LSUA Men's Basketball unanimously voted No. 1 in NAIA poll

I know this is not big league, and that many schools left the NAIA when the NCAA came to be. However, it's still nice to see one school in this state, particularly within the LSU System have success. These guys will be in the playoffs while our big tigers are sitting at the house.
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LSUA unanimously voted No. 1 in NAIA poll
Generals won first 13 games, best start in program history
LSUAGENERALS.COM
As the lone undefeated team remaining in the NAIA, the Generals were unanimously voted the nation’s new top team, taking over the No. 1 spot in the new Top 25 Coaches’ Poll, released Tuesday afternoon.
The Generals are in the midst of the best start in program history, having won the first 13 games. That included two teams in the new top 25 — Dillard and LSU Shreveport — and three more that were just outside the top 25 — SAGU, Langston and Loyola.
Since the last poll was released Dec. 6, LSUA is 6-0, including 3-0 in Red River Athletic Conference play, with road wins against Langston and Dillard, both of whom were ranked in that poll.
“I am proud with how our men have applied themselves both on and off the court,” said head coach Larry Cordaro, “and we are humbled to have been voted the new No. 1 team.
“However, our goal remains to finish the season in this same spot, and we have to earn that one game at a time. I’m happy with how the team complements each other and has gelled, but we still have room for improvement each and every day.”
This is the sixth time in program history the Generals have reached the pinnacle of the NAIA Top 25, closing out the final five regular season polls last season in the top spot. It’s the third time all 10 voters voted LSUA as the No. 1 team, which was also done the final two polls of the regular season last year.
LSUA finished 2015-16 having won the last 20 regular season games, and has stretched that regular season win streak to 33 straight.
LSUA’s new ranking will be challenged immediately, as No. 8 Wiley invades The Fort at 7 p.m. Friday.
“We know being No. 1 puts a big target on us, one we embrace,” Cordaro said. “It takes a lot of people to make us this successful, including supportive administration and a raucous fan base that backs us day in and day out, and we are very thankful for all of that.”