Tuesday, January 20, 2015

Rush climb again, this time to 20th, in NAIA rankings

NEW ORLEANS -- Xavier University of Louisiana climbed for the second straight week in the NAIA Division I Men's Basketball Coaches' Top 25.

The Gold Rush (14-6 overall, 3-1 Gulf Coast Athletic Conference) moved from 21st to 20th Tuesday. It is the highest rank for the XU men since the preseason poll, when they were 13th.

It is the 42nd consecutive appearance in the top 25 for the Gold Rush, and it's the longest active streak among NAIA DI men's teams. The XU men appeared in 55 of the last 56 top-25s.

For the fifth time in as many polls this season, the GCAC has three top-25 men's teams. Talladega is sixth and Philander Smith is 23rd, same as a week ago. Talladega leads the GCAC with a 4-0 conference record, and Xavier is tied for second place and one game behind.

Campbellsville is No. 1 for the third consecutive week. The Tigers received all 10 first-place votes after collecting six last week and five two weeks ago.

Xavier won 60-52 at home Monday against SUNO and will play at 5 p.m. EST Saturday in Jacksonville, Fla., against Edward Waters. The next XU home game will be Feb. 2.
 
NAIA Division I Men's Basketball Coaches'
Top 25 Poll

(first-place votes in parentheses — records through Jan. 18)

RankTeamRecordPointsLast
1Campbellsville (10)19-12501
2Cal State San Marcos19-22403
3Pikeville18-1230 4
4Hope International 16-12282
5Martin Methodist17-1218 5
6Talladega17-32086
7Freed-Hardeman15-21948
8Oklahoma Baptist15-31907
9-tieMontana Western15-31839
9-tieBenedictine (Kan.)16-318310
11Our Lady of the Lake12-1170tie-11
12Concordia (Calif.)17-316515
13Dalton State15-215514
14Wayland Baptist15-2148tie-11
15Arizona Christian16-413413
16Columbia (Mo.)16-312620
17 Georgetown (Ky.)15-311618
18William Carey12-411316
19Great Falls14-498RV
20Xavier13-69721
21Evangel11-68622
22LSU-Alexandria9-17824
23Philander Smith12-47423
24Cumberlands16-46625
25Mid-America Christian 12-653NR

Others receiving votes: Westmont 47, Montana Tech 24, Missouri Valley 22, Central Methodist 19, Bethel 15, St. Gregory's 15, Lewis-Clark State 13, Southwestern Assemblies of God 5, Vanguard 3

Ed Cassiere, Sports Information Director

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