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ALMA MATER
In the Mississippi Valley,
In the Crescent Bend
Stands our loved and noble Xavier,
Far her praises send.
Refrain:
Wave her colors bear them onward
Gold and white so true
Hail to thee, all hail, dear Xavier
Hail, all hail, X.U.!
Xavier, ever be our guide
And lead us on the way,
Through life's journey, onward, upward
To the eternal day. (Refrain)
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Xavier men No. 10 in NAIA preseason poll
For immediate release . . . October 31, 2007
NEW ORLEANS — Xavier Universiity of Louisiana is No. 10
in the NAIA Division I preseason men's basketball poll released Wednesday.
Coach Dannton Jackson's Gold Rush returns all five starters from the 2006-07
team which was 22-10 and won a first-round game in the NAIA Tournament for
the first time since 1973. Returning players include guards Shaun Dumas,
a third-team NAIA All-American this past season, and Mark Stewart, who
was third-team All-Louisiana. Also back is senior forward Alfred Williams,
the team's leading rebounder.
Xavier will travel to Texas to play the Longhorns in a 7 p.m. Friday exhibition,
then play Wesley (Miss.) at 6 p.m. Tuesday in the regular-season opener at The Barn,
the Xavier gymnasium which turns 70 years old on Friday.
Defending champion Oklahoma City is No. 1 in the poll.
Two Xavier opponents, No. 17 LSU-Shreveport and No. 19 Wiley, made the top 25.
Xavier will visit LSUS on Jan. 23 and play host to the Pilots on Feb. 14.
Xavier will play host to Wiley on Nov. 10 and visit the Wildcats on Nov. 24.
Xavier was among "others receiving votes" in the final regular-season poll
this past season. The Gold Rush spent one week of the 2006-07 season in the top 25
— No. 22 in the Feb. 14 poll. No poll was conducted after the national tourney.
The first regular-season poll will be released Dec. 5.
2007-08 NAIA Men's Basketball Preseason Division I Top 25 Coaches' Poll
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RANK |
LAST YEAR* |
SCHOOL |
1ST PLACE VOTES |
2006-07 RECORD |
TOTAL POINTS |
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1 |
2 |
Oklahoma City |
9 |
35-2 |
327 |
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2 |
5 |
Concordia (Calif.) |
2 |
31-7 |
318 |
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3 |
9 |
Crichton (Tenn.) |
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29-7 |
299 |
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4 |
22 |
Faulkner (Ala.) |
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24-11 |
293 |
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5 |
6 |
Mountain State (W.Va.) |
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27-6 |
290 |
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6 |
3 |
Georgetown (Ky.) |
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29-4 |
268 |
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7 |
1 |
Robert Morris (Ill.) |
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0-29 |
260 |
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8 |
10 |
Azusa Pacific (Calif.) |
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29-7 |
251 |
|
9 |
3 |
Southern Nazarene (Okla.) |
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28-7 |
239 |
|
10 |
31 |
Xavier (La.) |
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22-10 |
225 |
|
11 |
19 |
Campbellsville (Ky.) |
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27-7 |
220 |
|
12 |
18 |
Lambuth (Tenn.) |
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25-8 |
196 |
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T13 |
17 |
Illinois-Springfield |
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24-9 |
168 |
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T13 |
T15 |
Lewis-Clark State (Idaho) |
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26-7 |
168 |
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15 |
T15 |
Oklahoma Baptist |
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22-10 |
166 |
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16 |
7 |
Park (Mo.) |
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25-7 |
157 |
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17 |
23 |
LSU-Shreveport (La.) |
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25-8 |
146 |
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18 |
26 |
Olivet Nazarene (Ill.) |
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19-10 |
116 |
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19 |
12 |
Union (Tenn.) |
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25-10 |
114 |
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19 |
30 |
Wiley (Texas) |
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18-9 |
111 |
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21 |
28 |
Lee (Tenn.) |
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22-10 |
109 |
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22 |
NR |
Point Loma Nazarene (Calif.) |
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19-13 |
108 |
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23 |
27 |
McKendree (Ill.) |
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23-12 |
104 |
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24 |
T19 |
Northwestern Oklahoma |
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22-12 |
71 |
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25 |
NR |
Lindsey Wilson (Ky.) |
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19-12 |
67 |
Others Receiving Votes:
Westminster (Utah) 63; Mobile (Ala.) 48; Texas Wesleyan 44; Biola (Calif.) 29; Auburn Montgomery (Ala.) 28; Cumberlands (Ky.) 20; Trevecca Nazarene (Tenn.) 17; St. Xavier (Ill.) 14; California Baptist 12; Carroll (Mont.) 12; Southern Polytechnic (Ga.) 11; Fresno Pacific (Calif.) 7; Voorhees (S.C.) 6; Jarvis Christian (Texas) 5; Martin Methodist (Tenn.) 3; Tougaloo (Miss.) 3; Langston (Okla.) 1; Pikeville (Ky.) 1
* Final seeding heading into the Division I Championship
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