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8.23.1999
CNNSI Tabs UA No. 7 Among Colleges for Women Athletes
TUCSON, Ariz. (August 23) - Sports Illustrated for Women recently ranked the nation's colleges and picked The University of Arizona as the No. 7 among top colleges for women's athletes.
Arizona reached its status by figuring strongly in the publication's evaluations according to numbers of national championships won, opportunities for participation by female student-athletes, graduation rates, financial aid and fan support -- plus a look at facilities, sports-related curricula, traditions and what CNN/SI called the "fun factor."
The top 20 rankings:
- Stanford
- Florida
- Texas
- North Carolina
- UCLA
- Georgia
- Arizona
- Maryland
- Harvard
- Wisconsin
- Penn State
- Washington
- Virginia
- Princeton
- Notre Dame
- Nebraska
- Connecticut
- Tennessee
- Old Dominion
- Duke
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