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POLLS: December 23, 1996

Division II All-Around Athletics Programs

The Sears Directors' Cup top 25 NCAA Division II all-around athletics programs through December 11, 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, men's and women's soccer, women's volleyball, and men's water polo. 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. UC Davis, 215; 2. Humboldt State, 1621/2; 3. Edinboro, 1611/2; 4. Lewis, 125; 5. Lynn, 1241/2; 6. (tie) South Dakota State and Western State, 124; 8. Bloomsburg, 1221/2; 9. Tampa, 1211/2; 10. Central Missouri State, 120; 11. Franklin Pierce, 1181/2; 12. Hillsdale, 118; 13. Seattle Pacific, 1151/2; 14. Abilene Christian, 115; 15. (tie) Adams State and Regis (Colorado), 114; 17. Cal State Bakersfield, 113; 18. Barry, 111; 19. North Dakota State, 1071/2; 20. West Virginia Wesleyan, 107; 21. Lock Haven, 1051/2; 22. Cal Poly Pomona, 1041/2; 23. Dowling, 101; 24. Kennesaw State, 98; 25. North Florida, 911/2.

Division III All-Around Athletics Programs

The Sears Directors' Cup top 25 NCAA Division III all-around athletics programs through December 11, 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, men's and women's soccer, and women's volleyball. 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, 2891/2; 2. Ithaca, 260; 3. College of New Jersey, 253; 4. Wisconsin-Oshkosh, 2261/2; 5. UC San Diego, 207; 6. Emory, 1911/2; 7. Cortland State, 1771/2; 8. Middlebury, 153; 9. Trinity (Texas), 1511/2; 10. Wooster, 147; 11. Tufts, 139; 12. Chicago, 123; 13. (tie) Calvin, St. Olaf and Wisconsin-La Crosse, 120; 16. Amherst, 114; 17. Haverford, 110; 18. Rochester, 1091/2; 19. (tie) Richard Stockton and Wilmington (Ohio), 105; 21. Rochester Institute of Technology, 1041/2; 22. Luther, 1031/2; 23. William Smith, 103; 24. Bowdoin, 991/2; 25. Macalester, 99.

Division II Women's Basketball

The USA Today/Women's Basketball Coaches Association top 25 NCAA Division II women's basketball teams through December 9, with records in parentheses and points:

1. North Dak. St. (6-0) -- 598
2. North Dak. (5-0) -- 568
3. Abilene Christian (6-0) -- 556
4. West Tex. A&M (5-0) -- 531
5. St. Rose (6-0) -- 469
6. Delta St. (5-1) -- 448
7. Bentley (5-1) -- 432
8. UC Davis (5-1) -- 405
9. Shippensburg (7-1) -- 345
10. Oakland (8-0) -- 338
11. South Dak. St. (6-1) -- 336
12. Stonehill (5-1) -- 316
13. Northern Mich. (5-1) -- 282
14. Southern Ind. (4-1) -- 231
15. Neb.-Kearney (5-1) -- 208
16. Bellarmine (4-1) -- 206
17. Augustana (S.D.) (6-0) -- 154
18. Minn.-Duluth (5-2) -- 145
19. Northern Colo. (6-1) -- 122
20. Michigan Tech (5-1) -- 99
21. Georgia Col. (6-0) -- 93
22. Fla. Southern (3-2) -- 91
23. Western N. M. (6-0) -- 84
24. Montana St.-Billings (7-2) -- 80
25. Kennesaw St. (7-0) -- 74

Division I Men's Ice Hockey

The USA Today/American Hockey Magazine top 10 NCAA Division I men's ice hockey teams through December 9, selected in conjunction with the American Hockey Coaches Association and One Xcel, with records in parentheses and points:
1. Michigan (15-1-1) -- 100
2. New Hampshire (13-2-0) -- 90
3. Boston U. (9-3-2) -- 65
4. North Dak. (11-4-1) -- 64
5. Michigan St. (11-5-0) -- 52
6. Minnesota (9-5-0) -- 48
7. Miami (Ohio) (12-4-0) -- 39
8. Vermont (9-4-0) -- 27
9. Lake Superior St. (12-5-1) -- 25
10. Colorado Col. (8-5-1) -- 20

Division I Men's Tennis

The Rolex top 25 NCAA Division I men's tennis teams through December 11 as selected by
the Intercollegiate Tennis Association's National Tournament Committees, with points:

1. Stanford, 525; 2. UCLA, 515; 3. Mississippi State, 512; 4. Georgia, 507; 5. Mississippi, 497; 6. Pepperdine, 490; 7. Texas, 477; 8. Duke, 476; 9. Kansas, 463; 10. South Alabama, 456; 11. Texas Christian, 454; 12. LSU, 449; 13. Fresno State, 442; 14. North Carolina, 432; 15. Virginia Commonwealth, 428; 16. Florida, 406; 17. Arizona, 362; 18. Kentucky, 398; 19. Auburn, 391; 20. Middle Tennessee State, 385; 21. Southern California, 380; 22. New Mexico, 373; 23. California, 372; 24. Boise State, 368; 25. Harvard, 364.

Division I Women's Tennis

The Rolex top 25 NCAA Division I women's tennis teams through December 11 as selected by the Intercollegiate Tennis Association's National Tournament Committees, with points:

1. Florida, 450; 2. Stanford, 444; 3. Duke, 438; 4. Texas, 429; 5. Arizona, 423; 6. Mississippi, 422; 7. UCLA, 417; 8. Pepperdine, 407; 9. William and Mary, 397; 10. Wisconsin, 395; 11. Notre Dame, 392; 12. Georgia, 388; 13. Tennessee, 375; 14. Wake Forest, 370; 15. Vanderbilt, 367; 16. Arizona State, 356; 17. South Carolina, 349; 18. California, 346; 19. Southern California, 343; 20. Kansas, 340; 21. Alabama, 325; 22. Boise State, 320; 23. Harvard, 316; 24. Northwestern, 313; 25. Miami (Florida), 310.

Division I Women's Soccer

The Umbro Select final top 25 NCAA Division I women's soccer teams as selected by the National Soccer Coaches Association of America, with records in parentheses and points:
1. North Caro. (25-1-0) -- 200
2. Notre Dame (24-2-0) -- 191
3. Santa Clara (18-4-1) -- 181
4. Portland (19-1-2) -- 180
5. Connecticut (22-3-0) -- 168
6. Nebraska (23-1-0) -- 158
7. Maryland (19-5-2) -- 153
8. Florida (22-3-0) -- 144
9. Wisconsin (15-5-4) -- 133
10. Penn St. (15-5-2) -- 118
11. Texas A&M (19-4-0) -- 111
12. Massachusetts (16-5-1) -- 95
13. Harvard (15-2-0) -- 89
14. James Madison (15-6-2) -- 87
15. San Diego (14-6-1) -- 83
16. Duke (10-10-3) -- 74
17. Vanderbilt (11-8-1) -- 67
18. Clemson (15-7-1) -- 59
19. Virginia (12-7-2) -- 53
20. Wake Forest (14-8-0) -- 51
21. N.C.-Greensboro (16-6-1) -- 41
22. George Mason (14-7-1) -- 24
23. Dartmouth (12-4-1) -- 22
24. Kentucky (13-7-2) -- 19
25. California (13-3-2) -- 18

Division II Men's Soccer

The Umbro Select final top 20 NCAA Division II men's soccer teams as selected by the National Soccer Coaches Association of America, with records in parentheses and points:
1. Grand Canyon (12-4-5) -- 239
2. Oakland (15-6-2) -- 228
3. Southern Conn. St. (20-1-1) -- 217
4. Lynn (12-4-4) -- 197
5. Tampa (14-4-2) -- 189
6. Seattle Pacific (12-8-2) -- 180
7. Mercyhurst (12-4-2) -- 174
8. Dowling (14-5-1) -- 155
9. Cal St. Bakersfield (13-6-2) -- 136
10. Lander (16-4-1) -- 128
11. West Va. Wesleyan (17-5-1) -- 118
12. Franklin Pierce (14-5-1) -- 102
13. West Tex. A&M (12-4-0) -- 91
14. New Hamp. Col. (13-2-2) -- 80
15. Sonoma St. (13-5-2) -- 75
16. Charleston (W. Va.) (17-2-1) -- 56
17. New Haven (13-5-1) -- 46
18. Lock Haven (14-3-2) -- 35
19. East Stroudsburg (16-6-0) -- 24
20. St. Leo (14-4-2) -- 16

Men's Water Polo

The final top 25 NCAA men's water polo teams as selected by the American Water Polo Coaches Association, with points:

1. UCLA, 123; 2. Southern California, 122; 3. Stanford, 116; 4. California, 110; 5. UC Irvine, 105; 6. Pacific (California), 100; 7. Pepperdine, 95; 8. UC Davis, 90; 9. Air Force, 85; 10. Long Beach State, 80; 11. UC San Diego, 75; 12. Massachusetts, 70; 13. Claremont-Mudd-Scripps, 62; 14. Santa Clara, 61; 15. (tie) UC Santa Barbara and Queens (New York), 53; 17. Brown, 46; 18. Navy, 40; 19. Slippery Rock, 35; 20. Villanova, 29; 21. St. Francis (New York), 26; 22. Princeton, 19; 23. Harvard, 16; 24. Bucknell, 8; 25. George Washington, 4.