Keiser Leads Unchanged Top Eight in Women’s Tennis Poll, St. Thomas Cracks Top 10
KANSAS CITY, Mo. – The top eight teams remained unchanged in the latest NAIA Women’s Tennis Top 25, with Keiser (Fla.) continuing to lead the way at No. 1 with 300 points and 11 first-place votes. Lindsey Wilson (Ky.) and Tennessee Wesleyan held steady at No. 2 and No. 3, respectively, as the top tier of the poll remained intact.
Outside of that group, St. Thomas (Fla.) delivered the most notable climb, jumping from No. 13 into the top 10 at No. 9. Our Lady of the Lake (Texas) also moved up one spot to No. 15, while Indiana Wesleyan inched back into the top 20 at No. 20 after sitting at No. 21 in the previous poll.
Further down the rankings, Lewis-Clark State (Idaho) entered the poll at No. 21 after previously receiving votes, marking the largest overall jump this week. Coastal Georgia also continued its upward movement, climbing from No. 25 to No. 22.
The final poll will be released on Wednesday, April 22.
| Rank |
Last |
Trend |
|
Institution [First-Place Votes] |
Record |
Points |
| 1 |
1 |
● |
|
Keiser (Fla.) [11] |
15-1 |
300 |
| 2 |
2 |
● |
|
Lindsey Wilson (Ky.) [1] |
13-1 |
289 |
| 3 |
3 |
● |
|
Tennessee Wesleyan |
15-1 |
280 |
| 4 |
4 |
● |
|
Southeastern (Fla.) |
11-4 |
267 |
| 5 |
5 |
● |
|
William Carey (Miss.) |
9-2 |
259 |
| 6 |
6 |
● |
|
Xavier (La.) |
14-5 |
253 |
| 7 |
7 |
● |
|
SCAD Savannah (Ga.) |
6-4 |
232 |
| 8 |
8 |
● |
|
LSU Alexandria (La.) |
7-3 |
223 |
| 9 |
13 |
▲ |
|
St. Thomas (Fla.) |
6-7 |
212 |
| 10 |
10 |
● |
|
Loyola (La.) |
7-5 |
208 |
| 11 |
9 |
▼ |
|
SCAD Atlanta (Ga.) |
5-2 |
203 |
| 12 |
11 |
▼ |
|
Marian (Ind.) |
10-6 |
198 |
| 13 |
12 |
▼ |
|
Cumberlands (Ky.) |
12-4 |
188 |
| 14 |
14 |
● |
|
Louisiana Christian |
10-5 |
167 |
| 15 |
16 |
▲ |
|
Our Lady of the Lake (Texas) |
10-3 |
146 |
| 16 |
15 |
▼ |
|
Holy Cross (Ind.) |
2-4 |
140 |
| 17 |
17 |
● |
|
Morningside (Iowa) |
19-1 |
139 |
| 18 |
18 |
● |
|
Dillard (La.) |
13-12 |
129 |
| 19 |
19 |
● |
|
Cumberland (Tenn.) |
9-6 |
125 |
| 20 |
21 |
▲ |
|
Indiana Wesleyan |
17-6 |
97 |
| 21 |
RV |
▲ |
|
Lewis‑Clark State (Idaho) |
10-5 |
78 |
| 22 |
25 |
▲ |
|
Coastal Georgia |
9-5 |
77 |
| 23 |
23 |
▼ |
|
Texas A&M – Texarkana |
21-3 |
71 |
| 24 |
22 |
▼ |
|
Bethel (Ind.) |
4-3 |
54 |
| 25 |
20 |
▼ |
|
Georgia Gwinnett |
5-7 |
51 |
Dropped from Top 25: Oakland City (Ind.)
Receiving Votes: Oakland City (Ind.) 45, Bethel (Kan.) 41, William Woods (Mo.) 31, Goshen (Ind.) 26, Bethel (Tenn.) 23, Stanton (Calif.), McPherson (Kan.) 8, Missouri Baptist 7, Mobile (Ala.) 6, Grace (Ind.) 4, LSU Shreveport (La.) 4, Texas Wesleyan 3, Campbellsville (Ky.) 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.
<table class="table">
<thead>
<tr>
<th>Rank</th>
<th>University</th>
<th>Points</th>
</tr>
</thead>
<tbody>
<tr><td>1</td><td>Oklahoma Wesleyan University (Okla.)</td><td>504</td></tr>
<tr><td>2</td><td>MidAmerica Nazarene University (Kan.)</td><td>485</td></tr>
<tr><td>3</td><td>Keiser University (Fla.)</td><td>456</td></tr>
<tr><td>4</td><td>Bethel University (Ind.)</td><td>455</td></tr>
<tr><td>5</td><td>Lindsey Wilson University (Ky.)</td><td>407</td></tr>
<tr><td>6</td><td>University of the Cumberlands (Ky.)</td><td>397</td></tr>
<tr><td>7</td><td>Louisiana State University Shreveport (La.)</td><td>374</td></tr>
<tr><td>8</td><td>Indiana Wesleyan University (Ind.)</td><td>364</td></tr>
<tr><td>9</td><td>William Carey University (Miss.)</td><td>354</td></tr>
<tr><td>10</td><td>Life University (Ga.)</td><td>351</td></tr>
<tr><td>11</td><td>Cumberland University (Tenn.)</td><td>318</td></tr>
<tr><td>12</td><td>Georgia Gwinnett College (Ga.)</td><td>317</td></tr>
<tr><td>13</td><td>Grand View University (Iowa)</td><td>281</td></tr>
<tr><td>14</td><td>Bethel University (Tenn.)</td><td>270</td></tr>
<tr><td>15</td><td>Madonna University (Mich.)</td><td>262</td></tr>
<tr><td>16</td><td>William Penn University (Iowa)</td><td>244</td></tr>
<tr><td>17</td><td>Indiana Tech (Ind.)</td><td>229</td></tr>
<tr><td>18</td><td>West Virginia University Institute of Technology (W.Va.)</td><td>215</td></tr>
<tr><td>19</td><td>Dalton State College (Ga.)</td><td>167</td></tr>
<tr><td>20</td><td>Grace College (Ind.)</td><td>147</td></tr>
<tr><td>21</td><td>Ottawa University (Kan.)</td><td>118</td></tr>
<tr><td>22</td><td>Xavier University (La.)</td><td>108</td></tr>
<tr><td>23</td><td>Eastern Oregon University (Ore.)</td><td>89</td></tr>
<tr><td>24</td><td>Olivet Nazarene University (Ill.)</td><td>75</td></tr>
<tr><td>25</td><td>University of Northwestern Ohio (Ohio)</td><td>74</td></tr>
</tbody>
</table>
