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December 9, 1996

Division II All-Around Athletics Programs

The Sears Directors' Cup top 25 NCAA Division II all-around athletics programs through November 25, administered by the National Association of Collegiate Directors of Athletics and based on performance to date in NCAA men's and women's fall championships. Championships included in this ranking are field hockey, men's and women's cross country, and women's soccer. Points are awarded on the basis of an institution's finish in each of 16 sports. These midseason standings are unofficial; official standings will be published upon completion of the fall championships season.

1. Humboldt State, 1621/2; 2. Lewis, 125; 3. (tie) South Dakota State and Western State, 124; 5. Bloomsburg, 1221/2; 6. Abilene Christian, 115; 7. Adams State, 114; 8. UC Davis, 1101/2; 9. Edinboro, 103; 10. Kennesaw State, 98; 11. Franklin Pierce, 64; 12. (tie) Lock Haven and Lynn, 63; 14. Cal Poly Pomona, 62; 15. (tie) Regis (Colorado) and St. Joseph's (Indiana), 611/2; 17. North Dakota, 61; 18. Mankato State, 60; 19. (tie) Central Missouri State and Wisconsin-Parkside, 59; 21. (tie) Barry and Merrimack, 581/2; 23. Ashland, 58; 24. Seattle Pacific, 57; 25. South Dakota, 56.

Division III All-Around Athletics Programs

The Sears Directors' Cup top 25 NCAA Division III all-around athletics programs through November 19, administered by the National Association of Collegiate Directors of Athletics and based on performance to date in NCAA men's and women's fall championships. Championships included in this ranking are field hockey, men's and women's cross country, and women's soccer. Points are awarded on the basis of an institution's finish in each of 20 sports. These midseason standings are unofficial; official standings will be published upon completion of the fall championships season.

1. Williams, 231; 2. College of New Jersey, 189; 3. Ithaca, 158; 4. Wooster, 147; 5. Wisconsin-Oshkosh, 125; 6. (tie) Calvin and Wisconsin-La Crosse, 120; 8. Cortland State, 119.0; 9. Amherst, 114; 10. Haverford, 110; 11. Rochester, 1091/2; 12. UC San Diego, 108; 13. William Smith, 103; 14. Middlebury, 1001/2; 15. Bowdoin, 991/2; 16. Emory, 981/2; 17. Colorado College, 93; 18. (tie) Hartwick, North Central and St. Thomas (Minnesota), 63; 21., Wisconsin-Stevens Point, 62; 22. Chicago, 611/2; 23. Lebanon Valley, 61; 24. Loras, 59; 25. (tie) Bates, Eastern Mennonite, Macalester, Messiah and Trinity (Texas), 581/2 .

Division I-AA Football

The Sports Network top 25 NCAA Division I-AA football teams through November 25, with records in parentheses and points:

1. Marshall (11-0) -- 1,610
2. Montana (11-0) -- 1,574
3. Northern Iowa (10-1) -- 1,491
4. Murray St. (10-1) -- 1,414
5. Troy St. (10-1) -- 1,365
6. Northern Ariz. (9-2) -- 1,285
7. William & Mary (9-2) -- 1,218
8. Jackson St. (10-1) -- 1,127
8. East Tenn. St. (9-2) -- 1,127
10. Western Ill. (9-2) -- 982
11. Delaware (8-3) -- 977
12. Florida A&M (9-2) -- 841
13. Furman (8-3) -- 839
14. Villanova (8-3) -- 692
15. Youngstown St. (8-3) -- 656
16. Eastern Ill. (8-3) -- 624
17. Dartmouth (10-0) -- 563
18. New Hampshire (8-3) -- 500
19. Nicholls St. (8-3) -- 465
20. Howard (9-2) -- 370
21. Southwest Mo. St. (7-4) -- 357
22. Stephen F. Austin (7-4) -- 338
23. James Madison (7-4) -- 175
24. Dayton (11-0) -- 128
25. Appalachian St. (7-4) -- 111

Division I Men's Ice Hockey

The USA Today/American Hockey Magazine top 10 NCAA Division I men's ice hockey teams through November 25, in conjunction with the American Hockey Coaches Association and One Xcel, with records in parentheses and points:
1. Michigan (11-1-1) -- 100
2. Boston U. (8-1-1) -- 89
3. Colorado Col. (7-3-0) -- 71
4. New Hampshire (9-2-0) -- 68
5. Minnesota (8-4-0) -- 53
6. Michigan St. (9-4-0) -- 50
7. Vermont (7-3-0) -- 39
8. Miami (Ohio) (9-3-0) -- 35
9. Cornell (5-1-0) -- 26
10. North Dak. (8-4-0) -- 13

Division I Men's Swimming and Diving

The Speedo America top 25 NCAA Division I men's swimming and diving teams through November 27 as selected by the College Swimming Coaches Association of America, with points:

1. Texas, 308; 2. Stanford, 302; 3. Auburn, 300; 4. Michigan, 291; 5. Southern California, 269; 6. Tennessee, 267; 7. California, 221; 8. Minnesota, 206; 9. Arizona State, 205; 10. Georgia, 204; 11. Southern Methodist, 198; 12. Florida, 170; 13. Arizona, 163; 14. North Carolina, 151; 15. LSU, 125; 16. Nebraska, 111; 17. Florida State, 103; 18. Texas A&M, 87; 19. Alabama, 69; 20. Indiana, 64; 21. Harvard, 63; 22. Miami (Florida), 58; 23. Ohio State, 57; 24. Kansas, 38; 25. North Carolina State, 33.

Division I Women's Swimming and Diving

The Speedo America top 25 NCAA Division I women's swimming and diving teams through November 27 as selected by the College Swimming Coaches Association of America, with points:

1. Stanford, 347; 2. Southern California, 334; 3. Michigan, 313; 4. (tie) Georgia and Southern Methodist, 303; 6. Arizona, 276; 7. Florida, 253; 8. Texas, 252; 9. UCLA, 209; 10. Auburn, 192; 11. Minnesota, 191; 12. North Carolina, 182; 13. Tennessee, 176; 14. Nebraska, 169; 15. Northwestern, 143; 16. California, 134; 17. LSU, 111; 18. Alabama, 109; 19. Kentucky, 101; 20. Kansas, 96; 21. Arizona State, 68; 22. Illinois, 61; 23. Wisconsin, 56; 24. Penn State, 43; 25. Texas A&M, 35.

Division I Women's Volleyball

The USA Today/American Volleyball Coaches Association top 25 NCAA Division I women's volleyball teams through November 26, with records in parentheses and points:
1. Florida (32-1) -- 1,450
2. Stanford (25-2) -- 1,430
3. Hawaii (29-1) -- 1,364
4. Penn St. (27-2) -- 1,285
5. Nebraska (25-3) -- 1,224
6. Long Beach St. (30-1) -- 1,167
7. Loyola Marymount (25-2) -- 1,095
8. Texas (22-4) -- 1,070
9. Michigan St. (22-6) -- 1,028
10. Ohio St. (25-4) -- 940
11. Washington St. (23-5) -- 888
12. Pacific (Cal.) (23-5) -- 815
13. Southern Cal (18-8) -- 745
14. UC Santa Barb. (22-8) -- 694
15. Wisconsin (23-5) -- 609
16. Texas A&M (23-6) -- 587
17. George Mason (26-2) -- 528
18. Washington (22-7) -- 500
19. Arizona (19-9) -- 351
20. Maryland (26-4) -- 324
21. Louisville (23-4) -- 242
22. Kansas St. (23-8) -- 212
23. Oral Roberts (26-3) -- 163
24. Texas Tech (23-8) -- 141
25. Brigham Young (22-6) -- 117

Men's Water Polo

The top 20 NCAA men's water polo teams through November 26 as selected by the American Water Polo Coaches Association, with points:

1. Southern California, 100; 2. Stanford, 92; 3. UCLA, 90; 4. California, 88; 5. UC Irvine, 80; 6. Pacific (California), 75; 7. Pepperdine, 70; 8. UC Davis, 65; 9. Air Force, 60; 10. Long Beach State, 55; 11. UC San Diego, 50; 12. Massachusetts, 44; 13. Claremont-Mudd-Scripps, 36; 14. Santa Clara, 32; 15. UC Santa Barbara, 31; 16. Queens (New York), 29; 17. Brown, 22; 18. Navy, 16; 19. Slippery Rock, 10; 20. Villanova, 3.