NEW ORLEANS — Xavier University of Louisiana was No. 3 Tuesday, same as it was three weeks ago, in the NAIA Men's Tennis Coaches' Top 25 Poll.
The Gold Rush (1-1) are in the top five for the 29th consecutive time — that streak began Jan. 26, 2016.
The Gold Rush lost at NCAA Division I South Alabama, then earned a home victory against NAIA and city rival Loyola, which is among the "others receiving votes" at 28th place.
The XULA men will not compete this week, but their next dual match — 4 p.m. Feb. 22 at the University of New Orleans — will begin a workload of six competitions in eight days.
The Gold Rush active poll streaks:
• 97 consecutive appearances in the top 25 . . . streak began April 4, 2007.
• 88 consecutive appearances in the top 20 . . . streak began April 30, 2008.
• 73 consecutive appearances in the top 15 . . . streak began Feb. 1, 2011.
• 67 consecutive appearances in the top 10 . . . streak began May 3, 2011.
• 29 consecutive appearances in the top 5 . . . streak began Jan. 26, 2016.
• 29 consecutive appearances in the top 4 . . . streak began Jan. 26, 2016.
The next rankings will be announced Feb. 26.
NAIA Men's Tennis Coaches' Top 25 Poll
(first-place votes in parentheses — records through Feb. 10) |
| RANK |
PREVIOUS |
SCHOOL |
RECORD |
POINTS |
| 1 |
1 |
Georgia Gwinnett (14) |
1-0 |
374 |
| 2 |
2 |
Keiser (Fla.) |
3-2 |
361 |
| 3 |
3 |
Xavier (La.) |
1-1 |
351 |
| 4 |
4 |
William Carey (Miss.) |
0-0 |
336 |
| 5 |
5 |
Reinhardt (Ga.) |
0-0 |
324 |
| 6 |
6 |
Lindsey Wilson (Ky.) |
0-0 |
310 |
| 7 |
7 |
William Woods (Mo.) |
1-0 |
309 |
| 8 |
8 |
Cumberland (Tenn.) |
0-0 |
291 |
| 9 |
9 |
Campbellsville (Ky.) |
3-0 |
277 |
| 10 |
10 |
Cardinal Stritch (Wis.) |
0-0 |
268 |
| 11 |
11 |
Mobile (Ala.) |
0-0 |
252 |
| 12 |
12 |
Arizona Christian |
1-1 |
244 |
| 13 |
14 |
Tennessee Wesleyan |
1-0 |
227 |
| 14 |
15 |
Union (Ky.) |
0-1 |
211 |
| 15 |
13 |
Middle Georgia |
0-2 |
191 |
| 16 |
24 |
Point (Ga.) |
2-3 |
184 |
| 17 |
17 |
Westmont (Calif.) |
1-1 |
177 |
| 18 |
19 |
McPherson (Kan.) |
0-0 |
149 |
| 19 |
16 |
Northwestern Ohio |
0-2 |
144 |
| 20 |
23 |
Marian (Ind.) |
15-3 |
143 |
| 21 |
25 |
Cumberlands (Ky.) |
2-0 |
141 |
| 22 |
22 |
Coastal Georgia |
3-1 |
119 |
| T-23 |
NR |
Hope International (Calif.) |
2-1 |
117 |
| T-23 |
21 |
Asbury (Ky.) |
1-0 |
117 |
| 25 |
18 |
San Diego Christian (Calif.) |
0-1 |
95 |
Dropped from the Top 25: Lawrence Tech (Mich.)
Others Receiving Votes: Lawrence Tech (Mich.) 72, Indiana Wesleyan 61, Loyola (La.) 29, Texas A&M Texarkana 25, Ottawa (Kan.) 15, St. Francis (Ill.) 8, Lewis-Clark State (Idaho) 8, Georgetown (Ky.) 8, Missouri Valley 8, St. Thomas (Fla.) 7, Judson (Ill.) 4.
