KANSAS CITY, Mo. – Keiser (Fla.) secured all 11 first-place votes to claim the top spot in the 2026-27 NAIA Women’s Tennis Coaches’ Preseason Top 25 Poll. The Seahawks enter the new season following a 24-1 campaign that culminated in the program’s first national championship under the Keiser umbrella, defeating Lindsey Wilson (Ky.), 4-1.
Lindsey Wilson holds the No. 2 position after posting a 17-2 record last season. The Blue Raiders earned their spot in the championship match with a semifinal victory over Tennessee Wesleyan, which begins the new season ranked third. The Bulldogs compiled a 20-2 record in 2025-26.
The remaining two spots in the top five belong to No. 4 Xavier (La.) and No. 5 William Carey (Miss.). Xavier finished 19-8 last season, reaching the national quarterfinals before being eliminated by William Carey. The Crusaders advanced to the semifinals and closed the year at 18-2.
Two coaches polls are slated for the spring – Feb. 24 and March 10 – before the 2026-27 NAIA Tennis National Selection Committee Polls begin bi-weekly on March 24.
| RANK | INSTITUTION [FIRST-PLACE VOTES] | 2025 RECORD |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Keiser (Fla.) [11] | 24-1 |
| 2 | Lindsey Wilson (Ky.) | 17-2 |
| 3 | Tennessee Wesleyan | 20-2 |
| 4 | Xavier (La.) | 19-8 |
| 5 | William Carey (Miss.) | 18-2 |
| 6 | Southeastern (Fla.) | 14-6 |
| 7 | LSU Alexandria (La.) | 11-6 |
| 8 | Georgia Gwinnett | 9-8 |
| 9 | Cumberlands (Ky.) | 17-5 |
| 10 | Marian (Ind.) | 17-7 |
| 11 | SCAD (Ga.) | 8-7 |
| 12 | Coastal Georgia | 12-8 |
| 13 | Goshen (Ind.) | 14-7 |
| 14 | Loyola (La.) | 10-8 |
| 15 | Morningside (Iowa) | 26-2 |
| 16 | Texas A&M -Texarkana | 21-7 |
| 17 | St. Thomas (Fla.) | 7-8 |
| 18 | Cumberland (Tenn.) | 11-10 |
| 18 | Holy Cross (Ind.) | 8-6 |
| 20 | Our Lady of the Lake (Texas) | 11-5 |
| 21 | Stanton (Calif.) | 10-6 |
| 22 | Oklahoma Wesleyan | 13-4 |
| 23 | Louisiana Christian | 13-7 |
| 23 | Texas Wesleyan | 20-4 |
| 25 | New College of Florida | 5-12 |
Receiving Votes: Bethel (Ind.), Bethel (Kan.), Bethel (Tenn.), Brenau (Ga.), Campbellsville (Ky.), Concordia (Neb.), Dillard (La.), Doane (Neb.), Huntington (Ind.), Indiana Wesleyan, Lewis-Clark State (Idaho), McPherson (Kan.), Missouri Baptist, Mobile (Ala.), Tennessee Southern, William Woods (Mo.)
Records as reported by NAIA member institutions to NAIAStats on PrestoSports.
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