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Related: About this forumIowa Finally Wins Something, Named Top Party School
Take a bow, Iowa Hawkeyesthat is, if you aren't too buzzed to do so.
The program may be coming off a 4-8 season, but there is reason to hold up your red plastic cup filled with Natty Ice and toast to some tremendous news.
The Princeton Review, wanting to rank every conceivable portion of the college life, released its annual rankings for "party" and "sober" schools.
Here's the top five from each list thanks to The Associated Press (via The Washington Post).
Party
1. University of Iowa, Iowa City, Iowa
2. University of California, Santa Barbara, Santa Barbara, Calif.
3. University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign, Urbana, Ill.
4. West Virginia University, Morgantown, W.Va.
5. Syracuse University, Syracuse, N.Y.
Sober
1. Brigham Young University, Provo, Utah
2. Wheaton College, Wheaton, Ill.
3. College of the Ozarks, Point Lookout, Mo.
4. Thomas Aquinas College, Santa Paula, Calif.
5. U.S. Military Academy, West Point, N.Y.
http://bleacherreport.com/articles/1728253-iowa-finally-wins-something-named-top-party-school
The program may be coming off a 4-8 season, but there is reason to hold up your red plastic cup filled with Natty Ice and toast to some tremendous news.
The Princeton Review, wanting to rank every conceivable portion of the college life, released its annual rankings for "party" and "sober" schools.
Here's the top five from each list thanks to The Associated Press (via The Washington Post).
Party
1. University of Iowa, Iowa City, Iowa
2. University of California, Santa Barbara, Santa Barbara, Calif.
3. University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign, Urbana, Ill.
4. West Virginia University, Morgantown, W.Va.
5. Syracuse University, Syracuse, N.Y.
Sober
1. Brigham Young University, Provo, Utah
2. Wheaton College, Wheaton, Ill.
3. College of the Ozarks, Point Lookout, Mo.
4. Thomas Aquinas College, Santa Paula, Calif.
5. U.S. Military Academy, West Point, N.Y.
http://bleacherreport.com/articles/1728253-iowa-finally-wins-something-named-top-party-school
And I thought that Iowa City was trying to come down on binge drinking!
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Iowa Finally Wins Something, Named Top Party School (Original Post)
El Supremo
Aug 2013
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Condem
(9,002 posts)1. Quite the week.
Ferentz is the poster child for coaches on the hot seat..http://college-football.si.com/2013/08/05/coaching-hot-seat-watch/ and we end up on the list of top 10 college towns...http://thegazette.com/2013/08/05/the-hlogs-top-10-college-towns-of-2013/. Never a dull moment in ol' IC!!!
El Supremo
(20,365 posts)2. You're here!
Was afraid you might be sleeping it off.
KamaAina
(78,249 posts)3. Two for the B1G.
None for the SEC!
El Supremo
(20,365 posts)4. Flo Rida is #6