Gold Rush climb into tie for 22nd nationally

NEW ORLEANS — Xavier University of Louisiana moved from 23rd to a tie for 22nd Tuesday in the NAIA Division I Men's Basketball Coaches' Top 25 Poll.

The Gold Rush (19-6), a 78-62 winner Monday at SUNO, share the position with Central Baptist, a Conway, Ark., school which is in the top 25 for the first time. This is the third consecutive poll that XULA is in the top 25.
     
Heading the list of "others receiving votes" is Dillard, XULA's next opponent at 5 p.m. Saturday in the Crosstown Classic presented by Raising Cane's at the Convocation Center.
     
Dillard will be the first of four consecutive Gulf Coast Athletic Conference home opponents to close the Gold Rush regular season.

NAIA Division I Men's Basketball Coaches' Top 25 Poll
(first-place votes in parentheses — records through Feb. 11)
 

RANK	PREVIOUS	SCHOOL	RECORD	POINTS
1	2	The Master's (Calif.) (9)	25-1	219
2	4	LSU-Shreveport (La.)	24-2	211
T3	1	William Penn (Iowa)	23-2	202
T3	6	Pikeville (Ky.)	24-2	202
5	3	Columbia (Mo.)	24-2	191
6	14	Carroll (Mont.)	22-4	183
7	12	Central Methodist (Mo.)	23-3	169
8	16	Westmont (Calif.)	20-4	167
9	5	Lindsey Wilson (Ky.)	21-4	158
10	8	Montana Western	20-5	153
11	10	Georgetown (Ky.)	21-4	150
12	15	Oklahoma City	18-6	149
13	9	Hope International (Calif.)	22-4	139
14	17	William Carey (Miss.)	18-5	135
15	11	Dalton State (Ga.)	19-6	107
T16	18	Our Lady of the Lake (Texas)	18-8	104
T16	7	Science & Arts (Okla.)	19-6	104
18	13	LSU-Alexandria (La.)	19-7	103
19	19	Lewis-Clark State (Idaho)	20-6	91
20	24	Texas Wesleyan	17-8	86
21	25	Life (Ga.)	18-8	73
T22	NR	Central Baptist (Ark.)	17-5	65
T22	23	Xavier (La.)	18-6	65
T24	21	Cumberlands (Ky.)	18-7	54
T24	NR	Graceland (Iowa)	17-9	54

Others Receiving Votes: Dillard (La.) 44; SAGU (Texas) 26; Harris-Stowe State (Mo.) 18; Wayland Baptist (Texas) 14; Campbellsville (Ky.) 13; Wiley (Texas) 13; Peru State (Neb.) 10; Missouri Baptist 9; Vanguard (Calif.) 5; William Jessup (Calif.) 3. 

Ed Cassiere, Assistant Athletic Director for Communications
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