Providence College Athletics
Friars Finish 22nd In National Collegiate Scouting Association Power Rankings
8/3/2005 12:00:00 AM | General
Aug. 3, 2005
PROVIDENCE, R.I. - The National Collegiate Scouting Association released its 2005 Collegiate Power Rankings in which Providence College placed 22nd among all Division I schools. Duke University finished first in the NCSA rankings while Stanford University, Princeton University, Harvard University and the University of Norte Dame rounded out the top-5, respectively.
The NCSA, established in 2000, launched its first power rankings in 2003 with the goal of providing prospective student athletes information on both the athletic and academic strength of colleges and universities. Rankings are calculated by averaging the U.S. News & World Report ranking, the NACDA U.S. Sports Academy Director's Cup rankings and the NCAA graduation rate for each school.
Providence ranked second in the U.S News and World Report standings, 91st in the NACDA rankings and 20th in the Division I student-athlete graduation rates provided by the NCAA.
PC finished fourth among the 16 BIG EAST schools. Only Notre Dame, Georgetown and Villanova finished higher than Providence.
