NEW ORLEANS — Xavier University of Louisiana remained No. 3 Tuesday in the NAIA Women's Tennis Coaches' Top 25. It's the final ranking before the national tournament.
The Gold Nuggets (17-7) are in the top five for the fifth consecutive poll. It's their 15th all-time top-3 ranking; all occurred during the last six seasons.
The top-25 appearance is XULA's 56th in a row.
The postseason timeline:
• Monday: NAIA will announce at 3 p.m. CDT the 24 women's teams that qualified for the NAIA National Championships.
• Tuesday: NAIA will announce at 1 p.m. CDT the seeds and bracket for nationals. The top eight seeds will receive first-round byes.
• May 13 (Sunday): XULA will depart for Mobile, Ala., the site of nationals.
• May 14 (Monday): Tournament banquet, which will include the presentation of ITA end-of-season and NAIA Champions of Character awards.
• May 15 (Tuesday): First round of competition at Copeland-Cox Mobile Tennis Center (851 Gaillard Drive, zip code 36608, phone 251-208-5181). Admission is free for every round. Women's matches will start in the morning.
• May 16 (Wednesday): Round of 16. The Gold Nuggets are expected to receive a first-round bye and play their first match on this day.
• May 17 (Thursday): Quarterfinals.
• May 18 (Friday): Semifinals.
• May 19 (Saturday): Championship.
• May 22 (Tuesday): NAIA announces its All-America team.
• May 23 (Wednesday): NAIA announces postseason top 25, and ITA announces its end-of-season singles and doubles rankings.
| NAIA Women's Tennis Coaches' Top 25 Poll (first-place votes in parentheses — records through April 29) |
| RANK | PREVIOUS | SCHOOL | RECORD | POINTS |
| 1 | 1 | Keiser (Fla.) (13) | 20-2 | 343 |
| 2 | 2 | Georgia Gwinnett | 14-2 | 332 |
| 3 | 3 | Xavier (La.) | 17-7 | 321 |
| 4 | 4 | Lindsey Wilson (Ky.) | 12-2 | 308 |
| 5 | 5 | William Carey (Miss.) | 11-5 | 293 |
| 6 | 6 | Brenau (Ga.) | 16-7 | 292 |
| 7 | 8 | William Woods (Mo.) | 16-6 | 263 |
| 8 | 9 | Cardinal Stritch (Wis.) | 13-6 | 258 |
| 9 | 7 | SCAD Savannah (Ga.) | 11-4 | 255 |
| 10 | 11 | Northwestern Ohio | 15-4 | 252 |
| 11 | 10 | Indiana Wesleyan | 29-4 | 241 |
| 12 | 12 | LSU-Alexandria (La.) | 10-6 | 226 |
| 13 | 13 | San Diego Christian (Calif.) | 11-6 | 208 |
| 14 | 14 | Middle Georgia State | 11-6 | 207 |
| 15 | 15 | Westmont (Calif.) | 9-11 | 186 |
| 16 | 16 | SCAD Atlanta (Ga.) | 11-6 | 182 |
| 17 | 17 | Arizona Christian | 10-11 | 164 |
| 18 | 18 | Union (Ky.) | 15-5 | 159 |
| 19 | 19 | Cumberlands (Ky.) | 10-10 | 141 |
| 20 | 20 | Campbellsville (Ky.) | 12-7 | 129 |
| 21 | 21 | Loyola (La.) | 12-7 | 126 |
| 22 | 22 | Cumberland (Tenn.) | 13-10 | 111 |
| 23 | 23 | Reinhardt (Ga.) | 12-7 | 107 |
| 24 | 24 | Mobile (Ala.) | 11-6 | 91 |
| 25 | 25 | Marian (Ind.) | 17-4 | 76 |
Dropped from the Top 25: None
Others Receiving Votes: Georgetown (Ky.) 50; Southwestern (Kan.) 46; St. Thomas (Fla.) 27; Olivet Nazarene (Ill.) 18; Asbury (Ky.) 17; Martin Methodist (Tenn.) 11; Tennessee Wesleyan 11; Missouri Baptist 9; Huntington (Ind.) 6; Lewis-Clark State (Idaho) 6; Midland (Neb.) 4.
Ed Cassiere, Assistant Athletic Director for Communications
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