NAPERVILLE, Ill. – Augustana was picked to win its second-straight College Conference of Illinois & Wisconsin (CCIW) men's tennis title according to the results of the conference championship coaches' poll announced Thursday.
The poll predicted how each team would finish when all eight programs compete at the 2019 CCIW Men's Tennis Championship held May 2-4 at Fairview Park Tennis Center in Decatur, Illinois and hosted by Millikin University.
The Vikings won the poll with 49 points and seven first place votes after the program claimed its first CCIW title since 1985 last season. It was the first title under head coach Jon Miedema and 23rd in program history. Augustana qualified for its first-ever NCAA Division III Men's Tennis Championship last season, advancing to the second round.
Wheaton placed second in the poll with 42 points and one first place vote. The Thunder lead all CCIW programs with 25 conference titles including two under head coach Brad Pihl (2012, 2017).
Carthage was third with 35 points. The Red Men's 11 CCIW titles have all come under the direction of head coach Brady Lindsley including their two most recent in 2015 and 2016.
Millikin placed fourth with 34 points, followed by North Central in fifth (25 points), Carroll in sixth (17 points), Illinois Wesleyan in seventh (14 points) and Elmhurst in eighth (8 points).
Voting is done by the CCIW's head men's tennis coaches. Each coach votes for the seven other schools in the conference in order of predicted finish. Points are assigned in reverse order of voting (seven points for first, six for second, etc.). Coaches do not vote for their own teams.
2019 CCIW Men's Tennis Championship Coaches' Poll
| Rank |
Institution |
Points (1st Pl. Votes) |
| 1 |
Augustana |
49 (7) |
| 2 |
Wheaton |
42 (1) |
| 3 |
Carthage |
35 |
| 4 |
Millikin |
34 |
| 5 |
North Central |
25 |
| 6 |
Carroll |
17 |
| 7 |
Illinois Wesleyan |
14 |
| 8 |
Elmhurst |
8 |
2018 CCIW Men's Tennis Championship Standings
| Place |
Institution |
2018 Record |
| 1 |
Augustana |
19-11 |
| 2 |
Wheaton |
10-11 |
| 3 |
Carthage |
13-11 |
| 4 |
North Central |
8-17 |
| 5 |
Carroll |
13-7 |
| 6 |
Millikin |
10-10 |
| 7 |
Illinois Wesleyan |
4-14 |
| 8 |
Elmhurst |
0-19 |
The College Conference of Illinois & Wisconsin (CCIW) was founded in 1946 and currently services nine member institutions including Augustana College (Rock Island, IL), Carroll University (Waukesha, WI), Carthage College (Kenosha, WI), Elmhurst College (Elmhurst, IL), Illinois Wesleyan University (Bloomington, IL), Millikin University (Decatur, IL), North Central College (Naperville, IL), North Park University (Chicago, IL) and Wheaton College (Wheaton, IL). During the 2017-18 academic year, the CCIW honored over 2,100 academic all-conference recipients, 15 CoSIDA Academic All-Americans, 28 CoSIDA Academic All-District recipients, and over 100 all-Americans.