NEW ORLEANS — Xavier University of Louisiana received more support Tuesday in the NAIA Division I women's basketball coaches poll but still fell short of the top 25.
The Gold Nuggets (10-10, 3-1 Gulf Coast Athletic Conference) collected 14 points and are 29th overall. They needed 56 points to reach the top 25. Xavier received nine points and was 31st one week ago.
Xavier is out of the top 25 for the third consecutive poll after ranking 18th in the preseason and 19th on Dec. 9.
Freed-Hardeman, defending champion Oklahoma City and Campbellsville rank 1-2-3 for the third consecutive week. Freed-Hardeman received 9-of-10 first-place votes to earn the top spot for the fourth straight poll.
Xavier lost 73-43 at home Monday to SUNO and will play its next game at 3 p.m. EST Saturday in Jacksonville, Fla., against Edward Waters. The next XU home game will be Feb. 2.
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NAIA Division I Women's Basketball Coaches'
Top 25 Poll
(first-place votes in parentheses — records through Jan. 18)
| Rank | Team | Record | Points | Last |
| 1 | Freed-Hardeman (9) | 17-1 | 250 | 1 |
| 2 | Oklahoma City (1) | 11-1 | 242 | 2 |
| 3 | Campbellsville | 18-1 | 234 | 3 |
| 4 | Westminster (Utah) | 12-2 | 221 | 5 |
| 5 | Langston | 15-0 | 218 | 6 |
| 6 | Bethel (Tenn.) | 16-2 | 214 | 7 |
| 7 | Loyola | 15-1 | 201 | 4 |
| 8 | Oklahoma Baptist | 12-3 | 192 | 8 |
| 9 | Concordia (Calif.) | 14-3 | 190 | 9 |
| 10 | Montana State-Northern | 19-1 | 178 | 11 |
| 11 | Vanguard | 12-4 | 167 | 13 |
| 12 | Shawnee State | 17-3 | 160 | tie-14 |
| 13 | Lewis-Clark State | 16-3 | 146 | tie-14 |
| 14 | The Master's | 14-4 | 144 | 16 |
| 15 | Our Lady of the Lake | 12-4 | 134 | 18 |
| 16 | Westmont | 16-3 | 131 | 17 |
| 17 | Wiley | 10-2 | 130 | 10 |
| 18 | MidAmerica Nazarene | 13-5 | 117 | 12 |
| 19 | Lindsey Wilson | 16-4 | 101 | 21 |
| 20 | Lyon | 13-4 | 99 | 20 |
| 21 | Carroll (Mont.) | 11-6 | 83 | 19 |
| 22 | Great Falls | 16-3 | 80 | RV |
| 23 | Martin Methodist | 15-3 | 73 | 25 |
| 24 | Columbia (Mo.) | 13-5 | 58 | 23 |
| 25 | Georgetown (Ky.) | 10-6 | 56 | 24 |
Others receiving votes: Benedictine (Kan.) 51, Texas Wesleyan 48, Baker 18, Xavier 14, Pikeville 12, Cumberlands 12, Cumberland 9, Wayland Baptist 7 |
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Ed Cassiere, Sports Information
Director
NEW ORLEANS — Xavier University of Louisiana received more support Tuesday in the NAIA Division I women's basketball coaches poll but still fell short of the top 25.
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