May 21, 2007

The University of Maryland was 17th among all Division I universities in the nation recently in SI.com's All Sports Ranking system.

The SI.com rankings are calculated by giving points for reaching the Top 25 in 19 different sports: men's and women's tennis, lacrosse, cross country, soccer, basketball, water polo, volleyball and hockey, along with women's softball, men's baseball and football. The top ranking receives 25 points, with the 25th-ranked team receiving one point.

Unlike the United States Sports Academy Directors' Cup rankings, the SI system gives more weight to football and basketball. The top-teams in those rankings get 50 points, with the No. 25 school getting 25 points.

Maryland was tied for 17th with Oklahoma and Rutgers. The Terrapins were the fourth ACC school listed, including No. 1 North Carolina, which has fielded top-10 teams in eight different sports. Duke was 10th and Virginia was 11th.

The final rankings will be determined at the end of the spring championship seasons.

The full story is available at SI.com

SI.COM ALL SPORTS RANKINGS
1. North Carolina
2. Ohio State
3. UCLA
4. USC
5. Stanford
6. Florida
T7. Notre Dame
T7. Wisconsin
9. Texas
10. Duke
11. Virginia
12. Tennessee
13. Texas A&M
14. California
15. LSU
16. Georgia
T17. MARYLAND
T17. Oklahoma
T17. Rutgers
20. Vanderbilt
21. Arizona State
22. Florida State
23. Georgetown
24. Louisville
25. Michigan