Ball State National Ranking

Found this on the MAC boards. Thought it was interesting. We are ranked the 168th best national university. On par with WVU, Texas Tech, and Louisville. Since 2014 our ranking has gone from 181 to 168


2016
The latest US News and World Report college rankings has been released. We're all aware that this ranking, like any other, has its flaws. This list is posted not to be a definitive statement about these universities but simply as a point of reference. National University rankings listed only, schools falling under Regional University rankings were marked as unranked.


#018- Rice
#041- Tulane
#057- UConn
#061- SMU
#075- UMass
#082- Miami
#086- Tulsa
#099- Buffalo

#115- Temple
#127- Colorado State
#135- Ohio
#140- Cincinnati
#149- UAB
#149- San Diego State
#156- USF
#161- Hawaii
#168- Ball State
#168- UCF
#168- Idaho
#168- Wyoming
#175- Kent State
#180- New Mexico
#185- Bowling Green
#187- Houston
#187- Nevada
#187- Western Michigan
#194- Central Michigan
#194- Charlotte
#194- East Carolina
#199- La Tech
#199- New Mexico State

RNP- Memphis
RNP- Florida Atlantic
RNP- Florida International
RNP- Middle Tennessee
RNP- North Texas
RNP- Old Dominion
RNP- Southern Mississippi
RNP- UTEP
RNP- UTSA
RNP- Akron
RNP- Northern Illinois
RNP- Toledo
RNP- UNLV
RNP- Utah State
RNP- Georgia Southern
RNP- Georgia State
RNP- LA Lafayette
RNP- South Alabama

Not Ranked- Navy
Not Ranked- Marshall
Not Ranked- Western Kentucky
Not Ranked- Eastern Michigan
Not Ranked- Air Force
Not Ranked- Boise State
Not Ranked- Fresno State
Not Ranked- San Jose State
Not Ranked- Appalachian State
Not Ranked- Arkansas State
Not Ranked- Texas State
Not Ranked- Troy
Not Ranked- ULM