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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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It's 7th heaven for Gold Rush in NAIA postseason poll
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May 22, 2012
NEW ORLEANS — Xavier University of Louisiana
capped the best season in the modern era of its men's tennis program with
a No. 7 ranking Tuesday in the postseason NAIA Coaches' Top 25 Poll.
The XU men (18-8), who maintained their school-record ranking from 15
days ago, are one of eight NAIA teams in the final top 10 for the second consecutive season.
The Gold Rush were eighth a year ago. This is the first time since 2002 that the last rating occurs
after the NAIA National Championship.
Xavier is in the top 10 for the 11th straight time, including all nine
this season, and in 14 of the last 15 polls. It's the 41st consecutive top-25 appearance
for the Gold Rush in a streak which began April 4, 2007.
Xavier justified its top-10 status by defeating
then-ninth-ranked Point Loma Nazarene 5-0 Wednesday in the second round of the
national tournament. That made coach Alan Green's team
the first from Xavier in any sport to reach the national quarterfinals since
men's basketball in 1973.
The Gold Rush are in the final top 25 for the seventh
consecutive season.
Oklahoma Christian, which defeated the two top seeds
in the final two rounds to win the championship for the first time since 2003,
finished No. 1. The Eagles not only dethroned Fresno Pacific
5-4 in the championship dual Saturday, but they also ended the Sunbirds' NAIA-record
streak of 23 appearances at No. 1.
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NAIA Men's Tennis Coaches' Top 25 Poll
(first-place votes in parentheses — records through end of season)
| Rank |
Team |
Record |
Points |
Last |
| 1 |
Oklahoma Christian (12) |
20-3 |
312 |
3 |
| 2 |
Fresno Pacific |
25-2 |
302 |
1 |
| 3 |
Embry-Riddle (Fla.) |
20-4 |
292 |
2 |
| 4 |
Azusa Pacific |
21-3 |
282 |
4 |
| 5 |
Auburn Montgomery |
17-8 |
272 |
5 |
| 6 |
Vanguard |
15-10 |
262 |
6 |
| 7 |
Xavier |
18-8 |
251 |
7 |
| 8 |
Westmont |
12-10 |
242 |
8 |
| 9 |
William Carey |
17-5 |
228 |
10 |
| 10 |
Lindsey Wilson |
19-6 |
219 |
12 |
| 11 |
Point Loma Nazarene |
13-11 |
217 |
9 |
| 12 |
Concordia (Calif.) |
9-13 |
205 |
11 |
| 13 |
Aquinas |
26-3 |
187 |
13 |
| 14 |
Bethany (Kan.) |
22-4 |
183 |
14 |
| 15 |
Belhaven |
16-4 |
174 |
15 |
| 16 |
Cumberland |
18-3 |
164 |
16 |
| 17 |
Campbellsville |
19-7 |
148 |
18 |
| 18 |
Warner |
13-5 |
137 |
17 |
| 19 |
Lewis-Clark State |
11-9 |
131 |
19 |
| 20 |
Olivet Nazarene |
15-5 |
126 |
21 |
| 21 |
Northwestern Ohio |
19-7 |
114 |
20 |
| 22 |
Shorter |
12-15 |
101 |
22 |
| 23 |
Webber International |
15-7 |
88 |
23 |
| 24 |
Spring Arbor |
24-3 |
73 |
RV |
| 25 |
Our Lady of the Lake |
7-7 |
69 |
24 |
Others receiving votes: Lee (Tenn.) 66, Pikeville 48, Biola 27, Hastings 16,
McPherson 14, Bethel (Tenn.) 11, Asbury 11, Roberts Wesleyan 8,
Northwood (Fla.) 5, Graceland 3, SCAD Atlanta 3, Davenport 1, Georgetown (Ky.) 1,
Oklahoma Baptist 1. |
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