Five AAC Squads Receive Votes in Final NAIA Women's Tennis Poll
May 25, 2022
KANSAS CITY, Mo. - The Appalachian Athletic Conference (AAC) saw five of its own receive votes in the postseason edition of the 2022 NAIA Women's Tennis Coaches' Top 25 Poll.
The NAIA announced the poll on Wednesday.
Montreat and Tennessee Wesleyan lead the way as they landed at No. 3 and No. 10, respectively. Union is 13th, SCAC Atlanta checks in at No. 25, and Brenau received 16 voting points.
2022 NAIA Women's Tennis Coaches' Top 25 Poll – Poll No. 4 (March 30, 2022)
| RANK | LAST WEEK | SCHOOL [1st Place Votes] | RECORD | FINAL POINTS |
| 1 | 1 | Georgia Gwinnett [13] | 17-0 | 343 |
| 2 | 2 | Keiser (Fla.) | 18-5 | 330 |
| 3 | 5 | Montreat (N.C.) | 17-6 | 316 |
| 4 | 4 | LSU Alexandria (La.) | 19-1 | 315 |
| 5 | 3 | Indiana Wesleyan | 39-6 | 301 |
| 6 | 6 | SCAD Savannah (Ga.) | 11-5 | 286 |
| 7 | 11 | Xavier (La.) | 14-15 | 278 |
| 8 | 9 | Lindsey Wilson (Ky.) | 23-4 | 268 |
| 9 | 8 | Middle Georgia State | 8-7 | 251 |
| 10 | 7 | Tennessee Wesleyan | 15-4 | 246 |
| 11 | 13 | Cumberlands (Ky.) | 23-6 | 222 |
| 11 | 12 | William Carey (Miss.) | 11-5 | 222 |
| 13 | 10 | Union (Ky.) | 14-6 | 218 |
| 14 | 14 | Southeastern (Fla.) | 14-7 | 203 |
| 15 | 19 | St. Thomas (Fla.) | 13-12 | 188 |
| 16 | 23 | Saint Katherine | 11-3 | 175 |
| 17 | 15 | Indiana Tech | 17-2 | 165 |
| 18 | 16 | Ave Maria (Fla.) | 10-6 | 161 |
| 19 | 21 | William Woods (Mo.) | 11-13 | 134 |
| 20 | 22 | Mobile (Ala.) | 10-6 | 130 |
| 21 | 17 | Campbellsville (Ky.) | 18-6 | 98 |
| 22 | RV | Cardinal Stritch (Wis.) | 8-12 | 93 |
| 23 | RV | Midland (Neb.) | 20-6 | 88 |
| 24 | 17 | Loyola (La.) | 8-11 | 82 |
| 25 | 20 | SCAD Atlanta (Ga.) | 10-4 | 81 |
Others Receiving Votes: Coastal Georgia 79, Southwestern (Kan.) 49, Marian (Ind.) 42, Olivet Nazarene (Ill.) 39, Indiana East (Ind.) 39, Brenau (Ga.) 16, San Diego Christian (Calif.) 14, Tennessee Southern (Tenn.) 5, Blue Mountain (Miss.) 4, Northwestern Ohio 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.