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 |
Williams College |
NCAA |
1 |
1 |
21 |
7.66 |
| 2 |
Amherst College |
NCAA |
2 |
4 |
21 |
9.0 |
| 3 |
Duke University |
NCAA |
8 |
11 |
16 |
11.66 |
| 4 |
University of California-San Diego |
NCAA |
38 |
2 |
1 |
13.66 |
| 5 |
University of Notre Dame |
NCAA |
20 |
22 |
13 |
18.33 |
| 6 |
Stanford University |
NCAA |
4 |
1 |
57 |
20.66 |
| 7 |
Northwestern University |
NCAA |
14 |
30 |
21 |
21.66 |
| 8 |
Harvard University |
NCAA |
2 |
64 |
13 |
26.33 |
| 9 |
Princeton University |
NCAA |
1 |
63 |
16 |
26.66 |
| 10 |
Middlebury College |
NCAA |
5 |
2 |
81 |
29.33 |
| 11 |
Vanderbilt University |
NCAA |
18 |
33 |
57 |
36.0 |
| 12 |
Wake Forest University |
NCAA |
30 |
23 |
57 |
36.66 |
| 12 |
Washington University |
NCAA |
12 |
5 |
93 |
36.66 |
| 14 |
Boston College |
NCAA |
34 |
58 |
21 |
37.66 |
| 15 |
Yale University |
NCAA |
3 |
95 |
21 |
39.66 |
| 16 |
Georgetown University |
NCAA |
23 |
76 |
21 |
40.0 |
| 17 |
University of Florida |
NCAA |
47 |
6 |
69 |
40.66 |
| 18 |
Bowdoin College |
NCAA |
7 |
40 |
81 |
42.66 |
| 19 |
Massachusetts Institute of Technology |
NCAA |
4 |
60 |
69 |
44.33 |
| 20 |
Cornell University |
NCAA |
12 |
55 |
69 |
45.33 |
| 21 |
University of Pennsylvania |
NCAA |
7 |
77 |
57 |
47.0 |
| 22 |
Brown University |
NCAA |
15 |
90 |
37 |
47.33 |
| 23 |
College of William & Mary |
NCAA |
31 |
99 |
21 |
50.33 |
| 23 |
University of Massachusetts-Lowell |
NCAA |
127 |
23 |
1 |
50.33 |
| 25 |
Wesleyan (CT) University |
NCAA |
10 |
50 |
93 |
51.0 |
| 26 |
Emory University |
NCAA |
18 |
9 |
128 |
51.66 |
| 27 |
University of Michigan |
NCAA |
24 |
4 |
128 |
52.0 |
| 27 |
Washington & Lee University |
NCAA |
17 |
27 |
112 |
52.0 |
| 29 |
Haverford College |
NCAA |
9 |
72 |
81 |
54.0 |
| 30 |
Columbia University |
NCAA |
9 |
83 |
81 |
57.66 |
| 31 |
Colorado College |
NCAA |
26 |
115 |
37 |
59.33 |
| 32 |
Dartmouth College |
NCAA |
9 |
124 |
46 |
59.66 |
| 33 |
University of Illinois |
NCAA |
41 |
42 |
112 |
65.0 |
| 34 |
Rice University |
NCAA |
17 |
101 |
81 |
66.33 |
| 35 |
Swarthmore College |
NCAA |
3 |
129 |
69 |
67.0 |
| 36 |
Wellesley College |
NCAA |
4 |
123 |
81 |
69.33 |
| 37 |
Penn State University |
NCAA |
47 |
21 |
146 |
71.33 |
| 38 |
University of Virginia |
NCAA |
24 |
13 |
178 |
71.66 |
| 39 |
Bucknell University |
NCAA |
29 |
169 |
21 |
73.0 |
| 40 |
Furman University |
NCAA |
41 |
135 |
46 |
74.0 |
| 41 |
Colby College |
NCAA |
20 |
91 |
112 |
74.33 |
| 42 |
Boston University |
NCAA |
57 |
121 |
46 |
74.66 |
| 43 |
University of Richmond |
NCAA |
34 |
154 |
37 |
75.0 |
| 44 |
Bates College |
NCAA |
23 |
76 |
128 |
75.66 |
| 45 |
Southern Methodist University |
NCAA |
70 |
67 |
93 |
76.66 |
| 46 |
Baylor University |
NCAA |
81 |
38 |
112 |
77.0 |
| 47 |
College of the Holy Cross |
NCAA |
32 |
182 |
21 |
78.33 |
| 48 |
University of Chicago |
NCAA |
9 |
116 |
112 |
79.0 |
| 49 |
Hamilton (NY) College |
NCAA |
17 |
78 |
146 |
80.33 |
| 50 |
Brandeis University |
NCAA |
31 |
99 |
112 |
80.66 |
| 50 |
Vassar College |
NCAA |
12 |
118 |
112 |
80.66 |
| 52 |
Wheaton (IL) College |
NCAA |
61 |
39 |
146 |
82.0 |
| 53 |
Pomona College |
NCAA |
7 |
57 |
193 |
85.66 |
| 53 |
Trinity (CT) College |
NCAA |
30 |
66 |
161 |
85.66 |
| 55 |
Carleton College |
NCAA |
6 |
140 |
112 |
86.0 |
| 56 |
University of Denver |
NCAA |
88 |
74 |
101 |
87.66 |
| 57 |
Carnegie Mellon University |
NCAA |
21 |
65 |
178 |
88.0 |
| 57 |
University of North Carolina |
NCAA |
27 |
3 |
234 |
88.0 |
| 59 |
Eckerd College |
NCAA |
111 |
153 |
1 |
88.33 |
| 60 |
Kenyon College |
NCAA |
32 |
44 |
193 |
89.66 |
| 61 |
George Washington University |
NCAA |
52 |
162 |
57 |
90.33 |
| 62 |
Claremont-McKenna College |
NCAA |
12 |
52 |
208 |
90.66 |
| 63 |
Davidson College |
NCAA |
10 |
248 |
16 |
91.33 |
| 64 |
University of Washington |
NCAA |
42 |
29 |
208 |
93.0 |
| 65 |
Clemson University |
NCAA |
70 |
36 |
178 |
94.66 |
| 65 |
Stonehill College |
NCAA |
190 |
73 |
21 |
94.66 |
| 67 |
University of New Hampshire |
NCAA |
105 |
88 |
93 |
95.33 |
| 68 |
Grinnell College |
NCAA |
14 |
127 |
146 |
95.66 |
| 69 |
Truman State University |
NCAA |
272 |
16 |
1 |
96.33 |
| 70 |
Syracuse University |
NCAA |
52 |
110 |
128 |
96.66 |
| 71 |
New York University |
NCAA |
34 |
14 |
251 |
99.66 |
| 72 |
Colgate University |
NCAA |
16 |
248 |
37 |
100.33 |
| 73 |
Coastal Carolina University |
NCAA |
164 |
102 |
37 |
101.0 |
| 74 |
University of California-Davis |
NCAA |
47 |
210 |
57 |
104.66 |
| 75 |
Ohio State University |
NCAA |
57 |
14 |
251 |
107.33 |
| 76 |
University of Wisconsin |
NCAA |
34 |
16 |
273 |
107.66 |
| 77 |
St. John's (MN) University |
NCAA |
69 |
22 |
234 |
108.33 |
| 78 |
St. Lawrence University |
NCAA |
57 |
35 |
234 |
108.66 |
| 79 |
Drury University |
NCAA |
272 |
9 |
46 |
109.0 |
| 80 |
University of Hawaii-Hilo |
NCAA |
164 |
143 |
21 |
109.33 |
| 80 |
University of Tampa |
NCAA |
272 |
19 |
37 |
109.33 |
| 82 |
Bentley College |
NCAA |
272 |
39 |
21 |
110.66 |
| 82 |
St. Louis University |
NCAA |
77 |
127 |
128 |
110.66 |
| 84 |
Virginia Polytechnic Institute |
NCAA |
77 |
48 |
208 |
111.0 |
| 85 |
University of Delaware |
NCAA |
67 |
142 |
128 |
112.33 |
| 86 |
Michigan State University |
NCAA |
70 |
34 |
234 |
112.66 |
| 86 |
Union (NY) College |
NCAA |
39 |
138 |
161 |
112.66 |
| 86 |
University of Rochester |
NCAA |
34 |
53 |
251 |
112.66 |
| 89 |
St. John's (NY) University |
NCAA |
127 |
85 |
128 |
113.33 |
| 90 |
Clarion University |
NCAA |
272 |
68 |
1 |
113.66 |
| 91 |
Illinois Wesleyan University |
NCAA |
61 |
30 |
251 |
114.0 |
| 92 |
Nova Southeastern University |
NCAA |
189 |
85 |
69 |
114.33 |
| 93 |
University of California-Irvine |
NCAA |
44 |
56 |
251 |
117.0 |
| 94 |
Indiana University |
NCAA |
70 |
50 |
234 |
118.0 |
| 95 |
Johns Hopkins University |
NCAA |
16 |
10 |
330 |
118.66 |
| 95 |
U.S. Naval Academy |
NCAA |
272 |
72 |
12 |
118.66 |
| 97 |
University of Illinois-Chicago |
NCAA |
127 |
118 |
112 |
119.0 |
| 98 |
St. Olaf College |
NCAA |
55 |
95 |
208 |
119.33 |
| 99 |
Pace University |
NCAA |
127 |
131 |
101 |
119.66 |
| 100 |
Lehigh University |
NCAA |
33 |
152 |
178 |
121.0 |