KANSAS CITY, Mo. — Bethel College was part of the "Receiving Votes" category in the latest edition of the NAIA Men's Tennis Coaches' Poll, the national office announced Wednesday. The Threshers were part of the "Receiving Votes" category in the previous version of the poll, as well.
The next edition of the NAIA Men's Tennis Coaches' Poll is scheduled to be released Wednesday, April 22.
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."
| Rank |
Last |
|
Institution |
Record |
Points |
| 1 |
1 |
 |
Georgia Gwinnett [11] |
15-0 |
300 |
| 2 |
2 |
 |
Tennessee Wesleyan |
15-2 |
290 |
| 3 |
3 |
 |
Keiser (Fla.) |
12-1 |
280 |
| 4 |
4 |
 |
Southeastern (Fla.) |
12-3 |
269 |
| 5 |
5 |
 |
Lindsey Wilson (Ky.) |
12-2 |
251 |
| 6 |
8 |
 |
William Carey (Miss.) |
7-1 |
241 |
| 7 |
6 |
 |
Cumberlands (Ky.) |
13-7 |
236 |
| 8 |
9 |
 |
Holy Cross (Ind.) |
6-2 |
218 |
| 9 |
7 |
 |
Xavier (La.) |
12-6 |
212 |
| 10 |
10 |
 |
Huntington (Ind.) |
15-3 |
204 |
| 11 |
11 |
 |
Our Lady of the Lake (Texas) |
10-7 |
193 |
| 12 |
12 |
 |
Dillard (La.) |
8-8 |
181 |
| 13 |
14 |
 |
Morningside (Iowa) |
16-4 |
155 |
| 14 |
13 |
 |
Missouri Baptist |
14-4 |
147 |
| 15 |
15 |
 |
Coastal Georgia |
10-4 |
144 |
| 16 |
16 |
 |
Marian (Ind.) |
11-9 |
134 |
| 17 |
17 |
 |
William Woods (Mo.) |
11-3 |
133 |
| 18 |
18 |
 |
Oakland City (Ind.) |
7-7 |
121 |
| 19 |
20 |
 |
Grace (Ind.) |
6-4 |
97 |
| 20 |
22 |
 |
St. Thomas (Fla.) |
4-5 |
92 |
| 21 |
21 |
 |
Arizona Christian |
10-5 |
84 |
| 22 |
19 |
 |
SCAD Savannah (Ga.) |
2-7 |
70 |
| 23 |
RV |
 |
Goshen (Ind.) |
8-6 |
60 |
| 24 |
RV |
 |
Loyola (La.) |
6-3 |
54 |
| 25 |
RV |
 |
New College of Florida |
6-6 |
47 |
Dropped out: Cumberland (Tenn.), SCAD Atlanta (Ga.), UT Southern (Tenn.)
Receiving Votes: SCAD Atlanta (Ga.) 46, UT Southern (Tenn.) 43, Bethel (Tenn.) 40, Cumberland (Tenn.) 35, Lewis-Clark State (Idaho) 27, Bethel (Kan.) 13, Texas A&M University -Texarkana 7, Milligan (Tenn.) 5, Stanton (Calif.) 5, Concordia (Neb.) 2.
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