NCSA Collegiate Power Rankings
2009 NCSA Collegiate Power Rankings
Minnesota State University-Mankato > Mavericks place 18th in national academic-athletic rankings
August 08, 2005
Minnesota State Mankato ranks 18th among all NCAA Division II schools in the Collegiate Power Rankings, according to the National Collegiate Scouting Association.
The third annual ranking of the top academic and athletic colleges and universities nationwide by the organization calculates the average of schools in three ranking areas - the US News & World Report's institutional ranking, the US Sports Academy Director's Cup ranking and the NCAA student-athlete graduation rate. Minnesota State was the only school from the North Central Conference to place in the top 20. Other NCC schools listed in the top 50 included Minnesota-Duluth (22nd), North Dakota (33rd), South Dakota (40th), Nebraska-Omaha (45th) and St Cloud State (49th). The University of California-San Diego was the top-rated institution in Division II.
Among all NCAA divisions (I, II and III), MSU ranked 138th overall. Williams College (Mass.), an NCAA Division III school, had the top ranking overall. Duke University was the highest-ranked school in Division 1 with a third-place finish.
The 2004-05 season was a banner year for Minnesota State's Department of Athletics, MSU finished with its best ever finish in the Directors' Cup rankings at tenth. The Mavericks also claimed the North Central Conference Cup.
