KANSAS CITY, Mo. -The final NAIA Women’s Tennis Top 25 poll saw no movement among the top seven teams, with Keiser (Fla.) continuing to lead the way at No. 1 with 300 points and 11 first-place votes. Lindsey Wilson (Ky.) picked up one first-place vote and remained at No. 2, followed by Tennessee Wesleyan, Southeastern (Fla.), William Carey (Miss.), Xavier (La.), and SCAD Savannah (Ga.), all holding steady in their respective positions.
Movement began just outside that group, where St. Thomas (Fla.) moved from No. 9 to No. 8.
Louisiana Christian moved into a tie at No. 13 after previously sitting at No. 14, while Morningside (Iowa) continued its climb, rising from No. 17 to No. 16.
Coastal Georgia (Ga.) made one of the stronger moves of the week, jumping from No. 22 to No. 19, while Lewis-Clark State (Idaho) climbed one spot to No. 20, and Georgia Gwinnett rose from No. 25 to No. 23.
Oakland City (Ind.) rounded out the poll as the lone new addition, entering at No. 25 after previously receiving votes.
The postseason poll will be released on Wednesday, May 20.
| Rank |
Last |
Trend |
|
Institution [First-place votes] |
Record |
Points |
| 1 |
1 |
● |
|
Keiser (Fla.) [11] |
18-1 |
300 |
| 2 |
2 |
● |
|
Lindsey Wilson (Ky.) [1] |
14-1 |
290 |
| 3 |
3 |
● |
|
Tennessee Wesleyan |
17-1 |
279 |
| 4 |
4 |
● |
|
Southeastern (Fla.) |
13-4 |
270 |
| 5 |
5 |
● |
|
William Carey (Miss.) |
15-1 |
261 |
| 6 |
6 |
● |
|
Xavier (La.) |
18-7 |
250 |
| 7 |
7 |
● |
|
SCAD Savannah (Ga.) |
7-5 |
234 |
| 8 |
9 |
▲ |
|
St. Thomas (Fla.) |
8-7 |
226 |
| 9 |
8 |
▼ |
|
LSU Alexandria (La.) |
10-5 |
225 |
| 10 |
10 |
● |
|
Loyola (La.) |
8-7 |
203 |
| 11 |
11 |
● |
|
SCAD Atlanta (Ga.) |
9-2 |
198 |
| 12 |
12 |
● |
|
Marian (Ind.) |
14-6 |
193 |
| T-13 |
13 |
● |
|
Cumberlands (Ky.) |
15-4 |
182 |
| T-13 |
14 |
▲ |
|
Louisiana Christian |
13-6 |
182 |
| 15 |
15 |
● |
|
Our Lady of the Lake (Texas) |
11-4 |
152 |
| 16 |
17 |
▲ |
|
Morningside (Iowa) |
24-1 |
139 |
| 17 |
16 |
▼ |
|
Holy Cross (Ind.) |
7-5 |
136 |
| 18 |
18 |
● |
|
Dillard (La.) |
8-13 |
111 |
| 19 |
22 |
▲ |
|
Coastal Georgia (Ga.) |
10-6 |
107 |
| 20 |
21 |
▲ |
|
Lewis-Clark State (Idaho) |
10-8 |
99 |
| 21 |
19 |
▼ |
|
Cumberland (Tenn.) |
10-9 |
96 |
| 22 |
20 |
▼ |
|
Indiana Wesleyan (Ind.) |
19-8 |
92 |
| 23 |
25 |
▲ |
|
Georgia Gwinnett (Ga.) |
9-8 |
71 |
| 24 |
23 |
▼ |
|
Texas A&M – Texarkana |
21-7 |
66 |
| 25 |
RV |
▲ |
|
Oakland City (Ind.) |
10-5 |
43 |
Receiving votes: Bethel (Ind.) 42, Goshen (Ind.) 32, Bethel (Tenn.) 27, Texas Wesleyan 19, Bethel (Kan.) 19, Stanton (Calif.) 17, William Woods (Mo.) 14, Mobile (Ala.) 13, Campbellsville (Ky.) 8, McPherson (Kan.) 8, Missouri Baptist 7, Oklahoma Wesleyan 7, Huntington (Ind.) 4
Dropped out: Bethel (Ind.)
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>
