Four AAC Teams End Season Ranked in NAIA Men's Tennis Poll
May 25, 2022
KANSAS CITY, Mo. - The Appalachian Athletic Conference (AAC) placed four teams in the top 25 in the final 2022 NAIA Men's Tennis Coaches' Top 25 Poll.
The NAIA announced the poll on Wednesday.
Tennessee Wesleyan and Union lead the way as they landed at No. 4 and No. 6, respectively. Montreat is 10th, while Reinhardt checks in at No. 20.
2022 NAIA Men's Tennis Coaches' Top 25 Poll – Postseason Poll (May 25, 2022)
| RANK | LAST WEEK | SCHOOL [1st Place Votes] | RECORD | FINAL POINTS |
| 1 | 1 | Georgia Gwinnett [13] | 21-0 | 343 |
| 2 | 3 | Keiser (Fla.) | 20-5 | 331 |
| 3 | 2 | Indiana Wesleyan | 41-5 | 319 |
| 4 | 4 | Tennessee Wesleyan | 22-1 | 313 |
| 5 | 5 | Xavier (La.) | 20-6 | 299 |
| 6 | 10 | Union (Ky.) | 19-6 | 280 |
| 6 | 8 | Northwestern Ohio | 27-4 | 280 |
| 8 | 11 | Middle Georgia State | 12-7 | 270 |
| 9 | 7 | Lindsey Wilson (Ky.) | 20-4 | 249 |
| 10 | 9 | Montreat (N.C.) | 11-10 | 245 |
| 11 | 6 | William Carey (Miss.) | 10-5 | 240 |
| 12 | 12 | Cumberlands (Ky.) | 23-6 | 220 |
| 13 | 13 | San Diego Christian (Calif.) | 19-9 | 210 |
| 14 | 17 | Southeastern (Fla.) | 14-7 | 202 |
| 15 | 14 | Ave Maria (Fla.) | 12-7 | 187 |
| 16 | 21 | Coastal Georgia | 7-5 | 172 |
| 17 | 15 | William Woods (Mo.) | 13-12 | 159 |
| 18 | 16 | Cumberland (Tenn.) | 14-9 | 157 |
| 19 | 18 | Cardinal Stritch (Wis.) | 12-10 | 152 |
| 20 | 19 | Reinhardt (Ga.) | 7-8 | 136 |
| 21 | 20 | Mobile (Ala.) | 10-5 | 120 |
| 22 | 23 | McPherson (Kan.) | 14-2 | 102 |
| 23 | 24 | St. Thomas (Fla.) | 14-9 | 100 |
| 24 | 25 | Holy Cross (Ind.) | 13-8 | 93 |
| 25 | NR | Marian (Ind.) | 12-10-1 | 60 |
Others Receiving Votes: Marian (Ind.) 72, SCAD Savannah (Ga.) 57, Indiana Tech 39, Midland (Neb.) 22, Arizona Christian 14, Campbellsville (Ky.) 14, Grace (Ind.) 10, Southwestern (Kan.) 5, Lewis-Clark State (Idaho) 3.
Poll Methodology:
- The poll was voted upon by a panel of head coaches representing each of the conferences, Continental Athletic Conference (Independents) and Unaffiliated Groupings.
- The Top 25 is determined by a points system based on how each voter ranks the best teams. A team receives 30 points for each first-place vote, 29 for second-place and so on through the list.
- The highest and lowest ranking for each team (a non-rating is considered a low rating) is removed and the team's ranking will be recalculated with an additional point added to each team for every ballot (including discounted ballots) that the teams appear on.
- Teams that receive only one point in the ballot are not considered "receiving votes"
- The frequency of polls occurs bi-weekly. This policy was approved by the National Administrative Council (NAC) for the 2017-18 academic season. This change will allow raters the opportunity to consider a larger body of work in between rating periods.