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In the Crescent Bend
Stands our loved and noble Xavier,
Far her praises send.
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9-1 Gold Rush are 13th in poll after climbing six places
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December 4, 2012
NEW ORLEANS — Nine victories in the first 10
games helped Xavier University of Louisiana climb six spots to 13th Tuesday in
the NAIA Division I Men's Basketball Coaches' Top 25 Poll.
The poll is the first since the NAIA announced preseason
rankings Oct. 23. The next two polls will be announced Dec. 11 and Jan. 8.
The Gold Rush defeated NCAA Division II opponents
Morehouse and Tuskegee en route to a 6-0 start. William Carey won 78-68 at
Xavier on Nov. 19, but since then Xavier won three in a row to give Dannton
Jackson his sixth start of 9-1 or better in 10 seasons as head coach.
Xavier is in the top 25 for the 13th consecutive time
and the 26th time in 27 polls.
Oklahoma Baptist is No. 1. One of Xavier's city and
Gulf Coast Athletic Conference rivals, SUNO, climbed three places to 21st.
A third GCAC school, second-year member Philander Smith, received three points
to tie for 34th. William Carey, which received no votes in the preseason, is 15th.
Coupled with Xavier's No. 10 position in the new
women'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 men will tip off at 7:30 p.m. and follow a 5:30
women's game. Loyola was the other school to receive three points in the men's poll.
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NAIA Division I Men's Basketball Coaches' Top 25 Poll
(first-place votes in parentheses — records through Sunday, Dec. 2)
| Rank |
Team |
Record |
Points |
Last |
| 1 |
Oklahoma Baptist (9) |
9-1 |
279 |
2 |
| 2 |
Cumberlands (1) |
10-0 |
266 |
25 |
| 3 |
Lee (Tenn.) |
9-0 |
264 |
15 |
| 4-tie |
Pikeville |
11-1 |
246 |
9 |
| 4-tie |
Rogers State |
9-1 |
246 |
5 |
| 6 |
Columbia (Mo.) (1) |
9-0 |
236 |
10 |
| 7 |
Westminster (Utah) |
9-1 |
235 |
tie-13 |
| 8 |
Lindsey Wilson |
9-1 |
217 |
11 |
| 9 |
Cal State San Marcos |
7-3 |
201 |
20 |
| 10 |
Lewis-Clark State |
10-0 |
188 |
NR |
| 11 |
Texas Wesleyan |
6-1 |
181 |
tie-17 |
| 12 |
MidAmerica Nazarene |
9-2 |
179 |
16 |
| 13 |
Xavier |
9-1 |
177 |
19 |
| 14 |
Science & Arts |
7-1 |
176 |
NR |
| 15 |
William Carey |
7-1 |
160 |
NR |
| 16 |
Evangel |
8-3 |
152 |
21 |
| 17 |
Faulkner |
10-1 |
116 |
NR |
| 18-tie |
Campbellsville |
7-2 |
112 |
RV |
| 18-tie |
Life |
6-3 |
112 |
RV |
| 20 |
Southwestern Assemblies of God |
7-1 |
111 |
RV |
| 21 |
SUNO |
3-1 |
106 |
24 |
| 22 |
Oklahoma City |
5-1 |
101 |
RV |
| 23 |
Montana State Northern |
11-2 |
95 |
23 |
| 24 |
Bethel (Tenn.) |
11-1 |
75 |
NR |
| 25 |
John Brown |
8-1 |
72 |
tie-17 |
Others receiving votes: Georgetown (Ky.) 47, Texas College 39, Rocky Mountain 27, West Virginia Tech 19,
Central Methodist 18, Emmanuel (Ga.) 18, Park 9, Wiley 5, Philander Smith 3, Loyola 3. |
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