NEW ORLEANS -- Xavier University of Louisiana collected five points Tuesday to rank 34th in the NAIA Division I Women's Basketball Coaches' Top 25 Poll.The Gold Nuggets (12-10 overall, 5-1 Gulf Coast Athletic Conference) are among others receiving votes for the fourth consecutive week. And for the second time in that period, they're not the GCAC's leading vote-getter.
That distinction belongs to city rival SUNO, which received eight points and is 31st. SUNO won 73-43 at Xavier on Jan. 19 and gave the Nuggets the second-largest home defeat in their history.
But Xavier has won twice since then, both in GCAC road games, and will enter a 3 p.m. Saturday contest at city rival Dillard with four victories in its last five games.
Xavier's next home game will start at 5:30 p.m. Monday against Edward Waters.
The top of the rankings has a familiar look. Freed-Hardeman, defending champion Oklahoma City and Campbellsville are 1-2-3 for the fourth consecutive week. Freed-Hardeman (19-1) is No. 1 for the fifth consecutive poll.
The top 25:
1. Freed-Hardeman
2. Oklahoma City
3. Campbellsville
4. Westminster (Utah)
5. Bethel (Tenn.)
6. Loyola
7. Langston
8. (tie) Oklahoma Baptist
8. (tie) Concordia (Calif.)
10. Montana State-Northern
11. The Master's
12. Vanguard
13. Our Lady of the Lake
14. Wiley
15. MidAmerica Nazarene
16. Shawnee State
17. Westmont
18. Lewis-Clark State
19. Carroll (Mont.)
20. Lyon
21. Lindsey Wilson
22. Great Falls
23. Martin Methodist
24. Columbia (Mo.)
25. Benedictine (Kan.)
Others receiving votes, in order of points:
Texas Wesleyan
Cumberland
Georgetown (Ky.)
Wayland Baptist
Pikeville
SUNO
Culver-Stockton
Baker
Xavier
William Woods
Auburn Montgomery
Ed Cassiere, Sports Information Director
XAVIER UNIVERSITY OF LOUISIANA
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