Polls

May 26, 1997

Division I Baseball

The USA Today/Baseball Weekly top 25 NCAA Division I baseball teams through May 11 as selected by the American Baseball Coaches Association, with records in parentheses and points:

1. Alabama (44-11) -- 815
2. LSU (45-11) -- 787
3. Miami (Fla.) (41-15) -- 748
4. UCLA (40-17-1) -- 670
5. Florida St. (41-15) -- 646
6. Ga. Tech (43-11) -- 604
7. Texas Tech (43-10) -- 584
8. Auburn (43-12) -- 578
9. Stanford (38-16) -- 567
10. Wichita St. (48-14) -- 555
11. Southern Cal (39-18) -- 491
12. Oklahoma St. (40-15) -- 489
13. Mississippi St. (40-16) -- 456
14. Tennessee (41-15) -- 384
15. Texas A&M (38-18) -- 369
16. Rice (39-14) -- 362
17. Arizona St. (36-20) -- 293
18. Oklahoma (35-16) -- 243
19. North Caro. St. (39-16) -- 151
20. Clemson (37-19) -- 136
21. Florida (36-20) -- 122
22. Ohio St. (39-16) -- 106
23. Southwestern La. (39-14) -- 94
24. Arkansas (36-19) -- 66
25. Cal St. Northridge (41-20-1) -- 58

Division I Women's Golf
The Rolex top 25 NCAA Division I women's golf teams through May 14, administered by the College Golf Foundation and compiled by Golfstat, as determined by a point-system formula based on performance:
1. Arizona -- 424.030
2. Arizona St. -- 423.461
3. San Jose St. -- 410.621
4. Tennessee -- 365.681
5. Duke -- 314.603
6. Stanford -- 311.760
7. LSU -- 305.546
8. Wake Forest -- 273.225
9. UCLA -- 256.223
10. Tulsa -- 255.840
11. Oregon -- 250.450
12. Auburn -- 249.600
13. North Caro. -- 236.494
14. Furman -- 234.251
15. Georgia -- 204.319
16. Florida -- 198.277
17. Texas Christian -- 176.529
18. New Mexico St. -- 165.698
19. Ohio St. -- 153.273
20. Texas A&M -- 150.848
21. Texas -- 136.255
22. New Mexico -- 131.617
23. Memphis -- 123.956
24. Oklahoma St. -- 114.516
25. Campbell -- 92.610

Women's Rowing
The top teams in each region in NCAA women's rowing through May 13 as listed by the NCAA Women's Rowing Committee, with overall rankings and rankings by event:
New England
Teams: 1. Brown, 2. Harvard, 3. Yale, 4. Massachusetts, 5. Boston U., 6. Dartmouth.
I Eights: 1. Massachusetts, 2. Brown, 3. Northeastern, 4. Harvard, 5. Boston U., 6. Yale.
II Eights: 1. Brown, 2. Yale, 3. Harvard, 4. Dartmouth, 5. Massachusetts, 6. Boston U.
Fours: 1. Brown, 2. Yale, 3. (tie) Connecticut and MIT, 5. Boston U., 6. Harvard.
Divisions II/III I Eights: 1. Williams, 2. Wesleyan (Connecticut), 3. Connecticut College.
Divisions II/III Fours: 1. (tie) Connecticut College and MIT, 3. Trinity (Connecticut).
Mid-Atlantic
Teams: 1. Princeton, 2. Rutgers, 3. Cornell, 4. Georgetown, 5. Syracuse.
I Eights: 1. Princeton, 2. Rutgers, 3. Georgetown, 4. Cornell, 5. George Washington, 6. Syracuse.
II Eights: 1. Princeton, 2. Rutgers, 3. Cornell, 4. George Washington, 5. Syracuse, 6. Georgetown.
Fours: 1. Princeton, 2. Rutgers, 3. Cornell, 4. Syracuse, 5. Georgetown, 6. Drexel.
Divisions II/III I Eights: 1. William Smith, 2. Ithaca, 3. Skidmore.
Divisions II/III Fours: 1. Ithaca, 2. Rochester Institute of Technology.
Central
Teams: 1. Virginia, 2. Wisconsin, 3. Ohio State, 4. Michigan, 5. Central Florida, 6. Marietta.
I Eights: 1. Virginia, 2. Wisconsin, 3. Michigan, 4. Ohio State, 5. Iowa, 6. Kansas.
II Eights: 1. Wisconsin, 2. Virginia, 3. Ohio State, 4. Michigan, 5. Central Florida, 6. Iowa.
Fours: 1. Iowa, 2. Ohio State, 3. Virginia, 4. Tennessee, 5. Wisconsin, 6. Johns Hopkins.
Divisions II/III I Eights: 1. Marietta, 2. Washington (Maryland), 3. Florida Tech.
Divisions II/III Fours: 1. Johns Hopkins, 2. Rollins, 3. Florida Tech.
West
Teams: 1. Washington, 2. Washington State, 3. Oregon State, 4. UC Davis.
I Eights: 1. Washington, 2. California, 3. Washington State, 4. Oregon State, 5. Stanford, 6. Gonzaga.
II Eights: 1. Washington, 2. Washington State, 3. Oregon State, 4. Stanford, 5. UC Davis, 6. California.
Fours: 1. Washington, 2. (tie) Gonzaga and Cal State Sacramento, 4. (tie) Mills, Stanford and Washington State.
Divisions II/III Eights: 1. UC Davis, 2. UC San Diego, 3. Humboldt State.
Divisions II/III Fours: 1. Mills, 2. UC Davis.

Division II Men's Outdoor Track and Field
The top 20 NCAA Division II men's outdoor track and field teams through May 13 as ranked by the United States Track Coaches Association, with power ratings:
1. Abilene Christian, 352.2; 2. Fort Hays State, 298.1; 3. Central Missouri State, 288.0; 4. Lewis, 276.9; 5. San Francisco State, 270; 6. Shippensburg, 265.9; 7. Slippery Rock, 249.4; 8. Millersville, 248.1; 9. Northern Colorado, 244.7; 10. Saginaw Valley, 242.6; 11. Albany (New York), 233.7; 12. East Stroudsburg, 231.2; 13. Humboldt State, 224.3; 14. Emporia State, 219.2; 15. Clarion, 194.6; 16. Northern State, 178.8; 17. Missouri Southern State, 169.4; 18. Grand Valley State, 166.4; 19. St. Joseph's (Indiana), 161.2; 20. Nebraska-Kearney, 153.3.

Division II Women's Outdoor Track and Field
The top 20 NCAA Division II women's outdoor track and field teams through May 13 as ranked by the United States Track Coaches Association, with power ratings:
1. Northwest Missouri State, 278.1; 2. Abilene Christian, 272.4; 3. Lewis, 266.2; 4. North Dakota State, 264.4; 5. Emporia State, 245.6; 6. Fort Hays State, 236.7; 7. Shippensburg, 228.2; 8. Slippery Rock, 215.6; 9. Nebraska-Omaha, 212.6; 10. Northern Colorado, 207.0; 11. Albany (New York), 192.5; 12. Saginaw Valley, 192.1; 13. Millersville, 179.6; 14. Central Missouri State, 176.9; 15. East Stroudsburg, 175.9; 16. Humboldt State, 170.4; 17. Clarion, 165.2; 18. Northern State, 159.2; 19. St. Joseph's (Indiana), 154.9; 20. Nebraska-Kearney, 105.1.

Division III Men's Outdoor Track and Field
The top 25 NCAA Division III men's outdoor track and field teams through May 12 as ranked by the United States Track Coaches Association, with power ratings:
1. Wisconsin-Stevens Point, 294.6; 2. Wisconsin-La Crosse, 194.3; 3. Rowan, 286.3; 4. Nebraska Wesleyan, 267.2; 5. UC San Diego, 262.6; 6. Williams, 260.4; 7. Claremont-Mudd-Scripps, 240.8; 8. Augustana (Illinois), 237.2; 9. Fredonia State, 230.3; 10. Baldwin-Wallace, 220.7; 11. Washington (Missouri), 217.0; 12. (tie) Monmouth (Illinois) and Rensselaer, 213.8; 14. Lynchburg, 213.7; 15. Bates, 212.2; 16. MIT, 203.5; 17. Concordia (Illinois), 203.2; 18. Loras, 202.1; 19. Allegheny, 200.9; 20. Wittenberg, 200.5; 21. Carnegie Mellon, 192.6; 22. Emory, 190.9; 23. Wartburg, 190.7; 24. St. Olaf, 190.2; 25. Bridgewater (Virginia), 190.0.

Division III Women's Outdoor Track and Field
The top 25 NCAA Division III women's outdoor track and field teams through May 12 as ranked by the United States Track Coaches Association, with power ratings:
1. Wisconsin-La Crosse, 264.0; 2. Wisconsin-Oshkosh, 259.4; 3. Williams, 244.5; 4. Loras, 237.5; 5. Claremont-Mudd-Scripps, 235.3; 6. Augustana (Illinois), 213.1; 7. Baldwin-Wallace, 211.4; 8. Nebraska Wesleyan, 209.2; 9. La Verne, 198.2; 10. Carthage, 193.5; 11. Alma, 189.4; 12. Emory, 187.5; 13. St. Lawrence, 184.2; 14. UC San Diego, 181.6; 15. Wartburg, 178.9; 16. Concordia (Illinois), 177.0; 17. Wisconsin-Eau Claire, 164.3; 18. Ithaca, 163.3; 19. Pomona-Pitzer, 161.4; 20. Monmouth (Illinois), 160.0; 21. Washington (Missouri), 147.7; 22. Lynchburg, 142.2; 23. Bates, 141.3; 24. Wittenberg, 133.8; 25. Roanoke, 131.6.