Mines Athletics was ranked #6 in the National Collegiate Scouting Association’s 2010 NCAA Division II Collegiate Power Rankings, which assesses the academic and athletic standards of most college athletic programs across the country. Mines was the only Rocky Mountain Athletic Conference institution listed in the top 75 NCSA rankings for 2010.
The NCSA’s Collegiate Power Rankings are calculated for each college and university by averaging student-athlete graduation rates, academic rankings provided by U.S. News & World Report and the Learfield Sports Directors’ Cup rankings. Mines earned its highest-ever finish in the 2009-10 Learfield Sports Directors’ Cup standings at #15.
