24 | 25 | Brenau (Ga.) | 4-5 | 89 |
| 25 | RV | Mobile (Ala.) | 4-1 | 70 |
Dropped from the Top 25: Marian (Ind.)
Others Receiving Votes: Marian (Ind.) 69, Coastal Georgia 45, Cumberland (Tenn.) 39, Westmont (Calif.) 34, Reinhardt (Ga.) 29, Northwestern Ohio 11, Southwestern (Kan.) 10, Texas Wesleyan 6, Florida National 4, Cornerstone (Mich.) 4, Tennessee Southern 3, Ottawa (Ariz.) 3.
