OT: Creighton moves from Midwest to National University

[Gopher+RamFan]

Any idea when the new rankings get released?

I think Grad schools come out mid-April, usually colleges come out in August?

Big East Schools Current National Rank
Georgetown (#22)
Villanova (#49)
Marquette (#89)
DePaul (#119)
Seton Hall (#119)
Saint Johns (#152)
Creighton (???)
Potential Targets Current National Rank (only including this since I was combing through the list anyway)
UCONN (#63)
Denver (#96)
SLU (#106)
Dayton (#127)
VCU (#157)
Wichita State (#201-300 National Ranking)

[Omaha1]

Creighton checks in at #104 in our first year as a national university. Pretty pleased with that. Georgetown and Villanova among the tops in the country.

[MUBoxer]

Bumped up to 84

[Jet915]

Anyone have all the Big East schools?

[Irishdawg]

Anyone have all the Big East schools?

US News

National Universities:
#24 - Georgetown
#46 - Villanova
#64 - Connecticut
#84 - Marquette
#104 - Creighton
#125 - DePaul
#139 - Seton Hall
#179 - St. John's

Midwest Universities
#1 - Butler
#5 - Xavier

North Universities
#1 - Providence

[Irishdawg]

Wall Street Journal's top 800 school rankings:

#29 - Georgetown
#105 - Connecticut
#127 - Creighton
#129 - Villanova
#165 - Marquette
#172 - Butler
#221 - DePaul
#229 - Providence
#253 - St. John's
#304 - Xavier
#332 - Seton Hall

[GoldenWarrior11]

US News

National Universities:
#24 - Georgetown
#46 - Villanova
#64 - Connecticut
#84 - Marquette
#104 - Creighton
#125 - DePaul
#139 - Seton Hall
#179 - St. John's

Midwest Universities
#1 - Butler
#5 - Xavier

North Universities
#1 - Providence

Last year's ratings:
22 - Georgetown (-2)
49 - Villanova (+3)
63- UConn (-1)
89 - Marquette (+5)
119 - DePaul (-6)
119 - Seton Hall (-20)
152 - St. John's (-27)

#2 (North) - Providence (+1)
8 (Midwest) - Xavier (+3)

What's going on at Seton Hall and St. John's that caused their rankings to tumble?

[trephin]

is the main difference between regional and national status how many doctoral programs are offered?

[Jet915]

is the main difference between regional and national status how many doctoral programs are offered?

Its supposedly heavily based on research.

[Hall2012]

US News

National Universities:
#24 - Georgetown
#46 - Villanova
#64 - Connecticut
#84 - Marquette
#104 - Creighton
#125 - DePaul
#139 - Seton Hall
#179 - St. John's

Midwest Universities
#1 - Butler
#5 - Xavier

North Universities
#1 - Providence

Last year's ratings:
22 - Georgetown (-2)
49 - Villanova (+3)
63- UConn (-1)
89 - Marquette (+5)
119 - DePaul (-6)
119 - Seton Hall (-20)
152 - St. John's (-27)

#2 (North) - Providence (+1)
8 (Midwest) - Xavier (+3)

What's going on at Seton Hall and St. John's that caused their rankings to tumble?

Most likely that there are many schools grouped very tightly in that range where any small thing can create a change. Maybe something got worse there, maybe 20 schools significantly improved. These rankings are so fluid and arbitrary that it doesn't concern me in the least. It's like recruiting rankings, where everyone from 150-300 is practically interchangeable and it all depends on who you ask.