Collegiate group ranks Duke program No. 1
Published: Sat, Aug. 25, 2007 12:00AM
Modified Sat, Aug. 25, 2007 03:25AM
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closeThe National Collegiate Scouting Association loves Duke enough to rank the school No. 1 among NCAA Division I schools for a third consecutive year.
The NCSA takes a number of factors into consideration while determining which school is best, including Director's Cup rankings, U.S. News & World Report rankings and NCAA graduation success rate.
"This is a tremendous achievement for our department," Duke athletics director Joe Alleva said. "... This ranking shows we're succeeding both competitively and academically."
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The NCSA has been publishing its rankings for four years. Notre Dame, Stanford, Northwestern and Harvard rounded out the top five in Division I. ACC schools Wake Forest (eighth) and Boston College (ninth) also were ranked in the top ten.
Among all NCAA divisions, Duke ranked third overall behind Division III schools Williams College and Amherst College.
VOLLEYBALL
N.C. CENTRAL TOURNAMENT: The host Eagles rallied from a two-game deficit Friday to defeat N.C. State 3-2 on the first day of the tournament in Durham.
NCCU swept Norfolk State 3-0 earlier Friday, while N.C. State opened its season with a 30-21, 30-27, 30-11 sweep of South Carolina State.
UNIVERSITY AT BUFFALO CLASSIC: Stephanie Jansma had 44 assists as North Carolina opened the season with a 30-23, 30-28, 30-25 victory over Stony Brook. UNC outhit Stony Brook .248 to .159 for the match.
CIAA PRESEASON TEAM: Two St. Augustine's players and two from Shaw made the team, the conference announced Friday.
St. Aug's outside hitter Curby Rogers was joined by Falcons junior right-side player Rochelle Henfield. From Shaw, junior outside hitter Dominique Smith and senior setter Cheryl Salter made the team.
BASEBALL
NCAA SUSPENDS THREE HUSKERS: The NCAA has suspended three Nebraska baseball players for trading bats for store credit.
The Nebraska athletics department announced Friday that outfielder Andy Gerch will be suspended the first 12 games of 2008, while catcher Jeff Lanning, who has transferred to New Orleans, and utilityman Craig Corriston will miss the first six games of the season under the NCAA's suspensions.
MEN'S SOCCER
CHARGED BRADLEY PLAYER QUITS TEAM: One of three Bradley soccer players charged with setting a fire that killed a teammate during what authorities say was a prank gone wrong has quit the team.
Ryan Johnson, 22, is charged in an Aug. 12 blaze that killed 19-year-old Sheridan "Danny" Dahlquist.
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