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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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Familiar situation: Rush, Nuggets headed to nationals
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March 6, 2013
NEW ORLEANS — The basketball teams of Xavier
University of Louisiana will play again. Based on their high rankings in
Wednesday's coaches polls, both the Gold Nuggets and Gold Rush received
at-large bids to next week's NAIA Division I National Championships.
The Gold Nuggets (24-5) fell from 10th to 12th in the
women's poll. The Gold Rush (24-7) fell from 13th to a tie for 16th in the
men's poll. The XU women received one of 14 at-large bids, and the XU men
received one of 17 at-large bids.
The NAIA will announce first-round pairings and times
early Wednesday evening. Both tournaments — the men in Kansas City, Mo.,
the women in Frankfort, Ky. — will begin Wednesday, March 13. Thirty-two
teams qualified for each site.
Xavier's women qualified for nationals for the fourth
consecutive year and the 17th time overall. All of the Gold Nuggets'
appearances have occurred in the last 19 seasons. The Gold Nuggets reached the
second round seven times, including 2011 and 2012, but never have advanced to
the quarterfinals.
Xavier's men qualified for nationals for the third
consecutive year, the seventh time in nine seasons and the 14th time overall.
The deepest advance of the Gold Rush was the quarterfinals in 1973; the most
recent first-round victory was in 2007.
Both XU teams won Gulf Coast Athletic Conference
regular-season championships this year — the men shared theirs with
Philander Smith — but both were upset in the quarterfinals of the GCAC
Tournament at Little Rock, Ark., last week.
Also qualifying for nationals from the GCAC were the
tournament champions, SUNO's women and Philander Smith's men. Philander Smith
is ranked 22nd.
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NAIA Division I Women's Basketball Coaches' Top 25 Poll
(first-place votes in parentheses — records through Tuesday, March 5)
| Rank |
Team |
Record |
Points |
Last |
| 1 |
Freed-Hardeman (10) |
31-1 |
281 |
1 |
| 2 |
Oklahoma City (1) |
26-3 |
272 |
2 |
| 3 |
Lubbock Christian |
29-3 |
257 |
4 |
| 4 |
Westmont |
25-4 |
252 |
3 |
| 5 |
Westminster (Utah) |
27-3 |
247 |
5 |
| 6 |
Cumberland |
30-2 |
236 |
6 |
| 7 |
Lee (Tenn.) |
30-2 |
228 |
7 |
| 8 |
Vanguard |
23-3 |
221 |
8 |
| 9 |
MidAmerica Nazarene |
30-2 |
209 |
9 |
| 10 |
The Master's |
25-5 |
197 |
11 |
| 11 |
Benedictine (Kan.) |
27-5 |
181 |
12 |
| 12 |
Xavier |
24-5 |
170 |
10 |
| 13 |
Columbia (Mo.) |
27-6 |
169 |
15 |
| 14 |
Campbellsville |
24-9 |
166 |
18 |
| 15 |
Rogers State |
23-9 |
165 |
14 |
| 16 |
Georgetown (Ky.) |
22-9 |
153 |
16 |
| 17 |
Wiley |
29-3 |
131 |
20 |
| 18 |
Shawnee State |
23-9 |
126 |
13 |
| 19 |
Lyon |
28-4 |
124 |
17 |
| 20 |
Our Lady of the Lake |
30-3 |
103 |
21 |
| 21 |
Faulkner |
25-6 |
102 |
19 |
| 22 |
William Woods |
25-6 |
92 |
23 |
| 23 |
Carroll (Mont.) |
20-9 |
75 |
24 |
| 24 |
Bethel (Tenn.) |
21-10 |
71 |
22 |
| 25 |
LSU-Shreveport |
25-5 |
61 |
25 |
Others receiving votes: Southern Poly 60, St. Catharine (Ky.) 44, Coastal Georgia 30,
Central Methodist 28, SUNO 20, Cumberlands 13, Auburn Montgomery 5. |
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NAIA Division I Men's Basketball Coaches' Top 25 Poll
(first-place votes in parentheses — records through Tuesday, March 5)
| Rank |
Team |
Record |
Points |
Last |
| 1 |
Columbia (Mo.) (11) |
33-0 |
281 |
1 |
| 2 |
Lindsey Wilson |
29-4 |
268 |
3 |
| 3 |
Lee (Tenn.) |
29-3 |
267 |
2 |
| 4 |
John Brown |
27-6 |
251 |
4 |
| 5 |
Lewis-Clark State |
26-5 |
244 |
5 |
| 6 |
Southwestern Assemblies of God |
29-4 |
230 |
6 |
| 7 |
Cal State San Marcos |
23-6 |
219 |
7 |
| 8 |
Pikeville |
26-6 |
209 |
10 |
| 9 |
Evangel |
24-6 |
208 |
9 |
| 10 |
Oklahoma Baptist |
24-7 |
207 |
8 |
| 11 |
Westmont |
25-7 |
196 |
11 |
| 12 |
William Carey |
25-5 |
192 |
12 |
| 13-tie |
Georgetown (Ky.) |
24-8 |
159 |
16 |
| 13-tie |
Montana Western |
22-8 |
159 |
15 |
| 15 |
Emmanuel (Ga.) |
28-4 |
145 |
14 |
| 16-tie |
Xavier |
24-7 |
136 |
13 |
| 16-tie |
Hope International |
25-7 |
136 |
17 |
| 18 |
Faulkner |
28-5 |
131 |
19 |
| 19 |
Arizona Christian |
20-9 |
100 |
24 |
| 20-tie |
St. Thomas (Texas) |
28-5 |
93 |
RV |
| 20-tie |
Martin Methodist |
20-10 |
93 |
18 |
| 22 |
Philander Smith |
24-8 |
89 |
tie-22 |
| 23 |
Concordia (Calif.) |
22-10 |
85 |
RV |
| 24 |
Montana State Northern |
23-9 |
81 |
20 |
| 25 |
LSU-Shreveport |
24-6 |
76 |
21 |
Others receiving votes: Science & Arts 67, MidAmerica Nazarene 50,
Culver-Stockton 32, Campbellsville 26, Westminster (Utah) 19, Life 18,
Voorhees 9, Park 5, Bethel (Tenn.) 3. |
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The Xavier Gold Rush and Gold Nuggets compete in Division I of the NAIA (National Association of Intercollegiate Athletics) as a member of the Gulf Coast Athletic Conference (GCAC).
Xavier fields men's teams in basketball, cross country, tennis and track and field and women's teams in basketball, cross country, tennis, track and field and volleyball.
Department of Intercollegiate Athletics
Xavier University of Louisiana
1 Drexel Drive
Campus Box 92
New Orleans, LA 70125
(504) 520-7329 phone
(504) 520-7934 fax
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