171. [Square Hat]VERMONT
Catamounts No. 5 in skiing; hoops teams a combined 44-17; good snowboarding club; Phish lead singer has hockey season tickets
172. NORTHWESTERN STATE
Made I-AA FB playoffs; baseball 43-17; La. school competitive in nearly all sports; cheer: "Fork 'em, Demons!"
173. ILLINOIS STATE
Top 40 in women's gymnastics; had NCAA indoor mile champ; new athletes get torchlit sports-history tour of campus
174. COASTAL CAROLINA
Baseball made NCAAs; soccer in top 40; will launch FB (I-AA) in '03; 140 golf courses within 45 miles of S.C. campus
175. OHIO
No. 9 in field hockey; top 30 in wrestling; hoops went 17-11; has 30 club sports; alums include Mike Schmidt, Bob Brenly
176. MEMPHIS
Dajuan Wagner led hoops to NIT title, then split for NBA; top 40 in women's golf; FB team 5-6; tiger mascot lives on campus
177. CENTUM CONNECTICUT STATE
Made NCAAs in hoops, baseball, golf; had first NBA draftee (Corsley Edwards, Kings); alums: coaches Dave Campo, Mike Sherman
178. NORTHERN ILLINOIS
Top 40 in wrestling, women's volleyball; fans shake keys at kickoff; new hoops arena; alum is voice of Homer Simpson
179. FLORIDA A&M
Rattlers made I-AA FB playoffs; top 40 in women's v-ball; dazzling marching band; alums include Althea Gibson, Bob Hayes
180. WYOMING
Men's hoops made NCAAs; student groups compete pushing car up stadium ramp; nation's highest campus (7,220 feet)

