TWU, SCAD Land in NAIA Top 10
February 13, 2026
(Story provided by NAIA Athletic Communications)
KANSAS CITY, Mo. - Two Appalachian Athletic Conference (AAC) teams occupy spots in the top 10 of the NAIA Women's Tennis Coaches' Poll.
Tennessee Wesleyan picked up 279 voting points to check in at No. 3, while SCAD Atlanta earned 226 votes to land at No. 6.
The next women's tennis poll is slated for February 25.
| RANK | LAST TIME | TREND | INSTITUTION [FIRST-PLACE VOTES] | POINTS | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 1 | ● | 
|
Keiser (Fla.) [11] | 300 |
| 2 | 3 | ▲ | 
|
Lindsey Wilson (Ky.) | 288 |
| 3 | 5 | ▲ | 
|
Tennessee Wesleyan | 279 |
| 4 | 8 | ▲ | 
|
Southeastern (Fla.) | 269 |
| 5 | 4 | ▼ | 
|
William Carey (Miss.) | 260 |
| 6 | 7 | ▲ | 
|
SCAD Atlanta (Ga.) | 226 |
| 7 | 9 | ▲ | 
|
Xavier (La.) | 223 |
| 8 | 6 | ▼ | 
|
Loyola (La.) | 221 |
| 9 | 13 | ▲ | 
|
Holy Cross (Ind.) | 212 |
| 10 | 10 | ● | 
|
LSU Alexandria (La.) | 197 |
| 11 | 11 | ● | 
|
Marian (Ind.) | 195 |
| 11 | 12 | ▲ |
|
SCAD Savannah (Ga.) | 195 |
| 13 | 2 | ▼ | 
|
Georgia Gwinnett | 194 |
| 14 | 15 | ▲ | 
|
Cumberlands (Ky.) | 165 |
| 15 | 16 | ▲ | 
|
St. Thomas (Fla.) | 149 |
| 16 | 14 | ▼ | 
|
Dillard (La.) | 147 |
| 17 | 17 | ● | 
|
Our Lady of the Lake (Texas) | 132 |
| 18 | 18 | ● | 
|
Louisiana Christian (La.) | 117 |
| 19 | 19 | ● | 
|
Indiana Wesleyan | 97 |
| 20 | 21 | ▲ | 
|
William Woods (Mo.) | 85 |
| 21 | 25 | ▲ | 
|
Morningside (Iowa) | 80 |
| 22 | 20 | ▼ | 
|
Oakland City (Ind.) | 77 |
| 23 | 23 | ● | 
|
Cumberland (Tenn.) | 72 |
| 24 | 22 | ▼ | 
|
Bethel (Ind.) | 70 |
| 25 | 24 | ▼ | 
|
LSU Shreveport (La.) | 55 |
Receiving Votes: Bethel (Tenn.) 29, McPherson (Kan.) 22, Bethel (Kan.) 20, Mobile (Ala.) 19, Stanton (Calif.) 16, Grace (Ind.) 13, Huntington (Ind.) 8, Lewis-Clark State (Idaho) 8, Missouri Baptist 7, Texas A&M -Texarkana 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.