Polls

May 5, 1997

Division I All-Around Athletics Programs

The Sears Directors' Cup top 25 NCAA Division I all-around athletics programs through April 22, administered by the National Association of Collegiate Directors of Athletics and based on performance in NCAA men's and women's fall and winter championships. Points are awarded on the basis of an institution's finish in 22 sports.

1. Stanford, 7471/2; 2. Nebraska, 6611/2; 3. North Carolina, 6311/2; 4. Florida, 4841/2; 5. Minnesota, 4761/2; 6. Ohio State, 4611/2; 7. Texas, 460; 8. Penn State, 4561/2; 9. Colorado, 4431/2; 10. Notre Dame, 432; 11. Michigan, 430; 12. Brigham Young, 413; 13. Arizona, 4011/2; 14. Wisconsin, 4001/2; 15. UCLA, 392; 16. (tie) Kentucky and LSU, 3741/2; 18. Iowa, 373; 19. Michigan State, 3721/2; 20. Iowa State, 3291/2; 21. Alabama, 3231/2; 22. Virginia, 3151/2; 23. Auburn, 3141/2; 24. California, 3041/2; 25. Villanova, 2991/2.

Division II All-Around Athletics Programs

The Sears Directors' Cup top 25 NCAA Division II all-around athletics programs through April 21, administered by the National Association of Collegiate Directors of Athletics and based on performance in NCAA men's and women's fall and winter championships. Points are awarded on the basis of an institution's finish in 16 sports.

1. UC Davis, 463; 2. North Dakota State, 366; 3. Western State, 349; 4. South Dakota State, 3201/2; 5. North Dakota, 310; 6. Cal State Bakersfield, 3001/2; 7. Abilene Christian, 2831/2; 8. Oakland, 283; 9. Edinboro, 279; 10. Central Missouri State, 277; 11. (tie) Hillsdale and South Dakota, 2741/2; 13. Adams State, 274; 14. Ashland, 269; 15. Tampa, 259; 16. Northern Colorado, 2511/2; 17. Fort Hays State, 246; 18. Lewis, 244; 19. Nebraska-Omaha, 235; 20. Clarion, 234; 21. Shippensburg, 2331/2; 22. Augustana (South Dakota), 230; 23. Northern Michigan, 2251/2; 24. Northwest Missouri State, 210; 25. West Virginia Wesleyan, 203.

Division III All-Around Athletics Programs

The Sears Directors' Cup top 25 NCAA Division III all-around athletics programs through April 22, administered by the National Association of Collegiate Directors of Athletics and based on performance in NCAA men's and women's fall and winter championships. Points are awarded on the basis of an institution's finish in 20 sports.

1. Williams, 604; 2. College of New Jersey, 589; 3. Wisconsin-Oshkosh, 4731/2; 4. Ithaca, 4391/2; 5. Wisconsin-La Crosse, 432; 6. UC San Diego, 415; 7. Emory, 3971/2; 8. Middlebury, 390; 9. Wisconsin-Stevens Point, 3651/2; 10. Cortland State, 354; 11. Rowan, 3401/2; 12. Mount Union, 323; 13. Amherst, 303; 14. Wisconsin-Eau Claire, 2971/2; 15. St. Olaf, 2961/2; 16. Rochester Institute of Technology, 267; 17. Springfield, 2461/2; 18. Binghamton, 243; 19. Chicago, 241; 20. New York University, 2301/2; 21. St. John's (Minnesota), 230; 22. Nebraska Wesleyan, 2131/2; 23. Haverford, 211; 24. Kenyon, 2071/2; 25. Wooster, 2061/2.

Division I Baseball

The USA Today/Baseball Weekly top 25 NCAA Division I baseball teams through April 20 as selected by the American Baseball Coaches Association, with records in parentheses and points:

1. LSU (38-7) -- 812
2. Texas Tech (37-5) -- 778
3. UCLA (34-11-1) -- 755
4. Auburn (38-7) -- 722
5. Alabama (34-10) -- 639
6. Miami (Fla.) (32-13) -- 626
7. Florida St. (33-13) -- 582
8. Tennessee (35-10) -- 571
9. Stanford (29-13) -- 515
10. Ga. Tech (34-8) -- 508
11. Oklahoma St. (32-12) -- 471
12. Wichita St. (34-9) -- 456
13. Mississippi St. (31-12) -- 417
14. Arizona St. (30-17) -- 386
15. Rice (33-13) -- 385
16. Southern Cal (34-16) -- 371
17. Oklahoma (30-10) -- 307
18. North Caro. St. (35-12) -- 248
19. Texas A&M (32-17) -- 191
20. Arkansas (32-12) -- 148
21. Ohio St. (30-11) -- 132
22. Clemson (30-15) -- 129
23. Delaware (36-5) -- 91
24. Long Beach St. (27-16) -- 77
25. Nevada (31-13) -- 74

Division II Baseball

Collegiate Baseball Magazine top 25 NCAA Division II baseball teams through April 28, with records in parentheses and points:
1. Tampa (38-11) -- 480
2. Fla. Southern (41-9) -- 464
3. Kennesaw St. (37-11) -- 448
4. Cal St. Chico (39-9) -- 432
5. Mount Olive (38-6) -- 416
6. Georgia Col. (37-19) -- 392
6. North Ala. (39-13-1) -- 392
8. Mercyhurst (31-5) -- 360
8. Mesa St. (37-11) -- 360
10. UC Riverside (35-11) -- 336
11. North Fla. (31-14) -- 316
12. Ala.-Huntsville (39-11) -- 308
13. Delta St. (36-19) -- 282
14. Central Mo. St. (30-9) -- 264
15. SIU-Edwardsville (29-13) -- 248
16. West Ga. (40-15) -- 236
17. Quincy (32-11) -- 234
18. Shepherd (34-3) -- 218
19. Adelphi (23-12) -- 182
20. Pittsburg St. (38-15) -- 168
21. Central Okla. (33-16) -- 160
22. Ft. Hayes St. (38-11) -- 144
23. Mo.-St. Louis (23-10) -- 128
24. St. Leo (35-16) -- 114
25. Longwood (35-9) -- 98

Also: Columbus St. (30-18), 80; Indianapolis (31-13), 78; Florida Tech (30-14), St. Rose (29-13), 26; W. Texas A&M (30-16), 18; Sonoma (32-17), 9; Francis Marion (28-15), 8; Bentley (22-10), 6; Oakland (23-12), 4.

Division III Baseball

The Collegiate Baseball top 30 NCAA Division II baseball teams through April 21 as selected by the American Baseball Coaches Association, with records in parentheses and points:
1. N.C. Wesleyan (32-4) -- 173
2. Wm. Paterson (19-4) -- 166
3. Cal Lutheran (29-7) -- 163
4. Southern Me. (20-5) -- 159
5. Allegheny (25-5) -- 157
6. Carthage (24-4) -- 156
7. St. Thomas (Minn.) (25-4) -- 148
8. Wooster (30-3-1) -- 140
9. Methodist (27-8) -- 136
10. Mary Washington (25-4) -- 115
11. Ithaca (16-11) -- 112 -- 1/2
12. Wis.-Stevens Point (20-6) -- 110
13. Amherst (15-3) -- 102 -- 1/2
14. Cortland St. (16-5) -- 90 -- 1/2
15. Ohio Wesleyan (26-6) -- 90
16. Wis.-Oshkosh (16-5) -- 85
17. Chapman (22-10) -- 80 -- 1/2
18. Rowan (16-7) -- 75 -- 1/2
19. Marietta (28-5) -- 70
20. North Central (17-9) -- 65
21. Brandeis (17-6-1) -- 50 -- 1/2
22. Allentown (19-9) -- 48
23. Rensselaer (15-6) -- 46
24. Emory (26-11) -- 45
25. William Penn (17-8) -- 38 -- 1/2
26. Wis.-Whitewater (15-7) -- 33
27. Southwestern (Tex.) (34-5) -- 30
28. Claremont-M-S (22-14) -- 23
29. Eastern Conn. St. (16-8) -- 21
30. Johns Hopkins (21-12-1) -- 18 -- 1/2

Division I Women's Golf

The Rolex top 25 NCAA Division I women's golf teams through April 23, administered by the College Golf Foundation and compiled by Golfstat, as determined by a point-system formula based on performance:
1. San Jose St. -- 367.257
2. Arizona -- 356.743
3. Arizona St. -- 347.551
4. Tennessee -- 289.404
5. Duke -- 289.255
6. LSU -- 276.405
7. Stanford -- 252.233
8. Wake Forest -- 223.058
9. Tulsa -- 222.498
10. North Caro. -- 220.862
11. UCLA -- 218.554
12. Oregon -- 215.253
13. Auburn -- 190.578
14. Furman -- 179.785
15. Georgia -- 171.996
16. Florida -- 156.220
17. Texas A&M -- 141.233
18. Texas Christian -- 133.443
19. Texas -- 122.024
20. Oklahoma St. -- 118.526
21. New Mex. St. -- 116.573
22. New Mexico -- 108.312
23. Memphis -- 94.937
24. Southern Cal -- 88.442
25. Washington -- 81.280

Division III Men's Golf

The top 25 NCAA Division III men's golf teams through April 17 as listed by the Golf Coaches Association of America:

1. Methodist, 2. Otterbein, 3. Skidmore, 4. UC San Diego, 5. Emory, 6. Greensboro, 7. Augsburg, 8. Central (Iowa), 9. Guilford, 10. Allegheny, 11. Gustavus Adolphus, 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. (tie) Amherst and Oglethorpe.

Division I Men's Lacrosse

The top 20 NCAA Division I men's lacrosse teams through April 21 as selected by the United States Intercollegiate Lacrosse Association, with records in parentheses and points:
1. Princeton (8-0) -- 200
2. Virginia (10-2) -- 189
3. Duke (8-3) -- 175
4. Johns Hopkins (7-3) -- 171
5. Syracuse (8-2) -- 158
6. Georgetown (9-2) -- 154
7. Maryland (6-4) -- 138
8. Loyola (Md.) (7-2) -- 135
9. Massachusetts (7-4) -- 117
10. Notre Dame (7-2) -- 108
11. Brown (5-5) -- 98
12. Penn St. (7-3) -- 83
13. Army (7-4) -- 68
14. Hofstra (7-3) -- 60
15. Md.-Balt. Co. (8-2) -- 41
16. Harvard (6-4) -- 40
16. North Caro. (5-7) -- 40
16. Towson St. (4-4) -- 40
19. Navy (6-5) -- 31
20. Hobart (5-4) -- 17

Division I Women's Lacrosse

The top 15 NCAA Division I women's lacrosse teams through April 20 as listed by the Intercollegiate Women's Lacrosse Coaches Association, with records:

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

Division II Men's Lacrosse

The top 10 NCAA Division II men's lacrosse teams through April 21 as selected by the United States Intercollegiate Lacrosse Association, with records in parentheses and points:
1. LIU-C. W. Post (6-1) -- 88
2. Adelphi (6-1) -- 82
3. New York Tech (8-2) -- 73
4. LIU-Southampton (7-1) -- 63
5. Sacred Heart (6-2) -- 52
6. St. Andrews (6-3) -- 38
7. Limestone (6-5) -- 23
8. Pfeiffer (6-6) -- 20
9. Bentley (6-5) -- 17
10. Le Moyne (4-3) -- 15

Division III Men's Lacrosse

The top 20 NCAA Division III men's lacrosse teams through April 21 as selected by the United States Intercollegiate Lacrosse Association, with records in parentheses and points:
1. Nazareth (9-1) -- 200
2. Salisbury St. (10-1) -- 190
3. Washington (Md.) (10-3) -- 178
4. Roanoke (10-2) -- 170
5. Ohio Wesleyan (9-3) -- 162
6. Denison (8-2) -- 141
7. Middlebury (5-3) -- 126
8. Ithaca (7-2) -- 119
9. Wash. & Lee (9-2) -- 112
10. Western Md. (9-0) -- 104
11. Gettysburg (7-4) -- 98
11. Williams (8-1) -- 98
13. Hartwick (8-3) -- 91
14. Alfred (8-2) -- 77
14. Bowdoin (7-2) -- 77
16. Hampden-Sydney (8-6) -- 31
17. Connecticut Col. (5-2) -- 30
18. Rochester Inst. (5-4) -- 25
19. Greensboro (8-5) -- 19
20. Whittier (14-4) -- 17

Men's and Women's Rifle

The final top 20 NCAA men's and women's rifle teams as listed by the Collegiate Rifle Coaches Association:

1. West Virginia, 2. Kentucky, 3. Alaska Fairbanks, 4. Murray State, 5. Air Force, 6. Navy, 7. Norwich, 8. Tennessee Tech, 9. Jacksonville State, 10. Xavier (Ohio), 11. Tennessee-Martin, 12. UTEP, 13. Morehead State, 14. Wyoming, 15. King's (Pennsylvania), 16. Texas A&M, 17. Ohio State, 18. Marquette, 19. Akron, 20. Rose-Hulman.

Division I Women's Softball

The top seven NCAA Division I women's softball teams in each region through April 23 as listed by the NCAA Division I Women's Softball Committee:

Northeast: 1. Connecticut, 2. Hofstra, 3. Boston U., 4. St. Peter's, 5. Canisius, 6. Princeton, 7. Massachusetts.

Mideast: 1. Iowa, 2. Michigan, 3. Michigan State, 4. Central Michigan, 5. DePaul, 6. Minnesota, 7. Purdue.

Midwest: 1. Oklahoma, 2. Missouri, 3. Kansas, 4. Oklahoma State, 5. Nebraska, 6. Southern Illinois, 7. Northern Iowa.

South: 1. South Carolina, 2. Northeast Louisiana, 3. Southwestern Louisiana, 4. South Florida, 5. Louisiana Tech, 6. Florida State, 7. Tennessee.

West: 1. Fresno State, 2. Colorado State, 3. Utah, 4. Long Beach State, 5. New Mexico State, 6. Pacific (California), 7. San Diego State.

Pacific: 1. Arizona, 2. UCLA, 3. Washington, 4. Arizona State, 5. Cal Poly San Luis Obispo, 6. California, 7. Cal State Northridge.

Division III Women's Softball

The top five NCAA Division III women's softball teams in each region through April 23 as listed by the NCAA Division III Women's Softball Committee, with records:

Atlantic: 1. Rowan, 28-2; 2. Montclair State, 26-7; 3. College of New Jersey, 25-4; 4. Salisbury State, 25-12; 5. Christopher Newport, 33-10.

East: 1. Cortland State, 22-9; 2. Binghamton, 20-7; 3. Bethany (West Virginia), 29-8; 4. Allegheny, 18-16; 5. Messiah, 18-9.

Northeast: 1. Ithaca, 22-12; 2. Wheaton (Massachusetts), 33-4; 3. Tufts, 22-5-1; 4. Springfield, 14-14; 5. Western Connecticut State, 20-8.

Midwest: 1. Wisconsin-Eau Claire, 24-5; 2. St. Mary's (Minnesota), 26-1; 3. Wisconsin-Oshkosh, 16-12; 4. St. Thomas (Minnesota), 20-7; 5. Wisconsin-Whitewater, 21-6.

Central: 1. Alma, 25-3; 2. Mount Union, 17-13; 3. Muskingum, 20-12; 4. Calvin, 16-11; 5. Ohio Northern, 17-13.

West: 1. Simpson, 28-6; 2. Chapman, 31-6; 3. Central (Iowa), 25-8; 4. UC San Diego, 21-15; 5. Luther, 14-7.

Division III Men's

Outdoor Track and Field

The top 25 NCAA Division III men's outdoor track and field teams through April 21 as ranked by the United States Track Coaches Association, with power ratings:

1. Rowan, 279.0; 2. UC San Diego, 248.7; 3. Williams, 246.0; 4. Claremont-Mudd-Scripps, 238.4; 5. Augustana (Illinois), 237.2; 6. Wisconsin-La Crosse, 234.1; 7. Baldwin-Wallace, 220.7; 8. Washington (Missouri), 217.0; 9. Fredonia State, 213.8; 10. MIT, 203.5; 11. Wittenberg, 192.9; 12. Wartburg, 190.7; 13. Rensselaer, 189.6; 14. Loras, 183.2; 15. Allegheny, 181.7; 16. Binghamton, 175.7; 17. Methodist, 174.7; 18. Alma, 169.0; 19. Chicago, 165.3; 20. Carthage, 160.2; 21. Redlands, 151.0; 22. Whitworth, 147.1; 23. St. Lawrence, 143.1; 24. Alfred, 141.5; 25. La Verne, 132.7.

Division III Women's

Outdoor Track and Field

The top 25 NCAA Division III women's outdoor track and field teams through April 21 as ranked by the United States Track Coaches Association, with power ratings:

1. Wisconsin-La Crosse, 237.0; 2. Wisconsin-Oshkosh, 235.5; 3. Claremont-Mudd-Scripps, 231.3; 4. Williams, 219.9; 5. Baldwin-Wallace, 211.4; 6. La Verne, 198.2; 7. Augustana (Illinois), 191.0; 8. Carthage, 182.1; 9. Loras, 180.5; 10. Wartburg, 178.9; 11. Concordia-Moorhead, 177.0; 12. UC San Diego, 171.8; 13. Alma, 164.4; 14. St. Lawrence, 162.6; 15. Wisconsin-Eau Claire, 160.9; 16. Pomona-Pitzer, 160.8; 17. Chicago, 150.7; 18. Washington (Missouri), 147.7; 19. Ithaca, 143.8; 20. Whitworth, 123.8; 21. Wittenberg, 121.8; 22. Roanoke, 119.7; 23. Mary Washington, 111.6; 24. Fredonia State, 109.2; 25. Binghamton, 108.7.

Men's Volleyball

The USA Today/American Volleyball Coaches Association top 15 NCAA men's volleyball teams through April 22, with records in parentheses and points:
1. UCLA (22-3) -- 234
2. Penn St. (29-1) -- 222
3. Stanford (23-3) -- 212
4. Brigham Young (20-5) -- 193
5. UC Santa Barb. (17-8) -- 170
6. Pepperdine (18-9) -- 154
7. Ball St. (27-7) -- 150
8. Long Beach St. (19-10) -- 120
9. Hawaii (18-11) -- 117
10. Lewis (25-10) -- 98
11. Pacific (Cal.) (16-11) -- 83
12. IU/PU-Ft. Wayne (17-9) -- 58
13. Southern Cal (12-12) -- 42
14. Cal St. Northridge (14-13) -- 32
15. Princeton (24-2) -- 22