The U.S. News and World Report examined the athletic departments of the 321 schools that have NCAA Division I status. Using a set of five criteria, it selected 20 schools to comprise its “Honor Roll of College Sports” rankings.
Those schools, which are not ranked hierarchically, but listed alphabetically, include:
? Boston College, Boston? Brown University, Providence, R.I.?Cornell University, Ithaca, N.Y.?Dartmouth College, Hanover, N.H.?Duke University, Durham, N.C.?Georgetown University, Washington D.C.?Harvard University, Cambridge, Mass.?Lehigh University, Bethlehem, Pa.?Pennsylvania State University University Park?Princeton University, Princeton, N.J.?Stanford University, Stanford, Calif.?University of Connecticut, Storrs?University of Hawaii-Manoa?University of Illinois-Urbana Champagne?University of Maryland College Park?University of Massachusetts Amherst?University of Michigan-Ann Arbor?University of New Hampshire, Durham?University of Utah, Salt Lake City?Villanova University, Villanova, Pa.