KANSAS CITY, Mo. – [Bracket] The National Association of Intercollegiate Athletics (NAIA) has officially announced the 24-team field for the 73rd Annual UTR Sports NAIA Men's Tennis National Championship. The event will be held at the Mobile Tennis Center in Mobile, Ala., from May 13-17, for the 21st consecutive year (the 2020 event was canceled due to COVID-19).
The field consists of 13 automatic berths, and 11 at-large selections. Automatic qualification is mainly given to conference and unaffiliated grouping tournament champions. For the eighth consecutive year, at-large teams were determined by the NAIA Tennis National Selection Committee (NSC). The NSC consists of coaches and administrators from around the country. The committee evaluated teams throughout the year on various criteria.
Georgia Gwinnett earned the top spot in 2025 and has been ranked the No. 1 team in the nation in the NAIA Men's Tennis Coaches' Top 25 polls for each ratings period of the 2024-25 season. The Grizzlies were the preseason No. 1 back in August and have continued to stay on top thanks in large part to their dominate season. Tennessee Wesleyan checked in at No. 2, posting a strong season in their own rights.
Georgia Gwinnett is in pursuit of its 11th-consecutive national title in 2025. The Grizzlies have a perfect 40-0 all-time record in the national tournament and lead all active NAIA programs in national championship titles with ten. The team from Lawrenceville, Ga., is the only one with a national championship in its history.
19 of the 24 teams in the field are returning from 2024.
Tennessee Southern will face #13 Cumberlands on May 13. The winner of that match will face #4 Our Lady of the Lake. This is the Firehawks' first NAIA Championship appearance since 2010.
Three teams will be making their first appearance in the NAIA Men's Tennis National Championship. Dillard (La.), Morningside (Iowa) and Ottawa (Kan.) will be making their first national championship appearances.
| INSTITUTION |
Qualification Method |
2024-25 Record |
LAST TIME |
CHAMPIONSHIP RECORD |
TITLES |
| Cumberland (Tenn.) |
At-Large |
14-8 |
2024 |
|
0 |
| Cumberlands (Ky.) |
At-Large |
18-8 |
2024 |
|
0 |
| Dillard (La.) |
At-Large |
12-13 |
2024 |
|
0 |
| Georgia Gwinnett |
At-Large |
15-2 |
2024 |
40-0 |
10 |
| Grace (Ind.) |
Tournament Champion |
17-1 |
2024 |
2-3 |
0 |
| Holy Cross (Ind.) |
Tournament Champion |
11-2 |
2024 |
1-2 |
0 |
| Huntington (Ind.) |
At-Large |
12-4 |
2011 |
0-1 |
0 |
| Keiser (Fla.) |
Tournament Champion |
10-2 |
2024 |
23-17 |
0 |
| Lindsey Wilson (Ky.) |
Tournament Champion |
14-3 |
2024 |
19-21 |
0 |
| McPherson (Kan.) |
Tournament Champion |
19-9 |
2024 |
3-9 |
0 |
| Middle Georgia State |
At-Large |
9-8 |
2024 |
8-7 |
0 |
| Missouri Baptist |
At-Large |
15-7 |
2016 |
0-1 |
0 |
| Morningside (Iowa) |
Tournament Champion |
24-1 |
2024 |
0-1 |
0 |
| Northwestern Ohio |
Tournament Champion |
17-5 |
2024 |
13-11 |
0 |
| Oakland City (Ind.) |
Tournament Champion |
15-4 |
2024 |
1-3 |
0 |
| Ottawa (Kan.) |
Regular Season Champion |
18-7 |
2024 |
0-1 |
0 |
| Our Lady of the Lake (Texas) |
Tournament Champion |
20-1 |
2017 |
0-2 |
0 |
| SCAD Savannah (Ga.) |
At-Large |
12-6 |
2017 |
4-4 |
0 |
| Southeastern (Fla.) |
At-Large |
16-2 |
2024 |
2-4 |
0 |
| Tennessee Southern |
At-Large |
12-6 |
2010 |
1-1 |
0 |
| Tennessee Wesleyan |
Tournament Champion |
14-2 |
2024 |
10-8 |
0 |
| William Carey (Miss.) |
Tournament Champion |
15-3 |
2024 |
10-13 |
0 |
| William Woods (Mo.) |
Tournament Champion |
21-11 |
2024 |
7-7 |
0 |
| Xavier (La.) |
At-Large |
13-9 |
2024 |
21-15 |
0 |
For more information on the 2025 NAIA Men's Tennis National Championship, click HERE!
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