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Top 10 NCAA Sports Schools
Kevin Duffy
Issue date: 5/2/08 Section: Sports
Kevin Duffy ranked the Top 25 sports schools of 2007-2008 using a scoring system based on media polls. A team that wins the national championship is given 50 points toward its school's total. A team currently ranked No. 1 receives 25 points, No. 2 receives 24 points and so on. All teams ranked 20-25 receive 5 points. All unranked teams with winning records receive 3 points.
10. Florida
Total: 100 points
Top Teams: No. 3 field hockey
No. 7 women's tennis
No. 8 volleyball
Big man on campus: Tim Tebow, football
Top athlete you don't know about: Stacey Nelson, softball
Top Moment: Tebow scores seven touchdowns against South Carolina.
"Urban Meyer had to repeat the feat several times just to get a grasp on it. 'Five rushing touchdowns? Five rushing touchdowns?' On the road in the SEC, Tim Tebow made it look like at home against a Division II team in the 51-31 rout. Tebow rushed for five scores and threw for another two as the sophomore quarterback put himself in the Heisman lead with this performance." - Independent Florida Alligator football beat writer Brian Steele
9. USC
Total: 102 points
Top teams: No. 2 football
No. 3 volleyball
No. 7 men's tennis
No. 10 women's tennis
Big man on campus: (tie) Taj Gibson, men's basketball and Mark Sanchez, football
Top athlete you don't know about: Asia Kaczor, volleyball
Campus reaction to Lil' Romeo's arrival:
"The campus is equally divided about Romeo coming to USC on a basketball scholarship. On one hand, he brings plenty of publicity and his best friend, the No. 2 overall high school player in the country - 6-foot-6 swingman Demar DeRozan to USC. But on the other hand, he's not a very good player as he averaged just 8.6 points per game in eight games [in high school] before injuring his knee. Romeo was simply part of a package deal to bring one of the best players in the country to USC, so you can't blame coach Tim Floyd." - Daily Trojan staff writer Rhett Bollinger
10. Florida
Total: 100 points
Top Teams: No. 3 field hockey
No. 7 women's tennis
No. 8 volleyball
Big man on campus: Tim Tebow, football
Top athlete you don't know about: Stacey Nelson, softball
Top Moment: Tebow scores seven touchdowns against South Carolina.
"Urban Meyer had to repeat the feat several times just to get a grasp on it. 'Five rushing touchdowns? Five rushing touchdowns?' On the road in the SEC, Tim Tebow made it look like at home against a Division II team in the 51-31 rout. Tebow rushed for five scores and threw for another two as the sophomore quarterback put himself in the Heisman lead with this performance." - Independent Florida Alligator football beat writer Brian Steele
9. USC
Total: 102 points
Top teams: No. 2 football
No. 3 volleyball
No. 7 men's tennis
No. 10 women's tennis
Big man on campus: (tie) Taj Gibson, men's basketball and Mark Sanchez, football
Top athlete you don't know about: Asia Kaczor, volleyball
Campus reaction to Lil' Romeo's arrival:
"The campus is equally divided about Romeo coming to USC on a basketball scholarship. On one hand, he brings plenty of publicity and his best friend, the No. 2 overall high school player in the country - 6-foot-6 swingman Demar DeRozan to USC. But on the other hand, he's not a very good player as he averaged just 8.6 points per game in eight games [in high school] before injuring his knee. Romeo was simply part of a package deal to bring one of the best players in the country to USC, so you can't blame coach Tim Floyd." - Daily Trojan staff writer Rhett Bollinger
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