The Xavier Musketeers (24-4, 12-1 Atlantic 10) moved up to No. 9 in the AP and are at No. 11 in the Coaches Poll as the latest polls came out on Monday.  With all of the success this season the Muskies are shaping up well for the upcoming NCAA Tournament.

The only slip up in A-10 play came with the 19-point loss at Temple Jan. 16. They have good non-conference wins over Indiana, Creighton, Cincinnati, Kansas, and Virginia. There were not-so-pretty loses against Miami and at Arizona State.  Winners of 10 straight games and 16 of their last 17, the Muskies have the A-10 in hand and are a lock to make their thrid straight NCAA tournament and 17th overall trip since 1983.

Now they need to get healthy. The team's leading scorer, point guard Drew Lavender, played through an ankle injury in Sunday's win at Dayton, but he may not get to 100% in time for the tournament unless head coach Sean Miller opts to sit him.

"Right now a true testament to our team is Drew Lavender, who is nowhere near himself. I give Drew full credit for playing hurt," Miller told reporters in Sunday's post-game press conference. "We've had to adjust a bit and in the situation he is in, the other players around him have had to step up and they've done that."

Most prognosticators are projecting Xavier as No. 2 seed in next month's tournament, including Bracketography.com, which have the Muskies as the #2 in the West matched up with UCLA and opening in Birmingham.

Other notables from Bracketography.com:

Last Four In
UNLV
Ohio State
Florida
Rhode Island

Last Four Out
West Virginia
Southern Illinois
Kentucky
Wake Forest

Next Four Out
Dayton
New Mexico
Stephen F Austin
Oregon