Xavier University Athletics
Men's Basketball Program Honored Once Again By Basketball Times
11.01.17 | Men's Basketball
Rankings put XU 15th based five key categories.
CINCINNATI --- The Xavier men's basketball program is tied with Florida for 15th in the new Basketball Times rankings of the best NCAA men's basketball programs.
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Every five years since 1997, Basketball Times has evaluated the best of the best NCAA programs with rankings that are based on five categories: winning percentage, NBA players, federal graduation rate, U.S. News and World Report academic reputation and program cleanliness.
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Xavier was ranked 21st in the last rankings back in 2012.
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There are only nine programs that have qualified for every edition of the project beginning in 1997: Duke, Arizona, Connecticut, Kansas, Kentucky, Murray State, North Carolina, Syracuse and Xavier. Â
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Every five years since 1997, Basketball Times has evaluated the best of the best NCAA programs with rankings that are based on five categories: winning percentage, NBA players, federal graduation rate, U.S. News and World Report academic reputation and program cleanliness.
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Xavier was ranked 21st in the last rankings back in 2012.
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There are only nine programs that have qualified for every edition of the project beginning in 1997: Duke, Arizona, Connecticut, Kansas, Kentucky, Murray State, North Carolina, Syracuse and Xavier. Â
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