Power Rankings

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Top College Athletic Programs

NCSA Power Rankings looked at over 1,000 college athletic programs across five division levels (D1-FBS, D1-FBS, D2, D3 and NAIA). The best colleges list is based on proprietary analysis of NCSA Favorites data obtained from the college search activity of the over 2 million student-athletes on the NCSA recruiting network, U.S. News & World Report Best Colleges, and IPEDS graduation rate data (more on NCSA Power Rankings methodology).

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1

Duke University

NCAA Division 1

NCSA Favorites:

32637

General Rank:

9

Grad Rank:

10

2

Stanford University

NCAA Division 1

NCSA Favorites:

25798

General Rank:

5

Grad Rank:

18

3

University of Notre Dame

NCAA Division 1

NCSA Favorites:

18858

General Rank:

18

Grad Rank:

4

Harvard University

NCAA Division 1

NCSA Favorites:

13747

General Rank:

2

Grad Rank:

1

5

Princeton University

NCAA Division 1

NCSA Favorites:

12555

General Rank:

1

Grad Rank:

2

6

University of California - Los Angeles - UCLA

NCAA Division 1

NCSA Favorites:

31895

General Rank:

28

Grad Rank:

38

7

University of Southern California

NCAA Division 1

NCSA Favorites:

19305

General Rank:

28

Grad Rank:

30

8

University of California

NCAA Division 1

NCSA Favorites:

21698

General Rank:

28

Grad Rank:

37

9

Columbia University

NCAA Division 1

NCSA Favorites:

11370

General Rank:

5

Grad Rank:

8

10

University of Pennsylvania - Penn

NCAA Division 1

NCSA Favorites:

11200

General Rank:

8

Grad Rank:

7

11

University of Virginia

NCAA Division 1

NCSA Favorites:

16930

General Rank:

34

Grad Rank:

24

12

Yale University

NCAA Division 1

NCSA Favorites:

10717

General Rank:

3

Grad Rank:

3

13

Cornell University

NCAA Division 1

NCSA Favorites:

13041

General Rank:

14

Grad Rank:

21

14

Vanderbilt University

NCAA Division 1

NCSA Favorites:

14401

General Rank:

14

Grad Rank:

33

15

Brown University

NCAA Division 1

NCSA Favorites:

10907

General Rank:

14

Grad Rank:

5

16

University of Michigan

NCAA Division 1

NCSA Favorites:

23647

General Rank:

39

Grad Rank:

46

17

University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill

NCAA Division 1

NCSA Favorites:

25402

General Rank:

51

Grad Rank:

44

18

Northwestern University

NCAA Division 1

NCSA Favorites:

11511

General Rank:

11

Grad Rank:

26

19

Georgetown University

NCAA Division 1

NCSA Favorites:

10677

General Rank:

22

Grad Rank:

16

20

Boston College

NCAA Division 1

NCSA Favorites:

14204

General Rank:

53

Grad Rank:

29

21

Dartmouth College

NCAA Division 1

NCSA Favorites:

9154

General Rank:

11

Grad Rank:

15

22

Wake Forest University

NCAA Division 1

NCSA Favorites:

15140

General Rank:

38

Grad Rank:

56

23

Davidson College

NCAA Division 1

NCSA Favorites:

11011

General Rank:

36

Grad Rank:

23

24

University of Florida

NCAA Division 1

NCSA Favorites:

32268

General Rank:

83

Grad Rank:

75

25

Rice University

NCAA Division 1

NCSA Favorites:

9599

General Rank:

14

Grad Rank:

42

26

Johns Hopkins University

NCAA Division 3

NCSA Favorites:

7369

General Rank:

11

Grad Rank:

20

27

Penn State

NCAA Division 1

NCSA Favorites:

25475

General Rank:

100

Grad Rank:

84

28

Georgia Tech

NCAA Division 1

NCSA Favorites:

15630

General Rank:

68

Grad Rank:

96

29

Villanova University

NCAA Division 1

NCSA Favorites:

11727

General Rank:

92

Grad Rank:

43

30

Amherst College

NCAA Division 3

NCSA Favorites:

5611

General Rank:

21

Grad Rank:

9

31

University of Georgia

NCAA Division 1

NCSA Favorites:

23886

General Rank:

110

Grad Rank:

90

32

Ohio State University

NCAA Division 1

NCSA Favorites:

31511

General Rank:

110

Grad Rank:

113

33

University of Wisconsin

NCAA Division 1

NCSA Favorites:

14451

General Rank:

92

Grad Rank:

94

34

Bucknell University

NCAA Division 1

NCSA Favorites:

9666

General Rank:

81

Grad Rank:

47

35

College of William & Mary

NCAA Division 1

NCSA Favorites:

7526

General Rank:

53

Grad Rank:

45

36

University of Richmond

NCAA Division 1

NCSA Favorites:

8955

General Rank:

59

Grad Rank:

61

37

Colgate University

NCAA Division 1

NCSA Favorites:

6802

General Rank:

40

Grad Rank:

50

38

University of Miami

NCAA Division 1

NCSA Favorites:

21902

General Rank:

92

Grad Rank:

130

39

University of Maryland

NCAA Division 1

NCSA Favorites:

14108

General Rank:

128

Grad Rank:

78

40

University of California - San Diego

NCAA Division 2

NCSA Favorites:

9271

General Rank:

83

Grad Rank:

69

41

University of Washington

NCAA Division 1

NCSA Favorites:

14040

General Rank:

114

Grad Rank:

103

42

University of California - Davis

NCAA Division 1

NCSA Favorites:

10244

General Rank:

92

Grad Rank:

86

43

University of Chicago

NCAA Division 3

NCSA Favorites:

4607

General Rank:

3

Grad Rank:

36

44

Elon University

NCAA Division 1

NCSA Favorites:

9096

General Rank:

53

Grad Rank:

109

45

University of Illinois

NCAA Division 1

NCSA Favorites:

10896

General Rank:

100

Grad Rank:

92

46

Boston University

NCAA Division 1

NCSA Favorites:

8418

General Rank:

74

Grad Rank:

89

47

Clemson University

NCAA Division 1

NCSA Favorites:

29272

General Rank:

139

Grad Rank:

139

48

University of Texas - Austin

NCAA Division 1

NCSA Favorites:

22794

General Rank:

114

Grad Rank:

153

49

Lehigh University

NCAA Division 1

NCSA Favorites:

7393

General Rank:

92

Grad Rank:

63

50

University of California - Irvine

NCAA Division 1

NCSA Favorites:

6630

General Rank:

83

Grad Rank:

57

51

Massachusetts Institute of Technology - MIT

NCAA Division 3

NCSA Favorites:

4292

General Rank:

5

Grad Rank:

34

52

Virginia Tech

NCAA Division 1

NCSA Favorites:

16511

General Rank:

152

Grad Rank:

108

53

Tufts University

NCAA Division 3

NCSA Favorites:

4656

General Rank:

50

Grad Rank:

22

54

Lafayette College

NCAA Division 1

NCSA Favorites:

6294

General Rank:

88

Grad Rank:

49

55

College of the Holy Cross

NCAA Division 1

NCSA Favorites:

5637

General Rank:

81

Grad Rank:

35

56

United States Naval Academy

NCAA Division 1

NCSA Favorites:

5882

General Rank:

48

Grad Rank:

80

57

Williams College

NCAA Division 3

NCSA Favorites:

3933

General Rank:

18

Grad Rank:

6

58

Syracuse University

NCAA Division 1

NCSA Favorites:

13505

General Rank:

128

Grad Rank:

133

59

Texas A&M University

NCAA Division 1

NCSA Favorites:

28474

General Rank:

152

Grad Rank:

166

60

University of California - Santa Barbara

NCAA Division 1

NCSA Favorites:

8305

General Rank:

74

Grad Rank:

137

61

Tulane University

NCAA Division 1

NCSA Favorites:

7121

General Rank:

78

Grad Rank:

112

62

University of Connecticut

NCAA Division 1

NCSA Favorites:

9454

General Rank:

114

Grad Rank:

114

63

Florida State University

NCAA Division 1

NCSA Favorites:

34545

General Rank:

183

Grad Rank:

157

64

Carnegie Mellon University

NCAA Division 3

NCSA Favorites:

4394

General Rank:

34

Grad Rank:

60

65

Pepperdine University

NCAA Division 1

NCSA Favorites:

6940

General Rank:

92

Grad Rank:

104

66

United States Military Academy

NCAA Division 1

NCSA Favorites:

5390

General Rank:

42

Grad Rank:

107

67

Bentley University

NCAA Division 2

NCSA Favorites:

4658

General Rank:

73

Grad Rank:

54

68

Santa Clara University

NCAA Division 1

NCSA Favorites:

5482

General Rank:

62

Grad Rank:

102

69

Emory University

NCAA Division 3

NCSA Favorites:

3997

General Rank:

28

Grad Rank:

52

70

James Madison University

NCAA Division 1

NCSA Favorites:

9894

General Rank:

140

Grad Rank:

121

71

University of Pittsburgh

NCAA Division 1

NCSA Favorites:

10594

General Rank:

147

Grad Rank:

127

72

Butler University

NCAA Division 1

NCSA Favorites:

9750

General Rank:

72

Grad Rank:

195

73

Michigan State University

NCAA Division 1

NCSA Favorites:

25042

General Rank:

183

Grad Rank:

186

74

Furman University

NCAA Division 1

NCSA Favorites:

8060

General Rank:

144

Grad Rank:

117

75

Purdue University

NCAA Division 1

NCSA Favorites:

12947

General Rank:

114

Grad Rank:

213

76

Rutgers University

NCAA Division 1

NCSA Favorites:

10030

General Rank:

152

Grad Rank:

144

77

United States Air Force Academy

NCAA Division 1

NCSA Favorites:

5944

General Rank:

65

Grad Rank:

159

78

Northeastern University

NCAA Division 1

NCSA Favorites:

4788

General Rank:

78

Grad Rank:

101

79

Miami University

NCAA Division 1

NCSA Favorites:

11279

General Rank:

176

Grad Rank:

148

80

Washington University in St. Louis

NCAA Division 3

NCSA Favorites:

3405

General Rank:

18

Grad Rank:

28

81

Texas Christian University

NCAA Division 1

NCSA Favorites:

18744

General Rank:

176

Grad Rank:

202

82

New York University

NCAA Division 3

NCSA Favorites:

4368

General Rank:

51

Grad Rank:

105

83

Gonzaga University

NCAA Division 1

NCSA Favorites:

5958

General Rank:

120

Grad Rank:

119

84

North Carolina State University

NCAA Division 1

NCSA Favorites:

21346

General Rank:

183

Grad Rank:

205

85

Trinity University - Texas

NCAA Division 3

NCSA Favorites:

4461

General Rank:

53

Grad Rank:

120

86

Brigham Young University

NCAA Division 1

NCSA Favorites:

6776

General Rank:

128

Grad Rank:

145

87

Southern Methodist University

NCAA Division 1

NCSA Favorites:

7602

General Rank:

128

Grad Rank:

165

88

George Washington University

NCAA Division 1

NCSA Favorites:

5290

General Rank:

114

Grad Rank:

115

89

University of Minnesota

NCAA Division 1

NCSA Favorites:

10048

General Rank:

152

Grad Rank:

184

90

Indiana University

NCAA Division 1

NCSA Favorites:

14621

General Rank:

208

Grad Rank:

187

91

Washington & Lee University

NCAA Division 3

NCSA Favorites:

3277

General Rank:

36

Grad Rank:

39

92

Loyola Marymount University

NCAA Division 1

NCSA Favorites:

5713

General Rank:

102

Grad Rank:

161

93

Baylor University

NCAA Division 1

NCSA Favorites:

28144

General Rank:

163

Grad Rank:

286

94

Creighton University

NCAA Division 1

NCSA Favorites:

4500

General Rank:

53

Grad Rank:

170

95

Fordham University

NCAA Division 1

NCSA Favorites:

5393

General Rank:

128

Grad Rank:

143

96

University of San Diego

NCAA Division 1

NCSA Favorites:

9930

General Rank:

208

Grad Rank:

160

97

Hamilton College

NCAA Division 3

NCSA Favorites:

3173

General Rank:

47

Grad Rank:

32

98

Pomona-Pitzer Colleges

NCAA Division 3

NCSA Favorites:

2860

General Rank:

27

Grad Rank:

14

99

Providence College

NCAA Division 1

NCSA Favorites:

3634

General Rank:

53

Grad Rank:

100

University of Massachusetts - Amherst

NCAA Division 1

NCSA Favorites:

6984

General Rank:

163

Grad Rank:

177

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