<p>[Collegiate</a> Power Rankings | NCSA Athletic Recruiting | NCSA](<a href=“http://www.ncsasports.org/athletic-scholarships/athlete-recruiting-tool/power-rankings]Collegiate”>2023 Best Colleges for Student Athletes | NCSA Power Rankings)</p>
<p>Recently issued NCSA rankings placed Duke University first among Division I institutions – as well as all colleges and universities, regardless of NCAA Division – in its assessment of intercollegiate athletics and scholarship. These rating are based on U S News, graduation rate, and Directors Cup standings. The NCSA’s top ten Division I universities were:
1 Duke
2 Notre Dame and Stanford (tied)
4 Princeton
5 Northwestern and Harvard (tied)
7 Yale
8 Dartmouth
9 Cornell
10 Columbia </p>
<p>I do not suggest that the NCSA “power rankings” are perfect or terribly meaningful, but they do provide an indication of substantial excellence in both academics and athletics.</p>
<p>The blue tab at the top of this post will open the NCSA’s Division I evaluation.</p>