Kansas City, Mo. - Dalton State finished fourth in the final NAIA Men's Tennis Coaches' Top 25 Poll, which was released Wednesday by the national office in Kansas City.
 
National Championship Tournament winner Georgia Gwinnett (28-0) received all 9 first place votes and 219 final points. Tournament runners-up Xavier (La.) (17-8) is second with 212 points. Lindsey Wilson (Ky.) (17-4) finished just ahead of the Roadrunners with 202 points to 201.
 
Southern States Athletic Conference tournament champions Auburn Montgomery tied for fifth with Northwestern (Oh.) Each team received 188 points. Keiser (Fl.) is seventh. SSAC teams Coastal Georgia and William Carey are 8^th and 9^th. The University of Mobile was 19^th.
 
"It's been a great year for the men's tennis team," said Dalton State Coach Zack Rogers. "We managed to win 19 matches this season and a regular season conference title. We received more than a dozen post season awards and made it to the semifinals of the national tournament. I feel like we improved dramatically from what was a very talented and successful team last year and we will work hard to continue to make positive gains for next season."
 
"We've got some holes to fill and there will be some new faces on the court next season," added Rogers. "We will continue to be a team on the rise and a team that will fight for every point on the court. This team is going to be hungry and grateful for the opportunity to represent Dalton State and the city of Dalton."
 
 
    2016 NAIA Men's Tennis Coaches' Top 25 Poll
 

RANK	LAST WEEK^	SCHOOL (1st place votes)	WON	LOST	FINAL POINTS
1	1	Georgia Gwinnett (9)	26	0	219
2	3	Xavier (La.)	17	8	212
3	7	Lindsey Wilson (Ky.)	17	4	202
4	5	Dalton State (Ga.)	19	6	201
5	4	Northwestern Ohio	16	4	188
5	2	Auburn Montgomery (Ala.)	19	5	188
7	6	Keiser (Fla.)	20	4	178
8	8	Coastal Georgia	13	4	170
9	9	William Carey (Miss.)	13	8	160
10	10	Aquinas (Mich.)	23	8	154
11	12	Lewis-Clark State (Idaho)	12	10	148
12	11	Cardinal Stritch (Wis.)	16	7	147
13	14	Westmont (Calif.)	10	9	133
14	18	Cumberlands (Ky.)	13	8	122
15	20	Warner (Fla.)	16	5	120
16	16	Olivet Nazarene (Ill.)	15	9	118
17	15	McPherson (Kan.)	13	6	102
18	13	Reinhardt (Ga.)	14	4	101
19	17	Mobile (Ala.)	11	8	99
20	19	Bethany (Kan.)	13	4	92
21	21	Middle Georgia State	11	9	75
22	22	Pikeville (Ky.)	11	5	74
23	23	Campbellsville (Ky.)	14	11	65
24	24	Tennessee Wesleyan	18	4	55
25	25	Indiana Southeast	16	12	45

Dropped from the Top 25: None

Receiving Votes: Missouri Baptist 35, Marian (Ind.) 33, Southeastern (Fla.) 22, Asbury (Ky.) 10, Cumberland (Tenn.) 6, Our Lady of the Lake (Texas) 5, Hastings (Neb.) 5, Indiana Tech 3, SCAD Atlanta (Ga.) 3

^ Ranking based off the NAIA Men's Tennis Coaches' Top 25 Poll – Final (May 9)