National Collegiate Athletic Association

Polls

April 28, 1997

Division I Baseball

The USA Today/Baseball Weekly top 25 NCAA Division I baseball teams through April 13 as selected by the American Baseball Coaches Association, with records in parentheses and points:

1. LSU (34-6) -- 812
2. Alabama (32-7) -- 763
3. UCLA (32-10-1) -- 727
4. Texas Tech (32-5) -- 717
5. Auburn (34-6) -- 704
6. Ga. Tech (32-6) -- 631
7. Stanford (27-11) -- 575
8. Miami (Fla.) (29-13) -- 561
9. Tennessee (31-9) -- 537
10. Florida St. (30-12) -- 499
11. Oklahoma St. (28-11) -- 441
12. Wichita St. (28-8) -- 424
13. Arizona St. (27-16) -- 357
14. Rice (28-13) -- 339
14. Southern Cal (31-15) -- 339
16. Mississippi St. (27-11) -- 337
17. Clemson (28-12) -- 316
18. Texas A&M (30-15) -- 306
19. Long Beach St. (26-14) -- 231
20. Arkansas (29-10) -- 192
21. Oklahoma (26-10) -- 187
22. Ohio St. (26-9) -- 117
23. North Caro. St. (31-11) -- 63
24. Arizona (29-19) -- 56
25. Delaware (31-4) -- 50

Division II Baseball

The Collegiate Baseball top 25 NCAA Division II baseball teams through April 13, with records in parentheses and points:
1. Tampa (32-10) -- 480
2. Fla. Southern (37-8) -- 464
3. Kennesaw St. (31-9) -- 448
4. Cal St. Chico (33-7) -- 424
5. Mount Olive (33-5) -- 418
6. Mercyhurst (24-2) -- 404
7. North Ala. (33-11-1) -- 384
8. St. Leo (33-12) -- 350
9. Ala.-Huntsville (32-10) -- 344
10. Georgia Col. (31-17) -- 338
11. Mesa St. (31-9) -- 328
12. SIU-Edwardsville (24-9) -- 306
13. UC Riverside (29-9) -- 292
14. Mo.-St. Louis (19-6) -- 276
15. Delta St. (29-14) -- 250
16. Adelphi (18-5) -- 236
17. Pittsburg St. (34-11) -- 234
18. North Fla. (25-13) -- 194
19. Central Okla. (25-12) -- 168
20. Southern Colo. (22-10) -- 166
21. Indianapolis (27-11) -- 146
22. Central Mo. St. (19-10) -- 134
23. Florida Tech (27-11) -- 130
24. West Tex. A&M (25-12) -- 108
25. Shepherd (23-3) -- 84

Golf Coaches Association of America (GCAA)
Division III Men's Golf
Top 25 Poll
April 17, 1997

  1. Methodist
  2. Otterbein
  3. Skidmore
  4. U.C. San Diego
  5. Emory
  6. Greensboro
  7. Augsburg
  8. Central (Iowa)
  9. Guilford
  10. Allegheny
  11. Gustavus Aldolpus
  12. Luther
  13. John Carroll
  14. Nebraska Wesleyan
  15. Binghamton
  16. Williams
  17. Millikin
  18. Cal Lutheran
  19. Carthage
  20. Salem State
  21. DePauw
  22. Rochester
  23. Western Maryland
  24. Olivet
  25. Amherst / Oglethorpe (tie)

Division I Men's Lacrosse

The top 20 NCAA Division I men's lacrosse teams through April 14 as selected by the United States Intercollegiate Lacrosse Association, with records in parentheses and points:
1. Princeton (7-0) -- 200
2. Virginia (8-2) -- 190
3. Duke (7-2) -- 175
4. Johns Hopkins (6-3) -- 164
5. Georgetown (8-2) -- 158
6. Syracuse (7-2) -- 156
7. Maryland (6-3) -- 144
8. Loyola (Md.) (5-2) -- 128
9. Notre Dame (6-1) -- 125
10. Hofstra (7-2) -- 104
11. Massachusetts (5-4) -- 89
12. Brown (4-5) -- 81
13. Navy (6-4) -- 59
14. Penn St. (5-3) -- 52
14. Towson St. (3-3) -- 52
16. North Caro. (4-6) -- 48
17. Hartford (6-2) -- 40
18. Harvard (5-3) -- 36
19. Hobart (4-3) -- 28
20. Rutgers (6-3) -- 24

Division I Women's Lacrosse

The top 15 NCAA Division I women's lacrosse teams through April 13 as listed by the Intercollegiate Women's Lacrosse Coaches Association, with records:

1. Maryland, 11-0; 2. Loyola (Maryland), 9-0; 3. North Carolina, 11-1; 4. Virginia, 10-3; 5. William and Mary, 8-3; 6. Penn State, 8-4; 7. Temple, 8-2; 8. James Madison, 8-4; 9. Dartmouth, 7-1; 10. Princeton, 5-5; 11. Yale, 8-1; 12. Brown, 4-4; 13. Georgetown, 6-5; 14. Rutgers, 7-2; 15. Towson State, 5-4.

Division II Men's Lacrosse

The top 10 NCAA Division II men's lacrosse teams through April 14 as selected by the United States Intercollegiate Lacrosse Association, with points:

1. Long Island-C. W. Post, 88; 2. Adelphi, 82; 3. New York Tech, 73; 4. Long Island-Southampton, 62; 5. Sacred Heart, 54; 6. St. Andrews, 38; 7. Limestone, 32; 8. Pfeiffer, 19; 9. Pace, 17; 10. Le Moyne, 15.

Division III Men's Lacrosse

The top 20 NCAA Division III men's lacrosse teams through April 14 as selected by the United States Intercollegiate Lacrosse Association, with records in parentheses and points:
1. Nazareth (7-1) -- 199
2. Washington (Md.) (9-2) -- 190
3. Roanoke (7-2) -- 174
4. Salisbury St. (9-1) -- 172
5. Denison (8-1) -- 158
6. Ohio Wesleyan (8-3) -- 144
7. Wash. & Lee (8-1) -- 143
8. Hartwick (8-1) -- 135
9. Alfred (8-1) -- 119
10. Middlebury (4-2) -- 103
11. Gettysburg (5-4) -- 96
12. Bowdoin (6-1) -- 83
13. Western Md. (8-0) -- 74
14. Ithaca (5-2) -- 67
15. Greensboro (8-4) -- 58
16. Williams (5-1) -- 54
17. Hampden-Sydney (8-5) -- 35
18. Connecticut Col. (3-2) -- 23
19. Rochester Inst. (3-4) -- 21
20. Whittier (13-4) -- 17

Women's Rowing

The top teams in each region in NCAA women's rowing through April 15 as listed by the NCAA Women's Rowing Committee, with overall rankings and rankings by event:

New England

Teams: 1. Brown, 2. Yale, 3. Boston U., 4. Harvard.

I Eights: 1. Massachusetts, 2. Brown, 3. Northeastern, 4. Boston U., 5. Yale, 6. Harvard.

II Eights: 1. Brown, 2. Dartmouth, 3. Northeastern, 4. Harvard, 5. Yale, 6. Boston U.

Fours: 1. Yale, 2. Boston U., 3. Brown, 4. Harvard, 5. Trinity (Connecticut), 6. Connecticut College.

Divisions II/III I Eights: 1. Wesleyan (Connecticut), 2. Williams, 3. Connecticut College.

Divisions II/III Fours: 1. Trinity (Connecticut), 2. Connecticut College, 3. MIT.

Mid-Atlantic

Teams: 1. Princeton, 2. Rutgers, 3. Cornell.

I Eights: 1. Princeton, 2. Rutgers, 3. (tie) Georgetown and Cornell, 5. (tie) Syracuse and George Washington.

II Eights: 1. Princeton, 2. Cornell, 3. Rutgers, 4. George Washington, 5. (tie) Georgetown and Syracuse.

Fours: 1. Princeton, 2. Rutgers, 3. Cornell.

Divisions II/III I Eights: 1. William Smith, 2. Skidmore, 3. (tie) Ithaca and Mercyhurst.

Division II/III Fours: 1. Ithaca.

Central

Teams: 1. Virginia, 2. Ohio State, 3. Wisconsin, 4. Michigan, 5. Iowa, 6. Central Florida.

I Eights: 1. Virginia, 2. Ohio State, 3. Michigan, 4. Wisconsin, 5. Iowa, 6. Central Florida.

Fours: 1. Ohio State, 2. Tennessee, 3. Virginia, 4. Miami (Florida), 5. Central Florida, 6. Florida Tech.

Divisions II/III I Eights: 1. Florida Tech, 2. Barry, 3. Rollins.

Divisions II/III Fours: 1. Johns Hopkins, 2. Florida Tech, 3. Rollins.

West

Teams: 1. Washington, 2. Stanford, 3. Washington State, 4. Cal State Sacramento, 5. UC Davis.

I Eights: 1. Washington, 2. Oregon State, 3. Stanford, 4. Washington State, 5. California, 6. Gonzaga.

II Eights: 1. Washington, 2. Washington State, 3. Stanford, 4. California, 5. Cal State Sacramento, 6. UC Davis.

Fours: 1. Washington, 2. Gonzaga, 3. (tie) Mills, Stanford and Washington State, 6. Cal State Sacramento.

Divisions II/III I Eights: 1. UC Davis, 2. UC San Diego, 3. Humboldt State.

Divisions II/III Fours: 1. Mills, 2. UC Davis.

Division II Women's Softball

The top 20 NCAA Division II women's softball teams through April 16 as selected by the NCAA Division II Women's Softball Committee, with records in parentheses and points:
1. Wis.-Parkside (44-7) -- 156
2. Kennesaw St. (39-3) -- 152
3. UC Davis (35-4-1) -- 145
4. Neb.-Omaha (27-5) -- 137
5. Bloomsburg (30-1) -- 129
6. Neb.-Kearney (25-4) -- 119
7. Barry (27-11) -- 108
8. LIU-C. W. Post (22-7) -- 101
9. Calif. (Pa.) (25-4) -- 91
10. Lewis (32-10) -- 83
11. Fla. Southern (35-8) -- 80
12. Columbus (40-5) -- 74
13. Humboldt St. (45-7) -- 67
14. Mankato St. (22-7) -- 66
15. Mesa St. (29-9) -- 51
16. Somoma St. (36-16) -- 32
17. Augustana (S.D.) (24-5) -- 25
18. Coker (37-10-1) -- 21
19. American Int'l (16-10) -- 20
20. Central Mo. St. (18-6) -- 11

Division III Women's Softball

The top five NCAA Division III women's softball teams in each region through April 16 as listed by the NCAA Division III Women's Softball Committee, with records in parentheses and points:

Atlantic: 1. College of New Jersey, 20-1; 2. Rowan, 23-1; 3. Montclair State, 21-4; 4. Salisbury State, 22-9; 5. Christopher Newport, 29-9.

East: 1. Cortland State, 16-9; 2. Binghamton, 17-1; 3. Allegheny, 14-11; 4. Bethany (West Virginia), 27-7; 5. Messiah, 15-9.

Northeast: 1. Ithaca, 17-11; 2. Wheaton (Massachusetts), 25-2; 3. Tufts, 17-4-1; 4. Springfield, 11-11; 5. Bridgewater State (Massachusetts), 13-11.

Midwest: 1. (tie) Wisconsin-Whitewater, 17-3, and Wisconsin-Eau Claire, 16-4; 3. St. Mary's (Minnesota), 14-1; 4. St. Thomas (Minnesota), 15-6; 5. (tie) Illinois Wesleyan, 17-10, and Illinois Benedictine, 12-7.

Central: 1. Alma, 23-3; 2. Mount Union, 16-10; 3. Calvin, 12-9; 4. Hope, 13-7; 5. Ohio Northern, 13-11.

West: 1. Simpson, 24-4; 2. Central (Iowa), 21-6; 3. Chapman, 31-6; 4. UC San Diego, 20-14; 5. Luther, 12-3.

Division I Men's Tennis

The Rolex top 25 NCAA Division I men's tennis teams through April 15, based on the Intercollegiate Tennis Association's average-points-per-match computer formula, with records and points average:
1. UCLA (20-1) -- 55.41
2. Georgia (16-1) -- 47.75
3. Mississippi St. (15-3) -- 37.66
4. Mississippi (17-3) -- 37.25
5. Stanford (16-2) -- 36.40
6. Boise St. (22-3) -- 35.90
7. Kentucky (17-5) -- 35.70
8. LSU (15-3) -- 32.00
9. Middle Tenn. St. (14-3) -- 31.95
10. Pepperdine (17-5) -- 31.25
11. South Ala. (14-8) -- 30.76
12. Duke (13-6) -- 30.51
13. Notre Dame (15-4) -- 28.48
14. Texas (15-5) -- 27.33
15. Va. Commonwealth (22-2) -- 26.48
16. Florida (11-6) -- 25.08
17. Southern Cal (13-3) -- 24.73
18. Illinois (11-6) -- 24.48
19. Auburn (11-7) -- 21.63
20. Kansas (14-6) -- 20.00
21. Alabama (13-8) -- 19.25
22. Clemson (13-8) -- 18.25
23. Va. Tech (16-3) -- 17.43
24. Harvard (9-5) -- 17.09
25. UNLV (16-4) -- 16.84

Division I Women's Tennis

The Rolex top 25 NCAA Division I women's tennis teams through April 15, based on the Intercollegiate Tennis Association's average-points-per-match computer formula, with records and points average:
1. Florida (22-0) -- 64.63
2. Stanford (21-1) -- 61.85
3. Duke (18-3) -- 48.15
4. Georgia (14-2) -- 47.11
5. UCLA (12-4) -- 47.01
6. Texas (14-5) -- 44.94
7. Arizona St. (13-3) -- 42.47
8. Wake Forest (14-5) -- 37.58
9. William & Mary (14-6) -- 37.10
10. Arizona (13-5) -- 31.67
11. Pepperdine (13-7) -- 31.56
12. Mississippi (14-4) -- 31.03
13. California (12-5) -- 27.75
14. Vanderbilt (13-7) -- 25.85
15. UNLV (14-3) -- 25.35
16. Tennessee (10-7) -- 25.19
17. Michigan (12-4) -- 24.84
18. Alabama (12-8) -- 19.86
19. Wisconsin (14-5) -- 18.40
20. Arkansas (15-6) -- 18.24
21. Texas A&M (13-2) -- 18.22
22. New Mexico (13-1) -- 17.97
23. Notre Dame (10-10) -- 17.89
24. Harvard (11-3) -- 17.85
25. South Fla. (11-5) -- 17.82

Men's Volleyball

The USA Today/American Volleyball Coaches Association top 15 NCAA men's volleyball teams through April 15, with records in parentheses and points:
1. UCLA (20-3) -- 233
2. Penn St. (27-1) -- 227
3. Stanford (21-3) -- 209
4. Brigham Young (19-5) -- 193
5. Pepperdine (18-8) -- 171
6. UC Santa Barb. (15-8) -- 159
7. Ball St. (25-7) -- 142
8. Long Beach St. (18-9) -- 123
9. Hawaii (18-10) -- 110
10. Lewis (24-9) -- 99
11. Pacific (Cal.) (16-9) -- 85
12. IU/PU-Ft. Wayne (17-8) -- 65
13. Southern Cal (12-11) -- 41
14. Cal St. Northridge (14-12) -- 33
15. Ohio St. (19-8) -- 20