TWU, SCAD Continue to Maintain Top 10 Spots
March 11, 2026
(Story provided by NAIA Athletic Communications)
KANSAS CITY, Mo. - Tennessee Wesleyan and SCAD Atlanta continue to sit in the top 10 of the NAIA Women's Tennis Coaches' Poll.
These are the only two Appalachian Athletic Conference (AAC) teams to receive votes.
Tennessee Wesleyan checked in at No. 3, while SCAD Atlanta landed at No. 7.
The next poll is scheduled for March 25.
| Rank | Last Time | Trend | Institution [First-Place Votes] | Points | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 1 | ● | 
|
Keiser (Fla.) [12] | 300 |
| 2 | 2 | ● | 
|
Lindsey Wilson (Ky.) | 290 |
| 3 | 3 | ● | 
|
Tennessee Wesleyan | 280 |
| 4 | 4 | ● | 
|
Southeastern (Fla.) | 270 |
| 5 | 5 | ● | 
|
William Carey (Miss.) | 260 |
| 6 | 6 | ● | 
|
Xavier (La.) | 248 |
| 7 | 7 | ● | 
|
SCAD Atlanta (Ga.) | 230 |
| 8 | 9 | ▲ | 
|
LSU Alexandria (La.) | 226 |
| 9 | 8 | ▼ | 
|
Loyola (La.) | 221 |
| 10 | 10 | ● | 
|
Marian (Ind.) | 209 |
| 11 | 12 | ▲ |
|
SCAD Savannah (Ga.) | 208 |
| 12 | 11 | ▼ | 
|
Holy Cross (Ind.) | 190 |
| 13 | 13 | ● | 
|
Cumberlands (Ky.) | 183 |
| 14 | 15 | ▲ | 
|
St. Thomas (Fla.) | 157 |
| 15 | 18 | ▲ | 
|
Louisiana Christian | 148 |
| T-16 | 14 | ▼ | 
|
Georgia Gwinnett (Ga.) | 144 |
| T-16 | 17 | ▲ | 
|
Our Lady of the Lake (Texas) | 144 |
| 18 | 16 | ▼ | 
|
Dillard (La.) | 137 |
| 19 | 19 | ● | 
|
William Woods (Mo.) | 116 |
| 20 | 21 | ▲ | 
|
Indiana Wesleyan | 94 |
| 21 | 20 | ▼ | 
|
Morningside (Iowa) | 93 |
| 22 | 22 | ● | 
|
Cumberland (Tenn.) | 90 |
| 23 | 23 | ● | 
|
Bethel (Ind.) | 78 |
| 24 | 24 | ● | 
|
Oakland City (Ind.) | 54 |
| 25 | RV | ▲ | 
|
Texas A&M-Texarkana | 47 |
Dropped from Top 25: LSU Shreveport (La.)
Receiving Votes: Bethel (Kan.) 40, LSU Shreveport (La.) 29, Bethel (Tenn.) 26, Stanton (Calif.) 16, Coastal Georgia 14, Grace (Ind.) 9, McPherson (Kan.) 9, Missouri Baptist 7, Mobie (Ala.) 6, Huntington (Ind.) 3, Lewis-Clark State (Idaho) 3.
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.