Saturday, February 17, 2018

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)

 

RANKPREVIOUSSCHOOL RECORDPOINTS
12The Master's (Calif.) (9)25-1219
24LSU-Shreveport (La.)24-2211
T31William Penn (Iowa)23-2202
T36Pikeville (Ky.)24-2202
53Columbia (Mo.)24-2191
614Carroll (Mont.)22-4183
712Central Methodist (Mo.)23-3169
816Westmont (Calif.)20-4167
95Lindsey Wilson (Ky.)21-4158
108Montana Western20-5153
1110Georgetown (Ky.)21-4150
1215Oklahoma City18-6149
139Hope International (Calif.)22-4139
1417William Carey (Miss.)18-5135
1511Dalton State (Ga.)19-6107
T1618Our Lady of the Lake (Texas)18-8104
T167Science & Arts (Okla.)19-6104
1813LSU-Alexandria (La.)19-7103
1919Lewis-Clark State (Idaho)20-691
2024Texas Wesleyan17-886
2125Life (Ga.)18-873
T22NRCentral Baptist (Ark.)17-565
T2223Xavier (La.)18-665
T2421Cumberlands (Ky.)18-754
T24NRGraceland (Iowa)17-954
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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