NEW ORLEANS — It's another week and another gain for Xavier University of Louisiana in the NAIA Division I Men's Basketball Coaches' Top 25 Poll.The Gold Rush (19-7 overall, 8-2 Gulf Coast Athletic Conference) moved from 18th to 17th Tuesday. It was the fifth consecutive week that Xavier climbed in the rankings.
The Gold Rush are in the top 25 for the 45th consecutive time. That's the longest active streak among NAIA DI men's teams. Xavier appeared in 58 of the last 59 top-25s.
Xavier's eight-game win streak ended Monday in a 78-69 home loss to Talladega. The Tornadoes, who have NAIA DI's longest active win streak — 17 games — climbed from No. 3 to No. 2 and received a first-place vote. Talladega is the first GCAC team to reach the NAIA's top two since LSU-Shreveport was second on Feb. 20, 2008.
GCAC member Philander Smith remained out of the top 25 for the second straight week but received enough votes to rank 27th. Xavier will travel to Little Rock, Ark., to play Philander Smith at 4 p.m. Saturday.
Cal State San Marcos received 9-of-10 first-place votes and is No. 1 for the third straight week.
Ed Cassiere, Sports Information Director XULAATHLETICS XAVIER UNIVERSITY OF LOUISIANA https://twitter.com/xulagold https://www.facebook.com/ | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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