WTEN NAIA Poll #4

Women's Tennis

WTEN: Rams Receiving Votes in Latest NAIA Poll

KANSAS CITY, MO - Texas Wesleyan University Women's Tennis is receiving votes in the latest NAIA Poll. This is the first time this season the Rams are receiving votes and look to build upon that as they go into the home stretch of their season.

Lindsey Wilson (Ky.) picked up ground on No. 1 Keiser (Fla.) by capturing three first-place votes in the fourth regular-season NAIA Women's Tennis Coaches' Top 25 Poll of the 2026 campaign, as the top six teams remained unchanged in the final March edition of the Top 25. 

The Blue Raiders are No. 2, behind the top-ranked Seahawks, with two big jumps, one in the top 10 as SCAD Savannah (Ga.) climbed from No. 11 to No. 7. The other, also a four-spot move, sent Morningside (Iowa) to No. 17, from No. 21. One new team entered the poll - Coastal Georgia at No. 25 - replacing William Woods (Mo.).

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. 
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