NEW ORLEANS -- Xavier University of Louisiana continued its progress in the NAIA Division I Men's Basketball Coaches' Top 25. The Gold Rush climbed two places into a tie for 22nd Tuesday.The Gold Rush (14-4) are in the top 25 for the 28th consecutive time -- the longest active streak in the division -- and the 41st time in the last 42 polls.
Xavier is tied with Lewis-Clark State in the rankings and is one of three Gulf Coast Athletic Conference teams in the top 25. Talladega is No. 8, and Philander Smith is tied for 16th.
Talladega will visit Xavier at 7:30 p.m. Monday and will be the second top-10 team to visit the Convocation Center this season. Xavier defeated the other top-10, William Carey, 90-80 in overtime on Dec. 3.
Xavier's next game will start at 5 p.m. Saturday at home against Edward Waters. The Gold Rush have won a season-high five straight and 9-of-10. Xavier allowed less than 60 points in each of its last five games, the first time that's happened since January 2009.
Pikeville received 9-of-10 first-place votes to earn the No. 1 ranking for the second consecutive week.
The next rankings will be announced next Tuesday (Jan. 21).
The top 25:
1. Pikeville
2. Southwestern Assemblies of God
3. Cal State San Marcos
4. Columbia (Mo.)
5. Evangel
6. Freed-Hardeman
7. Arizona Christian
8. Talladega
9. William Carey
10. Concordia (Calif.)
11. St. Gregory's
12. Wiley
13. Culver-Stockton
14. St. Catharine (Ky.)
15. Benedictine (Kan.)
16. (tie) Emmanuel (Ga.)
16. (tie) Philander Smith
18. Georgetown (Ky.)
19. Westminster (Utah)
20. Vanguard
21. Mid-America Christian
22. (tie) Xavier
22. (tie) Lewis-Clark State
24. Wayland Baptist
25. Hope International
By Ed Cassiere, Sports Information Director
XAVIER UNIVERSITY OF LOUISIANA
XULAATHLETICS
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