@K9 posted:I think that what you are saying is probably true at some small schools, but not the ones on this list. Take Williams for example: 15% acceptance rate and an endowment of $2.9B. They don't need sports to attract students. Tufts, Amherst, Bowdoin, same deal.
Kids don’t go to schools like that (or the Ivies) for their athletic programs.