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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 U.S. Sports Academy 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 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. 

NCSA
Power
Rank		 College/University Division Academic
Rank		 Athletic Rank NCAA
Grad.
Rate		 Power Ranking
1 Williams College NCAA 1 1 4 2.0
2 Stanford University NCAA 4 1 27 10.66
3 Duke University NCAA 8 19 17 14.66
4 Massachusetts Institute of Technology NCAA 7 38 11 18.66
5 Princeton University NCAA 1 60 3 21.33
6 Harvard University NCAA 2 61 2 21.66
7 Johns Hopkins University NCAA 14 16 50 26.66
8 Washington and Lee University NCAA 15 35 34 28.0
9 University of Pennsylvania NCAA 5 79 9 31.0
10 Northwestern University NCAA 14 40 40 31.33
11 Cornell University NCAA 12 75 13 33.33
12 University of Chicago NCAA 9 71 34 38.0
13 Brown University NCAA 14 103 7 41.33
14 Penn State University--University Park NCAA 48 9 69 42.0
15 Wheaton College NCAA 56 26 45 42.33
16 United States Naval Academy NCAA 20 65 45 43.33
17 New York University NCAA 34 33 69 45.33
18 University of Virginia NCAA 23 17 110 50.0
19 Columbia University NCAA 9 135 17 53.66
20 University of Michigan--Ann Arbor NCAA 25 3 135 54.33
21 St. John's University NCAA 75 40 78 64.33
22 University of California - Davis NCAA 42 95 61 66.0
23 Davidson College NCAA 9 175 17 67.0
24 Franklin and Marshall College NCAA 40 113 69 74.0
25 Case Western Reserve University NCAA 41 79 110 76.66
26 Gettysburg College NCAA 48 67 120 78.33
27 Boston University NCAA 57 76 110 81.0
28 University of North Carolina--Chapel Hill NCAA 28 14 205 82.33
29 St. Olaf College NCAA 54 133 61 82.66
30 Luther College NCAA 97 29 135 87.0
31 Augustana College NCAA 91 57 120 89.33
32 Swarthmore College NCAA 3 253 13 89.66
33 Ursinus College NCAA 69 87 120 92.0
34 Wesleyan University NCAA 11 256 17 94.66
35 Purdue University--West Lafayette NCAA 64 34 191 96.33
36 Lehigh University NCAA 31 195 69 98.33
37 Muhlenberg College NCAA 71 164 61 98.66
38 University of Illinois -- Urbana-Champaign NCAA 38 34 225 99.0
39 Colorado School of Mines NCAA 75 90 151 105.33
40 University of Wisconsin--Madison NCAA 38 18 265 107.0
41 Virginia Tech NCAA 71 37 245 117.66
42 Knox College NCAA 80 166 120 122.0
43 University of Iowa NCAA 64 51 265 126.66
44 Ohio State University--Columbus NCAA 57 11 332 133.33
45 Michigan State University NCAA 71 29 301 133.66
46 Coe College NCAA 106 93 225 141.33
47 Messiah College NCAA 253 11 168 144.0
48 Washington and Jefferson College NCAA 106 116 245 155.66
49 Indiana University - Bloomington NCAA 75 39 359 157.66
50 Lawrence University NCAA 56 250 168 158.0
51 University of Pittsburgh NCAA 59 85 332 158.66
52 United States Air Force Academy NCAA 251 123 110 161.33
53 Central College NCAA 123 88 286 165.66
54 University of Pittsburgh--Johnstown NCAA 276 102 151 176.33
55 University of Minnesota--Twin Cities NCAA 71 28 431 176.66
56 Simpson College NCAA 123 149 265 179.0
57 Ohio University NCAA 112 197 245 184.66
58 Kent State University NCAA 125 81 359 188.33
59 Lycoming College NCAA 123 219 225 189.0
60 Elizabethtown College NCAA 255 72 245 190.66
61 Concordia College -- Moorhead NCAA 123 165 301 196.33
61 Loras College NCAA 232 56 301 196.33
63 Cornell College NCAA 97 212 286 198.33
64 Drexel University NCAA 108 223 265 198.66
64 Iowa State University NCAA 85 58 453 198.66
66 Augustana College NCAA 255 57 301 204.33
67 Ohio Northern University NCAA 252 63 301 205.33
68 United States Coast Guard Academy NCAA 252 144 225 207.0
69 Central Michigan University NCAA 188 145 301 211.33
70 U.S. Merchant Marine Academy NCAA 257 190 191 212.66
70 University of Northern Iowa NCAA 119 66 453 212.66
72 University of Missouri -- Columbia NCAA 91 38 510 213.0
73 Lebanon Valley College NCAA 258 161 225 214.66
74 Hofstra University NCAA 125 102 431 219.33
75 University of Nebraska--Lincoln NCAA 91 31 539 220.33
76 Oregon State University NCAA 125 89 453 222.33
77 American University NCAA 85 150 453 229.33
77 Wabash College NCAA 321 162 205 229.33
79 SUNY -- University at Buffalo NCAA 118 237 359 238.0
80 West Virginia University NCAA 125 30 570 241.66
81 Old Dominion University NCAA 125 97 510 244.0
82 Pacific University NCAA 125 217 392 244.66
83 York College of Pennsylvania NCAA 265 115 359 246.33
84 University of Oklahoma NCAA 108 23 614 248.33
85 Northern Illinois University NCAA 188 226 332 248.66
86 Oklahoma State University NCAA 125 33 591 249.66
87 South Dakota State University NCAA 188 237 332 252.33
88 North Central College NCAA 300 46 431 259.0
88 University of Oregon NCAA 112 26 639 259.0
90 North Carolina State University NCAA 85 56 639 260.0
91 University of North Carolina -- Greensboro NCAA 188 163 431 260.66
92 North Dakota State University NCAA 125 273 392 263.33
93 Trinity College NCAA 34 32 736 267.33
94 Carson-Newman College NCAA 123 78 639 280.0
95 University of Wyoming NCAA 125 182 539 282.0
96 Arizona State University NCAA 124 4 719 282.33
97 Virginia Military Institute NCAA 71 276 539 295.33
98 Roger Williams University NCAA 9 268 614 297.0
99 University of Wisconsin -- Parkside NCAA 185 95 639 306.33
100 Buena Vista University NCAA 263 127 539 309.66