FERRIS STATE RANKED 32ND IN COLLEGIATE POWER RANKINGS
The Ferris State University Athletics Department has been ranked 32nd nationally among NCAA Division II schools in the National Collegiate Scouting Association's (NCSA) 2005 Collegiate Power Rankings. The rankings list the top academic and athletic colleges/universities in the country at the NCAA Division II level.
The Bulldogs received a 194.67 power ranking and were one of six Great Lakes Intercollegiate Athletic Conference (GLIAC) member institutions featured in the top 50 at the Division II level. The others included Ashland (21st), Hillsdale (23rd), Findlay (29th), Mercyhurst (30th) and Grand Valley State (35th). Only the rankings of the top 89 schools were included in the Division II list.
The University of California-San Diego topped the Division II list with Stonehill (Mass.), Truman State (Mo.), Drury (Mo.) and Bentley (Mass.) rounding out the top five.
NCSA's Collegiate Power Rankings, which were developed in 2002, are calculated for each school at the NCAA Division I, II and III level by averaging the university's U.S. News & World Report ranking, the U.S. Sports Academy Directors' Cup finish and the NCAA student-athlete graduation rate of each school. The U.S. Sports Academy Directors' Cup ranking evaluates the strength of NCAA athletic departments, while the U.S. News & World Report ranking recognizes institutions of academic excellence. The student-athlete graduation rates are based on those provided by the NCAA.
The NCSA Collegiate Power Rankings provide data that allows prospective student-athletes and parents to evaluate the particular strengths of universities based on academic and athletic factors, as well as student-athlete graduation rates.
Ferris State recorded its highest finish ever in school history by placing 21st overall with 387.5 total points in the 2004-05 U.S. Sports Academy Directors' Cup Division II final standings. The Bulldogs also placed second in the 2004-05 GLAIC Presidents' Trophy Final Standings with 119.5 points.
For more information on the Collegiate Power Rankings, go to the NCSA web site at http://www.ncsasports.org.
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