CBS just released their rankings of the Top 124 athletic programs of the 2017-18 athletic year, and NC State ranked 15th. Ironically, using a different formula, NC State also finished 15th in the final Director’s Cup standings. Here’s a breakdown of the formula that CBS uses:
We rate every FBS school in three sports — football, men’s basketball and women’s basketball — along with two “wild cards” among the school’s most successful spectator sports: baseball, softball, volleyball, soccer, gymnastics, lacrosse, hockey and wrestling.
The weighted formula puts 2.5 times as much emphasis on football compared to women’s basketball and the “wild cards;” men’s basketball is worth twice as many points.