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Cornell University > Cornell Athletics Ranked In Top 10 In NCSA Division I-AA Power Ranking
August 27, 2004
Big Red looks to continue success of 2003-04 season that saw seven Ivy League team titles.
ITHACA, N.Y. - The Cornell athletic department has been ranked No. 10 among all Division I-AA schools in the final 2003-04 National Collegiate Scouting Association (NCSA) top 25 power rankings. The rankings are based on te most recent Sears Cup, US News & World Report college rankings and the student-athlete graduation rate.
Cornell ranked 10th among all Division I-AA programs and 16th among the more than 300 Division I schools in all. It was also the highest ranked school in New York state.
Cornell had a banner year in competition in 2003-04, winning seven Ivy League titles and one national championship (women's polo). In all, Cornell athletic teams posted a .521 win percentage, competed in five NCAA championship meets or tournaments, were awarded All-America honors 15 times and had 63 student-athletes earn first-time All-Ivy honors.
In the classroom, Cornell had 13 student-athletes named to the Verizon-CoSIDA Academic All-District teams, more than any other school in the Ivy League, while four were named Academic All-Americans. Women's varsity athletes posted an average of a 3.22 grade point average, while the men's average GPA was 3.08. In all, 56 student-athletes earned a 4.0 grade point average for at least one semester and 66 percent attained a 3.0 GPA or above in the spring 2004 semester.
The NCSA helps college coaches identify and assess high school student-athletes. At the same time, they help the student-athlete identify and assess the colleges they're best suited for based on athletic, academic and financial factors. This is the second year that the NCSA has released its company study, which demonstrates to student-athletes the importance of both academics and athletics when searching for a school.
