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Drury University > Drury No. 6 In NCSA Division II Rankings
August 27, 2007
By Scott Puryear, Drury Athletics
Drury No. 6 In NCSA Division II Rankings
Panthers again No. 1 in GLVC In collegiate listing rating universities on combination of academic and athletic prowess
August 27, 2007
Drury University has finished sixth among NCAA Division II universities in the fifth annual National Collegiate Scouting Association Collegiate Power Rankings for the 2006-07 school year.
NCSA's Collegiate Power Rankings rate colleges and universities comprehensively based on student-athlete graduation rates, academic strength and athletic prowess of the university. Drury University is in an elite group of less than 6% of colleges and universities across the nation to make it on NCSA's Top 100 for 2007.
Drury came in 79th among all colleges and universities at the NCAA Division I, II and III levels. Only the University of California-San Diego, Massachusetts-Lowell, Eckerd College, Stonehill College and Truman State University ranked higher than DU among D-II members.
That also makes Drury the top-rated school from the Great Lakes Valley Conference, ranking just ahead of No. 13 Missouri-Rolla, No. 18 Wisconsin-Parkside, No. 26 Indianapolis and No. 28 Lewis.
"These rankings reflect the total emphasis we place upon becoming a student-athlete at Drury University," DU Director of Athletics Pat Atwell said. "Our expectations of our athletes clearly are just as great in the classroom as on the field or the court."
It marked the fourth straight year Drury has been ranked in the Top 10 in Division II. The Panthers were buoyed this time in large part by a best-ever No. 9 finish in the US Sports Academy Director's Cup rankings, an all-sports competition.
"With so many great colleges/universities to choose from, NCSA's power rankings objectively help student-athletes compare collegiate opportunities so they know how institutions stack up pound for pound," said NCSA CEO and Founder Chris Krause. "With this ranking, it shows us that Drury University not only places importance on winning games, but on academics and graduating players as well."
The Collegiate Power Rankings from NCSA are calculated for each college and university at the NCAA Division I, II and III levels by averaging the U.S. News & World Report ranking, the U.S. Sports Academy Directors' Cup ranking and the NCAA student-athlete graduation rate of each college/university.
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. New for 2007, NCSA distinguished the top national and liberal arts colleges from the list of comprehensive colleges.
In addition to the collegiate power rankings, NCSA is redefining collegiate recruiting by providing recruiting education to high school athletic directors, coaches and families of student-athletes who are interested in competing at the next level.
"The backbone of NCSA is education," said Krause. "The NCSA staff consists of more than 70 collegiate athletes and college coaches whose focus is to match college coaches with qualified and committed student athletes, maximizing their collegiate recruiting potential."
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