Derrick Z. Jackson's 2007 college football rankings Each year, Globe columnist Derrick Z. Jackson compiles graduation rates for all NCAA bowl teams, looking at gaps between black and white graduation rares. Here are his 2007 findings. Read more of Jackson's writing

TOUCHDOWN

College Black GSR White GSR Cincinnati 64 75 Southern Mississippi 81 82 East Carolina 72 83 Purdue 61 74 Arizona State 53 64 Boston College 90 94 Texas Christian 66 74 Wake Forest 89 90 Connecticut 85 81 Penn State 76 79 Texas A&M 59 70 Air Force 84 92 South Florida 59 73 Florida State 60 50 Clemson 75 75 USC 53 59 West Virginia 59 71 Virginia Tech 70 78 Rutgers 57 55 Ball State 79 84 Bowling Green 74 80 Navy 89 98

First down

College Black GSR White GSR Boise State 54 70 Cent. Michigan 53 82 Maryland 62 80 Mississippi State 55 83 Colorado 61 78 Kentucky 51 71 Indiana 61 77 Oklahoma State 56 81 Wisconsin 52 69 Virginia 62 81 Texas Tech 70 86 Michigan 56 92 Florida 64 86 Illinois 61 84

Bowl disqualification

College Black GSR White GSR Utah 41 81 Florida Atlantic 59 44 Memphis 47 90 New Mexico 45 66 Nevada 31 70 Brigham Young 44 61 UCLA 43 70 Texas 30 67 Michigan State 35 58 Houston 46 55 Oregon State 47 72 Central Florida 40 63 Alabama 41 73 California 49 58 Oregon 41 78 Georgia Tech 34 81 Fresno State 45 58 Auburn 47 84 Tennessee 47 60 Missouri 47 81 Arkansas 35 88 Hawaii 38 57 Georgia 29 67 Oklahoma 40 53 Kansas 49 64 Tulsa 48 66 Ohio State 43 74 LSU 42 70

SOURCE: 2007 National Collegiate Athletic Association Graduation Rates Report, covering scholarship athletes who entered school in 1997-98, 1998-99, 1999-00 and 2000-01.