TWU Holding Strong at No. 2; Two Others Receive Votes in NAIA Poll
(Story provided by NAIA Athletic Communications)
KANSAS CITY, Mo. - Three Appalachian Athletic Conference (AAC) teams picked up votes in the latest NAIA Men's Tennis Coaches' Poll.
The poll was released on Wednesday.
Tennessee Wesleyan continues to hold strong at No. 2, earning 290 total voting points.
Meanwhile, SCAD Atlanta received 46 voting points, while Milligan earned five.
The final poll will be released on Wednesday, April 22.
| Rank | Last | Trend | Institution | Record | Points | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 1 | ● | 
|
Georgia Gwinnett [11] | 15-0 | 300 |
| 2 | 2 | ● | 
|
Tennessee Wesleyan | 15-2 | 290 |
| 3 | 3 | ● | 
|
Keiser (Fla.) | 12-1 | 280 |
| 4 | 4 | ● | 
|
Southeastern (Fla.) | 12-3 | 269 |
| 5 | 5 | ● | 
|
Lindsey Wilson (Ky.) | 12-2 | 251 |
| 6 | 8 | ▲ | 
|
William Carey (Miss.) | 7-1 | 241 |
| 7 | 6 | ▼ | 
|
Cumberlands (Ky.) | 13-7 | 236 |
| 8 | 9 | ▲ | 
|
Holy Cross (Ind.) | 6-2 | 218 |
| 9 | 7 | ▼ | 
|
Xavier (La.) | 12-6 | 212 |
| 10 | 10 | ● | 
|
Huntington (Ind.) | 15-3 | 204 |
| 11 | 11 | ● | 
|
Our Lady of the Lake (Texas) | 10-7 | 193 |
| 12 | 12 | ● | 
|
Dillard (La.) | 8-8 | 181 |
| 13 | 14 | ▲ | 
|
Morningside (Iowa) | 16-4 | 155 |
| 14 | 13 | ▼ | 
|
Missouri Baptist | 14-4 | 147 |
| 15 | 15 | ● | 
|
Coastal Georgia | 10-4 | 144 |
| 16 | 16 | ● | 
|
Marian (Ind.) | 11-9 | 134 |
| 17 | 17 | ● | 
|
William Woods (Mo.) | 11-3 | 133 |
| 18 | 18 | ● | 
|
Oakland City (Ind.) | 7-7 | 121 |
| 19 | 20 | ▲ | 
|
Grace (Ind.) | 6-4 | 97 |
| 20 | 22 | ▲ | 
|
St. Thomas (Fla.) | 4-5 | 92 |
| 21 | 21 | ● | 
|
Arizona Christian | 10-5 | 84 |
| 22 | 19 | ▼ | 
|
SCAD Savannah (Ga.) | 2-7 | 70 |
| 23 | RV | ▲ | 
|
Goshen (Ind.) | 8-6 | 60 |
| 24 | RV | ▲ | 
|
Loyola (La.) | 6-3 | 54 |
| 25 | RV | ▲ | 
|
New College of Florida | 6-6 | 47 |
Dropped out: Cumberland (Tenn.), SCAD Atlanta (Ga.), UT Southern (Tenn.)
Receiving Votes: SCAD Atlanta (Ga.) 46, UT Southern (Tenn.) 43, Bethel (Tenn.) 40, Cumberland (Tenn.) 35, Lewis-Clark State (Idaho) 27, Bethel (Kan.) 13, Texas A&M University -Texarkana 7, Milligan (Tenn.) 5, Stanton (Calif.) 5, Concordia (Neb.) 2.
Key: Steady●| Climbed ▲ | Dropped ▼
Poll Methodology
- The national poll is for publicity purposes only and does not influence the selection process for national championship consideration.
- A panel of head coaches representing each conference and the Continental Athletic Conference (Independents) votes in the poll.
- The Top 25 teams are selected using a points-based system:
- 30 points for a 1st-place vote, 29 for 2nd, 28 for 3rd, and so on.
- The highest and lowest rankings received by each team are discarded before final tallying.
- Teams receiving only one point are not listed as "receiving votes."
- For the Preseason Poll, there is no "previous ranking" column since it is the initial poll and differs from the prior rating system.