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Women's Track & Field

'08
U.S. News Rank

APR
(out of 1,000)
National Ranking
’07/’06/’05
Games Above .500 (Past 3 Seasons)
STACK Factor

Stanford Photos: David Gonzales
1 Stanford
4
977
10/12/5
N/A
144
2 UCLA
25
961
5/14/2
N/A
168
3 USC
27
963
7/2/7
N/A
120
4 Michigan
25
983
3/13/32
N/A
144
5 Texas
44
938
6/6/1
N/A
156
6 Georgia
59
969
9/9/6
N/A
108
7 Duke
8
996
27/25/18
N/A
108
8 North Carolina
28
975
21/14/18
N/A
120
9 California
21
963
8/37/29
N/A
84
10 Tennessee
96
978
27/18/4
N/A
120
11 Texas A&M
62
949
4/10/47
N/A
108
12 LSU
126
958
2/7/24
N/A
96
13 Florida
49
973
46/37/10
N/A
132
14 Auburn
96
932
12/1/15
N/A
72
15 South Carolina
112
948
12/3/2
N/A
36

Why They're On Top

1. Stanford
The Cardinal take the top spot as the best school for academics and athletics. Their 977 APR and fourth-place ranking by U.S. News & World Report are part of the formula. Two national top-10 finishes in the last three seasons complete the picture, e
2. UCLA
Olympic phenoms Jackie Joyner-Kersee, Florence Griffith Joyner and Gail Devers all hail from UCLA’s historically dominant program. Two reasons the Bruins hold the number-two spot over rival USC are their top-25 U.S. News & World Report ranking and a
3. USC
The Trojans’ rich T&F tradition dates back a century. The program has produced more than 80 Olympians, and there’s plenty of room for more world-class athletes. In 2007, USC finished seventh overall, and second and seventh in 2006 and 2005, respectively. <
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More about  Women's Track & Field

Most Team NCAA Championships (Since 1990)

LSU ................................................ 10
Texas.............................................. 3
Auburn ........................................... 1
South Carolina................................. 1
UCLA............................................... 1
USC................................................. 1
Arizona ........................................... 1

Most Individual NCAA Champions

LSU.............................................. 49
UCLA............................................ 40
Texas........................................... 36
Nebraska..................................... 22
Wisconsin.................................... 18
A relay title counts as 1  

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