March 21, 2007
OLATHE, Kan. - Auburn Montgomery (Ala.) received nine first-place votes to remain No. 1 in the third NAIA Men's Tennis Top 25 poll of the season. Azusa Pacific (Calif.) is No. 2 with one first-place vote while Embry-Riddle (Fla.) and Fresno Pacific (Calif.) climbed one spot to round out the top four.
Bethel (Tenn.) made the poll's largest jump, moving nine spots from No. 14 to No. 5 this week, while only one newcomer entered the Top 25, Oklahoma Baptist at No. 24.
The only team from last week's rating to fall out of the Top 25 was Union (Ky.) who missed the Top 25 by only a point to No. 25 Oklahoma Christian.
|
RANK |
LAST WEEK |
SCHOOL |
1ST PLACE VOTES |
RECORD |
POINTS |
|
1 |
1 |
Auburn Montgomery (Ala.) (XIII) |
9 |
9-1 |
249 |
|
2 |
2 |
Azusa Pacific (Calif.) (II) |
1 |
14-1 |
241 |
|
3 |
4 |
Embry-Riddle (Fla.) (XIV) |
|
13-1 |
220 |
|
4 |
5 |
Fresno Pacific (Calif.) (II) |
|
9-1 |
215 |
|
5 |
14 |
Bethel (Tenn.) (XII) |
|
11-0 |
208 |
|
6 |
6 |
Vanguard (Calif.) (II) |
|
9-2 |
201 |
|
7 |
3 |
Freed-Hardeman (Tenn.) (XI) |
|
7-2 |
194 |
|
8 |
7 |
Savannah Art & Design (Ga.) (XIV) |
|
5-1 |
183 |
|
9 |
9 |
Lee (Tenn.) (XIII) |
|
7-1 |
171 |
|
10 |
11 |
Point Loma Nazarene (Calif.) (II) |
|
9-1 |
160 |
|
11 |
8 |
Berry (Ga.) (XIII) |
|
5-4 |
148 |
|
12 |
10 |
Cumberland (Tenn.) (XI) |
|
10-3 |
134 |
|
13 |
16 |
Shorter (Ga.) (XIII) |
|
3-8 |
118 |
|
14 |
13 |
Northwood (Fla.) (XIV) |
|
3-1 |
104 |
|
15 |
12 |
Benedictine (Kan.) (V) |
|
6-3 |
97 |
|
16 |
18 |
Lindsey Wilson (Ky.) (XI) |
|
5-0 |
95 |
|
17 |
15 |
Graceland (Iowa) (V) |
|
5-2 |
75 |
|
18 |
17 |
Lewis-Clark State (Idaho) (I) |
|
7-4 |
72 |
|
19 |
20 |
Webber International (Fla.) (XIV) |
|
11-4 |
71 |
|
20 |
23 |
Concordia (Calif.) (II) |
|
10-7 |
71 |
|
21 |
19 |
Olivet Nazarene (Ill.) (VII) |
|
8-1 |
63 |
|
22 |
22 |
Aquinas (Mich.) (VIII) |
|
11-2 |
59 |
|
23 |
21 |
Virginia Intermont (XII) |
|
2-3 |
36 |
|
24 |
NR |
Oklahoma Baptist (VI) |
|
8-3 |
30 |
|
25 |
25 |
Oklahoma Christian (VI) |
|
1-6 |
11 |
Others Receiving Votes: Union (Ky.) (XII), 10; Westmont (Calif.) (II), 6; Xavier (La.) (XIII), 5; Indiana Wesleyan (VIII), 3.
