Xavier University of Louisiana recently finished in the top 50 of the NAIA’s Learfield Sports Directors’ Cup standings of 2011-12, the best in the school’s history. It’s previous best was 83rd place from the 2009-10 season.

Xavier scored 251 points after a tie for fifth place nationally in men’s tennis, a tie for ninth in women’s basketball, ties for 17th in men’s basketball and women’s tennis, a tie for 25th in women’s volleyball, 30th in women’s cross country, 31st in men’s cross country and a tie for 46th in women’s outdoor track and field.