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Nothing like a little intraschool rivalry to help you catapult 14 spots from a year ago. The women showed up big in 2007. This year, the men decided to chip in, scoring in track [9], golf [10], baseball [11] and swimming [15].

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Continue doing what you do well, then add to it. That helped the Sun Devils jump from 21st overall a year ago. Still strong in softball [2], women’s cross country [5] and golf [women 7, men 9], ASU added a fourth-place finish in women’s track.

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Eight Top 15 finishes is nothing to frown at, but to catch their Big Ten rivals, the Buckeyes will need more top-10 finishes to go along with their impressive rankings in football [2] and men’s tennis [4].

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That creaking sound you heard was LSU sneaking into the U.S. News rankings. And helping the Tigers remain strong were football [6] and women’s basketball [7]; softball [14] added to the mix this year, too.

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Kicks and sticks propelled the Irish into the Top 15. Women’s soccer [1], men’s soccer [2], lacrosse [3] and hockey [3] anchored a solid nine-sport finish, which also included showings from the women’s [6] and men’s [9] tennis teams.

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The women were golden with Top 15 finishes in eight sports—swimming [2], tennis [4], track [6], volleyball [11], soccer [12], golf [14], basketball [15] and softball [15]. The men showed up in swimming [3], soccer [5] and football [14].

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Women’s hoops [3] was the only team to crack the top 5, with softball [6], swimming [11] and track [14] rounding out the list for the Lady Vols. Men’s hoops [14] joins track [8] as the only men’s sports in the Top 15.

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Lacrosse [1] and men’s tennis [2] held their positions, while baseball [7] and men’s soccer [9] dropped in the rankings. Other ranked teams included men’s cross country [8], women’s soccer [10], men’s swimming [11] and women’s golf [13].

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The Seminoles made moves this year, as men’s track [4], baseball [5], women’s soccer [6] and men’s tennis [14] all improved their rankings. Two newcomers [women’s track and cross country (both 15)] helped FSU crack the top 20.

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Like coach JoePa, the Nittany Lions are not going anywhere, compared to last year’s ranking. Volleyball and wrestling [both 3] and women’s soccer [4] anchored Penn State’s place in the top 20, with women’s track [8] and football [13] joining the party.