NEW ORLEANS — Xavier University of Louisiana
produced its best-ever performance — 19th place and 503.5 points — in
the NAIA Learfield Sports Directors' Cup standings of 2020-21.
The National Association of Collegiate Directors of Athletics (NACDA) announced the results Friday.
XULA was No. 1 in the Gulf Coast Athletic Conference and No. 1 among
the NAIA's historically black colleges and universities (HBCUs). This was XULA's final GCAC season;
it joined the
Red River Athletic
Conference Thursday.
XULA's previous highs were 341.5 points in 2018-19 and 42nd place in 2013-14.
The Learfield Sports Directors' Cup was developed by NACDA and USA Today newspaper. Points are awarded
based on each institution's finish in up to 13 sports.
This is the 26th year of the NAIA all-sports standings. No final standings were compiled in 2019-20 because
of the COVID-19 pandemic.
XULA reached record levels as the result of 10-of-13 teams scoring nationally:
• A tie for third place in women's tennis
• Fifth place in competitive cheer
• A tie for ninth place in men's tennis
• A tie for 17th place in men's basketball
• A tie for 17th place in women's basketball
• A tie for 21st place in men's outdoor track and field
• A tie for 25th place in women's volleyball
• A tie for 27th place in women's indoor track and field
• A tie for 34th place in women's outdoor track and field
• 35th place in women's cross country
The top three NAIA schools were Keiser with 950 points, Indiana Tech
with 881.5 and Indiana Wesleyan with 856.5. Oklahoma City, the NAIA leader three consecutive years from 2016-17 through 2018-19,
was fourth with 723.25 points.
|
XULA in NAIA all-sports standings |
| 2020-21 | 19th |
| 2019-20 | no final standings (COVID-19 pandemic) |
| 2018-19 | 43rd |
| 2017-18 | 58th |
| 2016-17 | 71st |
| 2015-16 | 70th |
| 2014-15 | 50th |
| 2013-14 | 42nd |
| 2012-13 | 56th |
| 2011-12 | 50th |
| 2010-11 | 102nd |
| 2009-10 | 83rd |
| 2008-09 | tie-92nd |
| 2007-08 | 141st |
| 2006-07 | 156th |
| 2005-06 | no teams (Hurricane Katrina) |
| 2004-05 | not in top 100 |
| 2003-04 | 86th |
| 2002-03 | tie-163rd |
| 2001-02 | tie-238th |
| 2000-01 | tie-199th |
| 1999-2000 | not in top 234 |
| 1998-99 | tie-210th |
| 1997-98 | tie-194th |
| 1996-97 | 164th |
| 1995-96 | 146th |
