Owls Hawks Explorers Contend With X Factor Xavier In Atlantic 10

That tells you all you need to know about the League flagship program. La Salle was chosen 10th, which, given as the explorers were minimize the stretch last season, seems low. X lost many key members of that team and is still the overwhelming selection to win the conference title next. Xavier won 44 of 61 first-place votes from the panel of media and coaches. Temple 12 ha the first place votes and was second in the preseason poll, followed by Dayton and Saint Joseph s. XAVIER won a school record 30 games last season, has dominated the Atlantic 10 regular season and then played his way all the way in which the Elite Eight.