The fall issue of SPORTS ILLUSTRATED FOR WOMEN, which hits newsstands on Thursday, names the top 20 schools for women athletes. SI FOR WOMEN'S editors used a variety of factors to develop the list of top schools from championships won; varsity, club and intramural opportunities; graduation rates; financial aid and fan support. Also considered were facilities, sports-related curriculum, traditions and attitude.

This issue of SPORTS ILLUSTRATED FOR WOMEN has a cover price of $3.50 and hits newsstands on August 26. The top 20 schools are:1. Stanford
2. Florida
3. Texas
4. North Carolina
5. UCLA
6. Georgia
7. Arizona
8. Maryland
9. Harvard
10. Wisconsin
11. Penn State
12. Washington
13. Virginia
14. Princeton
15. Notre Dame
16. Nebraska
17. Connecticut
18. Tennessee
19. Old Dominion
20. Duke

The top three Division II schools are UC Davis, Abilene Christian and Bloomsburg. The top three Division III schools are College of New Jersey, Cortland State and Middlebury College. For more top-rated Division I, II, and III schools visit www.siforwomen.com.

Stanford University volleyball phenom Logan Tom is on the cover of issues hitting newsstands in California, Washington, Arkansas, Oregon, Montana, Utah, Nevada, Hawaii and Arizona. University of Florida soccer standout Heather Mitts is the national cover.

SPORTS ILLUSTRATED FOR WOMEN covers the sports that women play and what they want to follow, from basketball to tennis, soccer to volleyball, field hockey to ice hockey and figure skating and more. It features real athletes, tells their real stories and gives the real scoop on women's sports. SPORTS ILLUSTRATED FOR WOMEN is published by Time Inc., the world's leading magazine publishing company and a subsidiary of Time Warner.

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