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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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Gold Nuggets earn their first top-10 ranking since 2005
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December 4, 2012
NEW ORLEANS — Xavier University of Louisiana,
aided by consecutive home victories against preseason ranked teams, climbed
one spot to 10th Tuesday in the NAIA Division I Women's Basketball Coaches'
Top 25 Poll. It's the first time since Feb. 8, 2005, that the Gold Nuggets
have been among the top 10.
This is the first poll since the NAIA announced
preseason rankings Oct. 23. The next two polls will be announced Dec. 11 and Jan. 8.
The Gold Nuggets (6-1) beat then-19th-ranked
LSU-Shreveport 46-45 on Nov. 19, then defeated then-No. 14 Langston 46-38
three days later. LSUS is No. 17 in the new poll, but Langston received
no votes. Xavier's loss was 62-50 at home Nov. 17 to Westminster (Utah),
which was preseason No. 5 but climbed to fourth.
Xavier is in the top 25 for the 33rd consecutive time
dating to January 2010. It's the Nuggets' longest top-25 streak since 34
straight polls from Jan. 13, 2003-March 8, 2005.
Future opponents in the top 25 are No. 13 Bethel (Tenn.)
and No. 25 Faulkner. Xavier will play Faulkner on Dec. 29 in the Coaches vs.
Cancer Classic at Montgomery, Ala., and Bethel on Jan. 2 at XU's new
Convocation Center. Lubbock Christian is No. 1 for the second consecutive time.
Coupled with Xavier's No. 13 position in the new men's
poll, it's the first time since Feb. 7, 2011 — and just the second time since
the start of the 2004-05 season — that both XU basketball teams are among
the NAIA's top 13.
Both XU teams will play city rival Loyola on Wednesday
at the Convocation Center. The women's game will tip off at 5:30 p.m., and the
men's game will start at 7:30 p.m.
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NAIA Division I Women's Basketball Coaches' Top 25 Poll
(first-place votes in parentheses — records through Sunday, Dec. 2)
| Rank |
Team |
Record |
Points |
Last |
| 1 |
Lubbock Christian (10) |
11-0 |
281 |
1 |
| 2 |
Freed-Hardeman (1) |
8-0 |
272 |
3 |
| 3 |
Vanguard |
4-0 |
262 |
4 |
| 4 |
Westminster (Utah) |
7-1 |
255 |
5 |
| 5 |
Westmont |
7-1 |
245 |
7 |
| 6 |
Lee (Tenn.) |
7-1 |
229 |
9 |
| 7 |
Cumberland |
9-0 |
225 |
RV |
| 8 |
Oklahoma City |
5-2 |
220 |
10 |
| 9 |
MidAmerica Nazarene |
9-0 |
211 |
tie-15 |
| 10 |
Xavier |
6-1 |
204 |
11 |
| 11 |
Campbellsville |
8-2 |
190 |
13 |
| 12 |
Shawnee State |
8-2 |
175 |
2 |
| 13 |
Bethel (Tenn.) |
10-1 |
174 |
22 |
| 14 |
The Master's |
7-0 |
165 |
RV |
| 15 |
Rogers State |
7-2 |
157 |
8 |
| 16 |
Cumberlands |
7-2 |
138 |
18 |
| 17 |
LSU-Shreveport |
6-1 |
135 |
19 |
| 18 |
Georgetown (Ky.) |
4-2 |
127 |
6 |
| 19 |
William Woods |
5-1 |
109 |
23 |
| 20-tie |
Auburn Montgomery |
9-0 |
105 |
NR |
| 20-tie |
Our Lady of the Lake |
7-0 |
105 |
24 |
| 22 |
Biola |
4-3 |
86 |
12 |
| 23 |
Lyon |
6-1 |
70 |
RV |
| 24 |
Carroll (Mont.) |
5-3 |
68 |
RV |
| 25 |
Faulkner |
9-1 |
67 |
25 |
Others receiving votes: Benedictine (Kan.) 65, Columbia (Mo.) 41,
Oklahoma Baptist 24, Southern Poly 23, Robert Morris (Chicago) 22,
Wiley 15, Lindsey Wilson 13, Central Methodist 8, San Diego Christian 3. |
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