| School |
Total
Points |
Top-15 Ranked Sports |
US News Rank |
WHY THEY'RE ON TOP |
| 10 | 1 | 131 | Unranked by U.S. News, the Tigers are in the Elite 50 thanks to a National Championship appearance in men’s basketball [7]. |
| 10 | 3 | 41 | The Huskies slipped a bit this year, but scored well with volleyball [5], men’s track [11] and men’s golf [11]. |
| 10 | 3 | 18 | Big-time academics got a boost from baseball [10], women’s hoops [14] and women’s tennis [14]. |
| 9 | 4 | 96 | The Tigers, 17th overall last year, earned a respectable showing this year, thanks to their swim teams [both finished ninth], women’s golf [10] and football [12]. |
| 9 | 1 | 64 | Football is on the rise for the Scarlet Knights, but it was women’s hoops [8] that earned this ranking. |
| 7 | 1 | 83 | A softball powerhouse [3] keeps the Crimson Tide in the Elite 50. |
| 7 | 2 | 65 | One and done last year with women’s soccer [5], the Pilots also scored this year with men’s cross country [12]. |
| 7 | 3 | 96 | Both swim teams finished eighth, while softball was 10th. Basketball, where are you? |
| 7 | 1 | 9 | Small school, big props to men’s basketball, which snagged the 10th place spot and a perfect APR [1,000]. |
| 7 | 1 | 89 | A solid APR [972] fueled the Cornhuskers volleyball team’s fourth-place showing. |
