2007 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 |
Duke University |
NCAA I |
8 |
11 |
16 |
11.66 |
| 2 |
University of Notre Dame |
NCAA I |
20 |
22 |
13 |
18.33 |
| 3 |
Stanford University |
NCAA I |
4 |
1 |
57 |
20.66 |
| 4 |
Northwestern University |
NCAA I |
14 |
30 |
21 |
21.66 |
| 5 |
Harvard University |
NCAA I |
2 |
64 |
13 |
26.33 |
| 6 |
Princeton University |
NCAA I |
1 |
63 |
16 |
26.66 |
| 7 |
Vanderbilt University |
NCAA I |
18 |
33 |
57 |
36.0 |
| 8 |
Wake Forest University |
NCAA I |
30 |
23 |
57 |
36.66 |
| 9 |
Boston College |
NCAA I |
34 |
58 |
21 |
37.66 |
| 10 |
Yale University |
NCAA I |
3 |
95 |
21 |
39.66 |
| 11 |
Georgetown University |
NCAA I |
23 |
76 |
21 |
40.0 |
| 12 |
University of Florida |
NCAA I |
47 |
6 |
69 |
40.66 |
| 13 |
Cornell University |
NCAA I |
12 |
55 |
69 |
45.33 |
| 14 |
University of Pennsylvania |
NCAA I |
7 |
77 |
57 |
47.0 |
| 15 |
Brown University |
NCAA I |
15 |
90 |
37 |
47.33 |
| 16 |
College of William & Mary |
NCAA I |
31 |
99 |
21 |
50.33 |
| 17 |
University of Michigan |
NCAA I |
24 |
4 |
128 |
52.0 |
| 18 |
Columbia University |
NCAA I |
9 |
83 |
81 |
57.66 |
| 19 |
Dartmouth College |
NCAA I |
9 |
124 |
46 |
59.66 |
| 20 |
University of Illinois |
NCAA I |
41 |
42 |
112 |
65.0 |
| 21 |
Rice University |
NCAA I |
17 |
101 |
81 |
66.33 |
| 22 |
Penn State University |
NCAA I |
47 |
21 |
146 |
71.33 |
| 23 |
University of Virginia |
NCAA I |
24 |
13 |
178 |
71.66 |
| 24 |
Bucknell University |
NCAA I |
29 |
169 |
21 |
73.0 |
| 25 |
Furman University |
NCAA I |
41 |
135 |
46 |
74.0 |
| 26 |
Boston University |
NCAA I |
57 |
121 |
46 |
74.66 |
| 27 |
University of Richmond |
NCAA I |
34 |
154 |
37 |
75.0 |
| 28 |
Southern Methodist University |
NCAA I |
70 |
67 |
93 |
76.66 |
| 29 |
Baylor University |
NCAA I |
81 |
38 |
112 |
77.0 |
| 30 |
College of the Holy Cross |
NCAA I |
32 |
182 |
21 |
78.33 |
| 31 |
University of Denver |
NCAA I |
88 |
74 |
101 |
87.66 |
| 32 |
University of North Carolina |
NCAA I |
27 |
3 |
234 |
88.0 |
| 33 |
George Washington University |
NCAA I |
52 |
162 |
57 |
90.33 |
| 34 |
Davidson College |
NCAA I |
10 |
248 |
16 |
91.33 |
| 35 |
University of Washington |
NCAA I |
42 |
29 |
208 |
93.0 |
| 36 |
Clemson University |
NCAA I |
70 |
36 |
178 |
94.66 |
| 37 |
University of New Hampshire |
NCAA I |
105 |
88 |
93 |
95.33 |
| 38 |
Syracuse University |
NCAA I |
52 |
110 |
128 |
96.66 |
| 39 |
Colgate University |
NCAA I |
16 |
248 |
37 |
100.33 |
| 40 |
Coastal Carolina University |
NCAA I |
164 |
102 |
37 |
101.0 |
| 41 |
University of California-Davis |
NCAA I |
47 |
210 |
57 |
104.66 |
| 42 |
Ohio State University |
NCAA I |
57 |
14 |
251 |
107.33 |
| 43 |
University of Wisconsin |
NCAA I |
34 |
16 |
273 |
107.66 |
| 44 |
St. Louis University |
NCAA I |
77 |
127 |
128 |
110.66 |
| 45 |
Virginia Polytechnic Institute |
NCAA I |
77 |
48 |
208 |
111.0 |
| 46 |
University of Delaware |
NCAA I |
67 |
142 |
128 |
112.33 |
| 47 |
Michigan State University |
NCAA I |
70 |
34 |
234 |
112.66 |
| 48 |
St. John's (NY) University |
NCAA I |
127 |
85 |
128 |
113.33 |
| 49 |
University of California-Irvine |
NCAA I |
44 |
56 |
251 |
117.0 |
| 50 |
Indiana University |
NCAA I |
70 |
50 |
234 |
118.0 |
| 51 |
U.S. Naval Academy |
NCAA I |
272 |
72 |
12 |
118.66 |
| 52 |
University of Illinois-Chicago |
NCAA I |
127 |
118 |
112 |
119.0 |
| 53 |
Lehigh University |
NCAA I |
33 |
152 |
178 |
121.0 |
| 54 |
University of Iowa |
NCAA I |
64 |
68 |
234 |
122.0 |
| 55 |
Siena College |
NCAA I |
111 |
240 |
16 |
122.33 |
| 56 |
Monmouth (NJ) University |
NCAA I |
111 |
178 |
81 |
123.33 |
| 57 |
Purdue University |
NCAA I |
64 |
35 |
273 |
124.0 |
| 58 |
Pepperdine University |
NCAA I |
54 |
69 |
251 |
124.66 |
| 58 |
Wofford College |
NCAA I |
57 |
248 |
69 |
124.66 |
| 60 |
University of Nebraska |
NCAA I |
98 |
27 |
251 |
125.33 |
| 61 |
University of Miami |
NCAA I |
54 |
59 |
273 |
128.66 |
| 62 |
American University |
NCAA I |
86 |
125 |
178 |
129.66 |
| 63 |
Providence College |
NCAA I |
272 |
75 |
46 |
131.0 |
| 64 |
University of San Diego |
NCAA I |
105 |
162 |
128 |
131.66 |
| 65 |
University of Massachusetts |
NCAA I |
98 |
94 |
208 |
133.33 |
| 66 |
University of California-Santa Barbara |
NCAA I |
47 |
61 |
293 |
133.66 |
| 67 |
Miami University |
NCAA I |
60 |
172 |
178 |
136.66 |
| 67 |
University of Texas |
NCAA I |
47 |
8 |
355 |
136.66 |
| 69 |
Brigham Young University |
NCAA I |
70 |
26 |
315 |
137.0 |
| 70 |
Fordham University |
NCAA I |
70 |
245 |
101 |
138.66 |
| 70 |
Marquette University |
NCAA I |
81 |
127 |
208 |
138.66 |
| 70 |
United States Military Academy |
NCAA I |
272 |
107 |
37 |
138.66 |
| 73 |
University of Maryland |
NCAA I |
54 |
40 |
330 |
141.33 |
| 74 |
University of Maryland-Baltimore County |
NCAA I |
127 |
140 |
161 |
142.66 |
| 75 |
University of Colorado |
NCAA I |
77 |
37 |
315 |
143.0 |
| 76 |
University of Vermont |
NCAA I |
88 |
182 |
161 |
143.66 |
| 77 |
University of California-Berkeley |
NCAA I |
21 |
9 |
404 |
144.66 |
| 78 |
University of Dayton |
NCAA I |
105 |
313 |
21 |
146.33 |
| 79 |
Florida State University |
NCAA I |
110 |
15 |
315 |
146.66 |
| 80 |
University of San Francisco |
NCAA I |
112 |
228 |
101 |
147.0 |
| 81 |
University of Pittsburgh |
NCAA I |
57 |
71 |
315 |
147.66 |
| 82 |
Villanova University |
NCAA I |
272 |
132 |
46 |
150.0 |
| 83 |
Lafayette College |
NCAA I |
30 |
213 |
208 |
150.33 |
| 84 |
Creighton University |
NCAA I |
272 |
151 |
46 |
156.33 |
| 84 |
Rutgers University |
NCAA I |
60 |
54 |
355 |
156.33 |
| 86 |
University of California-Los Angeles |
NCAA I |
26 |
2 |
445 |
157.66 |
| 87 |
University of South Carolina |
NCAA I |
112 |
32 |
330 |
158.0 |
| 88 |
Bowling Green State University |
NCAA I |
127 |
202 |
146 |
158.33 |
| 89 |
University of Connecticut |
NCAA I |
67 |
82 |
330 |
159.66 |
| 90 |
University of North Carolina-Greensboro |
NCAA I |
127 |
148 |
208 |
161.0 |
| 90 |
University of South Carolina-Upstate |
NCAA I |
227 |
63 |
193 |
161.0 |
| 92 |
Ohio University |
NCAA I |
110 |
168 |
208 |
162.0 |
| 93 |
University of Northern Colorado |
NCAA I |
189 |
278 |
21 |
162.66 |
| 94 |
Auburn University |
NCAA I |
88 |
19 |
383 |
163.33 |
| 95 |
Southern Illinois University-Carbondale |
NCAA I |
127 |
77 |
293 |
165.66 |
| 96 |
University of Tennessee |
NCAA I |
88 |
7 |
404 |
166.33 |
| 97 |
Texas A&M University |
NCAA I |
60 |
18 |
424 |
167.33 |
| 98 |
Seton Hall University |
NCAA I |
127 |
198 |
178 |
167.66 |
| 99 |
Texas Tech University |
NCAA I |
127 |
47 |
330 |
168.0 |
| 100 |
East Carolina University |
NCAA I |
127 |
144 |
234 |
168.33 |