The Collegiate Power Rankings from NCSA are calculated for each college/university at the NCAA Division I, II and III levels by averaging the Learfield Sports 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 Learfield Sports 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 |
Stanford University |
NCAA I |
4 |
1 |
21 |
8.66 |
| 2 |
Princeton University |
NCAA I |
2 |
39 |
4 |
15.0 |
| 3 |
Duke University |
NCAA I |
8 |
16 |
37 |
20.33 |
| 4 |
Harvard University |
NCAA I |
1 |
68 |
1 |
23.33 |
| 4 |
University of Notre Dame |
NCAA I |
18 |
21 |
31 |
23.33 |
| 6 |
Yale University |
NCAA I |
3 |
66 |
4 |
24.33 |
| 7 |
Cornell University |
NCAA I |
14 |
57 |
14 |
28.33 |
| 8 |
Northwestern University |
NCAA I |
12 |
42 |
37 |
30.33 |
| 9 |
University of Pennsylvania |
NCAA I |
6 |
85 |
9 |
33.33 |
| 10 |
Dartmouth College |
NCAA I |
11 |
93 |
9 |
37.66 |
| 11 |
Brown University |
NCAA I |
16 |
106 |
8 |
43.33 |
| 12 |
Georgetown University |
NCAA I |
23 |
81 |
31 |
45.0 |
| 13 |
University of Michigan--Ann Arbor |
NCAA I |
26 |
3 |
113 |
47.33 |
| 14 |
United States Naval Academy |
NCAA I |
22 |
75 |
48 |
48.33 |
| 15 |
Boston College |
NCAA I |
34 |
76 |
58 |
56.0 |
| 16 |
University of Virginia |
NCAA I |
23 |
9 |
148 |
60.0 |
| 17 |
Wake Forest University |
NCAA I |
28 |
34 |
126 |
62.66 |
| 18 |
Rice University |
NCAA I |
17 |
71 |
113 |
67.0 |
| 19 |
Boston University |
NCAA I |
60 |
64 |
79 |
67.66 |
| 19 |
Vanderbilt University |
NCAA I |
18 |
72 |
113 |
67.66 |
| 21 |
College of William and Mary |
NCAA I |
32 |
115 |
58 |
68.33 |
| 22 |
United States Military Academy |
NCAA I |
14 |
120 |
79 |
71.0 |
| 23 |
Colgate University |
NCAA I |
18 |
168 |
37 |
74.33 |
| 24 |
University of North Carolina--Chapel Hill |
NCAA I |
30 |
4 |
196 |
76.66 |
| 25 |
University of Denver |
NCAA I |
89 |
52 |
113 |
84.66 |
| 26 |
Lehigh University |
NCAA I |
35 |
128 |
102 |
88.33 |
| 27 |
Bucknell University |
NCAA I |
30 |
211 |
31 |
90.66 |
| 27 |
University of Texas - Austin |
NCAA I |
47 |
7 |
218 |
90.66 |
| 29 |
University of California - Davis |
NCAA I |
44 |
145 |
88 |
92.33 |
| 30 |
University of Illinois -- Urbana-Champaign |
NCAA I |
40 |
20 |
240 |
100.0 |
| 31 |
University of Richmond |
NCAA I |
33 |
125 |
148 |
102.0 |
| 32 |
University of California - Berkeley |
NCAA I |
21 |
6 |
281 |
102.66 |
| 33 |
Columbia University |
NCAA I |
8 |
131 |
171 |
103.33 |
| 34 |
Miami University--Oxford |
NCAA I |
66 |
107 |
141 |
104.66 |
| 35 |
University of Dayton |
NCAA I |
108 |
145 |
69 |
107.33 |
| 36 |
Syracuse University |
NCAA I |
53 |
62 |
218 |
111.0 |
| 36 |
University of Vermont |
NCAA I |
89 |
96 |
148 |
111.0 |
| 38 |
Southern Methodist University |
NCAA I |
66 |
84 |
187 |
112.33 |
| 39 |
Saint Louis University |
NCAA I |
80 |
145 |
113 |
112.66 |
| 40 |
University of California--Los Angeles |
NCAA I |
25 |
15 |
300 |
113.33 |
| 41 |
Furman University |
NCAA I |
37 |
158 |
148 |
114.33 |
| 42 |
Marquette University |
NCAA I |
77 |
168 |
102 |
115.66 |
| 43 |
University of Washington |
NCAA I |
41 |
10 |
300 |
117.0 |
| 44 |
University of Wisconsin--Madison |
NCAA I |
35 |
40 |
281 |
118.66 |
| 44 |
Virginia Tech |
NCAA I |
71 |
45 |
240 |
118.66 |
| 46 |
University of New Hampshire |
NCAA I |
113 |
73 |
171 |
119.0 |
| 47 |
Siena College |
NCAA I |
118 |
145 |
102 |
121.66 |
| 48 |
University of San Diego |
NCAA I |
102 |
120 |
148 |
123.33 |
| 49 |
SUNY--Binghamton |
NCAA I |
77 |
157 |
148 |
127.33 |
| 50 |
St. John's University |
NCAA I |
58 |
110 |
218 |
128.66 |
| 51 |
Ohio State University--Columbus |
NCAA I |
56 |
8 |
328 |
130.66 |
| 52 |
Pepperdine University |
NCAA I |
56 |
99 |
240 |
131.66 |
| 53 |
Purdue University--West Lafayette |
NCAA I |
66 |
35 |
300 |
133.66 |
| 54 |
University of Iowa |
NCAA I |
66 |
43 |
300 |
136.33 |
| 55 |
University of Pittsburgh |
NCAA I |
58 |
90 |
263 |
137.0 |
| 56 |
University of California -- Santa Barbara |
NCAA I |
44 |
107 |
263 |
138.0 |
| 57 |
University of Southern California |
NCAA I |
27 |
2 |
396 |
141.66 |
| 58 |
Rutgers, the State University of New Jersey -- Piscataway |
NCAA I |
64 |
89 |
281 |
144.66 |
| 59 |
University of California - Irvine |
NCAA I |
44 |
69 |
328 |
147.0 |
| 59 |
Wofford College |
NCAA I |
60 |
233 |
148 |
147.0 |
| 61 |
University of Colorado -- Boulder |
NCAA I |
77 |
65 |
300 |
147.33 |
| 62 |
United States Air Force Academy |
NCAA I |
214 |
103 |
126 |
147.66 |
| 63 |
University of Delaware |
NCAA I |
71 |
233 |
141 |
148.33 |
| 64 |
University of Louisiana-Lafayette |
NCAA I |
197 |
197 |
64 |
152.66 |
| 65 |
University of Connecticut |
NCAA I |
66 |
51 |
346 |
154.33 |
| 66 |
Michigan State University |
NCAA I |
71 |
26 |
369 |
155.33 |
| 67 |
University of Miami |
NCAA I |
51 |
49 |
369 |
156.33 |
| 68 |
DePaul University |
NCAA I |
134 |
168 |
171 |
157.66 |
| 69 |
Loyola University Chicago |
NCAA I |
116 |
233 |
171 |
173.33 |
| 70 |
Tulane University |
NCAA I |
51 |
143 |
328 |
174.0 |
| 71 |
Kansas State University |
NCAA I |
130 |
77 |
328 |
178.33 |
| 72 |
South Carolina State University |
NCAA I |
134 |
168 |
240 |
180.66 |
| 73 |
Texas A&M University - College Station |
NCAA I |
64 |
11 |
473 |
182.66 |
| 74 |
Indiana University - Bloomington |
NCAA I |
71 |
58 |
421 |
183.33 |
| 75 |
American University |
NCAA I |
83 |
129 |
346 |
186.0 |
| 76 |
University of Alabama--Tuscaloosa |
NCAA I |
83 |
30 |
449 |
187.33 |
| 77 |
University of Tulsa |
NCAA I |
83 |
59 |
421 |
187.66 |
| 78 |
Ball State University |
NCAA I |
134 |
168 |
263 |
188.33 |
| 79 |
Florida State University |
NCAA I |
102 |
17 |
449 |
189.33 |
| 80 |
University at Albany |
NCAA I |
134 |
141 |
300 |
191.66 |
| 81 |
Northeastern University |
NCAA I |
96 |
152 |
328 |
192.0 |
| 82 |
University of Maryland |
NCAA I |
53 |
27 |
497 |
192.33 |
| 83 |
Brigham Young University -- Provo |
NCAA I |
113 |
46 |
421 |
193.33 |
| 84 |
University of Akron |
NCAA I |
197 |
95 |
300 |
197.33 |
| 85 |
Colorado State University |
NCAA I |
125 |
122 |
346 |
197.66 |
| 86 |
Iowa State University |
NCAA I |
89 |
56 |
449 |
198.0 |
| 87 |
University of Wisconsin -- Green Bay |
NCAA I |
190 |
187 |
218 |
198.33 |
| 88 |
University of Massachusetts--Amherst |
NCAA I |
102 |
112 |
396 |
203.33 |
| 89 |
Drexel University |
NCAA I |
89 |
177 |
346 |
204.0 |
| 90 |
Penn State University--University Park |
NCAA I |
47 |
19 |
554 |
206.66 |
| 91 |
Temple University |
NCAA I |
134 |
144 |
346 |
208.0 |
| 92 |
University of Minnesota--Twin Cities |
NCAA I |
61 |
12 |
554 |
209.0 |
| 93 |
Ohio University |
NCAA I |
116 |
233 |
281 |
210.0 |
| 94 |
University of Wisconsin--Milwaukee |
NCAA I |
197 |
197 |
240 |
211.33 |
| 95 |
Central Michigan University |
NCAA I |
197 |
113 |
328 |
212.66 |
| 96 |
University of Kansas |
NCAA I |
89 |
79 |
473 |
213.66 |
| 97 |
University of Florida |
NCAA I |
49 |
5 |
594 |
216.0 |
| 98 |
University of North Dakota |
NCAA I |
134 |
216 |
300 |
216.66 |
| 99 |
Illinois State University |
NCAA I |
134 |
259 |
263 |
218.66 |
| 99 |
University of Missouri -- Columbia |
NCAA I |
96 |
37 |
523 |
218.66 |