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NCSA Collegiate Power Rankings

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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 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 27 10.66
2 Duke University NCAA I 8 19 17 14.66
3 Princeton University NCAA I 1 60 3 21.33
4 Harvard University NCAA I 2 61 2 21.66
5 University of Notre Dame NCAA I 20 21 30 23.66
6 University of Pennsylvania NCAA I 5 79 9 31.0
7 Northwestern University NCAA I 14 40 40 31.33
8 Cornell University NCAA I 12 75 13 33.33
8 Yale University NCAA I 3 93 4 33.33
10 Georgetown University NCAA I 23 77 17 39.0
11 Brown University NCAA I 14 103 7 41.33
12 Penn State University--University Park NCAA I 48 9 69 42.0
13 United States Naval Academy NCAA I 20 65 45 43.33
14 University of Virginia NCAA I 23 17 110 50.0
15 Dartmouth College NCAA I 11 132 9 50.66
16 Boston College NCAA I 35 69 50 51.33
17 Columbia University NCAA I 9 135 17 53.66
18 University of Michigan--Ann Arbor NCAA I 25 3 135 54.33
19 Vanderbilt University NCAA I 19 59 96 58.0
20 College of William and Mary NCAA I 33 105 45 61.0
21 University of California - Davis NCAA I 42 95 61 66.0
22 Davidson College NCAA I 9 175 17 67.0
22 Rice University NCAA I 17 88 96 67.0
24 Wake Forest University NCAA I 30 45 135 70.0
25 Bucknell University NCAA I 30 189 27 82.0
26 University of North Carolina--Chapel Hill NCAA I 28 14 205 82.33
27 Furman University NCAA I 37 108 120 88.33
28 Pepperdine University NCAA I 54 67 168 96.33
28 Purdue University--West Lafayette NCAA I 64 34 191 96.33
30 University of California - Berkeley NCAA I 21 7 265 97.66
31 Lehigh University NCAA I 31 195 69 98.33
32 University of Illinois -- Urbana-Champaign NCAA I 38 34 225 99.0
33 University of Richmond NCAA I 40 162 96 99.33
34 University of San Diego NCAA I 107 86 110 101.0
35 University of Delaware NCAA I 71 127 110 102.66
36 Miami University--Oxford NCAA I 67 107 151 108.33
37 University of California -- Santa Barbara NCAA I 44 94 205 114.33
38 Virginia Tech NCAA I 71 37 245 117.66
39 George Washington University NCAA I 54 185 135 124.66
40 University of Iowa NCAA I 64 51 265 126.66
41 Siena College NCAA I 122 166 96 128.0
42 Wofford College NCAA I 59 191 135 128.33
43 University of California--Los Angeles NCAA I 25 2 359 128.66
44 University of Dayton NCAA I 112 201 78 130.33
45 University of Washington NCAA I 42 22 332 132.0
46 Ohio State University--Columbus NCAA I 57 11 332 133.33
47 Michigan State University NCAA I 71 29 301 133.66
48 St. Louis University NCAA I 82 237 96 138.33
49 University of Miami NCAA I 52 46 332 143.33
50 University of Southern California NCAA I 27 13 392 144.0
51 University of California - Irvine NCAA I 44 90 301 145.0
52 University of North Dakota NCAA I 125 10 301 145.33
53 University of Massachusetts--Amherst NCAA I 96 90 265 150.33
54 University of Connecticut NCAA I 64 49 359 157.33
55 Indiana University - Bloomington NCAA I 75 39 359 157.66
56 University of Pittsburgh NCAA I 59 85 332 158.66
57 United States Air Force Academy NCAA I 251 123 110 161.33
58 Fordham University NCAA I 67 237 182 162.0
59 Baylor University NCAA I 75 42 392 169.66
60 Texas A&M University - College Station NCAA I 62 12 453 175.66
61 University of Minnesota--Twin Cities NCAA I 71 28 431 176.66
62 Illinois State University NCAA I 125 183 245 184.33
63 Kansas State University NCAA I 124 71 359 184.66
63 Ohio University NCAA I 112 197 245 184.66
65 Florida State University NCAA I 112 15 431 186.0
66 Tulane University NCAA I 50 181 332 187.66
67 Kent State University NCAA I 125 81 359 188.33
68 Ball State University NCAA I 125 237 205 189.0
69 University of Kansas NCAA I 85 54 431 190.0
70 Brigham Young University -- Provo NCAA I 79 41 453 191.0
71 Samford University NCAA I 118 166 301 195.0
72 Bowling Green State University NCAA I 125 237 245 202.33
73 Clemson University NCAA I 67 43 510 206.66
74 University of Florida NCAA I 49 6 570 208.33
75 University of Alabama NCAA I 91 25 510 208.66
76 St. John's University NCAA I 125 114 392 210.33
77 Central Michigan University NCAA I 188 145 301 211.33
78 Temple University NCAA I 125 119 392 212.0
79 University of Missouri -- Columbia NCAA I 91 38 510 213.0
80 Texas Christian University NCAA I 108 57 476 213.66
81 Western Michigan University NCAA I 125 158 359 214.0
82 Southern Illinois University--Carbondale NCAA I 125 101 431 219.0
83 Hofstra University NCAA I 125 102 431 219.33
83 University of Maryland -- Baltimore County NCAA I 125 201 332 219.33
85 Georgia Institute of Technology NCAA I 35 55 570 220.0
86 University of Nebraska--Lincoln NCAA I 91 31 539 220.33
87 University of Texas-Austin NCAA I 44 5 614 221.0
88 Mississippi State University NCAA I 125 109 431 221.66
89 Oregon State University NCAA I 125 89 453 222.33
89 Washington State University NCAA I 118 73 476 222.33
91 University of South Carolina -- Columbia NCAA I 112 48 510 223.33
92 University of Tennessee NCAA I 96 17 570 227.66
93 University of Southern Mississippi NCAA I 188 166 332 228.66
94 University of Illinois--Chicago NCAA I 125 136 431 230.66
95 SUNY -- University at Buffalo NCAA I 118 237 359 238.0
96 University of Utah NCAA I 125 82 510 239.0
97 West Virginia University NCAA I 125 30 570 241.66
98 University of Akron NCAA I 188 147 392 242.33
99 Auburn University NCAA I 96 20 614 243.33
100 Old Dominion University NCAA I 125 97 510 244.0