2005 Excellence in Athletics Cup Released: Provides Rankings of the Best College Athletic Programs
The Excellence in Athletics Cup research and award program ranked all NCAA Division I athletic programs across 11 different indicators to establish a ranking of university athletic programs.
(PRWEB) August 23, 2005 -- The 2005 Excellence in Athletics Cup rankings for
college athletic programs was released by the Laboratory for the Study of
Intercollegiate Athletics (LSIA) at Texas A&M University. The rankings
provide an analysis of how institutions compare in numerous areas, including
on-field success, graduation rates, and gender equity.
The 2005 program
used a newly created on-field success measure to assess excellence in athletic
competitions for all NCAA Division I teams, for both men’s and women’s programs.
The top 50 finishers in the on-field rankings were also ranked and awarded
points in a number of additional criteria. The criteria for the 2005 award
included point allocations for 11 different indicators, including on-field
success for men’s team and women’s teams, graduation rate indicators for men’s
teams, women’s teams, and African-American athletes, gender equity indicators,
and efficiency in using financial resources.
Michael Sagas, Director of
the LSIA stated, "The 2005 Excellence in Athletics Cup recognizes all-around
achievements of athletic departments. It acknowledges and compares institutions
that are similarly successful on the field or court along a number of additional
important indicators.”
The 2005 overall national champion was Duke
University (860.5 pts), followed by Stanford University (802.5 points),
University of Tennessee (726.5 points), University of Florida (722 points), and
the University of Texas (699 points).
When assessing program excellence
by each of the major indicators in the rankings, the following emerged from the
rankings:
Best NCAA Division I programs for:
Men’s On-Field Success :
University of Texas
Women’s On-Field Success: Stanford University
Men’s
Graduation Rates: Baylor University
Women’s Graduation Rates: The Ohio State
University
African-American Student-Athlete Graduation Rates: Baylor
University
Gender Equity: Stanford University
Financial Efficiency:
Stanford University
“The purpose of the award is to recognize schools
that are excellent in academics and athletics. Duke and the other top finishers
are universities that are successful in and out of the classroom." Sagas said.
Complete scoring rules and results are available at
http://lsia.tamu.edu.
Contact Michael Sagas at (979) 458-3340 or e-mail
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2005 EA Cup Top 25 Athletic
Programs
2005 Final Overall Rankings and Total EA Cup
Points
Duke
1 860.5
Stanford
2 802.5
Tennessee 3
726.5
Florida 4 722
Texas
5 699
Arizona State 6
687
Michigan 7
684
USC
8 675.5
Washington 9
667
Arizona 10
663.5
Baylor
11 654.5
Virginia
12 650
Auburn
13
644
Wisconsin 14 628
Ohio State
15 626
Georgia
16 616
Penn State 17
582
UCLA
18 568.5
California 19
565
North Carolina 20 554.5
Notre
Dame 21 549.5
Michigan State
22 521
BYU
23
520
Nebraska 24 504
Minnesota
25 494.5
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