2022 NAIA Women’s Tennis Coaches’ Top 25 Poll Five (April 13, 2022)
KANSAS CITY, Mo. – Georgia Gwinnett remained on top with all 14, first-place votes in the latest edition of the Top 25. All top 10 teams from two weeks ago remained in the same slot as Indiana Tech and Southeastern both made four-spot jumps. St. Thomas (Fla.) and Ottawa (Ariz.) were the two newcomers 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 Five (April 13, 2022)
RANK | LAST WEEK | SCHOOL [1st Place Votes] | RECORD | FINAL POINTS |
1 | 1 | Georgia Gwinnett [14] | 12-0 | 374 |
2 | 2 | Keiser (Fla.) | 13-4 | 362 |
3 | 3 | Indiana Wesleyan | 35-4 | 345 |
4 | 4 | LSU Alexandria (La.) | 13-0 | 343 |
5 | 5 | William Carey (Miss.) | 9-2 | 326 |
6 | 6 | Montreat (N.C.) | 12-5 | 316 |
7 | 7 | SCAD Savannah (Ga.) | 8-3 | 300 |
8 | 8 | Lindsey Wilson (Ky.) | 18-2 | 288 |
9 | 9 | Tennessee Wesleyan | 12-2 | 278 |
10 | 10 | Union (Ky.) | 12-4 | 262 |
11 | 12 | Middle Georgia State | 6-5 | 248 |
12 | 16 | Southeastern (Fla.) | 12-5 | 227 |
13 | 15 | Xavier (La.) | 11-12 | 223 |
14 | 18 | Indiana Tech | 15-0 | 221 |
15 | 14 | Cumberlands (Ky.) | 17-5 | 214 |
16 | 11 | Ave Maria (Fla.) | 9-5 | 201 |
17 | 13 | Loyola (La.) | 7-10 | 194 |
18 | 19 | Campbellsville (Ky.) | 13-4 | 158 |
19 | RV | St. Thomas (Fla.) | 12-9 | 134 |
20 | 22 | SCAD Atlanta (Ga.) | 9-3 | 131 |
20 | 23 | William Woods (Mo.) | 7-11 | 131 |
22 | 24 | Mobile (Ala.) | 8-4 | 109 |
23 | 17 | Cardinal Stritch (Wis.) | 2-10 | 106 |
24 | RV | Ottawa (Ariz.) | 12-7 | 105 |
25 | 21 | Coastal Georgia | 5-4 | 100 |
Dropped from the Top 25: Brenau (Ga.), Saint Katherine (Calif.)
Others Receiving Votes: Brenau (Ga.) 81, Midland (Neb.) 60, Saint Katherine (Calif.); Marian (Ind.) 45, Cumberland (Tenn.) 21, Florida National 7, Northwestern Ohio 6, Southwestern (Kan.) 4, Texas Wesleyan 4, Holy Cross (Ind.) 3, Tennessee Southern 3.