NEW ORLEANS — The top-10 streak of Xavier University
of Louisiana men's tennis reached 75 consecutive polls Wednesday when the
NAIA announced its second coaches rankings of the season.
The Gold Rush (2-0) — a winner at home the
past two Saturdays against Loyola (New Orleans) and Mississippi College —
are ranked second, same as two weeks ago.
XULA began its streak of top-10 appearances May 3, 2011.
The Gold Rush ranked eighth or higher in the last 47 polls; that streak began May 21, 2014.
XULA will visit NCAA Division I South Alabama (2-5) at 2 p.m. Friday,
then play NAIA No. 13 Mobile (0-0) at noon Saturday — start time was pushed up one hour — at XULA Tennis Center.
It will be Mobile's first match against the Gold Rush in New Orleans since 2010.
XULA's top-25 appearance is its 105th in a row,
the longest active streak in NAIA men's tennis.
Five-time defending national champion Georgia Gwinnett is a unanimous No. 1 for the 47th consecutive time.
The Gold Rush active poll streaks:
• 105 consecutive appearances in the top 25 . . . streak began April 4, 2007.
• 96 consecutive appearances in the top 20 . . . streak began April 30, 2008.
• 81 consecutive appearances in the top 15 . . . streak began Feb. 1, 2011.
• 75 consecutive appearances in the top 10 . . . streak began May 3, 2011.
NAIA Men's Tennis Coaches' Top 25 Poll
(first-place votes in parentheses — records through Feb. 9) |
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| Rank |
Team |
Record |
Points |
Last |
| 1 |
Georgia Gwinnett (14) |
3-0 |
374 |
1 |
| 2 |
XULA |
2-0 |
362 |
2 |
| 3 |
Cardinal Stritch |
2-0 |
350 |
3 |
| 4 |
William Carey |
0-0 |
338 |
4 |
| 5 |
Reinhardt |
0-0 |
322 |
5 |
| 6 |
Middle Georgia |
1-0 |
311 |
6 |
| 7 |
Keiser |
5-0 |
309 |
7 |
| 8 |
Point |
2-1 |
290 |
8 |
| 9 |
William Woods |
1-0 |
276 |
9 |
| 10 |
Union (Ky.) |
2-1 |
266 |
10 |
| 11 |
Tennessee Wesleyan |
2-1 |
253 |
11 |
| 12 |
Lindsey Wilson |
0-0 |
239 |
12 |
| 13 |
Mobile |
0-0 |
231 |
tie-13 |
| 14 |
Cumberland |
4-3 |
210 |
15 |
| 15 |
Hope International |
2-1 |
202 |
tie-17 |
| 16 |
Campbellsville |
0-0 |
193 |
16 |
| 17 |
Indiana Wesleyan |
18-1 |
182 |
tie-17 |
| 18 |
San Diego Christian |
0-1 |
171 |
tie-13 |
| 19 |
Coastal Georgia |
3-0 |
159 |
19 |
| 20 |
Cumberlands |
1-2 |
152 |
20 |
| 21 |
Northwestern Ohio |
4-4 |
131 |
23 |
| 22 |
Arizona Christian |
0-0 |
115 |
22 |
| 23 |
Marian (Ind.) |
10-4 |
109 |
21 |
| 24 |
Missouri Valley |
2-0 |
99 |
24 |
| 25 |
Lewis-Clark State |
1-3 |
84 |
25 |
Dropped from rankings: none.
Others receiving votes: McPherson 74,
Asbury 56, Southeastern (Fla.) 44, Indiana Tech 24, Judson (Ill.) 21,
Westmont 17, Georgetown (Ky.) 5, Grace 3, Southwestern (Kan.) 3, Midland 3,
Texas A&M-Texarkana 3.
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