KANSAS CITY, Mo. – Keiser (Fla.) remained in the driver’s seat in the fifth edition of the Top 25. The Seahawks, once again, grabbed all 14, first-place votes. Georgia Gwinnett, LSU Alexandria (La.) and Xavier (La.) also stayed put at Nos. 2-4 while Ave Maria (Fla.) leapfrogged over conference foe Southeastern (Fla.) to round-out the top five. William Carey made the largest positive movement of the week, up six spots to No. 11. Cornerstone (Mich.) joined the Top 25 for the first time this season as the Golden Eagles checked-in at No. 24.

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.

2023 NAIA Women’s Tennis Coaches’ Top 25 Poll Five (April 12, 2023)

Dropped from the Top 25: Indiana Tech

Others Receiving Votes: Indiana Tech 54, Brenau (Ga.) 42, Marian (Ind.) 40, Midland (Neb.) 35, Coastal Georgia 30, Southwestern (Kan.) 19, Dillard (La.) 8, Tennessee Southern 7, Reinhardt (Ga.) 6, Blue Mountain (Miss.) 5, Bethel (Kan.) 3, Northwestern Ohio 3.