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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
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Nuggets 17th in NAIA coaches poll; Rush fall from top 25
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December 5, 2011
NEW ORLEANS — Xavier University of Louisiana's
women's basketball team dropped from 16th to 17th in the NAIA Division I coaches
poll. XU's men missed the top 25 by eight points after ranking 21st in the preseason.
Both polls, which were announced late Monday afternoon, are the first of the regular season.
The Gold Nuggets (7-3) have two victories against teams
in the top 25, including a 56-51 home decision Saturday against Shorter, which
climbed from 21st to 18th. The other XU victory was 79-76 on Nov. 12 at Georgetown
(Ky.), which moved into the rankings at 21st. Two Xavier losses are to unbeaten teams.
The Gold Rush (5-2), ranked in every top 25 this past
season, received 54 points to rank 26th. Fresno Pacific is 25th with 62 points.
Xavier's men won their first four games before losing 78-67
at Wiley on Nov. 26 and 66-59 at home to city rival Loyola this past Tuesday.
The Gold Rush rebounded by winning 78-61 at home against Concordia (Ala.) on Saturday.
There will be another ranking of the men and women next
Monday, followed by the third regular-season polls in early January.
Oklahoma City, Xavier's opponent Dec. 20 in the Vegas
Hoopla event at Las Vegas, replaced defending champion Azusa Pacific as the No.
1 women's team. Robert Morris (Chicago) and Concordia (Calif.) share the No.
1 men's ranking. Pikeville, the defending men's champion and preseason No. 1, dropped to 22nd.
The only Gulf Coast Athletic Conference men's team in the
top 25 is Tougaloo, which fell from 13th into a tie for 20th with John Brown.
The Gold Rush will play Mobile at 7 p.m. Tuesday at
The Barn. The Gold Nuggets are idle until a 2 p.m. game Dec. 17 at Loyola.
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NAIA Division I Women's Basketball Coaches' Top 25 Poll
(first-place votes in parentheses — records through Sunday, Dec. 4)
| Rank |
Team |
Record |
Points |
Last |
| 1 |
Oklahoma City (12) |
6-0 |
312 |
3 |
| 2 |
Union (Tenn.) |
10-1 |
298 |
2 |
| 3 |
Azusa Pacific |
5-1 |
296 |
1 |
| 4 |
Freed-Hardeman |
9-0 |
278 |
6 |
| 5 |
Lewis-Clark State |
8-1 |
274 |
5 |
| 6 |
Westmont |
8-1 |
253 |
20 |
| 7 |
Shawnee State |
8-2 |
241 |
4 |
| 8 |
Langston |
8-0 |
232 |
19 |
| 9 |
Lee (Tenn.) |
9-0 |
230 |
15 |
| 10 |
Vanguard |
6-1 |
228 |
10 |
| 11 |
Olivet Nazarene |
8-1 |
210 |
12 |
| 12 |
Bethel (Tenn.) |
6-2 |
202 |
6 |
| 13 |
Saint Xavier |
9-2 |
195 |
13 |
| 14 |
Campbellsville |
7-3 |
186 |
8 |
| 15 |
Cumberlands |
8-1 |
165 |
RV |
| 16 |
Southern Nazarene |
5-3 |
162 |
11 |
| 17 |
Xavier |
7-3 |
154 |
16 |
| 18 |
Shorter |
8-1 |
136 |
21 |
| 19 |
Lubbock Christian |
5-3 |
133 |
17 |
| 20 |
Columbia (Mo.) |
7-3 |
107 |
18 |
| 21 |
Georgetown (Ky.) |
9-1 |
106 |
RV |
| 22 |
Robert Morris (Chicago) |
9-1 |
89 |
RV |
| 23 |
Belhaven |
7-2 |
88 |
25 |
| 24 |
Rocky Mountain |
9-2 |
68 |
RV |
| 25 |
Lindsey Wilson |
6-3 |
60 |
14 |
Others receiving votes: William Woods 56, Rogers State 56, Avila 24, Biola 24,
Westminster (Utah) 22, The Master's 17, Loyola 15, Lyon 15, Park 14, LSU-Shreveport 11,
Benedictine (Kan.) 4, Oklahoma Baptist 1, St. Gregory's 1, Graceland 1, Montana Western 1. |
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NAIA Division I Men's Basketball Coaches' Top 25 Poll
(first-place votes in parentheses — records through Sunday, Dec. 4)
| Rank |
Team |
Record |
Points |
Last |
| 1-tie |
Robert Morris (Chicago) (6) |
9-0 |
306 |
3 |
| 1-tie |
Concordia (Calif.) (5) |
8-0 |
306 |
4 |
| 3 |
Oklahoma Baptist |
8-0 |
292 |
7 |
| 4 |
Georgetown (Ky.) (1) |
10-0 |
284 |
8 |
| 5 |
Shorter |
9-0 |
269 |
12 |
| 6 |
Rogers State |
7-0 |
261 |
11 |
| 7 |
Texas Wesleyan |
6-1 |
251 |
10 |
| 8 |
Martin Methodist |
8-2 |
237 |
5 |
| 9 |
Mountain State |
8-3 |
236 |
2 |
| 10 |
Azusa Pacific |
6-2 |
219 |
9 |
| 11 |
Westminster (Utah) |
10-2 |
208 |
RV |
| 12 |
Cumberlands |
8-1 |
206 |
RV |
| 13 |
Southern Nazarene |
6-1 |
195 |
18 |
| 14 |
Evangel |
9-3 |
181 |
19 |
| 15 |
Biola |
6-1 |
176 |
15 |
| 16 |
Lindsey Wilson |
7-3 |
136 |
NR |
| 17 |
Montana State Northern |
11-2 |
133 |
15 |
| 18 |
Southern Poly |
6-2 |
130 |
20 |
| 19 |
Freed-Hardeman |
7-3 |
124 |
RV |
| 20-tie |
Tougaloo |
9-4 |
119 |
13 |
| 20-tie |
John Brown |
9-1 |
119 |
NR |
| 22 |
Pikeville |
7-3 |
102 |
1 |
| 23 |
Saint Xavier |
7-3 |
80 |
24 |
| 24 |
Our Lady of the Lake |
5-3 |
74 |
RV |
| 25 |
Fresno Pacific |
6-3 |
62 |
25 |
Others receiving votes: Xavier 54, Columbia (Mo.) 43, Voorhees 32, Baker 28,
Montana Western 26, Cumberland 22, William Carey 19, Southwestern Assemblies of
God 8, Oklahoma Christian 4, MidAmerica Nazarene 3, Lee (Tenn.) 1, Spring Hill 1,
Northwestern Oklahoma 1, Olivet Nazarene 1, Carroll (Mont.) 1, Westmont 1, St. Catharine 1. |
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