TWU, SCAD Represents AAC in NAIA Women's Tennis Top 15
April 10, 2026
(Story provided by NAIA Athletic Communications)
KANSAS CITY, Mo. - The Appalachian Athletic Conference (AAC) continues to have two teams in the top 15 of the NAIA Women's Tennis Coaches' Poll.
The poll was released on Wednesday.
Tennessee Wesleyan leads the way at No. 3, while SCAD Atlanta checks in at No. 11.
The final poll will be released on Wednesday, April 22.
| Rank | Last | Trend | Institution [First-Place Votes] | Record | Points | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 1 | ● | 
|
Keiser (Fla.) [11] | 15-1 | 300 |
| 2 | 2 | ● | 
|
Lindsey Wilson (Ky.) [1] | 13-1 | 289 |
| 3 | 3 | ● | 
|
Tennessee Wesleyan | 15-1 | 280 |
| 4 | 4 | ● | 
|
Southeastern (Fla.) | 11-4 | 267 |
| 5 | 5 | ● | 
|
William Carey (Miss.) | 9-2 | 259 |
| 6 | 6 | ● | 
|
Xavier (La.) | 14-5 | 253 |
| 7 | 7 | ● | 
|
SCAD Savannah (Ga.) | 6-4 | 232 |
| 8 | 8 | ● | 
|
LSU Alexandria (La.) | 7-3 | 223 |
| 9 | 13 | ▲ | 
|
St. Thomas (Fla.) | 6-7 | 212 |
| 10 | 10 | ● | 
|
Loyola (La.) | 7-5 | 208 |
| 11 | 9 | ▼ |
|
SCAD Atlanta (Ga.) | 5-2 | 203 |
| 12 | 11 | ▼ | 
|
Marian (Ind.) | 10-6 | 198 |
| 13 | 12 | ▼ | 
|
Cumberlands (Ky.) | 12-4 | 188 |
| 14 | 14 | ● | 
|
Louisiana Christian | 10-5 | 167 |
| 15 | 16 | ▲ | 
|
Our Lady of the Lake (Texas) | 10-3 | 146 |
| 16 | 15 | ▼ | 
|
Holy Cross (Ind.) | 2-4 | 140 |
| 17 | 17 | ● | 
|
Morningside (Iowa) | 19-1 | 139 |
| 18 | 18 | ● | 
|
Dillard (La.) | 13-12 | 129 |
| 19 | 19 | ● | 
|
Cumberland (Tenn.) | 9-6 | 125 |
| 20 | 21 | ▲ | 
|
Indiana Wesleyan | 17-6 | 97 |
| 21 | RV | ▲ | 
|
Lewis‑Clark State (Idaho) | 10-5 | 78 |
| 22 | 25 | ▲ | 
|
Coastal Georgia | 9-5 | 77 |
| 23 | 23 | ▼ | 
|
Texas A&M - Texarkana | 21-3 | 71 |
| 24 | 22 | ▼ | 
|
Bethel (Ind.) | 4-3 | 54 |
| 25 | 20 | ▼ | 
|
Georgia Gwinnett | 5-7 | 51 |
Dropped from Top 25: Oakland City (Ind.)
Receiving Votes: Oakland City (Ind.) 45, Bethel (Kan.) 41, William Woods (Mo.) 31, Goshen (Ind.) 26, Bethel (Tenn.) 23, Stanton (Calif.), McPherson (Kan.) 8, Missouri Baptist 7, Mobile (Ala.) 6, Grace (Ind.) 4, LSU Shreveport (La.) 4, Texas Wesleyan 3, Campbellsville (Ky.) 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.