NEW ORLEANS — Xavier University of Louisiana was 56th, the second highest finish
in XU history, in the final NAIA Learfield Sports Directors' Cup standings of
2012-13.
It's the fourth time in five years that Xavier placed among the
top 100. Xavier ranked 50th a year ago.
The Learfield Sports Directors'
Cup was developed by the National Association of Collegiate Directors of
Athletics (NACDA) and USA Today newspaper. Points are awarded based on each
institution's finish in up to 12 sports — six women's and six men's. This is the
18th year of the NAIA all-sports standings.
Xavier scored 252 points,
one more than a year ago, after a tie for third place nationally in women's
tennis, a tie for fifth in men's tennis, ties for 17th in men's basketball and
women's basketball, 25th in women's volleyball and 31st in women's cross country
and men's cross country.
Xavier was the only HBCU (historically black
college or university) with a top-60 finish this season. Highest ranked HBCUs in
the other divisions were Maryland Eastern Shore (148th) in NCAA I and Johnson C.
Smith (66th) in NCAA II.
"It was another outstanding effort by our
coaches and our student-athletes this year," XU athletics director Dennis Cousin
said. "They are to be commended and thanked for the many championships and
national tournament appearances they produced for Xavier. Everyone at Xavier can
be proud of the continued success of our athletics program."
The top
three NAIA schools were Oklahoma Baptist with 964 points, Lindsey Wilson with
797 and Concordia (Calif.) with 781.
Xavier in NAIA all-sports
standings2012-13 56th
2011-12 50th
2010-11
102nd
2009-10 83rd
2008-09 tie-92nd
2007-08
141st
2006-07 156th
2005-06 no teams (Hurricane
Katrina)
2004-05 not in top 100
2003-04 86th
2002-03
tie-163rd
2001-02 tie-238th
2000-01 tie-199th
1999-2000 not
in top 234
1998-99 tie-210th
1997-98 tie-194th
1996-97
164th
1995-96 146th
By Ed Cassiere, Sports Information Director
XAVIER UNIVERSITY OF LOUISIANA
XULAATHLETICS
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