53

The Terps moved up four spots on the strength of three teams—men’s soccer [4], women’s basketball [6] and lacrosse [8].

66

The Huskies can thank men’s soccer [7] for kicking them up 11 spots from last year’s number 33 rank. Women’s hoops [5] moved up one spot from last year.

12

The Wildcats have two top-5 teams, in wrestling [2] and women’s tennis [3], to complement their third highest U.S. News ranking. Other ranked teams include men’s swimming [6], men’s soccer [11] and softball [7].

17

Like last year, baseball [2] kept the Owls on the number 24 spot, like white on rice.

89

Men’s basketball [3] made Kansas the first Big 12 school to win a National Championship, and overall, the Jayhawks climbed 12 spots from last year’s Elite 50 ranking.

61

The Gophers couldn’t dig into the top 25, despite their Top 15 finishes in women’s cross country [4], wrestling [5], hockey [6], men’s swimming [10], women’s track [11], men’s golf [12], men’s cross country [13], volleyball [14] and women’s swimming [15].

23

Men’s lacrosse [6], basketball [8] and cross country [11] gave Hoyas fans something to cheer about.

34

The Eagles soared seven spots over their 2007 ranking, thanks to a National title in hockey [2] and a solid showing in football [9]. Women’s soccer [15] added some sweetness with a perfect APR score.

51

A no-show in 2007, The U hit this edition of the Elite 50 like a hurricane, with baseball [6] and women’s tennis [15] adding some pop to a solid U.S. News ranking.

28

Men’s soccer [1] brought the National title home to Winston-Salem, while men’s and women’s golf [13, 9] chipped in with APR scores higher than 990.