2008 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 |
4 |
2.0 |
| 2 |
Amherst College |
NCAA III |
2 |
4 |
4 |
3.33 |
| 3 |
Middlebury College |
NCAA III |
5 |
5 |
13 |
7.66 |
| 4 |
Washington University in St. Louis |
NCAA III |
12 |
2 |
17 |
10.33 |
| 5 |
Bowdoin College |
NCAA III |
7 |
25 |
17 |
16.33 |
| 6 |
Massachusetts Institute of Technology |
NCAA III |
7 |
38 |
11 |
18.66 |
| 7 |
Tufts University |
NCAA III |
28 |
15 |
17 |
20.0 |
| 8 |
Emory University |
NCAA III |
17 |
7 |
40 |
21.33 |
| 9 |
Haverford College |
NCAA III |
10 |
51 |
17 |
26.0 |
| 10 |
Johns Hopkins University |
NCAA III |
14 |
16 |
50 |
26.66 |
| 11 |
Washington and Lee University |
NCAA III |
15 |
35 |
34 |
28.0 |
| 12 |
Colby College |
NCAA III |
22 |
64 |
1 |
29.0 |
| 13 |
Hamilton College |
NCAA III |
17 |
34 |
40 |
30.33 |
| 14 |
Wellesley College |
NCAA III |
4 |
95 |
13 |
37.33 |
| 15 |
University of Chicago |
NCAA III |
9 |
71 |
34 |
38.0 |
| 16 |
Carnegie Mellon University |
NCAA III |
22 |
54 |
50 |
42.0 |
| 16 |
Kenyon College |
NCAA III |
32 |
37 |
57 |
42.0 |
| 18 |
Wheaton College |
NCAA III |
56 |
26 |
45 |
42.33 |
| 19 |
Bates College |
NCAA III |
24 |
78 |
34 |
45.33 |
| 19 |
New York University |
NCAA III |
34 |
33 |
69 |
45.33 |
| 21 |
Carleton College |
NCAA III |
5 |
105 |
27 |
45.66 |
| 22 |
Claremont-Mudd-Scripps-McKenna College |
NCAA III |
11 |
81 |
57 |
49.66 |
| 23 |
Vassar College |
NCAA III |
11 |
111 |
30 |
50.66 |
| 24 |
Pomona-Pitzer College |
NCAA III |
7 |
98 |
50 |
51.66 |
| 25 |
Illinois Wesleyan University |
NCAA III |
59 |
19 |
96 |
58.0 |
| 26 |
DePauw University |
NCAA III |
49 |
17 |
110 |
58.66 |
| 27 |
Brandeis University |
NCAA III |
31 |
122 |
34 |
62.33 |
| 28 |
Denison University |
NCAA III |
52 |
28 |
110 |
63.33 |
| 29 |
Skidmore College |
NCAA III |
47 |
66 |
78 |
63.66 |
| 30 |
St. John's University |
NCAA III |
75 |
40 |
78 |
64.33 |
| 31 |
St. Lawrence University |
NCAA III |
58 |
45 |
96 |
66.33 |
| 32 |
Colorado College |
NCAA III |
26 |
178 |
7 |
70.33 |
| 33 |
Franklin and Marshall College |
NCAA III |
40 |
113 |
69 |
74.0 |
| 34 |
Case Western Reserve University |
NCAA III |
41 |
79 |
110 |
76.66 |
| 35 |
Gettysburg College |
NCAA III |
48 |
67 |
120 |
78.33 |
| 36 |
Grinnell College |
NCAA III |
11 |
200 |
34 |
81.66 |
| 37 |
St. Olaf College |
NCAA III |
54 |
133 |
61 |
82.66 |
| 38 |
Dickinson College |
NCAA III |
44 |
132 |
78 |
84.66 |
| 39 |
Luther College |
NCAA III |
97 |
29 |
135 |
87.0 |
| 40 |
Smith College |
NCAA III |
17 |
199 |
50 |
88.66 |
| 41 |
Augustana College |
NCAA III |
91 |
57 |
120 |
89.33 |
| 42 |
Centre College |
NCAA III |
44 |
140 |
85 |
89.66 |
| 42 |
Swarthmore College |
NCAA III |
3 |
253 |
13 |
89.66 |
| 44 |
Whitman College |
NCAA III |
37 |
192 |
45 |
91.33 |
| 45 |
Occidental College |
NCAA III |
36 |
155 |
85 |
92.0 |
| 45 |
Ursinus College |
NCAA III |
69 |
87 |
120 |
92.0 |
| 47 |
Hobart and William Smith Colleges |
NCAA III |
63 |
50 |
168 |
93.66 |
| 48 |
Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute |
NCAA III |
44 |
183 |
57 |
94.66 |
| 48 |
Wesleyan University |
NCAA III |
11 |
256 |
17 |
94.66 |
| 50 |
Hope College |
NCAA III |
97 |
39 |
151 |
95.66 |
| 51 |
University of Puget Sound |
NCAA III |
80 |
59 |
151 |
96.66 |
| 52 |
Muhlenberg College |
NCAA III |
71 |
164 |
61 |
98.66 |
| 53 |
Wheaton College |
NCAA III |
59 |
70 |
168 |
99.0 |
| 54 |
Calvin College |
NCAA III |
116 |
24 |
168 |
102.66 |
| 55 |
Kalamazoo College |
NCAA III |
67 |
145 |
110 |
107.33 |
| 56 |
Juniata College |
NCAA III |
97 |
91 |
135 |
107.66 |
| 57 |
Stevens Institute of Technology |
NCAA III |
75 |
81 |
191 |
115.66 |
| 58 |
Connecticut College |
NCAA III |
44 |
261 |
45 |
116.66 |
| 58 |
Sewanee - University of the South |
NCAA III |
40 |
225 |
85 |
116.66 |
| 60 |
Macalester College |
NCAA III |
26 |
265 |
61 |
117.33 |
| 61 |
Knox College |
NCAA III |
80 |
166 |
120 |
122.0 |
| 62 |
Mount Holyoke College |
NCAA III |
28 |
254 |
85 |
122.33 |
| 63 |
Allegheny College |
NCAA III |
85 |
80 |
205 |
123.33 |
| 64 |
Willamette University |
NCAA III |
63 |
141 |
168 |
124.0 |
| 65 |
St. Mary's College of Maryland |
NCAA III |
87 |
156 |
135 |
126.0 |
| 66 |
Principia College |
NCAA III |
85 |
200 |
96 |
127.0 |
| 67 |
Rhodes College |
NCAA III |
49 |
252 |
96 |
132.33 |
| 68 |
University of California--Santa Cruz |
NCAA III |
79 |
74 |
245 |
132.66 |
| 69 |
Grove City College |
NCAA III |
123 |
213 |
69 |
135.0 |
| 70 |
St. Norbert College |
NCAA III |
123 |
89 |
205 |
139.0 |
| 71 |
Coe College |
NCAA III |
106 |
93 |
225 |
141.33 |
| 72 |
College of St. Benedict |
NCAA III |
106 |
225 |
96 |
142.33 |
| 73 |
Moravian College |
NCAA III |
123 |
83 |
225 |
143.66 |
| 74 |
Messiah College |
NCAA III |
253 |
11 |
168 |
144.0 |
| 75 |
Linfield College |
NCAA III |
122 |
68 |
245 |
145.0 |
| 76 |
University of Rochester |
NCAA III |
35 |
322 |
85 |
147.33 |
| 77 |
Clarkson University |
NCAA III |
124 |
186 |
135 |
148.33 |
| 78 |
Austin College |
NCAA III |
75 |
225 |
151 |
150.33 |
| 78 |
Gustavus Adolphus College |
NCAA III |
247 |
22 |
182 |
150.33 |
| 80 |
Washington and Jefferson College |
NCAA III |
106 |
116 |
245 |
155.66 |
| 81 |
Nebraska Wesleyan University |
NCAA III |
123 |
47 |
301 |
157.0 |
| 82 |
St. Michael's College |
NCAA III |
106 |
215 |
151 |
157.33 |
| 83 |
Lawrence University |
NCAA III |
56 |
250 |
168 |
158.0 |
| 84 |
College of Wooster |
NCAA III |
71 |
200 |
205 |
158.66 |
| 85 |
Ohio Wesleyan University |
NCAA III |
97 |
61 |
332 |
163.33 |
| 86 |
Transylvania University |
NCAA III |
87 |
103 |
301 |
163.66 |
| 87 |
Central College |
NCAA III |
123 |
88 |
286 |
165.66 |
| 88 |
Albion College |
NCAA III |
116 |
225 |
191 |
177.33 |
| 89 |
Washington College |
NCAA III |
97 |
174 |
265 |
178.66 |
| 90 |
Simpson College |
NCAA III |
123 |
149 |
265 |
179.0 |
| 90 |
Wittenberg University |
NCAA III |
118 |
133 |
286 |
179.0 |
| 92 |
Earlham College |
NCAA III |
69 |
263 |
225 |
185.66 |
| 93 |
Catholic University of America |
NCAA III |
124 |
214 |
225 |
187.66 |
| 93 |
Millsaps College |
NCAA III |
87 |
211 |
265 |
187.66 |
| 95 |
Kent State University |
NCAA III |
125 |
81 |
359 |
188.33 |
| 95 |
Monmouth College |
NCAA III |
123 |
83 |
359 |
188.33 |
| 97 |
Lycoming College |
NCAA III |
123 |
219 |
225 |
189.0 |
| 98 |
Elizabethtown College |
NCAA III |
255 |
72 |
245 |
190.66 |
| 99 |
Alma College |
NCAA III |
123 |
250 |
205 |
192.66 |
| 100 |
Hartwick College |
NCAA III |
123 |
268 |
191 |
194.0 |