Asbury (Ky.) rated No. 24 in NAIA Men's Tennis Top 25 to maintain ranking
Asbury (Ky.) rated No. 24 in NAIA Men's Tennis Top 25 to maintain ranking
By Asbury Sports Information
KANSAS City, Mo. – The Asbury University men's tennis team was ranked No. 24 in the latest NAIA national poll released on Tuesday (Feb. 26) by the national office. The Eagles have maintained their national ranking all year.
Asbury was chosen as the favorite to win the RSC regular season title and was pre-season nationally rated at No. 21.
The Eagles are 1-1 on the season with one loss on the year to No. 21 UNOH. AU is back in action on March 5 at 1 PM against Grace. The match will be played indoors at Top Seed Tennis Club in Nicholasville.
For the complete release from the NAIA, click here.
2019 NAIA Men's Tennis Coaches' Top 25 Poll – Poll 2 (February 26, 2019)
| RANK | WEEK | SCHOOL [1st Place Votes] | RECORD | FINAL POINTS |
| 1 | 1 | Georgia Gwinnett [14] | 4-0 | 374 |
| 2 | 2 | Keiser (Fla.) | 6-3 | 361 |
| 3 | 3 | Xavier (La.) | 2-1 | 351 |
| 4 | 5 | Reinhardt (Ga.) | 2-0 | 337 |
| 5 | 6 | Lindsey Wilson (Ky.) | 0-1 | 317 |
| 5 | 7 | William Woods (Mo.) | 1-0 | 317 |
| 7 | 8 | Cumberland (Tenn.) | 0-0 | 299 |
| 8 | 15 | Middle Georgia State | 4-2 | 290 |
| 9 | 9 | Campbellsville (Ky.) | 4-0 | 277 |
| 10 | 10 | Cardinal Stritch (Wis.) | 0-0 | 266 |
| 11 | 4 | William Carey (Miss.) | 2-1 | 262 |
| 12 | 12 | Arizona Christian | 4-0 | 239 |
| 13 | 13 | Tennessee Wesleyan | 2-1 | 227 |
| 14 | 11 | Mobile (Ala.) | 2-1 | 217 |
| 15 | 14 | Union (Ky.) | 1-4 | 210 |
| 16 | 16 | Point (Ga.) | 3-4 | 196 |
| 17 | 23 | Hope International (Calif.) | 5-1 | 160 |
| 18 | 20 | Marian (Ind.) | 15-3 | 159 |
| 19 | 18 | McPherson (Kan.) | 0-0 | 157 |
| 20 | 21 | Cumberlands (Ky.) | 2-0 | 146 |
| 21 | 19 | University of Northwestern Ohi | 4-2 | 142 |
| 22 | 22 | Coastal Georgia | 4-2 | 128 |
| 23 | 17 | Westmont (Calif.) | 2-3 | 117 |
| 24 | 23 | Asbury (Ky.) | 1-1 | 87 |
| 25 | NR | Indiana Wesleyan | 18-3 | 71 |
Dropped from the Top 25: San Diego Christian (Calif.)
Others Receiving Votes: Loyola (La.) 44, Texas A&M Texarkana 40, Marymount California 34, Judson (Ill.) 21, San Diego Christian (Calif.) 21, Lawrence Tech (Mich.) 20, Ottawa (Kan.) 16, Webber International (Fla.) 11, Missouri Valley 10, Hastings (Neb.) 7, Olivet Nazarene (Ill.) 6, Georgetown (Ky.) 4, St. Thomas (Fla.) 4, Lewis-Clark State (Idaho) 3.