TWU, SCAD Remain NAIA Top-10 Mainstays
(Story provided by NAIA Athletic Communications)
KANSAS CITY, Mo. - Tennessee Wesleyan and SCAD Atlanta continue to represent the Appalachian Athletic Conference (AAC) in the NAIA Women's Tennis Coaches' Poll, which was released on Wednesday.
Tennessee Wesleyan sits at No. 3, having garnered 277 voting points.
Meanwhile, SCAD Atlanta remains in the top 10, landing at No. 9 with 217 voting points.
| Rank | Last | Trend | Institution [First-Place Votes] | Points | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 1 | ● | 
|
Keiser (Fla.) [9] | 297 |
| 2 | 2 | ● | 
|
Lindsey Wilson (Ky.) [3] | 292 |
| 3 | 3 | ● | 
|
Tennessee Wesleyan | 277 |
| 4 | 4 | ● | 
|
Southeastern (Fla.) | 275 |
| 5 | 5 | ● | 
|
William Carey (Miss.) | 260 |
| 6 | 6 | ● | 
|
Xavier (La.) | 250 |
| 7 | 11 | ▲ | 
|
SCAD Savannah (Ga.) | 226 |
| 8 | 8 | ● | 
|
LSU Alexandria (La.) | 224 |
| 9 | 7 | ▼ |
|
SCAD Atlanta (Ga.) | 217 |
| 10 | 9 | ▼ | 
|
Loyola (La.) | 210 |
| 11 | 10 | ▼ | 
|
Marian (Ind.) | 204 |
| 12 | 13 | ▲ | 
|
Cumberlands (Ky.) | 188 |
| 13 | 14 | ▲ | 
|
St. Thomas (Fla.) | 162 |
| 14 | 15 | ▲ | 
|
Louisiana Christian | 160 |
| 15 | 12 | ▼ | 
|
Holy Cross (Ind.) | 155 |
| 16 | T-16 | ● | 
|
Our Lady of the Lake (Texas) | 146 |
| 17 | 21 | ▲ | 
|
Morningside (Iowa) | 129 |
| 18 | 18 | ● | 
|
Dillard (La.) | 117 |
| 19 | 22 | ▲ | 
|
Cumberland (Tenn.) | 116 |
| 20 | T-16 | ▼ | 
|
Georgia Gwinnett | 87 |
| 21 | 20 | ▼ | 
|
Indiana Wesleyan | 77 |
| 22 | 23 | ▲ | 
|
Bethel (Ind.) | 67 |
| 23 | 25 | ▲ | 
|
Texas A&M - Texarkana | 64 |
| 24 | 24 | ● | 
|
Oakland City (Ind.) | 61 |
| 25 | RV | ▲ | 
|
Coastal Georgia | 55 |
Dropped from Top 25: William Woods (Mo.)
Receiving Votes: Lewis-Clark State (Idaho) 53, William Woods (Mo.) 52, Bethel (Kan.) 51, Bethel (Tenn.) 36, Goshen (Ind.) 23, LSU Shreveport (La.) 18, Stanton (Calif.) 17, McPherson (Kan.) 16, Grace (Ind.) 14, Missouri Baptist 10, Campbellsville (Ky.) 9, Texas Wesleyan 5, Oklahoma Wesleyan 5, Mobile (Ala.) 3.
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.