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January 6, 1997

Division I All-Around Athletics Programs

The Sears Directors' Cup top 25 NCAA Division I all-around athletics programs through December 18, 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 men's water polo. Points are awarded on the basis of an institution's finish in each of 22 sports. These midseason rankings are unofficial; official rankings will be published following completion of the fall championships season.

1. North Carolina, 178; 2. Notre Dame, 1711/2; 3. Maryland, 1691/2; 4. (tie) Stanford and Wisconsin, 1681/2; 6. Massachusetts, 168; 7. Nebraska, 1611/2; 8. Penn State, 161; 9. William and Mary, 147; 10. North Carolina State, 1411/2; 11. Virginia, 1391/2; 12. Boston U., 139; 13. Colorado, 121; 14. Connecticut, 117; 15. Portland, 1161/2; 16. Arkansas, 114; 17. St. John's (New York), 112; 18. Villanova, 109; 19. Northern Arizona, 108; 20. Duke, 107; 21. Wake Forest, 1061/2; 22. UCLA, 1041/2; 23. Santa Clara, 102; 24. Providence, 101; 25. Dartmouth, 1001/2.

Division II All-Around Athletics Programs

The Sears Directors' Cup top 25 NCAA Division II all-around athletics programs through December 26, administered by the National Association of Collegiate Directors of Athletics and based on performance in NCAA men's and women's fall championships. Championships included in this ranking are field hockey, football, 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.

1. UC Davis, 2761/2; 2. Bloomsburg, 175; 3. Humboldt State, 1621/2; 4. Edinboro, 1611/2; 5. Lewis, 125; 6. Lynn, 1241/2; 7. (tie) South Dakota State and Western State, 124; 9. Tampa, 1211/2; 10. Central Missouri State, 120; 11. (tie) Franklin Pierce and Northern Colorado, 1181/2; 13. Hillsdale, 118; 14. Nebraska-Omaha, 1161/2; 15. Seattle Pacific, 1151/2; 16. Abilene Christian, 115; 17. (tie) Adams State and Regis (Colorado), 114; 19. Northwest Missouri State, 1131/2; 20. Cal State Bakersfield, 113; 21. Barry, 111; 22. North Dakota State, 1071/2; 23. West Virginia Wesleyan, 107; 24. Lock Haven, 1051/2; 25. Cal Poly Pomona, 1041/2.

Division III All-Around Athletics Programs

The Sears Directors' Cup top 25 NCAA Division III all-around athletics programs through December 26, administered by the National Association of Collegiate Directors of Athletics and based on performance in NCAA men's and women's fall championships. Championships included in this ranking are field hockey, football, 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.

1. College of New Jersey, 3111/2; 2. Williams, 2891/2; 3. Ithaca, 260; 4. Wisconsin-Oshkosh, 2261/2; 5. UC San Diego, 207; 6. Emory, 1911/2; 7. Wisconsin-La Crosse, 1811/2; 8. Cortland State, 1771/2; 9. Middlebury, 153; 10. Trinity (Texas), 1511/2; 11. Wooster, 147; 12. Tufts, 139; 13. Chicago, 123; 14. (tie) Calvin and St. Olaf, 120; 16. Mount Union, 117; 17. Amherst, 114; 18. St. John's (Minnesota), 1121/2; 19. Haverford, 110; 20. Rochester, 1091/2; 21. (tie) Richard Stockton, Coast Guard and Wilmington (Ohio), 105; 24. Rochester Institute of Technology, 1041/2; 25. (tie) Luther and Rowan, 1031/2.

Division II Men's Basketball

The top 20 NCAA Division II men's basketball teams through December 17 as selected by the NCAA Division II Men's Basketball Committee, with points:

1. Fort Hays State, 158; 2. Northern Kentucky, 154; 3. Alaska Anchorage, 144; 4. West Georgia, 136; 5. Central Oklahoma, 128; 6. Wheeling Jesuit, 120; 7. New Hampshire College, 112; 8. Winston-Salem State, 104; 9. Southern Indiana, 96; 10. Cal State Bakersfield, 85; 11. Missouri-Rolla, 81; 12. Pittsburgh-Johnstown, 72; 13. Alabama A&M, 62; 14. South Dakota State, 59; 15. Pace, 45; 16. Catawba, 44; 17. Indianapolis, 27; 18. North Dakota State, 26; 19. Coker, 10; 20. Georgia College, 7.

Division II Women's Basketball

The USA Today/Women's Basketball Coaches Association top 25 NCAA Division II women's basketball teams through December 16, with records in parentheses and points:

1. North Dak. St. (8-0) -- 599
2. North Dak. (7-0) -- 567
3. Abilene Christian (7-0) -- 557
4. St. Rose (7-0) -- 519
5. West Tex. A&M (5-1) -- 487
6. Bentley (6-1) -- 445
7. Oakland (10-0) -- 434
8. UC Davis (6-1) -- 430
9. Shippensburg (8-1) -- 398
10. South Dak. (7-1) -- 349
11. Stonehill (7-1) -- 320
12. Northern Mich. (7-1) -- 295
13. Southern Ind. (6-1) -- 285
14. Delta St. (6-3) -- 254
15. Augustana (S.D.) (8-0) -- 247
16. Neb.-Kearney (7-1) -- 232
17. Bellarmine (4-1) -- 173
18. Michigan Tech (7-1) -- 147
19. Western N.M. (6-0) -- 137
20. Northern Colo. (6-1) -- 132
21. Minn.-Duluth (6-3) -- 129
22. Georgia Col. (7-0) -- 110
23. Kennesaw St. (8-0) -- 100
24. Montana St.-Billings (7-3) -- 80
25. Fla. Southern (5-2) -- 55

Division I-AA Football

The Sports Network final top 25 NCAA Division I-AA football teams, with records in parentheses and points:
1. Marshall (15-0) -- 1,425
2. Montana (14-1) -- 1,368
3. Northern Iowa (12-2) -- 1,311
4. Troy St. (12-2) -- 1,252
5. William & Mary (10-3) -- 1,181
6. Murray St. (11-2) -- 1,151
7. East Tenn. St. (10-3) -- 1,071
8. Northern Ariz. (9-3) -- 1,019
9. Furman (9-4) -- 933
10. Delaware (8-4) -- 889
11. Jackson St. (10-2) -- 851
12. Villanova (8-4) -- 785
13. Western Ill. (9-3) -- 779
14. Florida A&M (9-3) -- 662
15. Nicholls St. (8-4) -- 624
16. Eastern Ill. (8-4) -- 559
17. New Hampshire (8-3) -- 512
18. Youngstown St. (8-3) -- 439
19. Dartmouth (10-0) -- 431
20. Howard (9-2) -- 335
21. Stephen F. Austin (7-4) -- 275
22. Appalachian St. (7-4) -- 222
23. Southwest Mo. St. (7-4) -- 149
24. Dayton (11-0) -- 147
25. James Madison (7-4) -- 39

Men's Gymnastics

The preseason top 20 NCAA men's gymnastics teams as listed by the College Gymnastics Association:

1. Ohio State, 2. California, 3. Stanford, 4. Nebraska, 5. Iowa, 6. Penn State, 7. Oklahoma, 8. Minnesota, 9. Brigham Young, 10. New Mexico, 11. Illinois, 12. Massachusetts, 13. Michigan State, 14. Temple, 15. Illinois-Chicago, 16. Syracuse, 17. Army, 18. Air Force, 19. James Madison, 20. Navy.

Division I Men's Ice Hockey

The USA Today/American Hockey Magazine top 10 NCAA Division I men's ice hockey teams through December 23, 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. (10-3-2) -- 70
4. Miami (Ohio) (14-4-0) -- 67
5. North Dak. (11-4-1) -- 62
6. Michigan St. (11-5-0) -- 41
7. Colorado Col. (10-5-1) -- 34
8. Minnesota (10-6-0) -- 32
9. Vermont (9-4-0) -- 23
10. St. Cloud St. (12-4-2) -- 16

Division I Men's Soccer

The Umbro Select final top 25 NCAA Division I men's soccer teams as selected by the National Soccer Coaches Association of America, with records in parentheses and points:
1. St. John's (N.Y.) (22-2-2) -- 480
2. Florida Int'l (17-5-2) -- 452
3. Creighton (17-5-2) -- 433
4. William & Mary (20-3-1) -- 386
5. N.C.-Charlotte (19-5-0) -- 365
6. Indiana (15-3-3) -- 353
7. Fresno St. (17-5-1) -- 321
8. Washington (15-3-1) -- 272
9. Maryland (14-6-3) -- 267
10. Hartford (17-6-1) -- 235
11. George Mason (14-6-3) -- 183
12. Harvard (16-2-0) -- 176
13. Virginia (16-3-3) -- 168
14. Cal St. Fullerton (11-4-6) -- 161
15. UCLA (16-4-0) -- 151
16. N.C.-Greensboro (21-2-0) -- 146
17. Bowling Green (18-4-1) -- 119
18. Southern Methodist (14-5-1) -- 100
19. Rutgers (13-7-3) -- 91
20. Notre Dame (14-7-2) -- 86
21. James Madison (14-5-2) -- 38
22. South Fla. (17-4-0) -- 19
23. Boston U. (10-7-3) -- 15
24. Cornell (12-4-2) -- 7
25. Evansville (18-5-0) -- 4

Division I Men's Swimming and Diving

The Speedo America top 25 NCAA Division I men's swimming and diving teams through December 17 as selected by the College Swimming Coaches Association of America, with points:

1. Stanford, 242; 2. Texas, 238; 3. Tennessee, 216; 4. Auburn, 207; 5. Michigan, 206; 6. California, 192; 7. Southern California, 187; 8. (tie) Georgia and Minnesota, 175; 10. Arizona State, 153; 11. Arizona, 140; 12. North Carolina, 135; 13. LSU, 127; 14. Southern Methodist, 118; 15. Florida, 104; 16. Florida State, 102; 17. Nebraska, 96; 18. Alabama, 69; 19. Texas A&M, 67; 20. Harvard, 62; 21. Indiana, 53; 22. (tie) Ohio State and Kansas, 34; 24. Miami (Florida), 28; 25. North Carolina State, 25.

Division I Women's Swimming and Diving

The Speedo America top 25 NCAA Division I women's swimming and diving teams through December 17 as selected by the College Swimming Coaches Association of America, with points:

1. Stanford, 298; 2. Southern Methodist, 272; 3. Southern California, 267; 4. Georgia, 266; 5. (tie) Arizona and Michigan, 246; 7. Florida, 204; 8. Texas, 202; 9. UCLA, 201; 10. Minnesota, 184; 11. North Carolina, 173; 12. Tennessee, 151; 13. (tie) Auburn and Nebraska, 144; 15. Northwestern, 131; 16. California, 123; 17. Alabama, 94; 18. LSU, 86; 19. Kansas, 72; 20. Kentucky, 66; 21. Arizona State, 62; 22. Illinois, 53; 23. Wisconsin, 50; 24. Penn State, 42; 25. Texas A&M, 36

Division I Women's Volleyball

The USA Today/American Volleyball Coaches Association final top 25 NCAA Division I women's volleyball teams, with records in parentheses and points:
1. Stanford (31-2) -- 1,475
2. Hawaii (35-3) -- 1,404
3. Nebraska (30-4) -- 1,358
4. Florida (37-2) -- 1,296
5. Penn St. (31-3) -- 1,239
6. Michigan St. (26-7) -- 1,165
7. Washington St. (27-6) -- 1,121
8. Brigham Young (27-7) -- 1,041
9. Loyola Marymount (26-3) -- 980
10. Long Beach St. (33-3) -- 929
11. Texas (23-7) -- 884
12. Pacific (Cal.) (26-7) -- 838
13. Ohio St. (27-6) -- 772
14. Southern Cal (21-9) -- 731
15. Wisconsin (25-8) -- 639
16. Louisville (26-5) -- 568
17. UC Santa Barb. (23-9) -- 513
18. Washington (23-8) -- 453
19. Texas A&M (25-8) -- 411
20. George Mason (26-3) -- 357
21. Maryland (26-5) -- 287
22. South Fla. (27-5) -- 238
23. Arizona (20-10) -- 180
24. Kansas St. (26-9) -- 131
25. Notre Dame (22-12) -- 71

Division I Wrestling

The Amateur Wrestling News/InterMat top 25 NCAA Division I wrestling teams as selected by the National Wrestling Coaches Association, with points:

1. Iowa, 275; 2. Oklahoma State, 264; 3. Iowa State, 248; 4. Penn State, 242; 5. Illinois, 222; 6. Minnesota, 221; 7. Michigan State, 213; 8. Michigan, 196; 9. Cal State Bakersfield, 185; 10. (tie) Lock Haven and Oklahoma, 146; 12. Edinboro, 130; 13. Nebraska, 126; 14. Indiana, 124; 15. Rider, 123; 16. Arizona State, 116; 17. (tie) Clarion and Pennsylvania, 99; 19. Fresno State, 86; 20. Pittsburgh, 61; 21. Purdue, 53; 22. West Virginia, 47; 23. Cornell, 36; 24. Wisconsin, 31; 25. Oregon State, 29.