2004 NCSA Collegiate Power Rankings
The Collegiate Power Rankings from NCSA are calculated for each college/university at the NCAA Division I, II and III levels by averaging the U.S. Sports Academy Directors' Cup ranking, the NCAA student-athlete graduation rate of each college/university and the U.S. News & World Report ranking. The collegiate power rankings based off of the U.S. Sports Academy Directors' Cup rating evaluates the strength of NCAA athletic departments, while the U.S. News & World Report rating recognizes institutions of academic excellence. The student-athlete graduation rates are based on those provided by the NCAA.
NCSA Power Rank |
College/University |
Division |
Academic Rank |
Athletic Rank |
NCAA Grad. Rate |
Power Ranking |
| 1 |
Williams College |
NCAA III |
1 |
1 |
12 |
4.66 |
| 2 |
Tufts University |
NCAA III |
27 |
28 |
8 |
21.0 |
| 3 |
Middlebury College |
NCAA III |
8 |
12 |
45 |
21.66 |
| 4 |
Carleton College |
NCAA III |
4 |
42 |
31 |
25.66 |
| 5 |
Washington & Lee University |
NCAA III |
13 |
39 |
29 |
27.0 |
| 6 |
Emory University |
NCAA III |
18 |
2 |
63 |
27.66 |
| 7 |
Amherst College |
NCAA III |
2 |
11 |
78 |
30.33 |
| 8 |
Bowdoin College |
NCAA III |
10 |
40 |
48 |
32.66 |
| 9 |
Colorado College |
NCAA III |
29 |
73 |
6 |
36.0 |
| 10 |
College of New Jersey |
NCAA III |
5 |
3 |
101 |
36.33 |
| 11 |
Trinity (TX) University |
NCAA III |
1 |
4 |
112 |
39.0 |
| 12 |
Bates College |
NCAA III |
23 |
50 |
57 |
43.33 |
| 13 |
Massachusetts Institute of Technology |
NCAA III |
4 |
91 |
36 |
43.66 |
| 14 |
Wheaton (IL) College |
NCAA III |
65 |
13 |
61 |
46.33 |
| 15 |
University of Chicago |
NCAA III |
13 |
67 |
62 |
47.33 |
| 16 |
Hamilton College |
NCAA III |
21 |
52 |
70 |
47.66 |
| 17 |
Johns Hopkins University |
NCAA III |
15 |
14 |
117 |
48.66 |
| 18 |
Claremont McKenna College |
NCAA III |
12 |
53 |
82 |
49.0 |
| 19 |
Ithaca College |
NCAA III |
7 |
9 |
135 |
50.33 |
| 20 |
Trinity (CT) College |
NCAA III |
22 |
56 |
75 |
51.0 |
| 21 |
Haverford College |
NCAA III |
9 |
112 |
33 |
51.33 |
| 22 |
Colby College |
NCAA III |
18 |
84 |
54 |
52.0 |
| 23 |
Kenyon College |
NCAA III |
30 |
46 |
81 |
52.33 |
| 24 |
John Carroll University |
NCAA III |
4 |
61 |
96 |
53.66 |
| 25 |
Washington University |
NCAA III |
103 |
5 |
56 |
54.66 |
| 26 |
University of Scranton |
NCAA III |
6 |
60 |
106 |
57.33 |
| 27 |
Vassar College |
NCAA III |
14 |
139 |
20 |
57.66 |
| 28 |
Pomona-Pitzer College |
NCAA III |
5 |
92 |
83 |
60.0 |
| 29 |
Calvin College |
NCAA III |
3 |
22 |
157 |
60.66 |
| 30 |
New York University |
NCAA III |
35 |
30 |
118 |
61.0 |
| 31 |
Swarthmore College |
NCAA III |
3 |
167 |
14 |
61.33 |
| 32 |
Illinois Wesleyan University |
NCAA III |
56 |
29 |
103 |
62.66 |
| 33 |
Wesleyan (CT) University |
NCAA III |
11 |
164 |
16 |
63.66 |
| 34 |
Gustavus Adolphus College |
NCAA III |
71 |
6 |
125 |
67.33 |
| 34 |
Union (NY) College |
NCAA III |
37 |
57 |
108 |
67.33 |
| 36 |
St. Olaf College |
NCAA III |
61 |
37 |
107 |
68.33 |
| 37 |
Brandeis University |
NCAA III |
32 |
102 |
79 |
71.0 |
| 38 |
DePauw University |
NCAA III |
40 |
86 |
95 |
73.66 |
| 39 |
Carnegie Mellon University |
NCAA III |
23 |
90 |
110 |
74.33 |
| 40 |
Denison University |
NCAA III |
49 |
44 |
132 |
75.0 |
| 41 |
Regis College |
NCAA III |
38 |
197 |
3 |
79.33 |
| 42 |
Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute |
NCAA III |
49 |
106 |
84 |
79.66 |
| 43 |
Adrian College |
NCAA III |
120 |
200 |
200 |
173.33 |
| 43 |
Albany College of Pharmacy |
NCAA III |
120 |
200 |
200 |
173.33 |
| 43 |
Albertus Magnus College |
NCAA III |
120 |
200 |
200 |
173.33 |
| 43 |
Albion College |
NCAA III |
120 |
200 |
200 |
173.33 |
| 43 |
Albright College |
NCAA III |
120 |
200 |
200 |
173.33 |
| 43 |
Alfred University |
NCAA III |
120 |
200 |
200 |
173.33 |
| 43 |
Allegheny College |
NCAA III |
120 |
200 |
200 |
173.33 |
| 43 |
Alma College |
NCAA III |
120 |
200 |
200 |
173.33 |
| 43 |
Alvernia College |
NCAA III |
120 |
200 |
200 |
173.33 |
| 43 |
Anderson (IN) University |
NCAA III |
120 |
200 |
200 |
173.33 |
| 43 |
Anna Maria College |
NCAA III |
120 |
200 |
200 |
173.33 |
| 43 |
Arcadia University |
NCAA III |
120 |
200 |
200 |
173.33 |
| 43 |
Augsburg College |
NCAA III |
120 |
200 |
200 |
173.33 |
| 43 |
Augustana (IL) College |
NCAA III |
120 |
200 |
200 |
173.33 |
| 43 |
Aurora University |
NCAA III |
120 |
200 |
200 |
173.33 |
| 43 |
Austin College |
NCAA III |
120 |
200 |
200 |
173.33 |
| 43 |
Averett University |
NCAA III |
120 |
200 |
200 |
173.33 |
| 43 |
Babson College |
NCAA III |
120 |
200 |
200 |
173.33 |
| 43 |
Baldwin-Wallace College |
NCAA III |
120 |
200 |
200 |
173.33 |
| 43 |
Baptist Bible (PA) College |
NCAA III |
120 |
200 |
200 |
173.33 |
| 43 |
Barclay College |
NCAA III |
120 |
200 |
200 |
173.33 |
| 43 |
Bard College |
NCAA III |
120 |
200 |
200 |
173.33 |
| 43 |
Baruch College |
NCAA III |
120 |
200 |
200 |
173.33 |
| 43 |
Becker College |
NCAA III |
120 |
200 |
200 |
173.33 |
| 43 |
Beloit College |
NCAA III |
120 |
200 |
200 |
173.33 |
| 43 |
Benedictine University |
NCAA III |
120 |
200 |
200 |
173.33 |
| 43 |
Bethany (WV) College |
NCAA III |
120 |
200 |
200 |
173.33 |
| 43 |
Bethany Lutheran College |
NCAA III |
120 |
200 |
200 |
173.33 |
| 43 |
Bethel (MN) College |
NCAA III |
120 |
200 |
200 |
173.33 |
| 43 |
Birmingham-Southern College |
NCAA III |
120 |
200 |
200 |
173.33 |
| 43 |
Blackburn College |
NCAA III |
120 |
200 |
200 |
173.33 |
| 43 |
Bluffton College |
NCAA III |
120 |
200 |
200 |
173.33 |
| 43 |
Bridgewater College |
NCAA III |
120 |
200 |
200 |
173.33 |
| 43 |
Bridgewater State College |
NCAA III |
120 |
200 |
200 |
173.33 |
| 43 |
Buena Vista University |
NCAA III |
120 |
200 |
200 |
173.33 |
| 43 |
Buffalo State College |
NCAA III |
120 |
200 |
200 |
173.33 |
| 43 |
Cabrini College |
NCAA III |
120 |
200 |
200 |
173.33 |
| 43 |
California State U. - East Bay (Formerly Hayward) |
NCAA III |
120 |
200 |
200 |
173.33 |
| 43 |
California Institute of Technology |
NCAA III |
120 |
200 |
200 |
173.33 |
| 43 |
California Lutheran University |
NCAA III |
120 |
200 |
200 |
173.33 |
| 43 |
Capital University |
NCAA III |
120 |
200 |
200 |
173.33 |
| 43 |
Cardinal Stritch University |
NCAA III |
120 |
200 |
200 |
173.33 |
| 43 |
Carroll (WI) College |
NCAA III |
120 |
200 |
200 |
173.33 |
| 43 |
Carthage College |
NCAA III |
120 |
200 |
200 |
173.33 |
| 43 |
Case Western Reserve University |
NCAA III |
120 |
200 |
200 |
173.33 |
| 43 |
Castleton State College |
NCAA III |
120 |
200 |
200 |
173.33 |
| 43 |
Catholic University of America |
NCAA III |
120 |
200 |
200 |
173.33 |
| 43 |
Cazenovia College |
NCAA III |
120 |
200 |
200 |
173.33 |
| 43 |
Centenary (NJ) College |
NCAA III |
120 |
200 |
200 |
173.33 |
| 43 |
Central College |
NCAA III |
120 |
200 |
200 |
173.33 |
| 43 |
Centre College |
NCAA III |
120 |
200 |
200 |
173.33 |
| 43 |
Chapman University |
NCAA III |
120 |
200 |
200 |
173.33 |
| 43 |
Christopher Newport University |
NCAA III |
120 |
200 |
200 |
173.33 |
| 43 |
CUNY-City College of New York |
NCAA III |
120 |
200 |
200 |
173.33 |
| 43 |
Clark University |
NCAA III |
120 |
200 |
200 |
173.33 |
| 43 |
Clarkson University |
NCAA III |
120 |
200 |
200 |
173.33 |
| 43 |
Coe College |
NCAA III |
120 |
200 |
200 |
173.33 |
| 43 |
Colby-Sawyer College |
NCAA III |
120 |
200 |
200 |
173.33 |