KANSAS CITY, Mo. – The William Woods University men's tennis team improved to No. 17 on the second 2022 NAIA Tennis Coaches' Top 25 Poll., announced the national office Wednesday morning.
The Owls received 171 votes to improve to the 17th spot from the 20th place.
The team are currently 1-3 on the season. Their only win of the season was their sweep over No. 15 Grace College at the NAIA Indoor National Invitational.
The No. 17 Owls will face RV McPherson College next at a neutral site on Friday, Feb. 25 at 4 p.m.
2022 NAIA Men's Tennis Coaches' Top 25 Poll One (February 16, 2022)
| RANK |
LAST WEEK |
SCHOOL [1st Place Votes] |
RECORD |
FINAL POINTS |
| 1 |
1 |
Georgia Gwinnett [13] |
6-0 |
343 |
| 2 |
2 |
Keiser (Fla.) |
6-2 |
332 |
| 3 |
3 |
Tennessee Wesleyan |
5-0 |
321 |
| 4 |
4 |
Lindsey Wilson (Ky.) |
1-1 |
307 |
| 5 |
5 |
Reinhardt (Ga.) |
0-0 |
296 |
| 6 |
7 |
Indiana Wesleyan |
24-0 |
289 |
| 7 |
6 |
William Carey (Miss.) |
0-0 |
282 |
| 8 |
8 |
Cardinal Stritch (Wis.) |
1-3 |
261 |
| 9 |
9 |
Union (Ky.) |
2-2 |
259 |
| 10 |
10 |
Xavier (La.) |
3-1 |
243 |
| 11 |
11 |
Middle Georgia State |
0-1 |
238 |
| 12 |
16 |
Northwestern Ohio |
7-2 |
212 |
| 13 |
14 |
Mobile (Ala.) |
1-0 |
206 |
| 14 |
17 |
Montreat (N.C.) |
2-3 |
202 |
| 15 |
13 |
Cumberlands (Ky.) |
6-2 |
188 |
| 16 |
12 |
San Diego Christian (Calif.) |
2-4 |
180 |
| 17 |
20 |
William Woods (Mo.) |
1-3 |
171 |
| 18 |
24 |
St. Thomas (Fla.) |
1-0 |
145 |
| 19 |
19 |
Point (Ga.) |
1-0 |
140 |
| 20 |
15 |
Grace (Ind.) |
10-6 |
133 |
| 21 |
21 |
Ave Maria (Fla.) |
1-2 |
124 |
| 22 |
22 |
Cumberland (Tenn.) |
2-3 |
115 |
| 23 |
23 |
Blue Mountain (Miss.) |
1-0 |
101 |
| 24 |
18 |
Southeastern (Fla.) |
0-2 |
93 |
| 25 |
25 |
Indiana Tech |
4-0 |
73 |
Dropped from the Top 25: N/A
Others Receiving Votes: McPherson (Kan.) 58, Campbellsville (Ky.) 43, Marian (Ind.) 41, Coastal Georgia 28, Ottawa (Ariz.) 22, Missouri Valley 5, Tennessee Southern 3, SCAD Savannah (Ga.) 3, Midland (Neb.) 3.
