Coastal Georgia, Arizona Christian Move Up, Georgia Gwinnett Unanimous at No. 1 in Men’s Tennis Poll
KANSAS CITY, Mo. – The top four remained unchanged and Georgia Gwinnett was unanimous at No. 1, highlighting the fourth edition of the 2026 NAIA Men’s Tennis Coaches’ Top 25 Poll No new teams entered the Top 25, but one – Huntington (Ind.) – cracked the top 10, up two spots from No. 12. Two teams moved up three spots, as Coastal Georgia moved to No. 15 and Arizona Christian to No. 21.
The next regular-season poll is set for April 8.
| Rank |
Last |
Trend |
|
Institution [First-Place Votes] |
Points |
| 1 |
1 |
● |
|
Georgia Gwinnett [11] |
300 |
| 2 |
2 |
● |
|
Tennessee Wesleyan |
290 |
| 3 |
3 |
● |
|
Keiser (Fla.) |
280 |
| 4 |
4 |
● |
|
Southeastern (Fla.) |
269 |
| 5 |
T-6 |
▲ |
|
Lindsey Wilson (Ky.) |
242 |
| 6 |
5 |
▼ |
|
Cumberlands (Ky.) |
239 |
| 7 |
9 |
▲ |
|
Xavier (La.) |
231 |
| 8 |
T-6 |
▼ |
|
William Carey (Miss.) |
227 |
| 9 |
8 |
▼ |
|
Holy Cross (Ind.) |
226 |
| 10 |
12 |
▲ |
|
Huntington (Ind.) |
197 |
| 11 |
10 |
▼ |
|
Our Lady of the Lake (Texas) |
195 |
| 12 |
11 |
▼ |
|
Dillard (La.) |
181 |
| 13 |
13 |
● |
|
Missouri Baptist |
168 |
| 14 |
14 |
● |
|
Morningside (Iowa) |
151 |
| 15 |
18 |
▲ |
|
Coastal Georgia |
143 |
| 16 |
15 |
▼ |
|
Marian (Ind.) |
133 |
| 17 |
17 |
● |
|
William Woods (Mo.) |
132 |
| 18 |
16 |
▼ |
|
Oakland City (Ind.) |
123 |
| 19 |
19 |
● |
|
SCAD Savannah (Ga.) |
96 |
| 20 |
20 |
● |
|
Grace (Ind.) |
90 |
| 21 |
24 |
▲ |
|
Arizona Christian |
88 |
| 22 |
21 |
▼ |
|
St. Thomas (Fla.) |
72 |
| 23 |
23 |
● |
|
SCAD Atlanta (Ga.) |
68 |
| 24 |
22 |
▼ |
|
Cumberland (Tenn.) |
53 |
| 25 |
25 |
● |
|
UT Southern (Tenn.) |
52 |
Receiving Votes: Loyola (La.) 40, New College of Florida 39, Goshen (Ind.) 29, Bethel (Kan.) 26, Bethel (Tenn.) 24, Texas A&M – Texarkana (Texas) 17, Lewis-Clark State (Idaho) 10, Bethel (Ind.) 6, Stanton (Calif.) 6, Milligan (Tenn.) 4, 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.
<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>
