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NCSA Collegiate Power Rankings

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2006 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 Duke University NCAA I 5 8 21 11.33
2 Stanford University NCAA I 5 1 33 13.0
3 University of Notre Dame NCAA I 18 6 21 15.0
4 Princeton University NCAA I 1 47 2 16.66
5 Harvard University NCAA I 1 69 2 24.0
6 Northwestern University NCAA I 12 29 41 27.33
7 Dartmouth College NCAA I 9 67 7 27.66
8 Yale University NCAA I 3 80 7 30.0
9 Cornell University NCAA I 13 66 18 32.33
10 Georgetown University NCAA I 23 68 11 34.0
11 University of Pennsylvania NCAA I 4 88 12 34.66
12 Brown University NCAA I 15 84 7 35.33
13 University of Virginia NCAA I 23 26 86 45.0
14 Rice University NCAA I 17 65 59 47.0
15 Penn State University NCAA I 48 15 86 49.66
16 Boston College NCAA I 40 51 66 52.33
17 University of Michigan NCAA I 25 24 120 56.33
18 Villanova University NCAA I 1 87 86 58.0
19 University of Richmond NCAA I 34 95 53 60.66
20 Vanderbilt University NCAA I 18 64 120 67.33
21 Wake Forest University NCAA I 27 44 134 68.33
22 Santa Clara University NCAA I 2 73 134 69.66
23 Providence College NCAA I 2 78 151 77.0
24 Presbyterian College NCAA I 100 83 59 80.66
25 University of North Carolina NCAA I 27 4 213 81.33
26 University of Wisconsin NCAA I 34 22 213 89.66
27 University of Illinois NCAA I 42 40 189 90.33
28 Purdue University NCAA I 60 35 179 91.33
29 Southern Methodist University NCAA I 71 49 165 95.0
30 University of California-Berkeley NCAA I 20 7 277 101.33
31 University of California-Santa Barbara NCAA I 45 92 179 105.33
32 University of Maryland NCAA I 55 27 237 106.33
33 University of Washington NCAA I 45 18 262 108.33
34 Virginia Polytechnic Institute NCAA I 78 45 213 112.0
35 University of Iowa NCAA I 60 53 237 116.66
36 Baylor University NCAA I 78 32 277 129.0
37 University of California-Los Angeles NCAA I 25 2 396 141.0
38 Michigan State University NCAA I 74 46 304 141.33
39 Texas Christian University NCAA I 97 55 277 143.0
40 Pepperdine University NCAA I 55 36 351 147.33
41 Texas A&M University NCAA I 60 23 374 152.33
42 University of Portland NCAA I 8 100 351 153.0
43 Indiana University NCAA I 74 38 351 154.33
44 Rutgers University NCAA I 60 76 331 155.66
44 University of Southern California NCAA I 30 10 427 155.66
46 Ohio State University NCAA I 60 12 396 156.0
47 University of Northern Iowa NCAA I 19 70 396 161.66
48 University of Nebraska NCAA I 97 19 374 163.33
49 University of Kansas NCAA I 97 60 351 169.33
50 Florida State University NCAA I 109 17 396 174.0
50 University of Connecticut NCAA I 68 58 396 174.0
52 University of Missouri NCAA I 85 48 396 176.33
52 University of Oregon NCAA I 115 63 351 176.33
54 University of Minnesota NCAA I 74 16 456 182.0
55 Southern Illinois University-Edwardsville NCAA I 58 4 487 183.0
56 University of Miami NCAA I 55 42 456 184.33
57 University of Florida NCAA I 50 5 513 189.33
58 University of Texas NCAA I 52 3 560 205.0
59 Washington State University NCAA I 120 71 427 206.0
60 University of Arizona NCAA I 97 11 513 207.0
61 Georgia Institute of Technology NCAA I 37 50 535 207.33
62 University of Colorado NCAA I 78 41 513 210.66
63 Bryant College NCAA I 20 68 560 216.0
64 University of Georgia NCAA I 58 9 586 217.66
65 University of Utah NCAA I 120 56 487 221.0
66 University of South Carolina NCAA I 109 43 513 221.66
67 University of Pittsburgh NCAA I 58 91 535 228.0
68 University of Tennessee NCAA I 85 14 586 228.33
69 Brigham Young University NCAA I 71 31 586 229.33
70 Iowa State University NCAA I 85 97 513 231.66
71 Auburn University NCAA I 85 25 586 232.0
72 University of Alabama NCAA I 104 21 586 237.0
73 University of Oklahoma NCAA I 109 37 586 244.0
74 North Carolina State University NCAA I 78 34 621 244.33
75 University of Tulsa NCAA I 93 82 560 245.0
76 Clemson University NCAA I 78 39 647 254.66
77 Boise State University NCAA I 57 83 647 262.33
78 University of Kentucky NCAA I 120 33 728 293.66
79 Long Beach State University NCAA I 26 89 799 304.66
80 Cal State-Bakersfield NCAA I 52 5 874 310.33
81 Cal State-Fullerton NCAA I 34 73 840 315.66
82 Davidson College NCAA I 10 954 12 325.33
83 Columbia University NCAA I 9 954 18 327.0
84 Bucknell University NCAA I 27 954 12 331.0
85 Colgate University NCAA I 15 954 35 334.66
85 St. Joseph's (PA) University NCAA I 9 954 41 334.66
87 College of the Holy Cross NCAA I 32 954 35 340.33
88 Valparaiso University NCAA I 2 954 76 344.0
89 University of South Carolina-Upstate NCAA I 41 71 924 345.33
90 College of William & Mary NCAA I 31 954 59 348.0
90 Fairfield University NCAA I 4 954 86 348.0
92 Lehigh University NCAA I 32 954 59 348.33
93 Xavier (OH) University NCAA I 3 954 98 351.66
94 Lafayette College NCAA I 27 954 76 352.33
95 Quinnipiac University NCAA I 12 954 98 354.66
96 Manhattan College NCAA I 18 954 98 356.66
97 La Salle University NCAA I 22 954 98 358.0
98 Bradley University NCAA I 4 954 120 359.33
99 Loyola (MD) College NCAA I 3 954 134 363.66
100 Butler University NCAA I 6 954 134 364.66