Brunswick, Ga. – The College of Coastal Georgia has been ranked 21
st in the 2026-2027 NAIA Men's Tennis Preseason Coaches' Top 25 Poll. There is growing optimism around a program that is looking to build on last season's postseason run.
"I'm excited to see what this year's team can accomplish. We bring back five of our top six players from last year's national tournament team," shared CCGA head tennis coach
Courtney Rutherford. "The guys are focused and working to improve on last year's results. With a couple of key additions to the lineup, we're poised and primed for positive growth."
| RANK |
INSTITUTION [FIRST-PLACE VOTES] |
2025 RECORD |
| 1 |
Georgia Gwinnett [10] |
25-0 |
| 2 |
Tennessee Wesleyan |
22-3 |
| 3 |
Keiser (Fla.) |
18-2 |
| 4 |
Southeastern (Fla.) |
17-5 |
| 5 |
William Carey (Miss.) |
13-1 |
| 6 |
Lindsey Wilson (Ky.) |
14-3 |
| 7 |
Cumberlands (Ky.) |
17-8 |
| 8 |
Xavier (La.) |
15-8 |
| 9 |
Holy Cross (Ind.) |
15-4 |
| 10 |
Huntington (Ind.) |
21-5 |
| 11 |
Morningside (Iowa) |
23-5 |
| 12 |
Missouri Baptist |
21-7 |
| 13 |
Dillard (La.) |
11-12 |
| 14 |
New College of Florida |
9-9 |
| 15 |
St. Thomas (Fla.) |
8-7 |
| 16 |
Arizona Christian |
15-7 |
| 17 |
Grace (Ind.) |
16-7 |
| 18 |
William Woods (Mo.) |
14-6 |
| 19 |
Loyola (La.) |
8-6 |
| 20 |
Marian (Ind.) |
14-11 |
| 21 |
Coastal Georgia |
10-8 |
| 22 |
Goshen (Ind.) |
10-8 |
| 23 |
Bethel (Kan.) |
19-4 |
| 24 |
Bethel (Tenn.) |
12-10 |
| 25 |
Saint Mary (Kan.) |
16-5 |
Receiving Votes:: Abraham Baldwin (Ga.), Bethel (Ind.), Campbellsville (Ky.), Concordia (Neb.), Cumberland (Tenn.), Johnson (Tenn.), Lewis-Clark State (Idaho), McPherson (Kan.), Milligan (Tenn.), Our Lady of the Lake (Texas), OUAZ (Ariz.), SCAD (Ga.), Stanton (Calif.), Tennessee Southern, Texas A&M-Texarkana, Texas Wesleyan.
Records as reported by NAIA member institutions to NAIAStats on PrestoSports.
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