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Duke Ranked No. 1 in 2007 NCSA Power Rankings

by DBR, August 21st, 2007 | Main |

CHICAGO – For the third straight year, Duke University was the top-ranked Division I school in the 2007 National Collegiate Scouting Association Power Rankings. The power rankings take a school’s Directors’ Cup , U.S. News & World Report and NCAA graduation rate rankings into account. Duke also claimed the top Division I spot in 2005 and 2006.

Duke marks included No. 8 on the U.S. News & World Report, No. 11 in the Directors’ Cup and No. 16 for NCAA Graduation Rate for a power ranking of 11.66. Notre Dame was second with a power ranking of 18.33 and Stanford third with 20.66. Northwestern (fourth – 21.66), Harvard (fifth – 26.33), Princeton (26.66), Vanderbilt (36.0), Wake Forest (36.66), Boston College (37.66) and Yale (39.66) round out the top 10.

“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 Duke University not only places importance on winning games, but on academics and graduating players as well.”

For all NCAA members in all divisions, Duke ranked third behind two Division III schools, Williams College and Amherst College .

Duke now has three No. 1 power rankings in the NCSA’s four year history of producing them. Duke received a No. 7 ranking in 2004 before claiming the top spot each of the last three years.

For all NCAA divisions combined, Duke ranked No. 8 in 2004, No. 3 in 2005 and No. 4 in 2006.

NCSA Power Rank	College/University	Division	Academic Rank	Athletic Rank	NCAA Grad. Rate	Power Ranking
1	Duke University	NCAA I	8	11	16	11.66
2	University of Notre Dame	NCAA I	20	22	13	18.33
3	Stanford University	NCAA I	4	1	57	20.66
4	Northwestern University	NCAA I	14	30	21	21.66
5	Harvard University	NCAA I	2	64	13	26.33
6	Princeton University	NCAA I	1	63	16	26.66
7	Vanderbilt University	NCAA I	18	33	57	36.0
8	Wake Forest University	NCAA I	30	23	57	36.66
9	Boston College	NCAA I	34	58	21	37.66
10	Yale University	NCAA I	3	95	21	39.66
11	Georgetown University	NCAA I	23	76	21	40.0
12	University of Florida	NCAA I	47	6	69	40.66
13	Cornell University	NCAA I	12	55	69	45.33
14	University of Pennsylvania	NCAA I	7	77	57	47.0
15	Brown University	NCAA I	15	90	37	47.33
16	College of William & Mary	NCAA I	31	99	21	50.33
16	University of Massachusetts-Lowell	NCAA I	127	23	1	50.33
18	University of Michigan	NCAA I	24	4	128	52.0
19	Columbia University	NCAA I	9	83	81	57.66
20	Colorado College	NCAA I	26	115	37	59.33
21	Dartmouth College	NCAA I	9	124	46	59.66
22	University of Illinois	NCAA I	41	42	112	65.0
23	Rice University	NCAA I	17	101	81	66.33
24	Penn State University	NCAA I	47	21	146	71.33
25	University of Virginia	NCAA I	24	13	178	71.66
26	Bucknell University	NCAA I	29	169	21	73.0
27	Furman University	NCAA I	41	135	46	74.0
28	Boston University	NCAA I	57	121	46	74.66
29	University of Richmond	NCAA I	34	154	37	75.0
30	Southern Methodist University	NCAA I	70	67	93	76.66
31	Baylor University	NCAA I	81	38	112	77.0
32	College of the Holy Cross	NCAA I	32	182	21	78.33
33	University of Denver	NCAA I	88	74	101	87.66
34	University of North Carolina	NCAA I	27	3	234	88.0
35	George Washington University	NCAA I	52	162	57	90.33
36	Davidson College	NCAA I	10	248	16	91.33
37	University of Washington	NCAA I	42	29	208	93.0
38	Clemson University	NCAA I	70	36	178	94.66
39	University of New Hampshire	NCAA I	105	88	93	95.33
40	Syracuse University	NCAA I	52	110	128	96.66
41	Colgate University	NCAA I	16	248	37	100.33
42	Coastal Carolina University	NCAA I	164	102	37	101.0
43	University of California-Davis	NCAA I	47	210	57	104.66
44	Ohio State University	NCAA I	57	14	251	107.33
45	University of Wisconsin	NCAA I	34	16	273	107.66
46	St. Lawrence University	NCAA I	57	35	234	108.66
47	Drury University	NCAA I	272	9	46	109.0
48	University of Hawaii-Hilo	NCAA I	164	143	21	109.33
49	Bentley College	NCAA I	272	39	21	110.66
49	St. Louis University	NCAA I	77	127	128	110.66
51	Virginia Polytechnic Institute	NCAA I	77	48	208	111.0
52	University of Delaware	NCAA I	67	142	128	112.33
53	Michigan State University	NCAA I	70	34	234	112.66
53	Union (NY) College	NCAA I	39	138	161	112.66
55	St. John’s (NY) University	NCAA I	127	85	128	113.33
56	Clarion University	NCAA I	272	68	1	113.66
57	University of California-Irvine	NCAA I	44	56	251	117.0
58	Indiana University	NCAA I	70	50	234	118.0
59	Johns Hopkins University	NCAA I	16	10	330	118.66
59	U.S. Naval Academy	NCAA I	272	72	12	118.66
61	University of Illinois-Chicago	NCAA I	127	118	112	119.0
62	Pace University	NCAA I	127	131	101	119.66
63	Lehigh University	NCAA I	33	152	178	121.0
64	University of Iowa	NCAA I	64	68	234	122.0
65	Siena College	NCAA I	111	240	16	122.33
66	Monmouth (NJ) University	NCAA I	111	178	81	123.33
67	Bemidji State University	NCAA I	272	98	1	123.66
68	Purdue University	NCAA I	64	35	273	124.0
69	Pepperdine University	NCAA I	54	69	251	124.66
69	Wofford College	NCAA I	57	248	69	124.66
71	University of Nebraska	NCAA I	98	27	251	125.33
72	University of Miami	NCAA I	54	59	273	128.66
73	American University	NCAA I	86	125	178	129.66
74	Providence College	NCAA I	272	75	46	131.0
75	University of San Diego	NCAA I	105	162	128	131.66
76	University of Massachusetts	NCAA I	98	94	208	133.33
77	University of California-Santa Barbara	NCAA I	47	61	293	133.66
78	Miami University	NCAA I	60	172	178	136.66
78	University of Texas	NCAA I	47	8	355	136.66
80	Brigham Young University	NCAA I	70	26	315	137.0
81	Fordham University	NCAA I	70	245	101	138.66
81	Marquette University	NCAA I	81	127	208	138.66
81	United States Military Academy	NCAA I	272	107	37	138.66
84	University of Maryland	NCAA I	54	40	330	141.33
85	University of Maryland-Baltimore County	NCAA I	127	140	161	142.66
86	University of Colorado	NCAA I	77	37	315	143.0
87	University of Vermont	NCAA I	88	182	161	143.66
88	University of California-Berkeley	NCAA I	21	9	404	144.66
89	Adelphi University	NCAA I	127	131	178	145.33
89	University of Indianapolis	NCAA I	272	18	146	145.33
91	University of Dayton	NCAA I	105	313	21	146.33
92	Florida State University	NCAA I	110	15	315	146.66
93	University of San Francisco	NCAA I	112	228	101	147.0
94	University of Pittsburgh	NCAA I	57	71	315	147.66
95	Villanova University	NCAA I	272	132	46	150.0
96	Lafayette College	NCAA I	30	213	208	150.33
97	Minnesota State University-Mankato	NCAA I	272	4	178	151.33
98	St. Edwards University	NCAA I	272	44	146	154.0
99	Le Moyne College	NCAA I	272	84	112	156.0
100	Creighton University	NCAA I	272	151	46	156.33

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