NEW ORLEANS — Xavier University of Louisiana dropped one place to sixth Monday
in the final NAIA Men's Tennis Coaches' Top 25 Poll before the national
tournament.
The Gold Rush (14-7) traded places with Bethany (Kan.) after
ranking ahead of the Swedes in the previous two polls. Bethany edged Xavier by
one point.
Still, it's the highest ranking entering next week's NAIA
National Championship for the XU men, who were seventh before the 2012
tournament and eighth in 2011. The No. 5 ranking in the previous two polls was
the highest in the program's history.
The Gold Rush, in the top 10 for
the 19th consecutive time, clinched one of 13 automatic berths to the national
tournament by winning an unaffiliated group tournament in April. The NAIA
announced the 24-team field Monday and will reveal pairings by 5 p.m. CDT
Tuesday. Xavier is expected to receive a first-round bye and play in the second
round at 9 a.m. on May 15. All matches will be played in Mobile, Ala., at
Copeland-Cox Tennis Center, the tournament venue for the 10th consecutive
year.
NAIA Men's Tennis Coaches' Top
25 Poll
(first-place votes in parentheses — records through
Sunday, May 5)
| Rank |
Team |
Record |
Points |
Last |
| 1 |
Embry-Riddle (Fla.) (9) |
20-2 |
310 |
1 |
| 2 |
Auburn Montgomery (1) |
18-3 |
299 |
2 |
| 3 |
Vanguard (2) |
22-0 |
296 |
3 |
| 4 |
Westmont |
11-10 |
279 |
4 |
| 5 |
Bethany (Kan.) |
22-1 |
269 |
6 |
| 6 |
Xavier |
14-7 |
268 |
5 |
| 7 |
Bethel (Tenn.) |
20-1 |
252 |
7 |
| 8 |
Lindsey Wilson |
16-3 |
244 |
8 |
| 9 |
Cumberland |
17-4 |
232 |
9 |
| 10 |
Concordia (Calif.) |
11-12 |
220 |
10 |
| 11 |
Belhaven |
15-4 |
210 |
11 |
| 12 |
Aquinas |
23-4 |
203 |
12 |
| 13-tie |
William Carey |
8-5 |
187 |
14 |
| 13-tie |
Oklahoma Baptist |
15-10 |
187 |
13 |
| 15 |
Northwood (Fla.) |
12-5 |
176 |
15 |
| 16 |
Lewis-Clark State |
7-8 |
162 |
16 |
| 17 |
Northwestern Ohio |
13-7 |
143 |
18 |
| 18 |
Graceland |
14-6 |
134 |
21 |
| 19 |
Warner |
12-9 |
126 |
19 |
| 20 |
Pikeville |
10-5 |
123 |
20 |
| 21 |
Olivet Nazarene |
10-10 |
112 |
23 |
| 22 |
Campbellsville |
10-9 |
108 |
22 |
| 23 |
McPherson |
22-7 |
95 |
17 |
| 24 |
Davenport |
18-7 |
85 |
24 |
| 25 |
Webber International |
10-12 |
74 |
25 |
Others receiving votes: Indiana Wesleyan 58,
Coastal Georgia 45, Martin Methodist 42, Grace 17, St. Francis (Ill.) 14, Asbury
12, Mobile 11, St. Thomas (Fla.) 6, Spring Arbor 5.
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By Ed Cassiere, SID
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