Wednesday, July 16, 2008

S.I.'s Top 25 Colleges of 07-08

For nearly two decades, the Collegiate Directors of Athletics have done so, using components like a "64-team non-bracket point system" to determine the Directors' Cup winner. (Stanford finished on top in '07-08 for the 14th consecutive year). But critics argue that its formula is extremely complicated. Moreover, Stanford will likely continue to dominate for years to come.

So in an attempt to clear the air and name a winner that is easily figured out and understandable SI came out with their own top 25 that combined a bunch of criteria that can be found here at their article on their website.

Here is their top 5:

Rank School Points Breakdown (based on the 11 men's and 11 women's sports that we chose.) Total Points
National Titles Conference Titles Top 30 Finishes
1 Arizona State
Arizona State
3 (30 pts) 4 reg, 0 post (12 pts) 12 (24 pts) 66
2 Stanford
Stanford
1 (10 pts) 4.5 reg, 1 post (14.5 pts) 18 (36 pts) 60.5
3 UCLA
UCLA
2 (20 pts) 3.5 reg, 1 post (11.5 pts) 13 (26 pts) 57.5
T-4 UNC
North Carolina
1 (10 pts) 5 reg, 4 post (19 pts) 12 (24 pts) 53
T-4 Georgia
Georgia
2 (20 pts) 3 reg, 2 post (11 pts) 11 (22 pts) 53


Oregon came in at #21:

21 Oregon
Oregon
1 (10 pts) 2 reg, 0 post (6 pts) 5 (10 pts) 26

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