National Recognition x3, TAMUT Men's Tennis Receives Votes in NAIA Top 25
KANSAS CITY, Mo. - The Georgia Gwinnett Grizzlies head into postseason at the top of the final NAIA Men's Tennis Coaches' Top 25 with all available first-place votes. Tennessee Wesleyan held strong at second while Keiser (Fla.) jumped Southeastern (Fla.) to sit in second. SCAD Atlanta (Ga.) and Missouri Baptist joined the rankings this week at No. 22 and No. 24 after receiving votes in the previous release.
Rating Methodology:
- The rating was rated 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 rater rates the best teams. A team receives 30 points for each first-place vote, 29 for second-place, 28 for third-place and so on through the list.
- The highest and lowest ratings for each team (a non-rating is considered a low rating) are removed. The team's rating will be recalculated with an additional point added to each team for every ballot (including discounted ballots) that the team appears on.
- Teams that receive only one point in the ballot are not considered "receiving votes".
| RANK | LAST TIME | INSTITUTION [FIRST-PLACE VOTES] | RECORD | FINAL POINTS |
| 1 | 1 | Georgia Gwinnett [13] | 15-2 | 330 |
| 2 | 2 | Tennessee Wesleyan | 14-2 | 319 |
| 3 | 4 | Keiser (Fla.) | 8-2 | 301 |
| 4 | 3 | Southeastern (Fla.) | 14-1 | 295 |
| 5 | 5 | Our Lady of the Lake (Texas) | 20-1 | 294 |
| 6 | 6 | Lindsey Wilson (Ky.) | 13-3 | 272 |
| 7 | 7 | William Carey (Miss.) | 15-3 | 263 |
| 8 | 8 | Xavier (La.) | 13-9 | 248 |
| 9 | 10 | SCAD Savannah (Ga.) | 12-5 | 247 |
| 10 | 9 | Holy Cross (Ind.) | 10-2 | 236 |
| 11 | 11 | Northwestern Ohio | 16-5 | 221 |
| 12 | 12 | Cumberland (Tenn.) | 12-8 | 203 |
| 13 | 15 | Cumberlands (Ky.) | 17-7 | 194 |
| 14 | 13 | Grace (Ind.) | 17-1 | 190 |
| 15 | 14 | Dillard (La.) | 12-13 | 181 |
| 16 | 16 | Middle Georgia State | 9-8 | 169 |
| 17 | 18 | Morningside (Iowa) | 22-1 | 146 |
| 18 | 17 | William Woods (Mo.) | 21-11 | 146 |
| 19 | 19 | Oakland City (Ind.) | 15-4 | 132 |
| 20 | 20 | Huntington (Ind.) | 12-4 | 118 |
| 21 | 21 | Tennessee Southern | 12-6 | 80 |
| 22 | RV | SCAD Atlanta (Ga.) | 9-12 | 77 |
| 23 | 24 | Loyola (La.) | 8-10 | 75 |
| 24 | RV | Missouri Baptist | 15-7 | 70 |
| 25 | 22 | Lewis-Clark State (Idaho) | 10-13 | 66 |
Dropped from Top 25: Union Commonwealth (Ky.) and Marian (Ind.)
Receiving Votes: Union Commonwealth (Ky.) 61, Marian (Ind.) 55, Ottawa (Kan.) 30, Ave Maria (Fla.) 25, Texas A&M Texarkana 17, Arizona Christian 15, Lawrence Tech (Mich.) 6, Bethel (Kan.) 5, Pikeville (Ky.) 3, Milligan (Tenn.) 3, McPherson (Kan.) 2, Bethel (Tenn.) 2