2005 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 |
5 |
2.33 |
| 2 |
Amherst College |
NCAA III |
2 |
9 |
4 |
5.0 |
| 3 |
Middlebury College |
NCAA III |
11 |
2 |
16 |
9.66 |
| 4 |
Washington University |
NCAA III |
11 |
3 |
27 |
13.66 |
| 5 |
Bowdoin College |
NCAA III |
7 |
19 |
16 |
14.0 |
| 6 |
Emory University |
NCAA III |
20 |
8 |
41 |
23.0 |
| 6 |
Washington & Lee University |
NCAA III |
13 |
29 |
27 |
23.0 |
| 8 |
Haverford College |
NCAA III |
9 |
62 |
8 |
26.33 |
| 9 |
Massachusetts Institute of Technology |
NCAA III |
5 |
67 |
8 |
26.66 |
| 10 |
Carleton College |
NCAA III |
5 |
49 |
27 |
27.0 |
| 11 |
Colby College |
NCAA III |
19 |
34 |
33 |
28.66 |
| 12 |
Bates College |
NCAA III |
22 |
33 |
33 |
29.33 |
| 13 |
Wesleyan (CT) University |
NCAA III |
9 |
59 |
21 |
29.66 |
| 14 |
Tufts University |
NCAA III |
28 |
54 |
21 |
34.33 |
| 15 |
Trinity (CT) College |
NCAA III |
24 |
36 |
50 |
36.66 |
| 16 |
Wheaton (IL) College |
NCAA III |
51 |
25 |
41 |
39.0 |
| 17 |
Hamilton College |
NCAA III |
19 |
62 |
47 |
42.66 |
| 18 |
University of Chicago |
NCAA III |
14 |
78 |
41 |
44.33 |
| 19 |
Kenyon College |
NCAA III |
29 |
47 |
58 |
44.66 |
| 20 |
Carnegie Mellon University |
NCAA III |
22 |
39 |
79 |
46.66 |
| 20 |
SUNY Geneseo |
NCAA III |
12 |
26 |
102 |
46.66 |
| 22 |
Trinity (TX) University |
NCAA III |
1 |
4 |
138 |
47.66 |
| 23 |
Willamette University |
NCAA III |
51 |
32 |
87 |
56.66 |
| 24 |
DePauw University |
NCAA III |
42 |
27 |
102 |
57.0 |
| 25 |
Ithaca College |
NCAA III |
8 |
14 |
152 |
58.0 |
| 25 |
Oneonta State University |
NCAA III |
84 |
63 |
27 |
58.0 |
| 27 |
Calvin College |
NCAA III |
2 |
6 |
179 |
62.33 |
| 28 |
Illinois Wesleyan University |
NCAA III |
53 |
52 |
87 |
64.0 |
| 29 |
John Carroll University |
NCAA III |
5 |
72 |
116 |
64.33 |
| 30 |
Gustavus Adolphus College |
NCAA III |
77 |
17 |
102 |
65.33 |
| 31 |
Messiah College |
NCAA III |
3 |
20 |
179 |
67.33 |
| 32 |
New York University |
NCAA III |
32 |
45 |
130 |
69.0 |
| 33 |
Wartburg College |
NCAA III |
7 |
12 |
191 |
70.0 |
| 34 |
Johns Hopkins University |
NCAA III |
14 |
22 |
179 |
71.66 |
| 34 |
Union (NY) College |
NCAA III |
70 |
87 |
58 |
71.66 |
| 36 |
Denison University |
NCAA III |
50 |
18 |
163 |
77.0 |
| 37 |
Gettysburg College |
NCAA III |
45 |
55 |
138 |
79.33 |
| 37 |
University of Rochester |
NCAA III |
37 |
71 |
130 |
79.33 |
| 39 |
St. Norbert College |
NCAA III |
4 |
83 |
152 |
79.66 |
| 40 |
Muhlenberg College |
NCAA III |
70 |
98 |
72 |
80.0 |
| 40 |
St. Olaf College |
NCAA III |
62 |
91 |
87 |
80.0 |
| 42 |
Ursinus College |
NCAA III |
70 |
70 |
102 |
80.66 |
| 43 |
St. John's (MN) University |
NCAA III |
77 |
79 |
102 |
86.0 |
| 44 |
Wheaton (MA) College |
NCAA III |
62 |
41 |
179 |
94.0 |
| 45 |
University of Puget Sound |
NCAA III |
77 |
50 |
163 |
96.66 |
| 46 |
Elizabethtown College |
NCAA III |
2 |
69 |
225 |
98.66 |
| 46 |
Luther College |
NCAA III |
101 |
65 |
130 |
98.66 |
| 46 |
College of Wooster |
NCAA III |
59 |
58 |
179 |
98.66 |
| 49 |
Otterbein College |
NCAA III |
5 |
56 |
240 |
100.33 |
| 50 |
Hobart and William Smith Colleges |
NCAA III |
68 |
73 |
163 |
101.33 |
| 51 |
Linfield College |
NCAA III |
1 |
68 |
240 |
103.0 |
| 52 |
Hope College |
NCAA III |
96 |
56 |
163 |
105.0 |
| 53 |
King's (PA) College |
NCAA III |
31 |
89 |
204 |
108.0 |
| 54 |
Allegheny College |
NCAA III |
83 |
44 |
204 |
110.33 |
| 55 |
Salisbury University |
NCAA III |
45 |
11 |
278 |
111.33 |
| 56 |
Adrian College |
NCAA III |
120 |
200 |
300 |
206.66 |
| 56 |
Albany College of Pharmacy |
NCAA III |
120 |
200 |
300 |
206.66 |
| 56 |
Albertus Magnus College |
NCAA III |
120 |
200 |
300 |
206.66 |
| 56 |
Albion College |
NCAA III |
120 |
200 |
300 |
206.66 |
| 56 |
Albright College |
NCAA III |
120 |
200 |
300 |
206.66 |
| 56 |
Alfred University |
NCAA III |
120 |
200 |
300 |
206.66 |
| 56 |
Alma College |
NCAA III |
120 |
200 |
300 |
206.66 |
| 56 |
Alvernia College |
NCAA III |
120 |
200 |
300 |
206.66 |
| 56 |
Anderson (IN) University |
NCAA III |
120 |
200 |
300 |
206.66 |
| 56 |
Anna Maria College |
NCAA III |
120 |
200 |
300 |
206.66 |
| 56 |
Arcadia University |
NCAA III |
120 |
200 |
300 |
206.66 |
| 56 |
Augsburg College |
NCAA III |
120 |
200 |
300 |
206.66 |
| 56 |
Augustana (IL) College |
NCAA III |
120 |
200 |
300 |
206.66 |
| 56 |
Aurora University |
NCAA III |
120 |
200 |
300 |
206.66 |
| 56 |
Austin College |
NCAA III |
120 |
200 |
300 |
206.66 |
| 56 |
Averett University |
NCAA III |
120 |
200 |
300 |
206.66 |
| 56 |
Babson College |
NCAA III |
120 |
200 |
300 |
206.66 |
| 56 |
Baldwin-Wallace College |
NCAA III |
120 |
200 |
300 |
206.66 |
| 56 |
Baptist Bible (PA) College |
NCAA III |
120 |
200 |
300 |
206.66 |
| 56 |
Barclay College |
NCAA III |
120 |
200 |
300 |
206.66 |
| 56 |
Bard College |
NCAA III |
120 |
200 |
300 |
206.66 |
| 56 |
Baruch College |
NCAA III |
120 |
200 |
300 |
206.66 |
| 56 |
Becker College |
NCAA III |
120 |
200 |
300 |
206.66 |
| 56 |
Beloit College |
NCAA III |
120 |
200 |
300 |
206.66 |
| 56 |
Benedictine University |
NCAA III |
120 |
200 |
300 |
206.66 |
| 56 |
Bethany (WV) College |
NCAA III |
120 |
200 |
300 |
206.66 |
| 56 |
Bethany Lutheran College |
NCAA III |
120 |
200 |
300 |
206.66 |
| 56 |
Bethel (MN) College |
NCAA III |
120 |
200 |
300 |
206.66 |
| 56 |
Birmingham-Southern College |
NCAA III |
120 |
200 |
300 |
206.66 |
| 56 |
Blackburn College |
NCAA III |
120 |
200 |
300 |
206.66 |
| 56 |
Bluffton College |
NCAA III |
120 |
200 |
300 |
206.66 |
| 56 |
Brandeis University |
NCAA III |
120 |
200 |
300 |
206.66 |
| 56 |
Bridgewater College |
NCAA III |
120 |
200 |
300 |
206.66 |
| 56 |
Bridgewater State College |
NCAA III |
120 |
200 |
300 |
206.66 |
| 56 |
Buena Vista University |
NCAA III |
120 |
200 |
300 |
206.66 |
| 56 |
Buffalo State College |
NCAA III |
120 |
200 |
300 |
206.66 |
| 56 |
Cabrini College |
NCAA III |
120 |
200 |
300 |
206.66 |
| 56 |
California State U. - East Bay (Formerly Hayward) |
NCAA III |
120 |
200 |
300 |
206.66 |
| 56 |
California Institute of Technology |
NCAA III |
120 |
200 |
300 |
206.66 |
| 56 |
California Lutheran University |
NCAA III |
120 |
200 |
300 |
206.66 |
| 56 |
Capital University |
NCAA III |
120 |
200 |
300 |
206.66 |
| 56 |
Cardinal Stritch University |
NCAA III |
120 |
200 |
300 |
206.66 |
| 56 |
Carroll (WI) College |
NCAA III |
120 |
200 |
300 |
206.66 |
| 56 |
Carthage College |
NCAA III |
120 |
200 |
300 |
206.66 |
| 56 |
Case Western Reserve University |
NCAA III |
120 |
200 |
300 |
206.66 |