2022 NAIA Women’s Tennis Coaches’ Top 25 Poll Four (March 30, 2022)
Mar 30, 2022
KANSAS CITY, Mo. – The top seven remained unchanged from two weeks ago as Georgia Gwinnett remained in the top spot in the latest edition of the Top 25. The Grizzlies received all 14 first-place votes. Ave Maria (Fla.) had the largest positive movement of the week, up four spots to No. 11. Coastal Georgia was the lone newcomer to the poll this week.
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 Four (March 30, 2022)
| RANK | LAST WEEK | SCHOOL [1st Place Votes] | RECORD | FINAL POINTS |
| 1 | 1 | Georgia Gwinnett [14] | 12-0 | 374 |
| 2 | 2 | Keiser (Fla.) | 13-2 | 362 |
| 3 | 3 | Indiana Wesleyan | 29-3 | 350 |
| 4 | 4 | LSU Alexandria (La.) | 12-0 | 338 |
| 5 | 5 | William Carey (Miss.) | 8-2 | 326 |
| 6 | 6 | Montreat (N.C.) | 5-5 | 313 |
| 7 | 7 | SCAD Savannah (Ga.) | 8-3 | 302 |
| 8 | 10 | Lindsey Wilson (Ky.) | 15-1 | 285 |
| 9 | 11 | Tennessee Wesleyan | 11-1 | 281 |
| 10 | 8 | Union (Ky.) | 8-4 | 259 |
| 11 | 15 | Ave Maria (Fla.) | 7-5 | 250 |
| 12 | 9 | Middle Georgia State | 4-5 | 246 |
| 13 | 12 | Loyola (La.) | 6-7 | 225 |
| 14 | 13 | Cumberlands (Ky.) | 13-5 | 221 |
| 15 | 14 | Xavier (La.) | 9-9 | 209 |
| 16 | 18 | Southeastern (Fla.) | 11-3 | 190 |
| 17 | 16 | Cardinal Stritch (Wis.) | 1-7 | 176 |
| 18 | 19 | Indiana Tech | 8-0 | 167 |
| 19 | 20 | Campbellsville (Ky.) | 11-2 | 151 |
| 20 | 21 | Saint Katherine | 5-1 | 136 |
| 21 | NR | Coastal Georgia | 5-3 | 133 |
| 22 | 22 | SCAD Atlanta (Ga.) | 7-1 | 122 |
| 23 | 17 | William Woods (Mo.) | 5-10 | 120 |
| T24 | 24 | Brenau (Ga.) | 6-6 | 87 |
| T24 | 25 | Mobile (Ala.) | 7-3 | 87 |
Dropped from the Top 25: St. Thomas (Fla.)
Others Receiving Votes: St. Thomas (Fla.) 72, Marian (Ind.) 42, Midland (Neb.) 35, Cumberland (Tenn.) 22, Ottawa (Ariz.) 16, Northwestern Ohio 12, Florida National 10, Southwestern (Kan.) 9, Tennessee Southern 7, Westcliff (Calif.) 7, Cornerstone (Mich.) 5, Oakland City (Ind.) 3, Westmont (Calif.) 3, Texas Wesleyan 3.
