Feb. 6, 2008
KANSAS CITY, Mo. -Auburn University at Montgomery (Ala.) tops the National Association of Intercollegiate Athletics (NAIA) Preseason Men's Tennis Top 25 Coaches' Poll, announced today (Feb. 6). The Senators received all 12 first-place votes for a total of 300 points. AUM is coming off a season which saw them finish with a 23-2 record and a seventh NAIA national title. It was also the second consecutive championship for the Senators and their third in the past four seasons.
Embry-Riddle Aeronautical University (Fla.) enters the season No. 2, followed by No. 3 Savannah College of Art and Design (Ga.), No. 4 Lindsey Wilson College (Ky.) and No. 5 Lee University (Tenn.).
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The first regular season poll will be released on Wednesday, Feb. 20.
2008 NAIA Men's Tennis Top 25 Coaches' Poll - Feb. 6 (Preseason)
|
RANK |
SCHOOL |
1st PLACE VOTES |
2008 RECORD* |
TOTAL POINTS |
|
1 |
Auburn University Montgomery (Ala.) (XIII) |
12 |
2-0 |
300 |
|
2 |
Embry-Riddle Aeronautical University (Fla.) (XIV) |
1-0 |
288 |
|
3 |
Savannah College of Art and Design (Ga.) (XIV) |
|
0-0 |
265 |
|
4 |
Lindsey Wilson College (Ky.) (XI) |
|
0-0 |
263 |
|
5 |
Lee University (Tenn.) (XIII) |
|
0-0 |
247 |
|
6 |
Bethel College (Tenn.) (XI) |
|
1-0 |
245 |
|
7 |
Graceland University (Iowa) (V) |
|
0-0 |
227 |
|
8 |
Berry College (Ga.) (XIII) |
|
0-0 |
209 |
|
9 |
Benedictine College (Kan.) (V) |
|
0-0 |
206 |
|
10 |
Webber International University (Fla.) (XIV) |
|
0-0 |
193 |
|
11 |
Lewis-Clark State College (Idaho) (I) |
|
3-2 |
165 |
|
12 |
Union College (Ky.) (XII) |
|
18-4 |
162 |
|
13 |
Shorter College (Ga.) (XIII) |
|
1-0 |
136 |
|
14 |
Cumberland University (Tenn.) (XI) |
|
1-1 |
133 |
|
15 |
Oklahoma Baptist University (VI) |
|
0-0 |
131 |
|
16 |
Olivet Nazarene University (Ill.) (VII) |
|
7-0 |
126 |
|
17 |
Aquinas College (Mich.) (VIII) |
|
0-0 |
122 |
|
18 |
Oklahoma Christian University (VI) |
|
0-0 |
88 |
|
19 |
Northwood University (Fla.) (XIV) |
|
0-0 |
84 |
|
20 |
Xavier University (La.) (XIII) |
|
1-1 |
81 |
|
21 |
Bethany College (Kan.) (IV) |
|
0-0 |
68 |
|
22 |
Walsh University (Ohio) (IX) |
|
0-0 |
38 |
|
23 |
Taylor University (Ind.) (VIII) |
|
12-1 |
37 |
|
24 |
University of Sioux Falls (S.D.) (III) |
|
12-5 |
33 |
|
25 |
Lindenwood University (Mo.) (V) |
|
0-0 |
16 |
Others receiving votes:
University of Alberta (I) 14; Georgetown College (Ky.) (XI) 8; Tennessee Wesleyan College (XII) 7; Marian College (Ind.) (VIII) 4; McKendree University (Ill.) (V) 3; Saint Thomas University (Fla.) (XIV) 1
* Record through matches played Feb. 3
