Colgate is No. 1 in the nation, along with Notre Dame, in graduation rates for its Division I student-athletes, according to a report issued by the National Collegiate Athletic Association.

The latest NCAA Graduation Success Rate (GSR) data show that 99 percent of athletes at Colgate and Notre Dame graduated.

As the quest for a winning NCAA basketball tournament bracket takes place in office pools across the country, a Colgate senior is making a splash of her own.

Emily Murphy will be swimming at this weekend's NCAA championship meet at Texas A&M, making her the first Colgate woman swimmer to compete at the Division I championships.

The Patriot League title as safely secured as the pigskin in Jordan Scott's hands, the Colgate Raiders will now head to Villanova on Saturday to play the Wildcats in the first round of the NCAA Football Subdivision Championship.

Colgate is making its eighth appearance in the playoffs, and first since the 2005 season. Kickoff is 1 p.m. at Villanova Stadium, and the winner of the game will play the winner of the James Madison-Wofford game in the quarterfinals.

The Raiders' season continues after the team won a hard-fought, hugely entertaining battle against Holy Cross, 28-27. Saturday's win at Andy Kerr Stadium was played in bone-chilling cold and periods of snow, which fell on the many Raiders fans clad in black.

The men's soccer team is in, having won the Patriot League title and a spot in the NCAA tournament for the second consecutive year.

The men's football team wants in, and by winning a critical match-up against Holy Cross on Saturday it would capture the Patriot League championship and receive an automatic berth in the NCAA Football Championship Subdivision playoffs.

Welcome to NCAA Division I athletics, everyone.

The NCAA national office has released the latest round of graduation success rates and Colgate, along with two other schools, had the highest graduation in Division I for its student-athletes with 99 percent.

The data is from the four-class aggregate of entering classes from 1998 through 2001 and show the percentage of student-athletes earning a degree within six years.

Bob Woodruff '83, a member of Colgate University's Athletic Hall of Honor and standout lacrosse player before his career in journalism, was among seven former NCAA student-athletes to receive the prestigious 2008 NCAA Silver Anniversary Award.

The award recognizes former student-athletes who have completed successful collegiate careers in various sports and have excelled in their chosen professions.