KANSAS CITY, Mo. – Georgia Gwinnett built upon its national championship run in 2021 and grabbed each first-place vote in the preseason edition of the Top 25. 23 of the 25 teams remained in-place from the postseason edition a season ago as Keiser (Fla.), Xavier (La.), Indiana Wesleyan and Union (Ky.) rounded-out the top five. The lone movement was a place swap at 24 and 25 as Marian (Ind.) and Brenau (Ga.) traded places.

Poll Methodology:

• The poll was voted upon by a panel of head coaches representing each of the conferences, Continental Athletic Conference (Independents) 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 Preseason Poll (January 27, 2022)

Dropped from the Top 25: N/A

Others Receiving Votes: Southeastern (Fla.) 65, Georgetown (Ky.) 45, Southwestern (Kan.) 33, Northwestern Ohio 27, St. Thomas (Fla.) 21, Oakland City (Ind.) 16, Mobile (Ala.) 12, Texas Wesleyan 9, Cumberland (Tenn.) 7, Indiana East (Ind.) 6, Morningside (Iowa) 3, Cornerstone (Mich.) 3