Wednesday, February 25, 2015

Gold Rush in top 25 for NAIA-leading 47th straight time

NEW ORLEANS — Xavier University of Louisiana made its 47th consecutive appearance Tuesday in the NAIA Division I Men's Basketball Coaches' Top 25 Poll. The Gold Rush (21-8, 10-3 Gulf Coast Athletic Conference) are 21st, one place lower than a week ago.

Xavier has the longest current streak of top-25 appearances among NAIA DI men.

The Gold Rush have clinched the No. 2 seed for next week's GCAC Tournament. The GCAC's No. 1 seed and regular-season champion is Talladega, which is No. 1 nationally for the second consecutive week.

A third GCAC team, Philander Smith, missed the top 25 by 15 points and is 26th overall.

All three rounds of the men's GCAC Tournament will be played March 6-8 at XU's Convocation Center. The women's tournament will begin March 6 at Dillard's Dent Hall, then move to Xavier for the final two days.

Xavier's men and women will conclude the regular season Saturday against Dillard in the Crosstown Classic at the Convocation Center. The 7 p.m. men's game.

NAIA Division I Men's Basketball Coaches'
Top 25 Poll

(first-place votes in parentheses — records through Feb. 22)
RankTeamRecordPointsLast
1Talladega (7)24-32481
2Freed-Hardeman (2)24-22412
3Pikeville (1)25-22363
4-tieCal State San Marcos25-3222tie-4
4-tieHope International24-2222tie-4
6Dalton State24-32106
7Georgetown (Ky.)23-42028
8Concordia (Calif.)23-61847
9Campbellsville23-517810
10Martin Methodist23-417113
11Montana Western21-616912
12Mid-America Christian20-816414
13Columbia (Mo.)23-51559
14Wayland Baptist23-415215
15LSU-Alexandria19-315016
16Evangel18-912718
17Our Lady of the Lake21-411519
18Arizona Christian22-711211
19Benedictine (Kan.)21-710117
20Westmont19-89825
21Xavier20-89720
22Lewis-Clark State21-78721
23Oklahoma City15-76424
24Southwestern Assemblies of God20-855RV
25Cumberlands19-85323

Others receiving votes: Philander Smith 38, Wiley 32, Faulkner 30, Rocky Mountain 25, Bethel (Tenn.) 21, LSU-Shreveport 20, Missouri Valley 9, Carroll (Mont.) 3


Ed Cassiere, Sports Information Director  
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