Illinois Wesleyan University has been ranked No. 27 nationally in Division III Collegiate Power Rankings done by the
National Collegiate Scouting Association (NCSA).
In addition, IWU is ranked No. 44 in the overall rankings that includes schools from all three NCAA divisions.
The NCSA is a resource that matches high school athletes with collegiate athletic programs, ranking schools based on strength of academics, athletics and graduation rates.
“Over the years Illinois Wesleyan has been extremely successful at combining excellence in academics with nationally ranked athletics,” said Illinois Wesleyan President Dick Wilson. “Examples of this success include our 111 conference championships, three national titles and the fact that we are among the top 10 of all colleges and universities nationally with 111 student-athletes named Academic All-Americans.”
According to the NCSA, the
Collegiate Power Rankings are calculated for each college and university at the NCAA Division I, II and III levels by averaging the U.S. Sports Academy "Directors' Cup" rankings, the institution's NCAA student-athlete graduation rate and the
U.S. News & World Report ranking.
In those individual rankings, Illinois Wesleyan is No. 25 in the Director's Cup rankings, No. 88 in NCAA graduation rate and No. 60 in the
U.S. News & World Report rankings.
The Illinois Wesleyan women’s basketball team is ranked No. 1 in both Division III polls this week, while the men’s team, which celebrates its 100th season this month, is No. 21 in the rankings.
IWU’s football, men’s and women’s golf, and women’s soccer teams also achieved national rankings during their fall seasons.