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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.!
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And lead us on the way,
Through life's journey, onward, upward
To the eternal day. (Refrain)
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Nuggets return to 16th, Rush drop to 19th in NAIA polls
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January 17, 2012
NEW ORLEANS — A 3-0 week at home helped the Xavier
University of Louisiana women's basketball team climb one place to 16th in the NAIA
Division I coaches poll.
The poll, the fifth of the season, was announced
late Monday afternoon, just before Xavier's home doubleheader against Philander
Smith.
Xavier is 19th in the men's poll after tying for 18th
a week ago.
The Gold Nuggets are in the top 25 for the 23rd consecutive
time. The Gold Rush appear in the top 25 for the 16th time in 17 polls.
XU's women defeated Gulf Coast Athletic
Conference opponents SUNO, Edward Waters and Fisk to extend a winning streak
they started four days before Christmas. Then they defeated Philander Smith
56-27 for their eighth consecutive victory and longest streak since 2010.
In five polls this season the XU women have ranked
16th or 17th.
The Gold Rush had a 2-1 week at home, losing to SUNO
in overtime, then beating Edward Waters and Fisk. The XU men then rallied from a seven-point
halftime deficit to defeat Philander Smith 87-80 and spoil a 45-point
performance — best among NAIA men this season — by the Panthers' Ken Brown.
Both Xavier teams will conclude a five-game home stand
with a GCAC doubleheader Saturday against Talladega at The Barn. The women's game
will start at 5 p.m., and the men's game will start at 7. Xavier and Talladega
are two of three women's teams unbeaten in conference.
The only other ranked GCAC school is Tougaloo, which
is 25th in the men's poll and returned to the top 25 for the first time since Dec. 5. Tougaloo
will play host to Xavier in a doubleheader Monday.
Oklahoma City's women, a unanimous No. 1 in the previous
three polls, dropped to second after an 88-66 home loss to Lubbock Christian.
Freed-Hardeman, a 66-54 winner at home against perennial power Union (Tenn.),
climbed from third to first. Freed-Hardeman is the third No. 1 women's team this season.
Unbeaten Shorter became the fifth men's team to
reach No. 1 this season. The Hawks swapped places with Oklahoma Baptist, which
dropped to No. 2.
Xavier is one of 10 schools, one fewer than the previous
poll, with women's and men's teams in the top 25. The other schools are Azusa Pacific,
Campbellsville, Georgetown (Ky.), Lee (Tenn.), Lindsey Wilson,
Robert Morris (Chicago), Saint Xavier, Westmont and Southern Nazarene.
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NAIA Division I Women's Basketball Coaches' Top 25 Poll
(first-place votes in parentheses — records through Sunday, Jan. 15)
| Rank |
Team |
Record |
Points |
Last |
| 1 |
Freed-Hardeman (11) |
15-2 |
312 |
3 |
| 2 |
Oklahoma City (1) |
15-1 |
299 |
1 |
| 3 |
Union (Tenn.) |
16-2 |
293 |
2 |
| 4 |
Westmont |
16-1 |
278 |
4 |
| 5 |
Langston |
16-0 |
273 |
5 |
| 6 |
Lee (Tenn.) |
16-1 |
257 |
7 |
| 7 |
Lewis-Clark State |
17-2 |
256 |
6 |
| 8 |
Cumberlands |
16-1 |
244 |
8 |
| 9 |
Lubbock Christian |
12-3 |
225 |
12 |
| 10 |
Vanguard |
11-3 |
218 |
tie-10 |
| 11 |
Saint Xavier |
13-4 |
215 |
tie-10 |
| 12 |
Shawnee State |
14-4 |
212 |
9 |
| 13 |
Azusa Pacific |
11-5 |
189 |
13 |
| 14 |
Olivet Nazarene |
14-5 |
181 |
14 |
| 15 |
Southern Nazarene |
13-4 |
174 |
16 |
| 16 |
Xavier |
14-5 |
161 |
17 |
| 17 |
Campbellsville |
13-6 |
149 |
18 |
| 18-tie |
Georgetown (Ky.) |
12-6 |
136 |
15 |
| 18-tie |
Belhaven |
14-5 |
136 |
19 |
| 20 |
Lindsey Wilson |
14-5 |
114 |
20 |
| 21 |
Westminster (Utah) |
11-6 |
106 |
24 |
| 22 |
Robert Morris (Chicago) |
12-3 |
95 |
23 |
| 23 |
Loyola |
14-1 |
87 |
RV |
| 24 |
MidAmerica Nazarene |
13-5 |
81 |
RV |
| 25 |
William Woods |
11-5 |
73 |
22 |
Others receiving votes: Lyon 71, Shorter 63, Columbia (Mo.) 26, Rogers State 26,
LSU-Shreveport 13, Avila 10, Rio Grande 4, Park 3, Montana Western 3,
Point Loma Nazarene 1, Oklahoma Baptist 1, Martin Methodist 1, Our Lady of the Lake
1, St. Catharine 1. |
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NAIA Division I Men's Basketball Coaches' Top 25 Poll
(first-place votes in parentheses — records through Sunday, Jan. 15)
| Rank |
Team |
Record |
Points |
Last |
| 1 |
Shorter (9) |
17-0 |
280 |
2 |
| 2 |
Oklahoma Baptist (1) |
15-1 |
269 |
1 |
| 3 |
Robert Morris (Chicago) (1) |
16-1 |
267 |
3 |
| 4 |
Southern Poly |
13-2 |
240 |
10 |
| 5 |
Rogers State |
15-2 |
238 |
8 |
| 6 |
Concordia (Calif.) |
14-3 |
231 |
4 |
| 7-tie |
Azusa Pacific |
14-3 |
224 |
7 |
| 7-tie |
Georgetown (Ky.) |
15-3 |
224 |
5 |
| 9 |
Martin Methodist |
13-3 |
223 |
9 |
| 10 |
Our Lady of the Lake |
13-3 |
199 |
17 |
| 11 |
Lindsey Wilson |
13-4 |
189 |
14 |
| 12 |
Montana State Northern |
17-2 |
184 |
13 |
| 13 |
Texas Wesleyan |
12-3 |
169 |
6 |
| 14 |
Southern Nazarene |
13-4 |
165 |
12 |
| 15 |
Mountain State |
12-6 |
157 |
11 |
| 16 |
Westmont |
13-2 |
133 |
RV |
| 17 |
Evangel |
14-5 |
132 |
15 |
| 18 |
Lee (Tenn.) |
11-3 |
126 |
21 |
| 19 |
Xavier |
12-5 |
104 |
tie-18 |
| 20 |
Campbellsville |
13-5 |
102 |
22 |
| 21 |
Saint Xavier |
13-4 |
96 |
25 |
| 22 |
Montana Western |
15-5 |
86 |
23 |
| 23 |
Cumberland |
12-3 |
83 |
RV |
| 24 |
Columbia (Mo.) |
14-5 |
68 |
RV |
| 25 |
Tougaloo |
14-5 |
59 |
RV |
Others receiving votes: The Master's 49, Freed-Hardeman 43, Oklahoma City 31,
Southwestern Assemblies of God 21, Cal State San Marcos 21, Pikeville 21,
Westminster (Utah) 16, MidAmerica Nazarene 10, Missouri Baptist 1, Science &
Arts 1, Cumberlands 1, Oklahoma Christian 1, Wiley 1, Union (Tenn.) 1,
Rocky Mountain 1, Benedictine (Kan.) 1, Life 1. |
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